Showing posts with label British Folk Rock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label British Folk Rock. Show all posts
Thursday, February 28, 2019
2019-02-28 FULL CONCERT - OYSTERBAND LIVE AT SHREWSBURY FOLK FESTIVAL 2017
2019-02-28 FIVE HILLS OUT "THE SNUG SESSIONS" OUT SOON
5 Hills Out are a 5-piece folk-punk band of misfits from Derbyshire, determined to make their mark on the folk scene. Inspired by the heritage and customs of folk and the aggression and energy of punk, 5 Hills Out combine traditional accordion, saxophone, guitars and mandola with a rocking rhythm section of fretless bass and drums.
The band generate a formidable sound scape set against their passionate and crafted shows. Stripped down acoustic arrangements, sit alongside driven punk anthems. This song variation and instrument swapping ability help give 5 Hills Out a great live edge.
Their sound and attitude is refreshing and shows their eclectic influences taken from the likes of The Levellers, X-Ray Spex, Richard Thompson, Stiff Little Fingers, New Model Army and Gogol Bordello.
The band have played extensive live shows around the Peak District, which enabled the self-released debut acoustic EP 'No Way In' in 2016, on all major download platforms and a limited-edition CD run. They released their second EP ‘Still Outside’ in Autumn 2017, which showed the bands diverse electric capabilities. Now the band are on the brink of releasing a double single in early 2019 called ‘The Snug Sessions’, which is their most accomplished writing and recording to date.
5 Hills Out are:
Ben Liverman: Guitar, Mandola & Vocals
Rebecca Liverman: Saxophone, Accordion & Vocals
Andy Gurney: Guitar, Mandola & Vocals
Dave Coxon: Bass Guitar & Vocals
Chris Clay: Drums & Percussion
The band generate a formidable sound scape set against their passionate and crafted shows. Stripped down acoustic arrangements, sit alongside driven punk anthems. This song variation and instrument swapping ability help give 5 Hills Out a great live edge.
Their sound and attitude is refreshing and shows their eclectic influences taken from the likes of The Levellers, X-Ray Spex, Richard Thompson, Stiff Little Fingers, New Model Army and Gogol Bordello.
The band have played extensive live shows around the Peak District, which enabled the self-released debut acoustic EP 'No Way In' in 2016, on all major download platforms and a limited-edition CD run. They released their second EP ‘Still Outside’ in Autumn 2017, which showed the bands diverse electric capabilities. Now the band are on the brink of releasing a double single in early 2019 called ‘The Snug Sessions’, which is their most accomplished writing and recording to date.
5 Hills Out are:
Ben Liverman: Guitar, Mandola & Vocals
Rebecca Liverman: Saxophone, Accordion & Vocals
Andy Gurney: Guitar, Mandola & Vocals
Dave Coxon: Bass Guitar & Vocals
Chris Clay: Drums & Percussion
‘The Snug Sessions’ will be the bands first release on their own label Culvert Collective Recordings. This builds on their debut acoustic EP ‘No Way In’ and their follow up EP ‘Still Outside’, which got the band nominated for best folk act 2018 on Radio Wigwam.
The band have never shied away from using their music to share their political and social views. In 2018 they took part in a protest march to protect a threatened local music venue and more recently shared and supported a campaign to protect the very same studio where they recorded.
The lyrics to the band’s latest offering reflect their concerns. Front man Ben explains about the two songs:
“Track one ‘Cogs’ is a rallying folk-punk belter which is aimed at a society that continues to undervalue and underpay its workers. We spent a lot of time on the arrangement which features a bass guitar solo before we all launch into a big tune section full of whistle, sax and mandolin all trading off each other”.
