Bringing the best alt/folk/ americana and general acoustic based music to the people of London!!
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The great gigs keep coming!! … TOMORROW –
ALL WE ARE + THE MAY BIRDS + JACK OMER + CAIMIN (From Sun Collective)
6th Feb (The Windmill)
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/206286
And Then!! –
LAISH (Album Launch) + JAMES CANTY
8th Feb (The Gallery Cafe)
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/201943
And last but Definitely not Least!!! -
SONS OF NOEL AND ADRIAN + LANDSHAPES + EYES AND NO EYES
15th Feb (The Lexington)
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http://www.wegottickets.com/event/201935 ROTAIT – 25th Jan
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/193786 RUE ROYALE – 24th Jan
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/201962 PATCH & THE GIANT – 26th Jan
Tickets available on the door for ‘OWL IN THE SUN’ at Green Note on the 28th Jan, Doors 7:00pm.
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http://www.wegottickets.com/event/202643 THE SELF HELP GROUP – 2nd Feb
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http://www.wegottickets.com/event/201943. LAISH (Album Launch) – 8th Feb
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/193707 SONS OF NOEL AND ADRIAN – 15th Feb
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/199448 BROOKS WILLIAMS – 10th March
24 Nov 2012 Leave a Comment
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TROUBADOUR ROSE formed on a cold November morning in 2009 at a dusty violin workshop in Stoke Newington. The fortuitous meeting comprises of Gary Bridgewood, violinist and workshop proprietor, multi-instrumentalist Lizzy O’Connor who was working as a part time cleaner, and wandering, out of work songstress Bryony Afferson, searching for a few band mates.
The Troubadour Rose sound quickly became a fusion of their individual histories:
Barnsley-born Bryony came to London in 2001. She began writing years earlier, growing up on Fleetwood Mac, Nanci Griffith and PJ Harvey records. These influences are clear in her stunning vocal delivery and exquisite song-writing, bringing to mind a young Stevie Nicks.
Lizzy O’Connor hailed from the North East steeped in Traditional Irish music having travelled the world with raucous ceilidh bands.
She wields her unique style – delicate harmonies, banjo and mandolin hooks – to stunning effect in Troubadour Rose.
Gary, a talented violinist who has toured globally with subversive pop/jazz band The Real Tuesday Weld and Klezmer outfit Beskydy, brings a kaleidoscopic and often unhinged element to the group, developing its wild and unpredictable edge.
The result? A strange and thrilling mix; Smokey mountain harmonies, Irish Sessions and bold sumptuous melodies leaving you all set for the unraveling and longing for more.
THE PROPOSITION
The Proposition make a very big sound for a little band. They’ve always been a trio, and have resisted all temptations to expand the line-up. Their act is all about the creation of songs and their delivery in the most acute and engaging way possible, and their unusual trio format lends itself perfectly to that purpose.
It works so effectively in part because the musical roles are shared (and often varied) between the three band members. All the songs are crafted and arranged by the band working together, regardless of the original impetus, and particular instrumental duties for each song fall naturally out of the arrangements as they progress.
The Proposition take their name from the dark Australian-western movie, and take their musical influences from sources as diverse as outlaw country, traditional English folk, bluegrass, country blues and the renaissance of American-folk.
The Proposition are a thrilling live act, as growing audiences on the folk and roots circuit all over the UK have discovered. Combining their commitment to accessible melody and foot-stomping rhythm they also deliver a gritty, grizzled charisma which has won fans wherever they go.
Their debut E.P. Dirt Tracks won rave reviews in country, blues, folk and roots media across the UK in 2010.
In 2012 they launched their debut full-length album King Snake, Devil Shake to further critical acclaim and achieved widespread and enthusiastic airplay on roots stations all over the country and beyond.
American Roots UK said: “a pretty much unique sound… somewhere between the Pogues and the Band.”
Blues Matters said: “Originality, flair… every track is thought-provoking, foot-stomping, mouthlicking good.”
