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Palava
Acoustic / Folk / Country

Palava - UK folk-roots ensemble



Nottingham
United Kingdom

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Member Since2/24/2006
Band WebsiteWWW.PALAVA.ORG
Band MembersNICK BUTCHER - Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Bass

LIAM DOONA - Banjo, Dobro,Bazouki, Backing Vox

JOHN "GAFF" GAFFAN - Mandolin, 12-string, Egg Shaker, Scrubbing Brush and Box, Backing Vox

STEVE CHURCH - Fiddle

Sounds Like3 plank-spankers and a button-monkey!
Record LabelFOLKWIT RECORDS
Type of LabelIndie


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Dec 20 2009 8:00P
The Robin Hood Nottingham, Midlands

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   About Palava

“a wonderful mix of folk, roots and country with both Irish and American influences” - Kathy Tan, Folkworld

“Roots music with an authentic feel and Celtic touches, a worthy first release on the label” - DC, Americana-UK

"an Anglo-Saxon take on Americana......A beautiful hybrid!" - Benny Metten, Cntrl Alt Country

Palava originate from Nottingham UK and have to date recorded 3 albums. The first album entitled 'Folkwit' was a home recorded lo-fi affair developed by Nick Butcher and John 'Gaff' Gaffan over a period of months of 'jamming' in Gaff's smoke-filled front room in a small terraced house in the Forest Fields area of Nottingham. At this point Nick wrote the songs and things were recorded using some pretty basic kit cobbled together by the pair which included a couple of cheap mics from the wonderful Maplins store.

Towards the end of these recording sessions, Liam Doona, (Nick's old friend and former musical collaborator) turned up on the doorstep with a grin on his face and a banjo in his hand. Enough said. Within minutes, Liam became the third member of this fledgling outfit.

'Folkwit' the album was never officially released but there are probably a few home-burnt copies floating around somewhere if they haven't been lost or binned.

Anyway, Liams arrival heralded a somewhat more focussed approach and the frequent jam sessions lead to a whole raft of new material and writing contributions from both Liam & Gaff. One evening while playing in Liam's attic, the trio were joined by cellist, composer and producer Chris Madin. Needless to say, a sufficiency of fine beer and spirits were quaffed in a session which extended late into the evening. Discussion turned to the idea of recording some of the new songs. To cut a very long story short, it was decided that an EP would be recorded in Ireland and produced by the aforementioned Chris.

And so it was, in July of 2003, all four jumped into Liam's 'Jeep' and headed off to a tiny cottage in the far West of Ireland near Castlebar, County Mayo. Driving through the night - guitars on the broken road. What had been intended to be a three-day break to record a couple of songs turned into one hell of a weekend which necessitated the consumption of ample quantities of Guiness to facilitate musical sessions long into the night.

Suprisingly, the boys came back with enough material to fill an album. Some of its songs, structured, rehearsed and methodically recorded, some of them free-form, live and improvised. The album, 'Fallen In Clover', was released in December 2003 on the newly created label Folkwit Records - yes that's right, if you didn't already know, Palava were responsible for the now long-established indie label.

The rest, I guess is history. Palava recorded another album 2 years later, again back in County Mayo with producer Chris Madin. The second album was called 'The Whitethorn Tree'.

The band continue to jam and play gigs although less frequently than a few years back. Liam has now relocated back to his native Ireland which does create some problems with getting the band together to rehearse! Nevertheless, a few dates were played by the original trio in Dublin and Belfast late in 2007 and Nick & Gaff make occassional appearances in the UK as a 2-piece. Last seen at The Grassroots Festival in September 2008.

There is talk of a 4th album but meanwhile, the band have decided to make all of their recordings to date available free to download for anyone who might be interested.

UPDATE - Palava are now rehearsing with Steve Church on fiddle - gigs to follow soon!

Listen to and download Palava's albums FREE at http://www.palava.co.uk

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Rue Royale

Rue Royale



Dec 15 2009 8:08 PM

We're playing tomorrow night in Nottingham at LEE ROSY'S TEA. Hope to you there!
Justin Kline

Justin Kline



Nov 24 2009 4:06 AM

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Nov 4 2009 10:12 PM

Thanks for all the support!