Track two ‘The Divide’ is all about sticking together through the current political unrest and climate of division. Ben recently showcased ‘The Divide’ whilst on a business trip to Berlin, managing to play at a different venues on each of the six nights he was there. He reflects “Berlin was incredible, the music scene is so vibrant out there. I was a bit nervous about playing ‘The Divide’, but felt given the political past of the city, the song would resonate with listeners. It did, they absolutely loved it, each night everyone was joining in on the chorus about us all coming together”.
Preorder will be from 28th March with full release on the 12th April from all major download and streaming services.
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The band have never shied away from using their music to share their political and social views. In 2018 they took part in a protest march to protect a threatened local music venue and more recently shared and supported a campaign to protect the very same studio where they recorded.
The lyrics to the band’s latest offering reflect their concerns. Front man Ben explains about the two songs:
“Track one ‘Cogs’ is a rallying folk-punk belter which is aimed at a society that continues to undervalue and underpay its workers. We spent a lot of time on the arrangement which features a bass guitar solo before we all launch into a big tune section full of whistle, sax and mandolin all trading off each other”.
Track two ‘The Divide’ is all about sticking together through the current political unrest and climate of division. Ben recently showcased ‘The Divide’ whilst on a business trip to Berlin, managing to play at a different venues on each of the six nights he was there. He reflects “Berlin was incredible, the music scene is so vibrant out there. I was a bit nervous about playing ‘The Divide’, but felt given the political past of the city, the song would resonate with listeners. It did, they absolutely loved it, each night everyone was joining in on the chorus about us all coming together”.
Preorder will be from 28th March with full release on the 12th April from all major download and streaming services.
Website
Soundcloud
Saturday, January 26, 2019
2019-01-26 VIDEOS - FOLKLAW, TOXIC FROGS and STREETWINGS
On 10:04 AM
In 3 Videos, British Folk Rock, Celtic Punk, Celtic Rock, England, FolkLaw, France, Spain, StreetWings, Toxic Frogs
Friday, April 6, 2018
2018-04-06 NAME YOUR PRICE DOWNLOAD - SKINNY LISTER "Folkadelphia Suitcase Session, March 24, 2013"
Folkadelphia Sessions are completely free, just enter $0 when prompted. That being said, any donation you give here on our Bandcamp site will be used to help us bring you more exciting projects & developments from Folkadelphia!
Recorded on-site at Philadelphia's North Star Bar in the upstairs Victorian Dining Room after Skinny Lister's soundcheck. We used a single 40's era RCA ribbon microphone to capture the band performing live in the room.
Skinny Lister:
Recorded on-site at Philadelphia's North Star Bar in the upstairs Victorian Dining Room after Skinny Lister's soundcheck. We used a single 40's era RCA ribbon microphone to capture the band performing live in the room.
Skinny Lister:
Lorna Thomas
Dan Heptinstall
Max Thomas
Sam Brace
Dan Gray
Engineered & Mixed by: James Clark Conner & Eric Sanderson
Location: North Star Bar - Victorian Dining Room
Thank yous:
Skinny Lister
Jamie Coletta and SideOneDummy Records
Eva Alexiou-Reo and Fata Booking
Gordon Mays and Bonfire/Electric Factory
Sloan and the North Star Bar
DOWNLOAD:
Bandcamp
Thursday, September 4, 2014
VIDEO - LEVELLERS feat IMELDA MAY "What a Beautiful Day"
Imelda May's spine-tingling new version of Levellers' most recognisable hit; 'What A Beautiful Day', is the penultimate song in their current series of major artist collaborations.
The video features Imelda in the Levellers' Metway Studios, as well as footage from the band's own Beautiful Days Festival - please see short press release below for full info.
Veteran Folk rockers The Levellers have teamed up with the award-winning Irish Singer-songwriter Imelda May to record a fantastic new version of their iconic singalong Top 20 hit, 'What A Beautiful Day'.
The new version of this much-loved track - as popular on Football Terraces and at Wedding Discos as in venues and at festivals - is sung by Imelda and features the Levellers as her backing band. Recorded in the Levellers' Metway Studios in Brighton earlier this year, the video also features extensive live footage from their own Beautiful Days festival, which sold out this year for the twelth year in succession.