Folk & Roots said: “Thrilling, rough-hewn Americana with an authentic rolling energy that leaves you wanting more.”
JACK WISEMAN
Jack Wiseman is a musician who has been peddling (in not-really-that-so-secret-but-in-sort-of-so-secret) his own combination of what might sound like Adam Ant and Buddy Holly in a scissor fight with Slayer and Cat Stevens, mixed with Elvis being kicked to death by Leonard Cohen, around London and other places for a small while now…
He plays as many shows as he can, to however many people stop long enough to listen and is booking up loads more for the very immediate future.
Date:
Sat 24th Nov, 2012
Doors:
7:45 pm
21 Nov 2012 Leave a Comment
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The Paper Shades
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Early Bird Advance tickets – phttp://www.wegottickets.com/event/195214
THE PAPER SHADES is a musical and creative collaboration between Art college friends sarah Dollar and Jon Rixon. The band formed back in 2009 and was inspired by a mutual love for music,nature and art. With a dreamy sound influenced by all time great singer songwriters such as Nick Drake,Joni Mitchell,and Fleetwood Mac as well as modern day artists such as Bon Iver,Fleet Foxes and Ryan Adams, The Paper shades spin a web of multi instrumental, harmony drenched intrigue. After their sell out show for Folklore in the summer we very much look forward to their return!!
OFFICE OF AURORA Office of Aurora began life by the sea, evolving from a bedroom project into a series of collaborations between friends from bands from Brighton and London. Since a move to the big city the performing arm of the group has consolidated into a duo who play laconic, hymn like music about love, hate, life and death built around minimal arrangements of guitar, keyboard and intertwining vocal lines. http://officeofaurora.bandcamp.com/ THE MOON THE SON AND THE DAUGHTERS The Moon, the Son & the Daughters are a folk quartet from the Scottish Borders. They are currently based in London, writing songs about whales, buffalo farms and red doors among other things. Formed in 2009 under the name The Mockingbirds, the bands sound focuses on complex female harmonies with accompaniment from ukulele, strings, percussion and whatever else they can lay their hands on.
INTI ROWLAND
Inti Rowland is a 20 year old London based singer/songwriter. His second release (Jan 2012) ‘Eyes Of A Starling’ was recorded in a barn in the Welsh mountainside forests, during a three day stint in November 2011. He is currently touring alongside violinist/singer Megan Jenkins. Full band shows include cellists Sam Rowe and Evie O’Driscoll. Early Bird Advance tickets - http://www.wegottickets.com/event/195214 |
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The incredible SONS OF NOEL AND ADRIAN at THE LEXINGTON on the the 15TH OF FEBRUARY (With support from EYES NO EYES and SOCCER96)
Early Bird Tickets here - http://www.wegottickets.com/event/193707
SONAA are back on the road and will be releasing a brand new collection of songs – their second long player, Knots. The band’s sophomore album sees them breaking far away from the acoustic roots of their debut album which lead them to tour twice with Mumford & Sons and support Laura Marling at Royal Festival Hall.
The Sons’ immersion in folk music was always more informed by guitarists
Rejecting notions of a fixed line-up, Sons of Noel and Adrian is more of a sprawling musical whirlpool centered around a few key members than a traditional band – a bit like Broken Social Scene, with whom two Sons toured last year as their horn section. The band members make up most of the renowned Willkommen Collective that spawned The Leisure Society, and the various members lend their talents freely to everyone from Damo Suzuki to the Laura Marling, with one Son, a full time contributor to her band and as many as four playing with her on certain shows including last year’s Glastonbury Festival Pyramid Stage performance.
Such selfless creative interdependence is at the heart of the Willkommen Collective and Sons of Noel and Adrian. The results of their musical co-operative have yielded a sophomore effort that transcends their debut and positions them as one of 2012’s most unique and thrilling propositions: Knots see SONAA charting new, unexplored aural terrain as immersive an experience on stage as it on record.
