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Nervous Doll Dancing



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Member Since1/28/2007
Band MembersFrancesca Mountfort
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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Nov 14 2009 3:45P
Loop Bar and Venue Melbourne, Victoria
Nov 15 2009 4:00P
Little Buckley Gathering Geelong, Victoria
Nov 20 2009 7:00P
Abbotsford Convent Melbourne, Victoria
Dec 18 2009 7:00P
The Abbotsford Convent Melbourne, Victoria
Feb 16 2010 9:30P
Bats Theatre Wellington
Feb 17 2010 9:30P
Bats Theatre Wellington
Feb 18 2010 9:30P
Bats Theatre Wellington
Feb 19 2010 9:30P
Bats Theatre Wellington
Feb 25 2010 8:00P
Wunderbar Christchurch
Feb 28 2010 9:00P
The Mussell Inn Takaka

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   About Nervous Doll Dancing
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Francesca Mountfort is a Melbourne based cellist, performing artist and composer. She has toured Europe, Australia and NZ with a variety of acts spanning genres such as cabaret punk, indie rock, carnival gypsy and dance with solo cello.

Nervous Doll Dancing is Francesca's solo project that began in 2002 as a collaboration with dancer You Jay Lee.
Francesca won the 2003 NZ Fringe Award for music with a show that incorporated shadow puppetry and film to her original live music, and in 2004 she produced her debut album titled Nervous Doll Dancing.

Francesca hs since been performing Nervous Doll Danicng in Melbourne festivals such as Apollo Bay, Darebin Music Feast, Sustainable living Festival, Electundra and Melbourne Fringe.
A recent project for live performance is the incorporation of an ethereal, miniature puppet show that is performed, filmed and projected to the live music of Nervous Doll Dancing.
Francesca recently launched her second solo album titled Aphelion, that is now available in New Zealand as well as digitally on itunes.

Francesca graduated from Victoria University of Wellington in 2002. She studied cello with Rolf Gjelsten from the New Zealand String Quartet and with David Chickering, principle cellist of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

Other Projects:

Local Melbourne band The Rise and Demise, who's members include Luke Benge, from Wellington band Paceload, and Phil Smiley from Two Lane Black Top, have been performing and recording since 2006. They are soon to be releasing their debut album on Speak n Spell Records.

www.myspace.com/theriseanddemise

The Wintership Quartet started a few years ago as a side project for Melbourne band The Winter Ship. It consists of Guitar, Viola, Violin, cello and Double Bass. The group has scored and performed music for short film, Contemporary Dance and live theatre, and sometimes incorporates a magic show as part of their live performance.

www.myspace.com/wintershipquartet

Defend The Melody is a down tempo, trip hop band currently based in Melbourne who are soon to be releasing their new album "The Longest Winter"

www.myspace.com/defendthemelody

In 2002 and 2004 the wonderful NZ acoustic carnival band Carousel released albums, and in 2005 they toured NZ as part of Arts on Tour NZ. Sadly they are not currently playing or recording.

www.carousel.net.nz




Reviews:

Wellington is gaining attention far and wide for the creative infusions that hatch from the local music nest. Taking light to fresh poles is resident alt-cello performer Francesca Mountfort with her debut CD release. This recording is uniquely neo-classical; there is no contradiction here, as this creation is a delight of post-modern paradox. It is a true and tasteful meld of centuries-old bowman ship and well-metered digital aggregations.

"Caterpillar" and "white" open the disk with a soaring weave work of emotive mellow-drama. Multiple cello intonations freely roll over each other into pleasing stratas. By the time you get to the third track, "Dreaming", you'll feel entranced and ensconced by some sort of looming seriousness. It's only when the whimsical childlike vocal interlude skips in, like a pixie playing in a sandpit, that you sense something kooky waiting to give you a poke. Clocks and musical dolly boxes chime in, their evocative sounds syncopated into a strange and natural accompaniment. All the while you are will informed of the versatility of the cello itself, with no shortage of technique on offer. "Chairwaterair" seems the most conventional tune, with the inclusion of violin, but that still has enough evocative power to create some sort of craving for a hungarian homestay.

A seminal work made with great craft and care. Its artistry is worth your time and money.

Sick Borg, The Package, Wellington



New Zealander Francesca Mountfort is a new name to me but her self-released Nervous Doll Dancing includes none of the usual newcomer mistakes so I am guessing she’s been around for a while after all. Mountfort is a cellist with equal interest in classical composition, avant-garde and folk music and this is very much visible all through this disc’s nine tracks. The electrified cello is always the main feature but there is also ample use of bells, music boxes and the occasional vocal addition. Mountfort uses the full range of the cello which results in a sound that sometimes is comforting and lulling, at others emotional and heartfelt and if we turn around the corner words like nervous and claustrophobic are more likely to come to mind. That’s quite an achievement, and along the way she manages to create some of the most beautiful cello playing I’ve heard in some time.