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Northern Quarter

Northern Quarter



Sep 3 2009 7:21 PM

Hi there our Nottingham friend! Just to let you know that Northern Quarter are appearing at the Bodega Social (http://thebodegasocialclub.co.uk) in Hockley on Monday 7th September at 8pm - We are supporting the Canadian band Ohbijou who are touring the UK. Hope you can make it. Cheers, Northern Quarter
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Aug 5 2009 11:04 AM

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Jun 19 2009 7:38 AM

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Cup of Tea Folk

Cup of Tea Folk



Jun 15 2009 9:06 AM

The Grey One

The Grey One



Jun 3 2009 4:20 PM

great music guys,any tentative dates yet?
Northern Quarter

Northern Quarter



Jan 24 2009 5:32 PM

Hello our Nottingham friend !

Just to let you know that we are playing at a Burns Night Special at the Running Horse on Alfreton Rd tomorrow night (Sunday 25th).

Doors open at 8pm and it will be £4 entry and there will be 4 acts playing:

8.
30pm – Matt Shephardson

9pm – The Rosellys

9.
30pm – Break with Burn’s Night Theme!

10pm - Becky Syson

10.
30pm – Nothern Quarter



Hope to see you there !

Cheers

Northern Quarter

www. northern-quarter. info



UPRIZINGS NEXT FATTY-19/12/09, NOT 2 B MIST!!!

UPRIZINGS NEXT FATTY-19/12/09, NOT 2 B MIST!!!



Jan 20 2009 5:00 PM

We're back on the monthly tip!!!!

We'll be every first Friday @ the legends bar from now till the summer!!

this one's gonna be a goody!



It'll be a fat night! With big rig, fat visuals and as usual a wicked vibe!

See you there!

Uprizing crew
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Oct 23 2008 12:14 PM

Next gig! Roots reggae for the masses!

Adam Leonard

Adam Leonard



Oct 5 2008 8:55 PM

Cheers for the request dudes!
Bill McConney

Bill McConney



Oct 5 2008 4:33 PM

thanks for the add....hope you enjoyed the songs - take care
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Sep 26 2008 4:24 PM

Hi guys, thanks for the friend request. What took you so long?!

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Noa Babayof

Noa Babayof



Jun 14 2008 5:45 AM

Hi,
I wanted to thank you for helping me reach the final stage of the ZigZag live competition.
Thanks to your support, the CMJ slot looks closer then ever.

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You can also click here to get directly to the link.

Thank you for your help and kind will
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Merlin

Merlin



Mar 9 2008 5:12 PM

Palava track 'Don't Turn The Radio Down' to be aired on Merlin's Magical Music Moments Wednesday 12th March 2008 20.30 - 22.00 pm GMT

Listen live by following the listen live link
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for your ease soundartfm are on my top 40 friends page. Don't forget to add Soundart fm as a friend.

The full play list for Wednesday's show now on my blog.

We look forward to your company.

Enjoy.

Merlin
Merlin

Merlin



Feb 12 2008 8:55 PM

Palava track 'Make Her Mine' to be aired on Merlin's Magical Music Moments Wednesday 13th February 2008 20.30 - 22.00 pm GMT

Listen live by following the listen live link
@ www.myspace.com/soundartfm
for your ease soundartfm are on my top 40 friends page. Full play list for this weeks show on my blog.

We look forward to your company.

Merlin
the sound of bailey

the sound of bailey



Apr 29 2007 4:12 PM

cheers Gaff i'm glad you like it i wasn't sure what you you think of drums on a bailey track but it's still got the same flavour

i'll be in notts in june hope to catch up again

Bailey
KneeKnees

KneeKnees



Apr 15 2007 6:56 AM

this is going to be a great night! hope to see you there if you can make it x.

Helen Chadwick

Helen Chadwick



Mar 12 2007 6:21 PM

Greetings all :o) Just realised no-one has left you any picture comments yet. My thinking cap is firmly attached, and hopefully some witty comments will appear on your pics soon ;o)
Hel x
FILLMORE SPIRITS

FILLMORE SPIRITS



Jan 28 2007 10:32 AM

Lovely sounds, keep em coming!
we have 4 new demos up for grabs, covering murder, true love, the lust of rock n roll and the mysterious end of a crop circle faker.
Thanks,
Phil Fillmore.
will

will



Jan 20 2007 1:34 PM

hi how ya doin? i have just uploaded four new tracks to my site and my debut album 'my wife and i' is now available on itunes through 'white label music'. hope you enjoy and thanks for your time.
take it easy,
cheers will..................
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