Fern Knight is guitarist/cellist and singer, Margaret Wienk Ayre; Jim Ayre on Flying V guitar; Jesse Sparhawk, harp, electric bass and drums; James Wolf, violin.
Influences
medieval, renaissance, baroque; raga rock, stoner metal, prog, Krautrock, folk-rock; the year 1973, the year 1673
Dear Fronds,
We are putting together a limited of Winter Solstice kits for you, containing a CD of the 2003 version of 'Music for Witches and Alchemists' (new song list, featuring many unreleased tracks and alternate versions of songs like "Lintworme, Pt i"!), more recent unreleased tracks, a flask in a handmade Woodland Bop cozy and other necessary items for this very important midwinter celebration.
Let us know if you would like a special one-of-a-kind package sent to your snowy doorstep. The hope is that this will tide you over until our fourth album 'Castings' comes out in early 2010.
Details coming soon.
FK BIO
Under cellist Margaret Ayre's orchestration, D.C./Philadelphia quartet Fern Knight transfigures her acoustic Medieval-tinged songs with contrasting layers of 60s improv, 70s prog rock and NWOBHM – retelling the band’s collective history.
Juxtapositions of the arcane and modern in her music and life drew Margaret to pen the band’s fourth album (vhf), Castings, a song cycle exploring how the ancient divinatory art of the Tarot and the well-worn archetypes contained therein continue to flow through present day society.
The core quartet is rounded out by harp/electric bass (Jesse Sparhawk), Flying V/drums (Jim Ayre) and violin (James Wolf). Guest drummers have included Brian Viglione of the Dresden Dolls.
Fern Knight has toured mainland EU extensively, recently performing in November 2008 at the renowned Tanned Tin Festival in Castellon, Spain. Besides regular east coast U.S. shows, Fern Knight also enjoyed a successful west coast tour in May 2008. Ayre also co-wrote with Greg Weeks and others a new soundtrack to Valerie and Her Week of Wonders in The Valerie Project (CD/2LP Drag City 2007) and has lent her playing/arranging skills to many recordings such as Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Damon and Naomi and Espers (s/t).
For Northern EU booking [Benelux], please contact Hans von Seydlitz at Slave Traders: slavetraders@planet.nl
For other EU booking, please contact Jose Luis Cuevas at Born! Booking:
info@bornmusic.org
For all other booking enquiries, please contact us directly at magpie@fernknight.com or through this myspace page. Thank you.
Promo: Howard Wuelfing at howlingwuelf@aol.com / www.howlinwuelfmedia.com
FK unplugged on Naturalismo, May 2008:
FK Live in Castellon, Spain, April 2007:
BBC Planet Earth video featuring "Sundew" by Finnish filmmaker Furmilo:
Send a message to book FK in your town.
Tshirts still available in women's L white! Go to: www.fernknight.com/merch/cfm
Music for Witches and Alchemists on vinyl on Eclipse Records is sold out, but we have a few copies so send us a message to order your copy using Paypal. Hand-printed sleeves by Neil Burke of Monoroid.
Flasks/cozies for sale, each lovingly hand made (can do custom, email me) by Margie. $20 postage-paid anywhere in the U.S. I do Paypal.
CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO PURCHASE 'Leaves of Life'
Leaves of Life is the essential collection of songs by some of today’s most creative Indie Folk musicians. This record brings together unique and contemporary artistic voices to create an evocative and stunning collaboration; with all proceeds from the sales of this record going to benefit important relief programs in Africa, and other communities in great need around the world.
Curated and produced by Buck Curran of the Alt-folk duo Arborea, Leaves of Life features 19 exclusive songs by artists Alela Diane, Devendra Banhart, Marissa Nadler and Black Hole Infinity, Fern Knight, Shanti Curran (Arborea), Rio en Medio, Larkin Grimm, Mi and L’au, Starless and Bible Black, Silver Summit, Micah Blue Smaldone, David Garland, Citay, Big Blood, Mica Jones, Eric Carbonara, Ora Cogan, Cursillistas, and Magic Leaves…along with the beautiful art work of musician Hanna Tuulikki. This project hopes to further inspire people around the world to join in vital artistic and social efforts to make a better life for all of us.
Recorded: live on March 16, 2003 at the Beta Lounge in San Francisco
In 1967, San Francisco’s Fifty Foot Hose were certainly one of the
innovators of a sound that took Psychedelia to new heights and was
captured on the band’s one record, Cauldron. They are a totally
unique hybrid—on one hand pulsating bay area acid rock, on the other,
fractured electronic freakery, becoming one whole cohesive being. The
sci-fi-ish video game-like artwork hinted at the sounds within, as did
the Limelight label’s pedigree for truly progressive sounds. Band
leader, Cork Marcheschi, used homemade electronic devices to create
crude and experimental soundscapes and instrumental compositions that
were sprinkled throughout the album.
Often starting shows with a swelling rumble that exploded into the
first song, they soon developed a rabid following on the SF scene,
though there was the occasional totally wrong gig, like when a
very-pregnant Nancy had to perform at a Catholic Girls’ school! Still,
the group wowed the crowds, performing with greats like Chuck Berry and
Fairport Convention.
