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"Heartfelt, experimental, story-driven, real. .. an interesting quality to your voice that certainly leaves me wanting to hear more. Textures. Colors. Warmth. Strength...." WomenFolk ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................I started singing when I was a little girl and it has always come naturally to me-I don't really have a technical bone in my body to speak of!! I have a restless pen and a devotion to creating something of beauty in order to support the human condition. I am thankful to Myspace for providing some place for people to hear what I do because otherwise it would probably get lost in the ether!!
My Mum had a beautiful voice and once had an opportunity to sing with Tony Bennett in San Fransico - she was too shy to take up on it. Her mother again had a beautiful voice, and being of Scandanavian descent was offered a chance to sing with the Swedish Opera. Again, her fears of leaving her family (which at that time would have been a daunting prospect-she lived in Seattle) stopped her from taking the offer. I have been blessed to carry this legacy of the voice to the next generation. The thing is bigger than me and I hope that I can take it to the next level if it is meant to be. Thanks for enjoying what I have to offer............
"I first encountered Holly Burton in a folk club (but don't worry, she ain't no fragile female folk singer) singing covers, accompanied by a guitarist called Ken Powell (who was more recently part of a band called Risky Business). I particularly recall a fine interpretation of the old Bonnie Raitt standard, 'Nobody's Girl', but the really memorable part of the evening was that voice. It had the sort of quality - tough and tender by turns - which could have coaxed some emotion even from a rendition of the Manchester Yellow Pages.
Not that the songwriter from Seattle, long resident in Greater Manchester, has ever struggled for material. The covers have been long been abandoned in favour of elegant self-penned material. I always look forward to the self-produced mini-CDs which turn up in the post from time to time, starting with 1995's Let Me Press Go, which keep me updated on the Burton oevre. Sometimes it's just been the woman herself on guitar, sometimes she's been ably assisted by the likes of guitarist Sean Bechhofer and Phil 'I'm just a bass player' Cawsey. The songs get better with each release. Burton hones her talent at intimate local venues like the Iguana Bar and Café Rouge and she's was a mainstay of the 'Why Worry' Club, Manchester's longest-running haunt for the singer-songwriter; but I've long felt that her work deserves a wider audience. It's not just the songs (although these are always well worth a listen). It';s also the manner in which they're put over - by a performer with a powerful stage presence and (although I generally resist using such an over-employed term) real charisma, not exactly hindered by striking features to which no photo I've seen to date really does justice. The gal's got class."
Dave Tuxford
Folk and Roots Editor, City Life
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After you've finished here, you may like to hear this folk-carol on myspace... Poem 230 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (see my blog for details): CHRISTMAS SUNG SIMPLY
As gospellers have said, Beneath signalling skies, On land dusty to tread, A trough in a stable Was the strawy first-bed Of a divine baby - The forgiving Godhead.
A season for new hope - There then and here now; The yuletide of goodwill - There then and here now.
In respect of this chance, Beneath bright or dark skies, Faith's the star that we glance Attending Christ's churches And trying to enhance, With singing and ritual, Our God-loving stance.
Holly, Thank you for adding me to your list of friends. I really appreciate it. My current project is a fiction novel with CD soundtrack due out in a few weeks. Wishing you continued success and a wonderful musical creative week. Hope all your projects are on track.
My book page is now up. Please pardon the dust. It is still under construction. The link is http://www.myspace.com/joymillerbook Would love to have you as a friend there too.
Hi Grand Fromage " Your Love Was Right " is out NOW!! Please spread the word. GET SOME CHEESE IN YOUR LIFE!!! Watch the video on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STuNRauoCUk
GROUPER + JASPER TX + Danny Saul Destroyer + Fieldhead
Date: Friday 6th November 2009 Venue: NEXUS Art Cafe (opposite Vinyl Exchange) Tickets: £7 @ http://www.wegottickets.com/event/53705, SeeTickets, Ticketline, & Picadilly Records
Grouper (US) has her latest – Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill – of three albums on Type Records. She has also been involved in collaborative releases, contributing a track to Xiu Xiu’s Remixed & Covered and four tracks to a split release with Inca Ore. Her other contemporaries are Belong, Growing, Tim Hecker, Windy & Carl and Atlas Sound.
Jasper TX (Sweden), with a hefty back-catalogue of releases on labels such as Miasmah, and collaborations with buddy Machinefabriek, is an essential domestic appliance in the household of conceptual music. He is comparable to artists Fennesz, Sigur Ros, Múm and Tape.
Intricate and atmospheric songsmith, Danny Saul (UK) performs with different combinations of musicians, making each gig a unique event. His forthcoming release is "Harsh, Final", and he also performs with Greg Haines as Liondialer.
Fieldhead (UK) music delights in tape hiss, bleak landscapes and decaying analogue loops. He is also a member of The Declining Winter and Glissando. His debut album, "They Shook Hands for Hours" is released soon on Home Assembly.
