|
Intro: Fairport Convention - Medley: The Lark in the Morning/Rakish
Paddy/Fox Hunter's Jig/Toss The Feathers - Liege & Lief
- A&M Records
Merry Hell - There's A Ghost In Our House - There's A Ghost In
Our House and other stories... - Mrs Casey Records
http://merryhell.co.uk/
Inge Thomson - East Of Buness
- Da Fishing Hands - Inge Thomson Music
http://ingethomson.com/
Kirsty McGee & The Hobo
Collective - Those Old Demons - Those Old Demons - Hobopop
http://www.kirstymcgee.com/
Jeff Black - Sunday Best - B-sides and Confessions Vol 1 - Lotos Nile Music
http://www.jeffblack.com/
Anna & Elizabeth - Little Black Train - Anna & Elizabeth - Free
Dirt Records http://annaandelizabeth.com/
The Levins - God's Spies (King Lear Act V, Scene
III) - Trust - http://TheLevinsMusic.com/ http://thelevinsmusic.com/home
Merry Hell - Rage Like Thunder - There's A Ghost In Our House and other
stories... - Mrs Casey Records
http://merryhell.co.uk/
Inge Thomson - Here We've Landed - Da Fishing
Hands - Inge Thomson Music http://ingethomson.com/
Kirsty McGee & The Hobo
Collective - Magnolia - Those Old Demons - Hobopop http://www.kirstymcgee.com/
Jeff Black - Cakewalk - B-sides and Confessions Vol 1 - Lotos Nile Music
http://www.jeffblack.com/
Anna & Elizabeth - Very Day I'm Gone (Rambling Woman) - Anna &
Elizabeth - Free Dirt Records http://annaandelizabeth.com/
The Levins - Lines In The Land - Trust -
http://TheLevinsMusic.com/ http://thelevinsmusic.com/home
Jeff Black - Slip - B-sides and Confessions Vol 1 - Lotos Nile Music http://www.jeffblack.com/
Merry Hell: "The folk-rock sound of dreams realized, joy
unconfined, your favourite yesterdays
returning and the promise of tomorrow. Merry Hell are
all this and more. Rising stars of the folk-rock scene, Merry Hell are
delighted to announce the release of their third album: 'The Ghost In Our
House And Other Stories'. The virtuoso fiddle of Neil McCartney has added
extra dimensions and textures to the distinctive Folk-Rock sound which
brought the band popular and critical acclaim for their previous two albums.
A vehicle for four distinctive songwriting voices, Merry
Hell bring together the delicious interplay of the female and male
vocalists (Virginia Kettle/Andrew Kettle) and the arrangements and
production of guitarist John Kettle. All this is backed by the solid force
of bass and drums, skilfully interlaced with
musical invention from mandolin, keyboards - and now violin. The 15 songs
of the album range wide both musically and lyrically, from the anthemic to the intimate, the political and the
personal - irresistibly infectious sing-a-long choruses rub shoulders with
ballads of beauty and grace. Universal themes of love, loss, hope and
regret are expressed alongside explorations of everyday life in the
twenty-first century. 'The Ghost In Our House And Other Stories' also
features an outstanding contribution from master guitarist, Gordon Giltrap, on the second track, 'Leave A Light On'.
Listeners will return time and time again to this album which expresses
Merry Hell's irresistible sense of joy in playing together and in
communicating with audiences." - Amazon.com website
Inge Thomson: "is probably best known as the
innovative multi-instrumentalist sidekick to Karine
Polwart. When left to her own devices, the Fair
Isle born songstress creates a sonic other-world of shocking beauty. Her
debut album 'Shipwrecks and Static' was received to universal acclaim.
Here, Inge's latest project ' Da Fishing Hands'
tells a story of island life, love of nature and concern for our sea.
Featuring the last lyrics of her cousin, Lise
Sinclair, these songs swell and mesmerise. Da
Fishing Hands earned Inge a 'Composer of the Year
nomination at the 2014 Scottish Trad Awards." - Propermusic.com website
Kirsty McGee and the Hobopop Collective: 11th
release from this stunning singer/songwriter, and luthier, from Manchester
UK whose voice is a thing of infinite beauty and whose writing reflects a Masters degree in English Literature as she meanders
down a bluesy/jazzy/Americana soundscape that she calls Hobopop.