RUE ROYAL
rueroyalemusic@gmail.com
Like an early 20th-century Elliott from ET (minus the BMX basket/alien), a besuited
man flies through the sky on his bone-shaker bicycle. He’s clutching two
clothes lines of flags that spell out ‘Guide To An Escape’.
The cartoon cover art of Rue Royale’s second album perfectly sums up the
Anglo-American outfit’s self-propelled adventure.
Driven in every sense of the word, Ruth and Brookln Dekker have amassed
over 80,000 miles on the road in Europe alone since the release of their first
eponymously-titled LP in 2008.
Meanwhile, without the backing of a label or manager, between tours the
couple has rustled up a cottage industry at their cozy Nottingham home.
Together they’ve printed, snipped, sewed and stuffed 7,500 Rue Royale CDs,
including 500 pre-orders for ‘Guide To An Escape’ – carving out a tunnel in the
tarmac to their local Post Office.
Fans have also been treated to hand-made Rue Royale knitted goods (how
many groups do you know who sport hot water-bottle covers on their merch
stand?), bags and clothes. Meanwhile, over in cyber-space, RR have personally
nurtured a large Facebook/Twitter following and racked up over 500,000
MySpace plays.
Not bad for a husband and wife songwriting team who, then living in Chicago,
only started performing together five years ago, inspired by the likes of
Fleetwood Mac, Radiohead, Grandaddy, John Martyn, Jose Gonzalez and
Elbow.
‘Guide To An Escape’, which gets its official worldwide release on 3 March,
retains the acoustic duo’s hushed, evocative melodies but is richer in sound and
wider in scope. It was recorded at home between touring and festival dates in
summer 2010, following experimental sessions with producer Paul Pilot (who
mixed the record) in London. The echo loop that lurks on the opening title
track and the drum machine exit on “Get Me Standing” hint at the band’s
bolder approach.
The album includes recent single “Halfway Blind” which got repeat plays on
BBC 6Music by the likes of Gideon Coe and Nemone when released as a limited
edition seven inch in January. The song, along with “Blame”, alludes to a
struggle to see clearly – figuratively and literally for Brookln who’s legally blind
in one eye. ‘Guide To An Escape’ is about self-discovery, embracing the flipsides
of life on the road (“Foreign Night”) and the tussle of uncertainty and
hope as dreams are chased (“We’ll Go On Alright”).
After clocking up over 400 shows in the last three years, Rue Royale will
continue to build their grass-roots following as they tour ‘Guide To An Escape’,
playing many of their biggest venues yet across Europe in 2011.
It’s all about the journey, not the destination. The adventure is theirs, and
yours, for the taking.
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:S P E C I A L :: G U E S T S:
CYMBIENT *Cardiff *Hay-On-Wye *Bristol
[Andy Fung and band from No Thee No Ess]
Kim Lowings & The Green Wood *Birmingham
https://www.facebook.com/kimlowingsandthegreenwood?fref=ts
Gerard & the Watchmen & Inti Rowland *London
www.facebook.com/intirowland?fref=ts
www.facebook.com/davegerardmusic
Catrin L Davies *Cardiff
http://www.facebook.com/catrindaviesmusic
Further Very Special Guests to be announced for
*Totnes
:F O L K W I T :: R E C O R D S:
http://folkwit.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Folkwit-Records/227839610560688?fref=ts
29 Oct 2012 Leave a Comment
in Live Tags: green note, inti rowland, jess bryant, Jess Morgan, st pancras, The Gallery Cafe
FOLKLORE PRESENTS … JESS BRYANT + MOUTH 4 RUSTY and LUCY CAIT at GREEN NOTE on THE 1ST OF NOVEMBER
After a great first run at the wonderful Green Note, Folklore returns on the 1st of November with the truly excellent Jess Bryant, Mouth 4 Rusty and Lucy Cait!
