Joe O'Connor on Melodeon, David Jones on Fiddle, Matthew Jones on Guitar, Kevin Lees on Fiddle.
Influences
JOE'S INFLUENCES: Julian Sutton, Andy Cutting, Sharon Shannon, Tim Van Eyken, 422, The Old Rope String Band, The Unusual Suspects, Blazin' Fiddles and Jools Holland.
MATTHEW'S INFLUENCES: Ian Stephenson, Ian Carr and Karen Tweed, The Two Duos, Stewart Hardy, 422, Kathryn Tickell, Flook, Berroguetto, Chris Wood, Salsa Celtica, Buena Vista Social Club.
KEV'S INFLUENCES: Alistair Anderson, Aly Bain, Andy Cutting, Chris Wood, Flook, John McCusker, Kathryn Tickell, Ian Stephenson, Peter Tickell, Phil Cunningham, Shona Mooney, Stewart Hardy, The Two Duos Quartet.
DAVID'S INFLUENCES: Stewart Hardy, Martin Hayes, Chris Stout, Chris Wood, Harald Haugaard, and The Kathryn Tickell Band.
Joe (melodeon), Mat (guitar), Kev (fiddle) and David (fiddle) met when they were all members of Folkestra, a 17-piece band run by Kathryn Tickell at the Sage Gateshead.
After putting together a set of tunes to record on a Folkestra CD, they realised that they loved playing together and decided to enter the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award. Having won this competition in 2007, they have played at some of the country’s major folk festivals including Cambridge and Fairport Convention’s Cropredy festival. They are also establishing themselves as a popular folk club and ceilidh band. Their debut CD ‘Last Orders’ was released in 2007 to critical acclaim.
Last Orders:
‘they have a maturity of style that belies their youth - a sound that is greater than the sum of its parts and best of all a joy in sharing their music with others.' John Tams (Award Winning British Folk Artist);
‘an exceptionally mature and accomplished band, and their self-titled debut album is one of the top English folk recordings this year.’ Songlines World Music Magazine (December 2007)
We are releasing our new album on June 9th, but we are selling some pre-release copies now! If you want one, please go to www. kerfuffleonline. co. uk and we will post it straight to you!
Homegrown returns to the Canteen’s Cinema Room this Saturday night with a special evening to celebrate the launch of their newly formed partnership with Furness Promotons, as we set off on The Road to Furness Fest 2008.
First up we have the original Furness beatmaster, DJ Gripper.
Over the coming months, Homegrown will be bringing you regular Road to Furness Fest parties at the Barrow Island venue with DJ sets from many of the bands and DJ’s who will be performing at the festival.
This Saturday’s Homegrown runs from 11pm-3am in the Cinema Room at the Canteen.
HI thnx for the friendship and it’s nice to know you! Think it’s nice to be connected with musicians all over the world. In music we are all alike and speak the same language!!! I think you have very nice music, I enjoyed listening to it…… really sounds GREAT ….love it !! Greets from D E E Z E L (Belgium) and lots of luck in every thing you do!! If you can find the time check out my music too (thnx)
Awesum. Yea, listen to the Nightwish video - its a folk tune =P. Shepley festival are thinking of booking my band for may this year apparently, to run some youth project. You guys should come along!
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace -
2 of 230, walkaboutsverse.741.com: 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.
(C) David Franks 2003
Poem 76 of 230, walkaboutsverse.741.com: LAND RIGHTS
If there is a good thing From the Second World War It’s that most peoples learnt To conquer lands no more.
In Africa, Asia, And the Pacific, too: Post-war independence - Steps only bigots rue.
But for some indigenes, Outnumbered much-too-much, It has all come too late For liberty, as such.
So ‘tis in Australia, And America’s sites, Where the best now, I think, Is to respect land rights.
(Via satellite, I've heard, and enjoyed, Scottish junior and senior Folk Awards...when are the ENGLISH Folk Awards?!)
Poem 213 of 230, walkaboutsverse.741.com: MORE AMOR PATRIAE
There is Tai Chi AND there is tennis, Line is fine BUT so is Morris, There is curry AND there is the roast, And, when England is playing host, It is the rest-of-the-world's good wish To sense culture that is English.
hey ya gents yer xmas and new year twas good!!! happy new year to u!!! how are your musical ventures going for this year? glad you enjoyed the set...it was a pleasure havin u guys there as you u know im a big fan especially thous jigs man...(i was moshin in the wings with OSL...hows uni? you guy gotta alota dates for the summer?
Hey man! We're good, I'm just on lunch break from working, all on me own today! Nah we're not doing Towersey, might go anyway but not def sure, quite tempted to try out Shrewsbury for a change. Yeah not long at all til Cheltenham! Will be nice to catch up with u guys properly again, haven't seen you play for a while either! Hehe we got sent Living Tradition but it had the middle pages that had most our article on missing lol, but I think it's in all the other copies (hopefully lol). How's everything in Newcastle? xx
Thanks for Clicking by and hooking up Have a Dambrilliant Dambeautiful 2008 And make plenty more great music. Peace & Love to yer from The Dambuskers Keep Music Live & KEEP It Real.!!!
good day to you chaps hope all is good in the hood happy new year n crimbo and birthday if you wer born any time around that time. maybe catch you at a fest this year some time, cheers scott OSL