The Broken Face, Sweden

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Dec 12 2009 3:43 PM

Hey wass up just showing sum love check out our new videos
please please download our single on itunes if you haven't already please show your support
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Dandelion Wine

Dandelion Wine



Dec 5 2009 7:42 AM

Hello!!!
It's been awhile - sorry there hasn't been in any Australian shows for many months but we've been busy in Europe with a bunch of touring and we're now recording our new album in Berlin (scheduled for release in March). But to make up for it, here's a big (and silly) Merry Christmas from us (and from some hippos too) :


Some bold new artistic direction? Nah, Just us being silly!!! We did this track for our label's "Black Snow - the completely different Xmas compilation". (and of course, visit our youtube channel for a high quality version)

Wishing you a very silly Silly Season and we'll see you back in Australia sometime in 2010!

N&N
 
Jona Byron

Jona Byron



Dec 1 2009 1:00 AM

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Kerryn Fields

Kerryn Fields



Nov 18 2009 8:18 PM

Kia Ora - you were just magnificent at Little Buckley :) x
nonword

nonword



Nov 7 2009 4:05 PM

thank you for the music
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Oct 13 2009 1:06 PM

Hey friend remember us we would like to think you because wit out you we couldn't of gotten so far, we started this account 3years ago and we never would expect to go so far wit the band

1 000 000 play on youtube & myspace

50 000 friend
myspace top 20 Canadian band
when you look at peoples comments you know this band will have huge follow up





DEMAND IT WILL PLAY A SHOW IN YOUR TOWN

Jshwa and the Owls

Jshwa and the Owls



Oct 10 2009 8:22 AM

hi Fran,
we are on the home stretch for the recording and will be calling on yr feedback for the 'ark' track sooner than you know - trust yr well - x


ps have had a 2nd kid come up to me after having played a song and ask if i know a francesca who plays cello - what did you do to them ???
Robin Casinader

Robin Casinader



Sep 29 2009 6:36 AM

Thankyou Francesca!..The second Doll installment sounds very fine. It would be nice to play together again sometime~
Slippery Slope (Victoria's internet radio)

Slippery Slope



Sep 17 2009 12:19 AM

come and join us on the Slope! send an mp3 through to slipperysloperadio@gmail.com - we'd love to have you on the show! love SS xx
Sodasi

Summergayle Delia Philomena



Sep 11 2009 8:21 PM

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Leticia Maher

Leticia Maher



Sep 1 2009 1:28 AM

Hey Fancesca, Thank you so much for making my album launch sound soooo great.  You're an awesome player x
 

Miron Design

Miron Design



Aug 29 2009 11:17 AM

Hello! Thanks for the add!

Check out my latest works:

SadDoLLs MySpace Profile
http://www.myspace.com/saddollsband

SadDoLLs - About Darkness... (CD Album Package)


Click here to view the entire album artwork.

Thanks for your support!

Miron Design
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Pony Face

Pony  Face



Aug 19 2009 3:37 AM





Leticia Maher

Leticia Maher



Aug 18 2009 1:21 PM

Hey Francesca, you were awesome at my Album Launch this Sunday.  Thanks a million xx
Jshwa and the Owls

Jshwa and the Owls



Aug 11 2009 2:30 AM

Francesca,
we must meet and arrange for my receiving a copy of yr


new work
launch went well ???? ?
Jshwa and the Owls

Jshwa and the Owls



Aug 5 2009 2:28 PM

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Jul 10 2009 1:58 AM

The Spheres Because Of Ghosts Quint Curtin Band

Jshwa and the Owls

Jshwa and the Owls



Jun 13 2009 10:59 AM

francesca, am playing the 303 bar friday june 26 if you're around -
Jshwa and the Owls

Jshwa and the Owls



May 23 2009 2:59 AM

is mysic written or channeled ? what is the relationship between inspire and perspire ? how can we be triangular in our thinking ?
Dandelion Wine

Dandelion Wine



Mar 3 2009 1:27 PM

Hi Francesca,
Great to run into you the other night!
We're launching our new album at Northcote Social Club on Thursday night... it'll be our last Melbourne gig for a very long time too 'cause we're heading back to Europe in a few weeks.
It's an early show too - we're on at 10:00pm in case weeknights make people scared of being up late ;-)

Hope you can make it!
N&N
Janina

Janina



Nov 25 2008 10:18 PM

Hey doll face...
How are you? Miss you. Coming to NZ anytime soon? I'm still in Welly, recording album at mo... ;)
Give my love to Pauline and Peter, my parents found their wedding song CD the other day - tee hee! xx
mr sterile Assembly

mr sterile Assembly



Aug 22 2008 9:37 AM

mr sterile Assembly

mr sterile Assembly



Aug 3 2008 2:13 PM

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Down a Polish coalmine
mr sterile Assembly

mr sterile Assembly



Aug 3 2008 2:09 PM

hey ya stranger
we're coming to Oz in september, we're doing some shows in Melbourne around sept 12/13. But we're also ther for the week[working as weell]
maybe we may meet??
would be sweet!.
XX
kieran
The Wishing Well

The Wishing Well



Jul 25 2008 2:21 PM

Hello Darlings, The Wishing Well are performing an all out folkfest at the Northcote Social Club (Our last Melbourne show for 2008), Saturday August 2nd. With supports from Jacks Castle and Kinematic. Doors open 8:30pm. You can buy tickets from us (cheaper) for $10 through emailing us at: thewishingwellband@gmail.com or online via the Northcote Social Club's www. northcotesocialclub. com or at the door for $12. Photobucket
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