Adv tickets £6 here - http://www.wegottickets.com/event/190212
Jess Bryant
The musical elements of Silvern derive from a number of influences. The orchestral percussion references American composer Moondog and the lush string arrangements, which underpin the album with a bed of ambient textures, take inspiration from the work of Steve Reich. Part of the record is built out of Jess’s love for cinema and literature. The fascinating work of writers such as Paul Auster and Haruki Murakami has influenced the intriguing narratives that lurk within Silvern, whilst it’s occasional menace brings to mind a Lynchian waking dream.
Jess herself is an incredible force on the album. Her soaring vocals play off the rich instrumentation to ground the whole piece in something intimate and human. Silvern is an astonishing achievement, we are very proud as a label to release this to a wider audience and hope that you connect with it as much as we have.
The full length album will be released as a strictly limited edition vinyl and download. The cover features the stunning photography of Emily Dennison and the impressive design skills of Louise Gardner.
Quotes :
“At once ancient and childlike, the pure tone of Jess Bryant’s rich alto voice travels straight to my heart….Jess stands as a rare and beautiful singer, so in tune with the expressive capacity of pitch, tone & the poetry of nature.” – Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond)
Mouth 4 Rusty
“Sublime. Uniquely captivating. Beautiful.”
- The Gladstone
“Elegantly crafted hummable songs that you won’t want to miss out on.”
- Rough Trade
“That has got to be the most beautiful song I have ever heard about quitting smoking”
- Patrick Lyons, Resonance 104.4FM
“Lush Loner Folk”
- The Redbricks present Talon Show
“Heartfelt folk, nice production and interesting arrangements, snatches of melodica and xylophone.”
- The Sentinel
“Mouth 4 Rusty had the audience clicking and clapping along to stripped back simple songs of love forlorn. “
- Amelia’s Magazine
“Completely beautiful”
- The Apple of My Eye
“Remember to bring a thermos of oozing hot chai tea, a lump of hash, blanket, slippers and bamsemums. This is going to get cosy!”
- Smug.no
Mouth 4 Rusty began writing and recording in a small hand-made wooden room inside an old London ice cream factory in late winter 2009.
They began playing live that August, finding their way round venues in London, Oslo and Wales, swelling from a duo to a sextet and back again.
They released their first EP, ‘Time Over Money’ in 2010, first album, ‘Good Men Now’ in Feb 2012 and second album, ‘Fire Mice and Other People’ in September 2012.
Mouth 4 Rusty’s intention is to make simple, traditionally-inspired songs that people can relate to, hummable music based on life as it unfolds, as early folk music was.
Lucy Cait
“In the midst of the busy south east london music scene, Lucy plays folk and tells stories that warm the cockles of your heart.” – Live Magazine
Adv tickets £6 here - http://www.wegottickets.com/event/190212
IMPORTANT
PLEASE NOTE: DOORS OPEN: 7pm, MUSIC STARTS AT 9pm.
The venue comprises both seated and standing space. There are a limited number of tables. These are allocated on a first come first served basis, with priority given to diners. If you’d like a table, please ensure you arrive early.
We reserve the right to release all unclaimed tickets for re-sale at 9.30pm. If you will be arriving after this time, please inform us in advance, so that we can hold your tickets for you.
“Every so often you come across a little gem like this!” Steve Lamacq, BBC Radio 2
“In flagrant defiance of such circumstances, the results of this meeting glow with customary warmth of Morgan’s delivery – clear, open guitar and ethereally bluesy vocals, mic’d close and intimate as they lull and soar.” R2 / Rock ‘n’ Reel Magazine
“Catchy and melodic with a roots edge. Jess Morgan goes it alone and against the grain.” Acoustic Magazine
ANDY OLIVERI
Growing up reading the lyrics and liner notes of dusty old records have left Andy Oliveri nothing but a storyteller. Echoing the spirit of Neil Young and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, he writes simple folk songs with his heart on his sleeve and words from a bared soul. Evident in the stripped back arrangements of tracks such as ‘My Fathers Son’ and ‘What I’m Told’, the fragility in his voice and guitar allow the songs to breathe, with no overblown arrangements to mask the sentiment.