Veteran Folk rockers The Levellers have teamed up with the award-winning Irish Singer-songwriter Imelda May to record a fantastic new version of their iconic singalong Top 20 hit, 'What A Beautiful Day'.
The new version of this much-loved track - as popular on Football Terraces and at Wedding Discos as in venues and at festivals - is sung by Imelda and features the Levellers as her backing band. Recorded in the Levellers' Metway Studios in Brighton earlier this year, the video also features extensive live footage from their own Beautiful Days festival, which sold out this year for the twelth year in succession.
A strictly limited edition 7" vinyl version is being released on 15th September, and can be pre-ordered here:
What a Beautiful Day is the third track in a series of collaborations to be released by the Levellers as part of their forthcoming Greatest Hits album, released on September 29th. The album includes every single and video ever released by the band, and includes 20 chart hits.
Released on a variety of formats both physically and digitally, there is also a unique 'collectors edition' 149-track Digital Box set comprising virtually every Levellers track ever recorded, which will be available from iTunes for just £29.99.
All versions include the recent collaborations with Imelda May, Frank Turner, Billy Bragg and Bellowhead.
Friday, June 20, 2014
REVIEW - LENNON KELLY "s/t" (2012)
Lennon Kelly "s/t" Indiebox Music IBX032
Release date: December 24, 2012
Running time: 25:32, 7 tracks
Lennon Kelly is not an Irish artist, but a seven piece band hailing from Cesena, Italy. ”Perry” (accordion), “Bartowski” (vocals, acoustic guitar), “Cisti” (guitar, banjo), “Pobre” (bass), “Roman” (guitar, banjo, vocals), “Debbede” (drums) and “Circo” (fiddle, tin whistle) released this seven track mini-abum at the end of 2012. The seven songs and one instrumental cover different fields from Celtic punk to British folk rock and even American folk, together with some drops of Italian folk music.
IMHO, the instrumental intro, “Berthennin”, is the less interesting track on the mini-album. It’s followed by “Sette nodi”, a song based on the well-known “Morrison’s Jig”. “Motivo per restare” is another song that is based on a traditional tune, the Scottish jig “The Atholl Highlanders”. Both songs are quite good and self-penned songs based on traditional tunes is an approach that I really love. I expect that the guys keep on doing it, but I would appreciate that they featured other tunes that are not overexposed.
The core of the mini-album consists of 3 fantastic songs. “A ruota libera” is a kick-ass song with a British folk rock sound à la Little Johnny England that soon evolves into a folk-punk anthem with two singers. Brilliant fiddle and accordion along the song and electric guitar and tin whistle at the end are showcased on this song. The following number, “Venti3”, makes me think of The Clash “Let’s Go Crazy”. Maybe it’s not so fast, but I love the Caribbean beat on this song. After that lively track, Lennon Kelly deliver the catchiest song on their self-titled mini-album: “Voglio il nome”. It begins with an amazing accordion intro that could come from the North of England or from Italy. Then, the tin whistle and the banjo join in and the two singers start to sing. The vocals approach is similar to that of Bizardunak (or even Dropkick Murphys).
To finish up, the guys blend different folk traditions on “L’altalena”, an awesome Johnny Cash infused song featuring banjo, accordion and fiddle. I also find a British folk rock twist on this song.
Release date: December 24, 2012
Running time: 25:32, 7 tracks
Lennon Kelly is not an Irish artist, but a seven piece band hailing from Cesena, Italy. ”Perry” (accordion), “Bartowski” (vocals, acoustic guitar), “Cisti” (guitar, banjo), “Pobre” (bass), “Roman” (guitar, banjo, vocals), “Debbede” (drums) and “Circo” (fiddle, tin whistle) released this seven track mini-abum at the end of 2012. The seven songs and one instrumental cover different fields from Celtic punk to British folk rock and even American folk, together with some drops of Italian folk music.
