Evelyn Downing - vocals, flute, harmonies, loops
Wendy Marks - harmony vocals, oboe, flute, recorders, double bass,
Jamie Field - guitars
Jonathan Edwards - keyboards, piano
Richard Northwood - bass, cello
Others in the Mermaid Kiss collective:
Andrew Garman - keyboards, piano, bass, drums, engineering, production
Nigel Hooton - rhythm and lead guitars
Guests on 'Salt On Skin'
Kate Belcher - vocals, harmonies
Kate Emerson - vocals
Paul Davies - lead guitar
Guests on 'Etarlis'
Kate Belcher - vocals, harmonies
Jonathan Edwards - keyboards
Troy Donockley - uilleann pipes
Discography
Etarlis (11 track CD album) (2007)
Salt On Skin (7 song CD mini-album) (2006)
The Mermaid Kiss Album (14 song CD album) (2003)
Available from the Mermaid Kiss website, CDBaby, Amazon, iTunes, etc
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Sounds Like
Oh, heavens, this is so subjective!!! A recent review said:
"... a band moving in its own direction and refusing to sound like any of the countless other outfits with female singers." (Sea Of Tranquility)
....but if you really want to match us up, go to www.mermaidkiss.co.uk, give the music a listen and then you can decide for yourselves...
Etarlis was released on June 18th 2007 and features guest appearances from Troy Donockley (Iona) and Jonathan Edwards (Panic Room & ex-Karnataka).
Buy the CD here for £9.95
"To describe this album as astonishing would be an understatement… there are bands who toil for many a year before producing a masterpiece of this quality… it is absolutely stunning."
Paul Jerome Smith, Fireworks music magazine, UK
“Ranks right up there with the very finest prog releases of the past few years.”
Joel Craig, Interstellar Overdrive USA
"Elemental rock on an epic scale." David Randall, Get Ready To Rock UK
“A stunning, epic album… absolutely spellbinding.”
Larry Kolota, Kinesis Progressive Rock, USA
“Vocalists Evelyn Downing and Kate Belcher are new stars in the music scene.”
Nick Gielkins, Mostly Pink, Netherlands
“A killer album.”
Gordon Tanner, Distant Early Warning, Canada
“One of the best albums of 2007.”
Artur Chacklowski, Metal Hammer Magazine & Radio Alfa, Poland
“A rich, varied, melodic and multi-layered album.”
Ian Fairholm. Progressive Ears, UK
“Mermaid Kiss has made one of the year's best albums.”
Anna Maria Stjarnell Collected Sounds USA/Sweden
2007 Awards:
Epic Prog named Etarlis the 6th best album of the year in its annual Top 10 list, and Kate won the Best Female Vocal Performance of the Year award for "Shadow Girl."
Interstellar Overdrive placed Etarlis even higher, at 5 in the annual Top 11 list and Evelyn won the Top Female Vocal Performance of the Year award for “The City Of Clouds.”
In addition, the Norwegian programme ‘Glasshuset’ listed Etarlis at 3 in their Top 10 albums of 2007
The band have released two previous CD's "The Mermaid Kiss Album" (2003) and "Salt On Skin" (2006).
They've also written and recorded the soundtrack for a short horror film and the score for a stage production of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" and have appeared on a number of compilations of cover songs including discs dedicated to the music of The Doors and The Catherine Wheel.
Hear the music and find out more at: www.mermaidkiss.co.uk
From reviews of "Salt On Skin"
"It's pretty damn perfect." Dave Randall, The Music Index/Get Ready To Rock (Album Of The Month - March 2006)
"Stunning!" Russ Elliot, Musical Discoveries
"'The Blushing Bride' is one of the best pieces of music I've heard all year!" Michael Popke, Sea Of Tranquility
Hi Sweetie, just dropping by to wish you a great weekend. I hope all is well with you. Today the children break up from school for the Summer, so Summer offically begins today for us .... and wouldn't you know it ... its pouring down with rain LOL Love Raine xxx
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