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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
Kate Rusby - The Frost Is All Over - The Frost Is
All Over - Pure Records www.katerusby.com
Theo Bard - You Give - You Give EP - www.theobard.com/
Boo Hewerdine - Sweetheart - Open - Reveal
Records www.boohewerdine.net/
Sound of the Sirens - All For The Best - All We Have Is Time EP - www.soundofthesirens.net/
The Cox Family - Good Imitation Of The Blues - Gone Like The Cotton -
Rounder Records www.coxfamilymusic.com/
Patrice Haan - Reaching - We Must Be Arrows - Tux
Records www.patricehaan.com/
Andrew Corbett - Mystery - Moments of Grace - ACMuse
www.andrewcorbett.info
Kate Rusby - The Christmas Goose - The Frost Is
All Over - Pure Records www.katerusby.com
Theo Bard - Time To Live - You Give EP - www.theobard.com/
Boo Hewerdine - 1981 #2 - Open - Reveal Records www.boohewerdine.net/
Sound of the Sirens - Together Alone - All We Have Is Time EP - www.soundofthesirens.net/
The Cox Family - In My Eyes - Gone Like The Cotton - Rounder Records www.coxfamilymusic.com/
Patrice Haan - Here Within My Song - We Must Be
Arrows - Tux Records www.patricehaan.com/
Andrew Corbett - New Moon - Moments of Grace - ACMuse
www.andrewcorbett.info
Kate Rusby: "Of all the stars in Folk
Music’s wondrous firmament few shine as brightly as Yorkshire’s
Kate Rusby. A remarkable interpretive singer,
Kate’s soulful vocals resonate with the wistful beauty of an
earthbound angel. Inhabiting a lyric with unforced conviction – no
matter how old or how modern – she has that rare ability to transport
her audience, of touching them emotionally and making each tune live
vividly within their experience and imagination. It’s a precious gift
attained not by resource to decibel blasting or histrionics but through
simplicity, understatement and faith in the narrative drive of the songs she
chooses to sing. No wonder then that even as early as 1999, aged just 26,
Kate was named as one of the Top Ten Folk Voices of the Century. Everything
she has done since has confirmed the foresight of those who bestowed that honour. From being a nominee for 1999’s Mercury
prize – almost unheard of for a folk singer both then and now –
for her stunningly assured second solo album, Sleepless, to 2014’s
captivating Ghost, Kate has stayed true to her folk and acoustic roots.
This despite the temptations such early recognition placed in her path:
“Around the time of Sleepless various people waved contracts at me,
all saying ‘Come with us, we’ll make you a star’. They
wanted me to cut a ‘pop’ record, but I’d just reply, ‘you
must be joking – why would I do another kind of music just as I am
starting to succeed with I want to do?’ I’m from a strong,
close family in a small village just outside Barnsley:
that whole celebrity, music chart, be as famous as you can hullabaloo is so
far from the things I care about in life. For me it was the worst idea in
the world!”
Theo Bard: "Theo Bard, East London singer songwriter. Sharp lyrics, a
deft ear for melody and a knack for a killer hook. A leading figure in the
East London music scene, Theo is a skilled lyricist and multi-instrumentalist
(guitar, violin, bass), with intelligent lyrics and a deft ear for melody.
His songs celebrate love, friendships and good times, the thrills and
spills of busking in London’s markets, and his legendary Woodburner music nights in Hackney. Always delivered in
the direct and frank narrative style that marks him out as an exceptional
songwriter, his songs are borne of a lifetime steeped in music and song. He
played violin from the age of four, spent his childhood singing round
campfires at Forest School Camps, and honed his craft busking in
London’s busy markets. He is also the man behind the legendary Woodburner Music. Woodburner
has grown into a heady experience that regularly attracts 100s of revellers a week to its summer season at Dalston Eastern Curve Garden. Woodburner
has hosted performances from the likes of Johnny Flynn and Nick Mulvey, as well as hosting events and stages at the
likes of the Southbank Centre and Wilderness Festival.
Boo Hewerdine: "Acclaimed songwriter Boo Hewerdine (The Bible) follows his 2014 released career
retrospective ‘My Name In The Brackets’ and single ‘Snowglobe’ with a beautiful new album collecting
unreleased recordings made during sessions at Britannia Row Studios in
2003. Amongst Hewerdine’s collection of
‘discovered sounds’ are early versions of two of his classic
songs ‘Muddy Water’ and ‘Geography’. These songs
would appear six years later on the much loved ‘God Bless The Pretty
Things’ album. Open also gives fans a chance to hear delicate
acoustic studio recordings of concert favorites such as
‘Microfilm’ and ‘Name’. Further evidence that Hewerdine ranks amongst the very best of English
songwriters working today.