Hi Grand Fromage " Your Love Was Right " is out NOW!! Please spread the word. GET SOME CHEESE IN YOUR LIFE!!! Watch the video on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STuNRauoCUk
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 162 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): TEES TO TYNE: FIRST IMPRESSIONS - SUMMER 2001
Where traditions are not so rare; Sea, country and works scent the air; A multitude of monuments, Planted tubs and patterned pavements.
The longish pedestrian malls; The remnants of defensive walls; Historic buildings are a gauge Of the respect for heritage.
Wheat, rape and pines in the fields; Estuaries guarded by shields; Long sandy beaches and wide scenes; Romantic-ruin go-betweens.
Rivers in parts licked by trees, Or fringed by boat clubs, wharfs, gantries, And crossed by practical delights - Varied spans, forming pleasing sights.
Fine churches headed at Durham; Football kits ad infinitum; Kept castles - one for study; Masonry behind masonry.
And, with moulding-works out that way, It’s somewhere for a longer stay..?
Hi Holly, Its been a while and we thought it was about time we updated you on what we've been up to. Our debut EP Little World is now available at our gigs and will soon be available from our myspace and facebook pages, you will also be able to download it from itunes, but we don't have a release date for this as yet. To celebrate the fact that we have now reached 25,000 plays on myspace, we are giving you a free MP3 of Rockabye Baby. All you have to do is send your email address to queen.elvis@yahoo.ie and we will send it to you. We have spent the last year rehearsing with a full band and are now ready to bring it on the road. You can get a look at us when we appear on Balcony TV this week with the full line up. We are currently taking bookings for gigs/concerts/festivals and can be contacted on the email above, or through our myspace and facebook pages. Thankyou for your continued support in what has been a great year for us! Best Wishes Caroline and Colin
ACOUSTIC SLICE, LIVE MUSIC AND OPEN MIKE EVERY MONDAY
This week 05 October at Acoustic Slice its yet another night of fantastic great music night at 3345 Parr st
Dont miss out on these two fantastic performers playing full half hour sets, live at 3345 Parr st.
Jay Norton www.myspace.com/iamjaynorton Rae Clark www.myspace.com/raeclark www.myspace.com/iamjaynorton
Come on down to 3345 relax and enjoy the music or bring your guitar and join in with the open mike slots All welcome with or without a guitar from 8pm onwards....
This week 21st September at Acoustic Slice its yet another night of fantastic great music night at 3345 Parr st
Dont miss out on these two fantastic performers playing full half hour sets, live at 3345 Parr st.
Tony Kehoe myspace.com/kehoesongs Colin Wakeford myspace.com/colinwakefordmusic
Come on down to 3345 relax and enjoy the music or bring your guitar and join in with the open mike slots All welcome with or without a guitar from 8pm onwards....
Date: Wednesday 7th October 2009 Venue: Salford Sacred Trinity Church Tickets: £6 @ http://www.wegottickets.com/event/49574
Trespassers William (Seattle, US) are the duo of Matt Brown and Anna-Lynne Williams. "Subliminally sublime and pragmatically perfect, you would have to possess an ashtray for a heart not to feel this coursing through your soul" (DSD Music Magazine). A new EP, The Natural Order of Things, is due to be released on Gizeh Records in the upcoming months. They will make a special church performance with members of Glissando.
Glissando (Sheffield, UK) “have the kind of atmosphere that can captivate and relax in equal measure- never before has tranquillity sounded so urgent. While track lengths of over 10 minutes may fail to hold the attention of the ADHD sufferers among us, with patience it plays like a majestic dream. And it's one you'll never want to wake up from." NME
Operations (Chris Anderson) is a Manchester based conceptual music producer and sound artist. He performs and records with an array of analog synths and effects, reel-to-reel tape and casette players, and guitars. Followers of Tim Hecker, Slowdive, Fennesz, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Stephen O'Malley, Type and 12K Records will surely nod in approval.
Thanks for being our friend! Let me tell you about RHYTHM FESTIVAL 2009 at Twinwood Arena, Clapham, Bedford, MK41 6AB over the weekend of Friday 21 to Sunday 23 August 2009 ALABAMA 3, THE PROCLAIMERS, JAMES HUNTER, TERRY REID GLENN TILBROOK & THE FLUFFERS, THE BEAT, BLOW MONKEYS MARTIN TURNER'S WISHBONE ASH, JOHN COOPER CLARKE + lots, lots more... More information from: http://rhythmfestival.net/buytickets.html
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After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 2 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): WALKABOUT WITH MY PEN
Once drove an old sedan, up north, From a place in Sydney to Cairns; Then to Kuranda I went forth, By train, to look without set plans.
I browsed through the trendy market, With fresh fruits of tropical kind; Walked to the creek through lush thicket - Nature’s hand giving peace of mind.
I dined in a scenic cafe; Then, outside, as I wrote for yen, Some passing Kooris called-out: “Hey, You go walkabout with your pen.”
Request or question, I don’t know - Assured voices, elderly men. That’s now several years ago, And I’ve seen the world - with my pen.
