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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
Galley Beggar - Geordie - Silence & Tears - Rise Above
Records www.galleybeggar.com/
Salt House - Katie Cruel - Lay Your Dark Low - www.salthousemusic.com/
Olivia Chaney - Swimming In The Longest River - The Longest River - Nonesuch
Records www.oliviachaney.net/
Hungrytown - Further West - Further West - Listen
Here! Records www.hungrytown.net/
Qristina & Quinn Bachand
- What You Do With What You’ve Got - Little Hinges - Beacon Ridge Productions
www.qbachand.com/
Run Boy Run - Under The Boughs - Something To Someone - Sky Island Records www.runboyrunband.com/
Galley Beggar - Silence & Tears - Silence & Tears - Rise Above
Records www.galleybeggar.com/
Salt House - The Seer And The Lord - Lay Your Dark Low - www.salthouse.bandcamp.com/album/lay-your-dark-low
Olivia Chaney - The King’s Horses - The Longest River - Nonesuch
Records www.oliviachaney.net/
Hungrytown - Sometime - Further West - Listen
Here! Records www.hungrytown.net/
Qristina & Quinn Bachand
- Threee Little Babes - Little Hinges - Beacon
Ridge Productions www.qbachand.com/
Run Boy Run - Spin A Golden Thread - Something To Someone - Sky Island
Records www.runboyrunband.com/
Kathryn Tickell - Tune For Matt Robson/Kathleen - The Gathering - Park
Records www.kathryntickell.com/
Galley Beggar: “Kent-based sextet Galley Beggar – who
take their name from a mischievous spirit in English folklore –
describe their mission as ‘to imagine the next phase of English
folk-rock’ on their third album, Silence & Tears.
“We’ve always loved English folk, but when we formed in 2009 it
felt like nothing much was happening to carry the style forward,”
says guitarist Mat Fowler, “so we thought, we love listening to
folk-rock and we love playing it – why not try to write something in
that vein?” The results can be heard on their earlier albums,
Reformation House and Galley Beggar, and now on Silence & Tears.
“Our first record was very folky,” reflects Mat, “but
since then we’ve moved towards a more electric rock feel.”
Indeed, the eight tracks on the new album span traditional song, Gothic
balladry and peculiarly British acid rock, the mood alternately fragile and
robust, with sweet vocal harmonies (led by Maria O’Donnell), lyrical
guitar playing from Mat and his cohort David Ellis, and added texture from
the violin of Celine Marshall (calling to mind Mr. Fox’s Carolanne Pegg), all
anchored by Bill Lynn’s steady bass and Paul Dadswell’s
deft drumming. The material spans reworkings of
the ancient classics Geordie and Jack Orion, brooding ballads like Adam
& Eve and the otherworldy Empty Sky, and the
intense 9-minute epic Pay My Body Home, which triumphantly recalls
folk-rock’s early 70s glory days.” - Artists’
Label’s website
Salt House: “Acoustic four-piece Salt House is the meeting of four
distinct musical minds on the Scottish scene. Their highly current sound is
earthy, deep-rooted, yet eagerly progressive, built from grassroots folk
with contemporary influences.
2013 saw the release of their debut ‘Lay Your Dark Low’
described as “the multifaceted work of a significant new collective”
(The Herald). Boasting previous
winners of BBC Young Folk Awards, a Scottish Jazz Award and many titles at
the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards, they now
join together to make “a seamless team” (The Guardian). Their reworking of old ballads sits
alongside their own writing and the instrumental section wraps Siobhan
Miller’s striking, distinctively Scottish voice in a myriad of
musical colour and textures. Salt
House are: Siobhan Miller: Vocals, Harmonium Ewan MacPherson: Guitar,
Banjo, Mandolin, Vocals Lauren MacColl: Viola,
Fiddle Euan Burton: Double Bass” - Artists’ website
Olivia Chaney: “was born in Florence, Italy, and grew up in Oxford,
England, studying composition, piano, cello, and voice. Early influences
include her father’s record collections and his own renditions of
early blues and ‘60s folk songwriters like Bob Dylan, Fairport
Convention, and Bert Jansch. At 14, she won
joint-first piano and voice scholarship to Chetham’s
School of Music in Manchester, which was focused on the classical repertoire.
She then went on to attend the Royal Academy of Music in London, also on
scholarship, where, as an improviser and songwriter, she studied in the
jazz course. While at the Academy, Chaney spent much of her time
experimenting and collaborating outside the traditional jazz course.”
– Wikipedia ”2013
could well be the year for this elegant, evocative, multi-instrumental folk
singer, who accompanies her slowly unwinding traditional songs of love and
longing on guitar, piano and exquisite Indian harmonium... her Joni
Mitchell-esque stylings and complex lyrics can
hold you spellbound” - TIME OUT
Hungrytown: “After more than a decade of
world-wide touring and three album releases, Rebecca Hall and Ken
Anderson—otherwise known as the folk duo Hungrytown—have
earned a reputation for the quality and authenticity of their songwriting:
“It’s great to hear an act eschew sentimentality in favor of
honesty and to prove that you don’t have to go raiding the memory of
others to find the stuff that really good songs are made of,” writes Jedd Beaudoin of Popmatters.