IMHO, the instrumental intro, “Berthennin”, is the less interesting track on the mini-album. It’s followed by “Sette nodi”, a song based on the well-known “Morrison’s Jig”. “Motivo per restare” is another song that is based on a traditional tune, the Scottish jig “The Atholl Highlanders”. Both songs are quite good and self-penned songs based on traditional tunes is an approach that I really love. I expect that the guys keep on doing it, but I would appreciate that they featured other tunes that are not overexposed.
The core of the mini-album consists of 3 fantastic songs. “A ruota libera” is a kick-ass song with a British folk rock sound à la Little Johnny England that soon evolves into a folk-punk anthem with two singers. Brilliant fiddle and accordion along the song and electric guitar and tin whistle at the end are showcased on this song. The following number, “Venti3”, makes me think of The Clash “Let’s Go Crazy”. Maybe it’s not so fast, but I love the Caribbean beat on this song. After that lively track, Lennon Kelly deliver the catchiest song on their self-titled mini-album: “Voglio il nome”. It begins with an amazing accordion intro that could come from the North of England or from Italy. Then, the tin whistle and the banjo join in and the two singers start to sing. The vocals approach is similar to that of Bizardunak (or even Dropkick Murphys).
To finish up, the guys blend different folk traditions on “L’altalena”, an awesome Johnny Cash infused song featuring banjo, accordion and fiddle. I also find a British folk rock twist on this song.
Regarding the packaging, it's a jewel case with a four page booklet. All the credits are stated, but no lyrics are provided. Anyway, the lyrics to every song can be found on YouTube.
Lennon Kelly are a band that is worth hearing. They write their own songs and forget about the usual pub standards. I’m looking forward to hearing their next recordings.
Tracklist:
01 - Berthennin 1:13
02 - Sette nodi 4:21
03 - A ruota libera 3:25
04 - Venti3 4:09
05 - Voglio il nome 4:09
06 - Motivo per restare 3:04
07 - L'altalena 5:07
Click on the titles to listen to the songs
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iTunes
Review by Kinksmarkham
Thursday, November 22, 2012
BOOTLEG - SKINNY LISTER Live in Germany 2012
Skinny Lister, amazing English folk rock band. They will be touring with Flogging Molly soon. If you love the Oysterband "Ride"/"Little Rock to Leipzig" era, you'll love this too.
http://www.skinnylister.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skinny_Lister
http://www.facebook.com/skinnylister
http://es.myspace.com/skinnylister
https://es.twitter.com/SkinnyLister
Daniel Heptinstall - vocals/guitar
Lorna Thomas - vocals/ukulele
Sam (mule) Brace - vocals/guitar/concertina
Maxwell Thomas - vocals/melodeon/mandolin
Michael Camino - double bass/vocals
DOWNLOAD:
http://www.mediafire.com/?e0yzhhz5d5lyi1g
Thursday, March 29, 2012
ROIO - JUNE TABOR AND THE OYSTERBAND "Live 2011"
This ROIO was recorded last year during the "Ragged Kingdom" tour. Some songs come from the "Freedom and Rain" album.
The sound is excellent.
Download this ROIO and you will know how June Tabor & Oysterband sound 20 years after their first work together.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
ROIO - OYSTERBAND AND JUNE TABOR - MINNEAPOLIS 1991
An excellent soundboard recording from the "Freedom & Rain" tour. The original studio versions are available at the following CDs: "Rise", "Freedom & Rain" and "Little Rock to Leipzig" (Side A was studio, side B live).
June Tabor and the Oysterband met again last year and released a new album together, "Ragged Kingdom".
Track no. 9 from CD1 is a cover of Billy Bragg's "Valentine's Day is Over"
Enjoy!
