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Intro: Fairport Convention - Medley: The Lark in the
Morning/Rakish Paddy/Fox Hunter's Jig/Toss The Feathers - Liege & Lief - A&M Records
Skinny Lister - Six Whiskies - Down On Deptford Broadway
- Xtra Mile www.skinnylister.com/
Maz O’Connor - Derby Day - This Willowed
Light - Wild Sound www.mazoconnor.com/
Robin Adams - The Garden - The Garden - Backshop
Records www.facebook.com/robinadamsband/
Norah Rendell - Lost Jimmie Whalen -
Spinning Yarns - Two Tap www.norahrendell.com/
Leveret
- Sylvia’s Serenade/Blew Bell hornpipe - New Anything - Rootbeat Records www.leveretband.com/
Smokey
& The Mirror - ‘Ain’t No
Grave - Thin Black Line
- www.smokeyandthemirror.com
Skinny Lister - The Dreich -
Down On Deptford Broadway - Xtra Mile www.skinnylister.com/
Maz O’Connor - The Mississippi Woman - This
Willowed Light - Wild Sound www.mazoconnor.com/
Robin Adams - Need Not Turn - The Garden - Backshop Records www.facebook.com/robinadamsband/
Norah Rendell - Here’s A Health To All True Lovers - Spinning Yarns -
Two Tap www.norahrendell.com/
Leveret - Upon A Summer’s Day/Abbots Bromley Horn Dance - New
Anything - Rootbeat Records www.leveretband.com/
Smokey & The Mirror - Short Leaf Pine - Thin Black Line - www.smokeyandthemirror.com
Skinny
Lister: “They’ve held gigs in Land Rovers.
They’ve sung while wing-walking. They’ve toured in a narrow
boat. They’ve stomped and jigged on restaurant tables, in hotel elevators
and in record label car parks. And wherever they play their lusty shanties,
punk folk roar-alongs and crazed whirls of love, fighting
and hardcore drinking – be it festival camp-fire, pub snug, Vans
Warped Tour or to 5000 people crammed into a tent at Fuji Rock –
you’ll find them out dancing with the crowd, passing around their
flagon of rum or crowd-surfing to the bar, double-bass in hand, to neck
shots mid-song. Make no bones – Skinny Lister are
the wildest party band you’ll ever get drunk with. And you will get
drunk with them. “We still have the flagon,” says singer,
guitarist and one-time chief of the stomp-box Dan Heptinstall.
“We pass a flagon of rum out to the crowd and everyone partakes of
the flagon. “It’s the core of folk music,” explains singer
and mandolin player Max Thomas, “we’ll always have that everyone-singing-rip-roaringly-loud-in-a-pub
togetherness.” At Skinny Lister gigs, whether being accosted by their
glamorous assistants The Skinny Sisters or made to chug from the communal
rum sack, the audience always feels part of the band. “And sometimes
they can be,” Dan laughs. “If someone’s there with a
fiddle, or we’ve had drummers come up who’ve brought a snare
drum with them. We’re quite open to that, in a folk club sort of
situation.”” - Artists’ website
Maz O’Connor:
” ’Time and again through This Willowed Light, Maz O’Connor effortlessly demonstrates an astonishing
ability to fuse traditional and contemporary folk to create a very fresh
sound which respects both styles of music. This Willowed Light is well
worth seeking out and deserves to be heard far and wide.’ (Helen
Gregory for Folk Radio) - ‘an album which really does make you sit up
and take note. With Maz’s exquisite vocals,
gliding gracefully and flawlessly along with gorgeous melodies and
arrangements it really is a must-listen’ (Bright Young Folk)’”
- Artist’s website
Robin Adams:
“The Garden, the fourth studio album from Glaswegian folk singer
Robin Adams. Much of this album’s content stems from a huge influence
from the life and death of Vincent Van Gogh. Adams notes how Van Gogh’s
relationship with both the darkness and the light of existence were so
inherently tied to his unique expressive art form, and in order for him to
capture these wild energies in his work, he had to first invite them and
become them, often to his physical and mental detriment, going on to say;
“He was willing to put himself through that turmoil without question,
regardless of a distinct lack of success. That is something that as an
individual scares me and as a songwriter and artist I am in awe of. I soon
realized that his influence on me was far too substantial to be worked into
one song. His effect on me was more deserving of a full body of work and so
it unraveled from me very naturally and quickly. Most of creativity is
stumbling on the muse and then everything else tends to fall into place. Drawing
on influences like Bert Jansch, Nick Drake, John
Fahey, and John Martyn, the record has a predominant theme throughout.
