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Released: Nov 22, 2009
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"A singer with a capital S" - Folk Roots

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  • Genre: Acoustic

    Location Un

    Profile Views: 11797

    Last Login: 4/18/2013

    Member Since 9/6/2009

    Website www.vixenrecords.com

    Record Label Vixen Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    Allie Fox is a singer-songwriter, composer and acoustic guitarist who is based in Scotland. In 2000 she released her solo debut album 'Diving For Pearls' on her own label, Vixen Records, securing an exclusive distribution deal with Koch International and attracting national media coverage and radio airplay. Produced by Classical Brit Award winner, Iain McKinna of Offbeat Scotland in Edinburgh, the album is a collection of "warm, accessible compositions" (Mojo) characterised by Allie's "distinctive voice and meticulous guitar work (Froots), rich layers of vocal harmony, multi-textured arrangements and full-bodied production. With songs full of catchy hooks and well-crafted lyrics and a warm emotive voice at times reminiscent of the late great Sandy Denny, 'Diving For Pearls' is an eclectic work appealing to a wide audience, transcending genres and defying categorisation. Allie is currently working on her next musical project 'Wayland's Blues' which will be purely instrumental, featuring eleven original tunes and classic blues covers for acoustic guitar, with a vibrant mixture of American, Celtic and classical ingredients. Allie's intricate guitar layers will be blended with evocative arrangements for other instruments including slide guitar (Rod Clements), harmonica (Fraser Speirs), acoustic steel-strung guitar (Frank Usher), nylon-strung acoustic guitar (Neil Warden), cello (Ron Shaw), viola (Ben Ivitsky), banjo (Pat McGarvey), Seonaid Aitken (violin), pedal steel guitar (John Wardell), bass (Gavin Dickie), drums (Dave Haswell) and percussion (Iain McKinna). Allie teaches guitar and singing and has become well-known for her music workshops, including for people with special needs. She has always enjoyed bringing people together through music and over the years has launched several successful live music venues, including String Jam Club in Galashiels. In between her own composing and musical activities, Allie also represents and books gig for folk, roots, blues and Americana artists from the UK and beyond through Foxy Music. She also helps to promote the classical music of her late brother, Malcolm Fox, who died in 1997.

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  • Influences

    'Without music life would be a mistake' (Nietzsche)

  • Sounds Like

    "A delicate and beautiful album." BOB HARRIS .. .. "I Was Wrong - tender enough to turn your knees to jelly." FROOTS .. .. "I Was Wrong - a sweet melancholia." EVENING NEWS .. .. "Diving For Pearls - a dextrous balance between relaxed, even upbeat, rhythms and thoughtful lyricism." EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS .. .. "Birdwoman - gorgeously wistful." ROCK'N'REEL .. .. " There's nothing at all loose or incomplete. If you want rough then this isn't your road, but if you want quality and daring in one take, look no further than Joe Louis Blues, which manages to cram in bubbling Scots overtones, slide blues lines, a big fat cheese of an organ and a vocal choral from Nakibembe in Uganda, at just over five minutes. She's got some chops this girl." FROOTS .. .. "Out Of The Blue - a rolling, chirpy, acoustic slice of silent love." FREEFOLK .. .. "Diving For Pearls - a high conceit marvelously executed." Q .. .. " …. heartrending and haunting." THE SCOTSMAN .. .. "I'm going to save the biggest thumbs up for Joe Louis Blues, wherein our heroine rocks out over a big fat cheesy organ sound and integrates a Ugandan choir. At this point she's left the smoky back rooms of the folk clubs far behind and distinguishes herself as a writer of tremendous depth and maturity." SIMON JONES .. .. "Marguerita - the most hummable tune you've heard in ages." 
SPIRE FOLK .. .. "Disillusionment tempered with optimism, sensitivity and poignancy without a trace of self-pity and with a purity of emotional expressiveness." ROCK'N'REEL

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  • String Jam Club

    Join the String Jam Club Burns Night party which I am hosting on 29th Jan, at the String Jam Club, The Salmon Inn, Bank Street, Galashiels TD1 1EP, Doors 7.15, Admission on the door £7

    2 years ago
  • String Jam Club

    Rachel Harrington & Rod Clements performing at String Jam Club, Salmon Inn, Galashiels on Sat 28th August - it's the Borders haven of acoustic music!



    2 years ago
  • Gianluigi Giorgino

    THANKS FOR YOUR ADD/REQ !!!



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  • Spirits Of Another Day

    Thank you for the friendship Allie !   Peace,   ~Tommy

    2 years ago
  • TUNE UP

    SPIERS & BODEN with SALTFISH FORTY team up after having performed together at last year's Orkney Fest. This is Spiers and Boden's first tour in Scotland for 5 years - don't miss out on seeing this fantastic collaboration live!

    Listen to a podcast featuring all the artists at www.tuneup.org.uk/podcasts

    Saltfish Forty performed live on Mary Ann Kennedy's Global Gathering last night (Tuesday 29th Jun 2010), listen again here from 1:00:46 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0079fzf/episodes/player

    TOUR DATES:
    Thu 1st Jul 2010 - THE TOLBOOTH, STIRLING
    Fri 2nd Jul 2010 - THE BYRE THEATRE, ST ANDREWS
    Sat 3rd Jul 2010 - THE LEMON TREE, ABERDEEN
    Sun 4th Jul 2010 - MEMORIAL HALL, STRACHUR
    Mon 5th Jul 2010 - ORAN MOR, GLASGOW
    Tue 6th Jul 2010  - CATSTRAND, NEW GALLOWAY
    Wed 7th Jul 2010 - EDEN COURT, INVERNESS
    Thu 8th Jul 2010 - AN LANNTAIR, STORNOWAY

    2 years ago
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