LANDERMASON

Bio:

Fiona Lander and Paul Mason, collectively known as 'Landermason' have been writing and recording songs together since 2000. The music they perform is a refreshing mix of contemporary folk and jazz. ...Expect to hear uplifting melodies and harmonies within thoughtfully crafted songs, alongside skilful arrangements that showcase the various instruments played. ....They perform in a wide range of venues across the UK and have gained national airplay on BBC RADIO 2's BOB HARRIS Show with their track 'I Will Be Back Soon' (from Angel of the North) and on BBC RADIO 3's LUCY DURAN World Routes Show with 'When the Boat Comes In', their own striking arrangement of the North East traditional song featured on their latest album (The Reason). Guests featured on this CD include Peter Tickell, Kathryn Davidson, Geoff Hutchinson, Sarah and David Jones. The latest album 'TREE OF SOULS' is now available to buy at live shows and online from our website. ...Tracks from all our CD's are AVAILABLE TO BUY individually or as complete albums from www.landermason.com OR on Apple iTunes, CD Baby, Amazon and many other online stores.................. .. .. .. .. .. I got my layout at Cleanupmyspace.com LANDERMASON AT 'WOODWORKS' SEPTEMBER 2011

Member Since:

July 16, 2006

Members:

FIONA LANDER vocals/piano/saxophones/whistles/clarinet/recorder PAUL MASON guitar/vocals

Influences:

Joni Mitchell CSN&Y Sting Tori Amos Kate Bush Liane Carroll Pink Floyd Karine Polwart Kathryn Tickell Johnny Dickinson Nickel Creek Eva Cassidy Herbie Hancock Kate Rusby Carole King Jethro Tull James Taylor Miles Davis Alison Krauss Nickel Creek JS Bach Arvo Part Stan Getz Rachmaninov Dave Brubeck Ken Morrell George Gershwin Charlie Parker Jenifer Teran & loads more

Sounds Like:

"Strongly melodic, thoughtfully crafted, skillfully managed and admirably classy. Thumbs up" FROOTS ........................................................................ "Great album! I like the bit of jazz in there". BBC RADIO 3 Lucy Duran ............................................................................ 'When The Boat Comes In' - "Yes it's the old Little Fishy song but wrapped in a different guise by the ultra-talented Lander & Mason duo, that edges into folk, jazz & other areas". MOJO PLAYLIST .................................................................... "musically excellent, showing off technical ability but also adding heart and soul into their songs" EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE ......................................................................... "Fiona has the voice of an angel, her singing could coax the birds down from the trees and melt the hardest of hearts. She turns the penny whistle into an art form, blows sensuous sax, plays a mean clarinet and tickles the ivories 'til they purr... At 70-plus minutes it's a long album, but time just seems to float by on a sea of unhurried bliss. Gorgeous." HIFI+ ............................................... "A professional album of jazz/folk tunes. Slick and entertaining". ACOUSTIC MAGAZINE ................................................................... "THE WHOLE ALBUM IS A DELIGHT"www.folking.com ........................................... "Landermason have produced a wonderful album that encompasses folk, acoustic and jazz...A strong album of accessible folk music, one to enjoy for many years to come". CLASSIC NEWSWIRE/GET READY TO ROCK .................................................... "A sparky, supremely confident statement, this one is for the connoisseur". LIVING TRADITION ................................................................... "What strikes you most is the haunting melodies, great harmonies and excellent song writing". CLASSIC ROCK SOCIETY ....................................................................... "They're great! They've got fantastic harmonies". BBC RADIO WALES Frank Hennessey (Celtic Heartbeat) ..................................................................... "Very musical...I think they're great!" MARTIN SIMPSON................................. ....... 26 TRACK COMPILATION CHARITY CD supporting ALZHEIMERS FOR IRELAND PLEASE CLICK BELOW TO LISTEN OR BUY NOW....... ....

Record Label:

LAMA RECORDS