“The really great news is the Boo Hewerdine
journey isn’t over by any stretch. If quality of songs alone was the
selection criteria (for the Boo Hewerdine &
The Bible Best Of album), it could easily have been a multi-disc boxed set!
– new songs Amazing Robot, Snowglobe and Last Shot On The Roll refuse to let
standards slip. Funny Bones (B-side to Snowglobe)
doesn’t make the album, but is just as good.”
Album of the Month (Folk Radio UK)
“A quality songwriter who’s
contributed to the output of the likes of KD Lang, Kris Drever
and the marvellous Eddi
Reader to name but a few.Hewerdine has that knack
of articulating his thoughts, phrasing his words and matching them to music
which just seem to click or connect with people’s psyches to garner
that sort of emotional response – it takes your breath away”
(Louder Than War)
Sound of the Sirens: "Sound of the Sirens is a foot-stomping,
crowd-engaging female folk/rock duo whose strengths lie in their passion
and chemistry. These girls know how to rock a stage, and have the ability
to make you believe in every word they sing. Individually, their voices
tell their own tale but when blended together their harmonies leave the
listener wanting more. The versatility of each original song is a
responsive rollercoaster, stealing your attention, creating a furious
arm’s in the air festival-vibe that sticks in your head for days.
Woven with just enough haunting melancholy to silence an audience; the
bitter-sweet lyrics stir the soul with a performance that needs to be
experienced live. Abbe Martin and Hannah Wood are a
fervent talent who have coined the contagious Siren sound.
Their album A Long Way To Fall (recorded live at State of The Ark Studios
– owned by Grammy award winning, Terry Britten) captures the energy
and song writing ability of the girls, while their four track EP recorded
at Monnow Valley Studios has a slightly more produced sound, giving a taste
of how their music could sound with a full session band.
“Classic, melody-driven songs which would have been gobbled up by Tin
Pan Alley in another era – a soothing antidote to the frantic madness
of modern times” (BBC Music)
The Cox Family: "is proud to announce the release of Gone Like the
Cotton, a remarkable album that has been 17 years in the making, on October
23, 2015. The album’s release also marks a reunion with their
original label, Rounder Records. Alison Krauss brought The Cox Family to
the attention of Rounder Records in the late 1980s, where they released a
string of critically acclaimed and commercially successful projects for the
label, including 1994’s Grammy-winning I Know Who Holds Tomorrow (a collaboration with Krauss). The Coxes signed with
Asylum Records and released Just When We Were Thinking It’s Over,
their major label debut album in 1996. Recording sessions for Gone Like the
Cotton began in 1998, but shortly thereafter, label executive changes at
Asylum left the Coxes without a champion. The project was
shelved, and the Coxes were released from their contract. Fast forward to
2014, a chance conversation about The Coxes with former Asylum label
President Kyle Lehning and John Esposito, President
& CEO of Warner Music Nashville (home to the Asylum catalog), led to
the resurrection of the album. Original album producer Alison Krauss and
original album engineer Gary Paczosa jumped at
the opportunity to continue the sessions, 17 years after they initially
began. Producer Alison Krauss reflects, “I can’t remember when
I’ve been lucky enough to be witness to a story where such generosity
and talent come together so perfectly. I’ve had the time of my life
getting to work on the record again. The Cox Family hold a place in my
heart like no other and listening to them for all of us is like coming
home.” “We couldn’t be more proud or thrilled to welcome
the Cox Family back to Rounder,” said Rounder Label Group President
John Virant. “This album exemplifies the
term ‘labor of love,’ and though it took 17 years, and the
efforts of many people to see this album through to completion, it was well
worth the wait. We’re so grateful to everyone who played a part in
reviving this magnificent album, especially Alison Krauss and Gary Paczosa, who have tirelessly championed the Cox
Family’s music for as long as I can remember.”
“”Fate and chance met in a conversation with Kyle(
Lehning) where I learned of this hidden gem of an
album from this amazing family band,” said Esposito. “When we
engaged with Alison and the Cox Family, we all got excited and knew we had
to complete this album. Music and artistry are the cornerstones of Warner
Music Nashville. Art is timeless and we are thrilled to be a part of
bringing this special album to the world 17 years later.”