The new True Margrit CD - The Juggler's Progress - is now available for pre-order, along with t-shirts and artwork, photo and drumheads, check it out here: http://bit.ly/7Cu8J
Next shows: November 5, Molly Malone's in West Hollywood, CA November 12, Fox and Goose in Sacramento, CA November 15, Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco, CA!
Our tour wraps up with the big show at San Francisco's best rock club, Bottom of the Hill! For the complete show schedule, check here: http://bit.ly/1UgGqQ
Bientôt Dietrich tour 2010/2011 Troisquatre/Bordeaux
DIETRICH : c'est parti ! Préparez vos agendas pour ne rien manquer de la tournée 2010 de Dietrich. De l'Orient à l'Occident, laissez vous emporter par ces voix de la terre au travers de l'album « EVOK ». Venez danser et festoyer aux sons de ce duo unique, accompagné de deux musiciens : Toma Venegoni (guitares électrique/acoustique, clavier) et Greg (percussions).
En attendant leur tournée officielle, vous pourrez déjà vous régaler sur les deux dates additionnelles de 2009 : le 21 novembre au Phare à Tournai (be), et le 4 décembre au festival de la Chanson Wallonne à Mons (be). Retrouvrez les infos sur www.myspace.com/jeucdietrich
Pour patienter... Juste pour vos yeux et vos oreilles, Jeuc, Anik et leurs compagnons sont en train de concoter un film histoire de vous immerger dans l'univers et la folie de Dietrich. A découvrir absolument Mi novembre sur leur myspace !
Prochain album, le travail commence ! Dietrich ne s'arrête jamais. C'est pour cela que le nouvel album, que certains attendent déjà certainement avec impatience, se construit tout doucement sous leurs doigts habiles. Disponible pour fin 2010, restez cependant vigilants, quelques extraits pourraient se glisser dans leur myspace au cours de l&
thanks for the request. I love your music, being fond of medieval vibes myself. you get a good balance between all your influences, i think. please keep in touch ! i really want to ! isabelle
Hallo Goa Fan So jetzt ist es so weit.! An diesem Samstag steigt die Party "Night of Psycho" in der Stadthalle Dietikon. Ein fettes Line-up haben wir für euch auf die Beine gestellt. Als Live Acts haben wir Alien Project, Freakulizer, Sensual Squeak und Refract für euch gebucht. Aber auch die Dj- Sets von Save the Robot (Neues Projekt von Alien Project), Pinky n Brain, D.J.O.E. , Mellycimi, Beatsurfer und Nygma werden alles geben um die Party richtig zu beschallen! Auch akustisch lässt unser Kling & Freitag System der extraklasse keine Wünsche offen. Das Deko-Team von Goanimal und unser VJ Exit aus England werden sich die grösste Mühe geben um eine unvergessliche Atmosphere zu schaffen, was sicher an jeder Party was besonderes ist. Also es steht nichts mehr im Weg am Samstag ab 22:00 bis Sonntag 12:00 Mittags kompromisslos zu feiern. Wir freuen uns auf eine Hammer Party mit euch. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111458690675&ref=tshttp://www.psy-load.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=59http://www.goatrance.de/goabase/party/details/47310 Euer Psyload Team Live acts: Alien Project (H20 Records Israel) Freakulizer (Alchemy Records) Sensual Squeak (Woodroom) Refract DJs: Alien Project (H20 Records Israel) Pinky n Brain (Vibrativ Sounds) Nygma (Frakasound) D.J.O.E. (Psyload) Beatsurfer (Psyload) Mellycimi (trippycat) VJ: VJ Exit FX (UK) VJSUB (GoAnimal) opens 10pm 10th October until 12am 11th Presenting "Psyload Promotion's" first event in Switzerland. We are excited to be able to bring to you Alien Project (Ari Linker) from Israel, a true veteran of the Psy-Trance scene since 1994. Always progressing in time with the music scene, his music is developing into a fascinating array of styles, which he will mix up in to one of his unmissable and legendary groovy sets. Supporting will be the g
The dark side of the wah.
Hallo Goa Fan So jetzt ist es so weit.! An diesem Samstag steigt die Party "Night of Psycho" in der Stadthalle Dietikon. Ein fettes Line-up haben wir für euch auf die Beine gestellt. Als Live Acts haben wir Alien Project, Freakulizer, Sensual Squeak und Refract für euch gebucht. Aber auch die Dj- Sets von Save the Robot (Neues Projekt von Alien Project), Pinky n Brain, D.J.O.E. , Mellycimi, Beatsurfer und Nygma werden alles geben um die Party richtig zu beschallen! Auch akustisch lässt unser Kling & Freitag System der extraklasse keine Wünsche offen. Das Deko-Team von Goanimal und unser VJ Exit aus England werden sich die grösste Mühe geben um eine unvergessliche Atmosphere zu schaffen, was sicher an jeder Party was besonderes ist. Also es steht nichts mehr im Weg am Samstag ab 22:00 bis Sonntag 12:00 Mittags kompromisslos zu feiern. Wir freuen uns auf eine Hammer Party mit euch. 