Although two of the ten songs are themed on the tragedy of war and one poem
in particular by Arthur Rimbaud, ‘Sleeper in the Valley’, the
rest of the songs are based around the character of the archetypal
struggling artist; struggling being a state that Adams knows all too well.
For in spite of his numerous awards (The Burns Song Award, The Billy Kelly
Songwriting Award, Emerging Excellence Award) a
chronic illness has held him back from realizing any kind of touring
schedule. His previous record Wilt documented these darker times, selling out
its limited run, finding popularity thanks to its claustrophobic and gloomy
qualities (who doesn’t love a good old-fashioned sad folk album).”
- Chris Bell article - http://bigtakeover.com/recordings/robin-adams-the-garden-backshop-records
Norah
Rendell: “Norah Rendell is the Canadian singer behind the
beautiful new album, ‘Spinning Yarns.’ Blending a range of
influences and inputs over twelve tracks, drawn from some interesting
sources. Showcasing the power of both song and
community, the album shows off the strength of Norah’s singing, and the
conviction she puts into her music. It also speaks of the immigrant experience,
as many of the pieces have their roots in the British Isles and Ireland.”
- Artist’s website link to Gideon Thomas 5/2/15 FolkAlley.com
interview
Leveret:
“features three of England’s finest musicians in an exciting
new collaboration. Andy Cutting, Sam Sweeney and Rob Harbron
are each regarded as masters of their instrument and are involved in
numerous collaborations with a huge range of artists. Together their
performances combine consummate musicianship, compelling delivery and
captivating spontaneity.
Andy Cutting is a unique player of the melodeon, known
for his work with Martin Simpson, Blowzabella,
Chris Wood, June Tabor, Kate Rusby, and many
more. Sam Sweeney, the fiddle player in Bellowhead,
is also in demand as a multi-instrumentalist, working with Jon Boden and
the Remnant Kings, The Full English, Fay Hield
and the Hurricane Party, and his own project Made in the Great War. Rob Harbron has reinvented the English
concertina and is known for
his work with The Full English, Jon Boden and the Remnant Kings, Fay Hield, Emma Reid and the English Acoustic Collective. Leveret’s
music is firmly rooted in the English tradition but is fresh and new, with
original settings of ancient tunes sitting alongside new compositions by
some of today’s finest tunesmiths. Sophisticated and honest,
considered and spontaneous, there is nothing else that sounds quite like
this trio.” - Playpen Management Agency website
Smokey &
The Mirror: “is husband+wife duo
Bryan and Bernice Hembree (Fayetteville,
Arkansas). The Hembrees spent 7 years touring nationally as members of
folk/bluegrass trio 3 Penny Acre.
Building on the critical success of 3 Penny Acre, Bryan and Bernice
leaned back towards their early rock&roll,
country, and R&B influences to create Smokey & The Mirror. Smokey
& The Mirror recorded a live album with long-time collaborator Daniel
Walker (keys) in November of 2013.
The live album, released by Goose Creek Records, was recorded over
three nights in three venues (Mucky Duck-Houston, Cactus Cafe-Austin, and
The Blue Door-Oklahoma City).
In June 2014 they took the same spontaneous approach into the
studio. The Hembrees assembled a band (including
Daniel Walker on keys, Terry Ware on guitar, Nooch
Carnuccio on drums, and Travis Linville on lap
steel) and entered Breathing Rhythm Studios in Norman, Oklahoma for a 3 day
session. The result is the new
album “Thin Black Line”. The album was tracked live to
2” reel-to-reel tape. Smokey & The Mirror tours constantly as a
duo, and often with a full band (Ryan Pickop on
drums and Terry Ware on guitar). The Hembrees are
also the founders and co-creators of the Fayetteville Roots Festival
(Arkansas).” - Artists’ website
Smokey & The Mirror will be in concert with Little
Rock Folk Club 6/6/15
Streaming live Sat 2100h CMT/Sun 0300h GMT at http:
www.kuar.org/
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