“Seventeen years ago, we walked out of a little studio in Nashville
after completing a good bit of the lead vocals for what we thought to be a
true exemplar of the kind of music that represented our sound. Seventeen years
later, we walk back through that same door,” said group member Sidney
Cox. “There’s Alison, sitting in the same spot beside Gary Paczosa, right where we left him, just like nothing had
ever happened. I remember Gary spinning around in his chair and saying,
‘Where have you guys been? We’ve been waiting for
you.’” In the intervening years, the Coxes experienced both
triumphs and tragedies: they contributed a song, “I Am Weary, Let Me
Rest” to the surprise smash-hit soundtrack for O Brother, Where Art
Thou? and made a brief appearance in the film. The
soundtrack album eventually sold over 8 million copies, and won five Grammy
Awards, including the coveted Album of the Year Grammy. Shortly after the
Cox Family finished work on O Brother, the elder Coxes, Willard and Marie,
were critically injured in an automobile accident. Family matriarch Marie
recovered completely from her injuries a few months later, but bandleader
& fiddler Willard permanently lost the use of his legs. The group
eventually resumed touring, but their recording career was indefinitely
placed on hold – until now. Gone Like The Cotton is a stunning work,
of which Rolling Stone’s Stephen Betts writes “Like the Cox
Family’s previous efforts, Gone Like the Cotton is built on a solid
country-music foundation with sensational harmony singing and inspired song
selection… the Coxes haven’t missed a beat, a tasty
instrumental lick, or a sterling vocal performance in spite of the nearly
two decades between the album’s late 20th century start and glorious
2015 finish.”
Patrice Haan: "I come from a musical family.
We sang in the car, doing the dishes, at church, at family gatherings. My
cousins and auntie played piano, fiddle, dulcimer, guitar and the whole
tribe sang harmonies. While I desperately wanted a harp - I’ve loved
the sound of harp and wanted one with all my might since I was about six
years old when I first heard it on an album entitled Rusty in Orchestraville - I started playing the family upright
piano when my elder sister began lessons with Sister RuthAnn.
Kath played; I played it back. Eventually I got to take lessons too and
inherited the church organist's position when I was about twelve. I finally
got a harp, a lap harp, in my mid-thirties, shortly before various
upheavals caused a musical lapse. Fortunately, fate and sundry angels
intervened and music has returned to the central role in my life. My newest
collection, We Must Be Arrows takes us straight to the heart of desire and
creation. Like arrows, we use the things of our world and our life
experience to launch ourselves to that which we most long to realize. At
once antique and modern, We Must Be Arrows represents a broad spectrum of
styles: from ballads and meditative tone poems to a simply silly paean for
tea." - artist's website
Andrew Corbett: " Andrew Corbett’s Moments of Grace is a journey
both musically graceful and spiritually satisfying. Andrew’s lyrics
explore life’s mysteries in a way that is evocative, yet subtle and
imaginative. His compelling melodies are supported by arrangements that are
tastefully spare and elegant. All the offerings are built on the solid
foundation of Andrew’s guitar work and warm vocals. The songs on
Moments of Grace are, with one exception, original works encompassing 30
years of observation and songwriting. The album opens with the uplifting
Bright Blue Ball which reminds us to cherish our only home, Earth. It then
takes us on a journey from the sublime (Moments of Grace, New Moon),
through penetrating reflections on life and love (Lincoln Park, Turning,
Mystery), culminating in personal discovery and triumph (Highway One,
Heartland, Long Road). Along the way we are treated to two beautiful
instrumental works (Teewinot Sunrise, Dance of
the Twilight Forest) as well as to Andrew’s unique rendition of
Gordon Lightfoot’s Rainy Day People. Rita Hosking graces many songs
with lovely vocal harmony. Joe Craven lends his musicality and fiddle
virtuosity to much of the album. Other artists include Jan Thomas Peters on
mandolin, bouzouki, and acoustic guitar; Laura Sandage
on vocals; and Bill Edwards on mandolin. In addition to new material,
Moments of Grace also includes Andrew’s best work from an earlier
release – re-recorded with new instrumentation and vocals – so
that it can be shared with a wider audience. Moments of
Grace is co-produced by Corbett, Doug Chancellor, and Kari Estrin.
Tracks were recorded primarily at SoundFarm in
Vacaville, CA, with final mixing and mastering by Gary Gordon of Inside Out
Studio in Sparta, IL. In addition to being a talented guitarist and
songwriter, Andrew Corbett is also a published biological scientist and a
successful online education entrepreneur. His musical foundations were laid
in the 70’s and 80’s as he internalized the music of Joni
Mitchell, Jackson Browne, Dan Fogelberg, and Kate
Wolf – but he has merged these and later influences into his own
expressive voice. For Andrew, songwriting is about communicating
life’s elusive mysteries that can’t be expressed in any other
way, and with Moments of Grace he has embarked on a journey of sharing his
songs with the world.
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