Lyricist Rebecca Hall is credited with compositions “that sound as
timeless as any traditional songs” (Northern Sky, UK) while
producer/multi-instrumentalist/husband Ken Anderson is lauded for his
“remarkable affinity for instrumental embellishment” (No
Depression) and for crafting Hungrytown’s
“gorgeous vocal harmonies” (Folk and Roots, UK). Hall and
Anderson met in New York City, where they had already been performing
regularly—Hall as a jazz singer, and Anderson as a drummer for a
variety of garage bands. Their introduction to folk music came later, when
a close friend—who died young due to a tragic
misdiagnosis—entrusted to them her collection of 1960s folk albums
and her guitar (which has since been featured on all of their albums).
Inspired by the grit and true-to-life experiences she heard in these
traditional ballads, Hall was inspired to write the lyrics that later
became her first songs, aided by Anderson’s flair for musical
arrangement. Soon afterwards, Hall released two solo albums, Sings! (1999)
and Sunday Afternoon (2002), both produced by Anderson. In the winter of
2003, the duo quit their boring desk jobs, moved to the green hills of
Vermont, and decided to pursue a full-time career as touring musicians. -
Artists’ website
Qristina & Quinn Bachand:
“With deep Asturian and Breton roots,
Canadian-born Qristina & Quinn Bachand have quickly emerged at the top of the
international Celtic music world, winning 2010 Top Traditional Group and
2011 Top Duo at the Irish Music Awards. Since 2009 the duo have also
received three Canadian Folk Music Award nominations, a 2012 Western
Canadian Music Award nomination for World Recording of the Year and four
2013 Vancouver Island Music Award nominations. This powerhouse duo has a
musical bond that only siblings can share. With a musical connection
reminiscent of other Canadian family groups such as Leahy, The Barra MacNeils and The Rankins, audiences everywhere are
quickly falling in love with Qristina & Quinn
Bachand. The hottest Celtic/Roots group to emerge
from Canada’s west coast, Qristina and
Quinn are versatile and sublimely gifted at creating music that is fresh,
exciting and fun. They can make a simple tune take on new dimensions. This
spirit and skill is showcased perfectly in their two critically acclaimed
albums, “Relative Minors” (2008) and “Family”
(2011). Their new album “Little Hinges”, scheduled for release
in early 2015, will push the duo’s artistic boundaries. Qristina & Quinn have moved far past their niche as
Celtic artists thanks to their wide-ranging musical interests, which include folk, indie and gypsy jazz music.” -
Artists’ website
Run Boy Run: “Existing comfortably in the tension between tradition
and the musical frontier, Tucson five piece Run
Boy Run blends bluegrass, folk and the old timey American vernacular with
touches of classical and turn of the century details. Their new album
Something to Someone, released October 28th on Sky Island
Records, has been praised by Performer Magazine, All Music Guide, PopMatters, The Guardian, and others. The album was
recorded at historic Bear Creek Studios in Woodinville, Washington with
producers Ryan Hadlock and Jerry Streeter (The Lumineers, Brandi Carlile,
Elephant Revival), whose attention to detail shines in Run Boy Run’s
multi-voiced and multi-stringed arrangements. It’s no surprise that
the band counts Garrison Keillor of NPR’s ‘A Prairie Home
Companion’ and renowned Irish fiddler Kevin Burke among their growing
legion of fans. The band is brother and sister Matt Rolland (fiddle,
guitar) and Grace Rolland (cello, vocals), sisters Bekah
Sandoval Rolland (fiddle, vocals) and Jen Sandoval (mandolin, vocals) and
bass player Jesse Allen. With three strong female voices, singing
separately or in harmony, and deeply rooted familial connection to
traditional American music, Run Boy Run didn’t come lately to their
sound; it’s in their collective blood.The
unique sound of the band is rooted in the traditional music of the
Appalachian South, continuing a sense of innovation in traditional American
music put forth by bands such as Nickel Creek, Crooked Still, and The Wailin’ Jennys. Run Boy Run continues this journey
into music that is dynamic, orchestral, and brimming with beauty. Three
strong female voices weave a tapestry of sound, and the award-winning
fiddlers cut a path for a tightly formed rhythmic front. Every arrangement
is – at its core – captivating.” - artists’
website
Kathryn Tickell: “has
been awarded the OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours
list. The OBE recognises her extraordinary career
which began when she picked up a set of pipes as a small girl (after being
told not to mess with them!). Tunes learnt from family and friends formed
her repertoire and evolved to traverse genres from jazz and world music to
large-scale orchestral works. Less public, but close to home, Kathryn
founded The Young Musicians’ Fund which has raised over
£100,000 for young people in the North East. The fund has built an
endowment which will make grants to young musicians in the North East in
perpetuity! See Kathryn’s “Just Giving” page. Amid
touring, composing, teaching, being a mum AND feeding hens, an OBE is a
rather lovely thing to happen!” - Artist’s website
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