Debut EP ‘Sing Mercy’ was released through istartedthefire Records in April 2012, and was followed by a Summer of festivals, a full UK tour and support slots for acts such as The Low Anthem, Dry The River and Benjamin Francis Leftwich. With a new single due in November, Oliveri looks set to be a great force within UK folk in 2012.
MINKO
Minko is a singer songwriter and multi instrumentalist living in Cornwall. She crafts beautiful idiosyncratic songs that arrive at your ears with a freshness that belies their often turbulent origins. Using a variety of acoustic instruments, Minko writes haunting melodies and weaving bass lines that wind themselves around peeling glockenspiels, ukuleles, flutes, and subtle rumba rhythms. Laced over the top is a unique and arresting voice which moves from the murmur of a whisper to the urgency of an animal call. The songs are sometimes dark with overtones of folk-baroque and chamber music, sometimes playful and feline, in the tradition of Serge Gainsbourg and Stan Getz, and sometimes evoke a psychedelic dream world atmosphere.
She records her songs in her bedroom with a few bits of equipment and a concrete dog.
“Minko’s music draws its inspiration from a diversity of musical idioms – 1960s psychedelic folk, French pop chansons, music concrete, jazz, minimalism and European folk music – but it is unique in the way it always finds the gaps between the genres, constantly steering off the grid” Nick Duffy of The Lilac Time
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Check out their music
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Americana and alt-country from London. Grooves, pedal steel, banjo, harmonies. Influenced by soul, twang, and all in music that’s beautiful, nasty, dirty and funky.
TURNSTILE JUNKPILE
MOJO Playlist of essential tracks, Oct 2012. “This Isn’t What I Signed Up For: Rolling riposte to maturity
and sober good sense , with pedal stell and sweet guitar licks.” (MOJO magazine, UK)
“They’re from the deep south – of England! – but I’d swear these guys were another great alt country band from the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Our featured Song of the Week is How How How.” (Family Reunion Country, USA) “Diversity here is celebrated. Old country next to folk rock, soul next to southern states blues. A real joy.” (Das Klienicum, Germany) “Excellent. Warm expressive lead vocals, tremendous harmonies, excellent writing, gorgeous steel guitar. If you are a fan of alt-country I can’t imagine you will be disappointed. Their future looks very bright.” (American Roots UK) “Quality classic Americana from the heart of London. Turnstile Junkpile sound as if they are the sons of Jackson Browne, brothers of Dawes, and cousins with the Punch Brothers” (Syncopated Sound, UK) OH STOCKHOLM DANIEL CORSINI
ou’d written them. He aims to continue in the folk tradition where original songs are crafted with a nod to the songwriters of the past who in turn smile warmly and glow with pride.
He has played various gigs in and around London and played a weekly slot whilst living in Whitehorse, Canada in 2010. He recently was shortlisted to play in the Mayor Of London’s Big Busk competition where he played several gigs outside incredible iconic landmarks such as St Paul’s Cathedral, City hall, The Royal Exchange and North Greenwich Arena and more. Daniel proudly finished in the top ten of the public vote and has been asked to take part in an international collaboration with artists in Austria. Advance tickets available £4.50 - http://www.wegottickets.com/event/188100 |
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You can still get advance tickets here - http://www.wegottickets.com/event/181173
15 Oct 2012 Leave a Comment
in Live Tags: Alt-Folk, Alt-folk music in London, Clerkenwell, Denis Jones, Douglas Dare, Emanuel and the fear, Folklore, Psycadelic Folk in London, The Local, the wilmington arms
Folklore are proud to present (In association with The Local) Emanuel and the Fear, with excellent support from Denis Jones and Douglas Dare.