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
OYSTERBAND - NEW RECORD WITH JUNE TABOR
HiWe're proud to announce that our new album with June Tabor, "Ragged Kingdom", will be released by Topic Records in UK and world wide, and by Westpark Music in Western Europe, on Monday September 19.
Why with June? Because she is one of the greatest singers and interpreters of songs in England; because we performed a couple of songs together at fRoots Magazine's 30th birthday party at The Roundhouse in London last year, and felt the buzz of something special all over again; and because the mad idea of doing a follow-up album to 1990's "Freedom & Rain" 21 years later just appealed to us!
You can hear a track on Folk On 2 on BBC Radio 2 starting at 7.00pm (UK time) on Wednesday 22 June, or via the BBC's iPlayer at any time in the following 7 days at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/radio/bbc_radio_two
We're going to launch the album at
Queen Elizabeth Hall
South Bank Centre
London
on Wed 14 September
7.15pm £20
http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk
and tickets are on sale now. Of course we'd appreciate your support. We're working hard on the production for this show, and it should be a memorable evening.
Here's the tour that will follow:
Thu 27 Oct BRIGHTON ST GEORGE'S CHURCH http://zazamusic.co.uk/ 01273 709709 7.30pm £18
Fri 28 Oct BURY ST EDMONDS THE APEX http://www.theapex.co.uk / 01284 758000 7.30pm £20
Sat 29 Oct WOLVERHAMPTON WULFRUN HALL http://www.wolvescivic,co.uk / 0870 320 7000 7pm £16
Sun 30 Oct NOTTINGHAM THE GLEE CLUB http://www.glee.co.uk/nottingham-music / 0871 472 0400 7pm £17
Tue 01 Nov BRISTOL ST GEORGE'S http://www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk/ / 0845 40 24 001 TBA £19
Wed 02 Nov SALISBURY CITY HALL http://www.cityhallsalisbury.co.uk / 01722 434434 7.30pm £18
Thurs 03 Nov LIVERPOOL CAPSTONE THEATRE http://www.thecapstonetheatre.com / 0151 709 3789 7.30pm £17.50
Fri 04 Nov SEVENOAKS THE STAG THEATRE http://www.stagsevenoaks.co.uk / http://www.brandywinemusic.co.uk / 01732 450175 7.30pm £18.00
Sun 06 Nov SHEFFIELD MEMORIAL HALL http://www.sheffieldcityhall.co.uk / 0114 2789 789 7pm £18.00
Sun 13 Nov EXETER CORN EXCHANGE http://www.exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange / 01392 665866 TBA
Tue 15 Nov BRACKNELL WILDE THEATRE http://southhillpark.org.uk / 01344 416 260 7.15pm £12.50-£17.50
Wed 16 Nov MILTON KEYNES THE STABLES http://www.stables.org / 01908 280800 TBA
Thu 17 Nov LEICESTER DE MONTFORT HALL http://www.demontforthall.co.uk / 0116 233 3111 7.30pm £17.50
Sat 19 Nov STOCKTON THE ARC http://www.arconline.co.uk / 01642 525 199 7.30pm £16
Sun 20 Nov SALE WATERSIDE ARTS CENTRE http://www.watersideartscentre.co.uk / 0161 912 5616 7pm £17.50
Mon 21 Nov LEEDS CITY VARIETIES http://www.cityvarieties.co.uk / 0113 243 0808 TBA
Tue 22 Nov LEAMINGTON SPA ASSEMBLY http://www.leamingtonassembly.com / 0844 854 1358 7pm £17.50
Fri 25 Nov GATESHEAD THE SAGE GATESHEAD http://www.thesagegateshead.org / 0191 443 4661 7.30pm £20
See you there!
More news and tracks from "Ragged Kingdom" in the run-up to release date at our website and Facebook page , also at
http://www.topicrecords.co.uk/?p=2499
All the best
John, Alan, Chopper, Ian, Dil
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