Jo's stage presence and engaging persona enables her to interact with the audience effortlessly and carries an understated flamboyance that is miles away from arrogance and is simply a case of confidence, inner focus and belief in her music. With good reason too, there are no fillers within her set as she possesses a bounty of strong sonnets and it was noticeable that the audience were saluting their approval with hearty, rousing applause after each track.
"Absolutely wonderful. I cannot recommend highly enough catching them live if you get the chance." - Folk and Roots Online The Kittiwakes are Kate Denny on vocals and violin, Chris Harrison on accordion and Jill Cumberbatch on violin, mandolin, and guitar. Their debut album ‘Lofoten Calling’ is being released by Midwich Records, and is original music based around the people, landscape, folklore and history of the Lofoten Islands, - an area above the Arctic Circle in Norway. The music is song based, and influenced by traditional British Isles and Norwegian folk music. The band have supported established artists such as Faustus, Kathryn Williams and Tim Van Eyken and are fast developing a following in their own right.
LIVE AT ORANGE STREET MUSIC CLUB CANTERBURY WEDS 24TH JUNE £5 admission Tel: 01227 760801 8.00pm
TWILIGHT FOLK PRESENTS… THE KIM THOMPSETT BAND WITH SUPPORT FROM JEM and MARTYN (RELIG ORAN) For fans of early pastoral English folk music, in the vein of SANDY DENNY, PENTANGLE and VASHTI BUNYAN.
" honest, most magickal and real, a treasure indeed " Root Deity Poems Released on 30th November 2008, Songs from the Uglee Meadow features ten original songs inspired by nature and tales of myth and legend. Having already won acclaim from various quarters including Michael Tyack of Circulus and Marianne Segal, folk legend of the 1970's, and blending medieval, celtic, folk and contemporary influences, Songs from the Uglee Meadow should appeal to all lovers of the acoustic folk style. "I am very impressed. Beautiful voice and really nice arrangements. I have strong connections with the folk world and this is one of the best things I have heard recently." Andy Hemsley, Journalist The album "Songs from the Uglee Meadow" is inspired by a serene and beautiful place in East Sussex called the Uglee Meadow. With the involvement of musicians such as Will Summers from Circulus on crumhorns, recorders and other blowy things and Philip Martin (alias Drohne) on hurdy gurdy and pipes. Songs inspired by quiet woods, rushing streams, misty meadows, lonely moors and dancing fires imbued with an air of timelessness…. http://www.myspace.com/kimthompsett LIVE AT ORANGE STREET MUSIC CLUB CANTERBURY WEDS 20TH MAY 2009 8.00 pm Tel: 01227 760801 £5 Entry
Ever wondered what to do in the event of a nuclear threat?
A while ago I found stuff that inspired me to make this film:
Living Under the Shadow of the Nuclear Umbrella
Both artistic (ensure you get the background music!) and educational, it primarily comprises official British government civil defence advice.
Though source materials are quite aged, much remains relevant today.
I encourage all to visit the YouTube page to learn more (Show support! Rate! Comment!) and responsibly circulate as widely as possible, here: http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=UaIim3Rj7L4
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Congratulations on the review of your performance and music. It's about time more people recognized you for the fantastic song writer/performer you are. Hopefully the review will help expand your fan base.
FRIDAY 30th JANUARY 2009 Another evening of Twisted Folk with… ROBB JOHNSON PLUS DROHNE RELIG ORAN LIVE AT ORANGE STREET MUSIC CLUB CANTERBURY All gigs £5 admission/special price ticket £7.50-gains you entry to two evenings. 8.00 pm Tel: 01227 760801
"the UK’s most consistently strong songwriter" Sean McGhee, Rock'n'Reel "creator of some of the most potent songs of the last decade" fRoots "Britain's finest songwriter since Richard Thompson" Venue "love songs as touching as the political material is sharp." Red Pepper "One of Britain's most challenging songwriters." The Daily Telegraph "his songs are incisive and clever and witty and you can sing them on your way to work." Boff, Chumbawamba "Great song - wish I'd written it!" Tom Robinson
THE TWISTING FOLK PRESENT… THE OWL SERVICE LIVE AT ORANGE STREET MUSIC CLUB CANTERBURY NOVEMBER 8TH 8PM £5 admission
Special double ticket available for £7.50, gains you entry to THE OWL SERVICE, and the ROBB JOHNSON gig on Friday 30th January 2009
Tel: 01227 760801
"...a tentative sitar drone and plucked minimalism pick their respective paths across a yawning chasm of O'Malleyesque fug" PlanB magazine "...combines the best parts of the British folk-rock boom with a sense of occult psychedelia that's never overbearing" Uncut magazine "Icy female vocals and crystalline electric guitars thread through sinister traditional tunes, recalling Trees' 1970 classic 'On the Shore' and Fairport Convention's 'Liege & Lief'" Stewart Lee, Sunday Times "British spooky/avant folksters whose muse is slightly more medieval than post-modern, but recalls Black Mountain and Lightning Dust as well as Vashti Bunyan and Steeleye Span" Time Out "...we highly recommend checking out the finest “traditional folk” album we’ve heard all year" Foxy Digitalis "...the result sounds like a lost album of '70s UK folk ...female singers who have that quality to provoke a world of a cultivated sensitivity ...all tracks flow beautifully from one perfect mood to the next" Psyche Homestead "...pure genius" DJ Magazine "A deeply intoxicating and alluring listening spectacle." Losing Today "A quiet, contemplative work of art that'll warm the cockles of any cold, cold heart" Foxy Digitalis "...wonderful and inventive but by no means contrived, ...
TWISTED FOLK PRESENT… SHARRON KRAUS LIVE AT ORANGE STREET MUSIC CLUB CANTERBURY FRIDAY 24TH OCTOBER £5 admission Tel: 01227 760801 8.00pm
REVIEWS OF SHARRON KRAUS
M.J. Fine, Philadelphia Citipaper: Best Local CDs of 2004 Recorded in her native Oxford, the second album from Fishtown transplant Sharron Kraus is a dark-folk gem. Listening to her high, clear voice cut through melodies woven from acoustic guitar, banjo and hurdy-gurdy, you may struggle to remember which late-'60s traditionalists beat her to the material. But with one small exception, these murder ballads and forest laments all come from Kraus' pen. Here's one folklore expert whose originals feel both authentic and alive. Thom Jurek, All Music Guide * * * * Byron Coley & Thurston Moore, Arthur Magazine Exquisite second album by this wonderful singer. She conjures up visions of Karen Dalton, Shirley Collins, Judy Dyble and even early Joni. Live she was fantastic too. Rough Trade The second album from Oxford's fabulous Sharron Kraus is a wonderful follow-up to the haunting debut 'Beautiful Twisted'. … this moves from traditional folk (in a Shirley Collins, Anne Briggs style) to her own songs and enchants all the way. An immaculate album from a major new singer. The Big Takeover With a voice like a younger Joan Baez, Sharron Kraus' second album begins with a hop and a skip up a "Gallow's Hill" and perhaps a murder between lovers. ... a delicate record that grows in depth with each listen. Play at night by yourself at your own risk. Simon Lewis, Ptolemaic Terrascope Like the dusty book of fairy tales that so enchanted me as a child this al
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