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/181173
Emanuel and the Fear is a band. They live in Brooklyn NYC. There used to be 11 of them, but now there are only 6.
EMANUEL AND THE FEAR have been advised to explain what they sound like. They can’t, however, seem to agree on a genre classification since the only thing all 6 of them can agree on is that Marvin Gaye’s rendition of the Star Spangled Banner at the 1983 N
Emanuel and the Fear have already released 3 records that are available for purchase everywhere you can buy music online. They also have physical CDs available for people that are still into that sort of thing.
Emanuel and the Fear’s fourth release and likewise second full length, “The Janus Mirror”, will be released by Haldern Pop Records in Europe September 14th and the UK September 21st.
Emanuel and the Fear will release “The Janus Mirror” in the US when they get their shit together.
Emanuel and the Fear think you’re going to like “The Janus Mirror”. Based on what scholars have decoded from the Mayan calendar regarding our current 2012th year, with the world being on the cusp of the great pivot of the current age, “The Janus Mirror” is a record about change. It deals with the the over-filled human experience in todays silicone world. “The Janus Mirror” is our eyes, it is the point between the world outside and the world in our minds. It is about a two-headed monster. It’s also about 44 minutes long.
Emanuel and the Fear have bemused worldwide press such as The Guardian, Paste, Rolling Stone (Germany), Paper Magazine, NME, Village Voice, and Vice (Germany).
Emanuel and the Fear will be touring Europe and the UK in support of “The Janus Mirror”. They will tour the US when they get their shit together.
For current tour dates along with press and any other information or inquiries please visit www.emanuelandthefear.com
Emanuel and the Fear are:
Drums – Jeff Gretz
Bass – Gil Goldin
Synth/Flute – Nic Cowles
Violin/Vocals – Liz Hanley
Cello – Brian Sanders
Guitar/Keys/Vocals – Emanuel Ayvas
www.facebook.com/emanuelandthefear
emanuelandthefear.bandcamp.com
DENIS JONES -With his second album, “Red + Yellow =” (released October 2010 on Manchester independent label Humble Soul), Denis has at last managed to capture the intensity of his live performances in a studio environment, working with various engineers and finalising the recording and mixing at Airtight Studios with Tom Knott (The Earlies).
The album was preceded by a limited edition 10″ EP featuring remixes by Paddy Steer and Graham Massey.
Denis Jones has, over the last three years, developed a show-stopping live performance based around the core of his exceptional and unique guitar-playing style and rich, soulful voice. Utilising a loop station and all manner of samplers and effects, Denis creates vast, complex orchestrations of beat-box rhythms, multi-layered vocals and other-wordly sounds which veer from subtle heart-wrenching folk and blues to heavy bass-driven electronica.
“scuzzy Mancunian blues at its richest and, most intriguing.” The Guardian
“logical, eardrum-massaging, heart-stirring sonic harmony” Drowned In Sound
DOUGLAS DARE -New Piano based indie Singer/songwriter from Dorset. Inspired by Patrick Wolf, Rufus Wainwright, Thom Yorke and PJ Harvey. http://soundcloud.com/douglas-dare
Twenty-one year old Douglas Dare from West Dorset has emerged with a haunting sound of acoustic, piano based indie. Inspired by the solo projects of Jack Steadman (Bombay Bicycle Club), Daniel Rossen (Grizzly Bear) and Thom Yorke, Douglas combines intimate arrangements with a voice and lyric of a true storyteller.
£9 on the door or £7 advance http://www.wegottickets.com/event/181173
Michael used to make noisey electro pop but his ears started to hurt and he got bored, so he decided to pick up his acoustic guitar and write some folk songs instead, and Oh Stockholm! was born. After a while of playing sad songs on his own to people who didn’t want to listen, he was joined by Anna who played violin and sang along and Oh Stockholm! got a little better. Then along came Sam who, armed with some sticks and a shaky egg, forced Michael and Anna to play in time.