Augmenting Kirsty McGee – Vox, Guitar,
Flute, Bass Flute, Saw, this release also features:-
Clive Mellor – Harmonica; Howard Jacobs – Drums, Percussion,
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Waterphone,
Berimbau, Whistling; Nick Blacka
– Double Bass; James Steel – Electric Guitar; Biff Roxby
– Tenor Trombone, Bass Trombone, Flugelhorn, Tuba, Humming; Barkley
McKay – Piano; and Marc Ribot – Electric
Guitar, Banjo, Ukulele
Notwithstanding her superb back catalog, this is her finest hour to date
- get your copy today!
Jeff Black: "Jeff Black is yet another songwriter whose career was
sidetracked by record-company foolishness. After Arista released his superb
debut, "Birmingham Road," in 1998 (with help from some of the
guys in Wilco), the label dropped him, leaving his followup
disc orphaned (it's due for release later this year, finally). In the
meantime, he's released "B-Sides and Confessions Volume One," an
intimate, soulful and thoughtful collection of stripped-down music. As
noted, the title is only half right. These are confessions, but they are
not B sides. Black is a rarity, a poet who produces quietly compelling
sing-alongs that, upon closer reflection, challenge you to think. No wonder
artists as diverse as Ellis Paul and Vance Gilbert, who recorded his
"What Do I Want" for their latest disc, and country stars
Blackhawk, who made his "That's Just About Right"a
number one hit, have covered his songs. But none of them have Black's most
appealing asset: his soulful, experienced voice with enough of Tom Waits'
grit to establish credibility. That voice and his songs combine to make
this a disc that demands you hit "repeat all" on the player when
loading." - Fan album review from artist's website
Jeff Black will be in concert with Little Rock Folk Club on Sat Apr 4th
(www.littlerockfolkclub.org)
Anna & Elizabeth: "Anna Roberts-Gevalt
is a New Englander who apprenticed with Kentucky master fiddlers such as
Bruce Greene, John Harrod and Paul David Smith
and master banjo players Lee Sexton and Earl Thomas. She’s co-founded
several bands, won awards for her fiddle playing at many conventions and
festivals and is a published writer. Berea College gave her a fellowship to
research the lives of female fiddlers in Kentucky. She’s finishing up
a video documentary about the Kentucky Clodhoppers, a central Kentucky
string band. She produced a compilation album of young traditional
musicians The New Young Fogies, with Joseph DeJarnette;
teaches at fiddle camps and festivals throughout the southeast, and is
faculty coordinator of the Cowan Music School, a Kentucky traditional music
school. She is one of 25 musicians from around the world chosen to
participate in OneBeat, a month-long creative
fellowship and tour in Arizona, Nevada and California.
Elizabeth LaPrelle is a native of Rural
Retreat, Virginia, has won awards at fiddlers conventions for her powerful
voice since she was 11. At age 16, she was the first recipient of the Henry
Reed Award from the Library of Congress. She has recorded three solo
albums, and her singing has been featured on NPR’s All Things
Considered and Prairie Home Companion. She has sung for audiences across
the country, and has taught Appalachian ballads and unaccompanied singing
at several music camps including The Festival of American Fiddle Tunes and
The Augusta Heritage Center. At
College of William and Mary, Elizabeth designed a major in Southern
Appalachian Traditional Performance.
In 2012, she won the Mike Seeger Award at Folk Alliance
International. Elizabeth may be the most sought-after ballad singer of her
generation." -Artists' website
The Levins: "THE LEVINS ( pronounced LeVINNs ) offer
harmony-driven acoustic music that is warm and uplifting without skating
over the complexities of life.
Guitar, piano and voices provide a full sound with unexpected
harmonies and unique arrangements. Their albums have garnered invitations
to collaborate and perform nationally and in Amsterdam and England. The
2014 Falcon Ridge Emerging Artists’ latest album was selected by John
Platt, WFUV as a top 10 CD of 2013. Their new CD “TRUST” which
continues to connect on a universal level with a lighthearted depth and a
celebration of our common humanity." -Artists' website
Streaming live Sat 2100h CMT/Sun 0300h GMT at http:
www.kuar.org/
Archives on line at
http://www.littlerockfolkclub.org/FAAB/faabindex.html
Program Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/Fromalbionandbeyond
mail: albion@kuar.org
FAAB
archives
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/Fromalbionandbeyond
|
|