AndyVocoustic Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 Hi allWe have two "amazing" shows for your musical (dis)pleasure next month... Have a listen/look....8O 8O http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h71/AndyVocoustic/Roddyhart_400a.jpg www.myspace.com/roddyhart Following a showcase at Celtic Connections, in-between supports with Eddi Reader and Rosanne Cash and prior to opening up for Kris Kristofferson, Roddy Hart will be stopping by for a Vocoustics...... about Roddy Hart and Bookmarks.... "Bookmarks" is the debut studio album from 26 year old Scottish singer/songwriter Roddy Hart, released in the UK in May 2006 on Vertical Records. Written and produced by Roddy (with co-production from Paul McGeechan), it features guest performances from legendary US singer Kris Kristofferson, Scotland's very own Eddi Reader, and members of the Trashcan Sinatras, amongst others. Roddy has toured and played shows in America (including South by Southwest), Japan, Spain, Ireland and the UK, and opened for artists such as Kris Kristofferson, John Prine, Ray LaMontagne, Deacon Blue and Teddy Thompson - as well as recording songs one late and rainy night in Glasgow with Ryan Adams and Brad Pemberton from the Cardinals that might one day see the light... "The real deal; a mature, measured songwriter...such an accomplished record" Scotland on Sunday - Album of the Week "All the makings of a classic...timeless...a well crafted, stunning album"The Sunday Mail 5/5 "Great lyrics, great voice, great songs. This young man deserves to be a star"The Daily Record 5/5 "The voice, like a fledgling Willie Nelson, captivates"Uncut "Echoes of a young Jackson Browne or Ron Sexsmith ... Outstanding" Daily Express "A genuinely distinctive singer crafting genuinely literate, affecting, soul stirring music...verging on the hymnal...exhilirating" americana-uk.com "[A] beautifully made...impressive album" Country Music People Local support from Amy Sawers and Flaming Katy (acoustic)www.myspace.com/amysawerswww.myspace.com/flamingkaty (new demos just uploaded) You can't complain at only £3!! http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h71/AndyVocoustic/stfuGCad01_400.jpg www.myspace.com/southerntenantfolkunion Like Aberfeldy crashing head-first into Bluegrass. Spiritual supervision from "God", Bruce Springsteen and Steve Earle! Tickets available from The Lemon Tree Box Office or online from www.lemontree.org Southern Tenant Folk Union are a brand new London-based gospel influenced six-piece playing around with their own mix of old-time, bluegrass and Celtic folk music. With impressive harmony singing, banjo picking, mandolin chopping and fiddle sawing, this exquisite bluegrass sensation combine acoustic savagery with sacred-harp vocals into a high-octane review of up-tempo ass-kickers and mountain ballad laments. " ... STFU have some future ahead of them - with singing and picking of this quality, with a good line in original songs and enough beautiful old songs in their head to fill 10 sets, these guys should be competing on both sides of the Atlantic… penetrating... impressive harmonising and showmanship that came over as sincere and affecting."Americana UK With their début album recently completed, the band appropriate their themes, ideas and metaphors from traditional folk songs and 20th century Americana music to document and reflect modern life through styles popularised by musicians such as The Carter Family, The Stanley Brothers and even Dillard & Clark. Pat McGarvey, band member and songwriter for (ex Long Ryder) Sid Griffin’s bluegrass project The Coal Porters since 1993, has served his musical apprenticeship touring the world and recording a number of albums, as well as countless collaborations with other key Americana acts including Tandy, Amy Rigby, Ian Dunlop (of Gram Parsons’ International Submarine Band), Rosie Flores, Jason McNiff, Bob Neuwirth & The Arlenes. Keen to find a more personal outlet for his writing, in early 2006, McGarvey gathered a collective of like minded musicians that share his love of traditional music, but each with their own individual take on such tradition; Oliver Talkes (guitar), who’s unique, soulful voice is at the heart of the STFU sound. Pete Gow (guitar), from the Alt Country band Case Hardin who has performed with the likes of Chris Mills, Stacey Earle and Caitlin Cary. Frances Vaux (Fiddle) with her background in jazz and Irish Folk and anchored by stalwarts of the London folk scene Eamon Flynn (mandolin) and Matt Lloyd (upright bass). Having spent the remainder of 2006, shaping the songs and honing their stage craft through extensive live performances in and around London, Southern Tenant Folk Union have produced and recorded a much anticipated album of original material which will see a release in January 2007. Blue Flint - www.myspace.com/blueflintBlueflint are Deborah Arnott and Clare-Louise Neilson. They started playing banjo music together in the summer of 2003 combining the picking style of banjo playing with the clawhammer technique. Their songs, which are heavily influenced by American Old Time and Bluegrass music, range from melancholy love songs to ballads of revenge and regret accompanied by their intertwining banjo styles and infused with smooth vocals and harmonies. "Drawing mostly from their own material, Deborah Arnott and Clare-Louise Neilson played what could very loosely be described as bluegrass-derived songs, but they weren't afraid to play around with the genre, exceptional harmonising." The Scotsman Banjo-picking-tastic Whoot!www.vocoustics.comwww.myspace.com/vocoustics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyVocoustic Posted January 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 with such an autoritarian status as it "has" - here is Aberdeen's Evening Express Newrag from yesterday! Take heed! http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h71/AndyVocoustic/roddyinEE.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pronto Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 ah yes someone was telling me good things about the Gordon Highlanders Museum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyVocoustic Posted February 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 A wee bump for tomoro night @ The Lemon Tree.Im really looking forward to it! :tmbup; Iain Anderson will be playing some STFU songs tonight (BBC Radio Scot 22:30-00:30) - or so I have been told....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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