Patrick Briscoe

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Scars and Mountains

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Released: Jan 1, 2007

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Scars and Mountains
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Brighter Days
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Portrait of England
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On Hold
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Gone
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Genre: Acoustic / Folk / Indie
Location Manchester, UK
Profile Views: 29126
Last Login: 5/7/2011
Member Since 9/1/2005
Website http://www.patrickbriscoe.com
Record Label Cypress Grove
Type of Label Indie
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...... .. .. .. .... To find out more visit my website ..www.patrickbriscoe.com .. .... If you like what you hear please support new independant music by downloading a track or two, what the hell .. even buy an album. All the albums are released on our own label, and therefore we have control over such issues that can cause the environment damage. Hence you'll find these are printed on 100% recycled card and made with the utmost care.. no plastic in sight. We'll post worldwide. They're a beautiful thing!.... ..Support Patrick........ .... .. .. .. ............ .. ....BIOGRAPHY.... Born in Doncaster, England, Patrick's upbringing was nomadic to say the least. The son of a journalist and a piano teacher the family would live in eight different towns, five cities and three countries before he'd reach the age of seven. They settled for a short time on the outskirts of Manchester where Patrick began playing guitar and writing songs, by the time he was eleven an obsession with music was deep rooted. At eighteen a near fatal accident left him hospitalised for over 4 months and unable to walk for almost a year, through discomfort he was still able to work on his music. Patrick spent the 1990's in various bands on the Manchester circuit, culminating with some success playing support slots at some of the UK's most renowned venues. The groups recording however was limited to demoing for various major labels and Briscoe decided to return to being a solo musician. In the relatively short time as a solo artist he has already supported musicains such as Jose Gonzalez and Scott Matthews. He sites his influences as John Coltrane, Mozart, Mark Hollis, Beethoven, Robert Johnson and Miles Davis..... To find out more visit my website ..www.patrickbriscoe.com ..
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.. .... .. ......Colours Will Fly .. £12 ..+50p worldwide postage .. .. .. .. .. .. ......or download from .. .......... .. .... .. ......TimeKeeper .. £10 ..+50p worldwide postage.. .. .. .. .. ........or download from.. ...... .. .... ....Review excerpts...... Patrick Briscoe - Colours Will Fly (Cypress Grove).. "An understated gem of an album from a Manchester solo artist...dense and idiosyncratic guitar-picking. Briscoe is very much his own man... The guitar work is particularly striking, using non standard tunings, strange harmonies and mesmeric harp-like patterns of melody.".. Paul Taylor. Manchester Evening News.... "There's something in Briscoe's deeply melancholic timbre that recalls Talk Talk's Mark Hollis, and his penchant for building songs slowly rather than attacking a chorus is something to be treasured. ... his style as his lyrics are so informed by nature and the elements, you're aware that there are powerful forces guiding him.".. Lianne Steinberg. The Big Issue .... "...(Colours Will Fly) is an intimate and personal affair. The sparsity of arrangements, accomplished fingerstyle playing and lamenting vocals bring to mind Nick Drake and Martyn Joseph, while the addition of sad violin lines in several songs add a real beauty.".. Martyn Casserly. Acoustic Magazine .... "On "Scars And Mountains" his light picks are bolstered by an almost orchestral twang and strum of accompanying strings. "Another Country" is both beautiful and quite masculine in equal measures with its string accompaniment and "Portrait Of England" is a folk song in the truest sense, evoking nationalistic pride and the lost rural and industrialised England of yesteryear - a highlight. "Colours Will Fly" is both breathtaking and full of heartfelt intentions, informed by wonderful guitar playing and Briscoe's soothing narrative.".. J.A. Manchester Music .... "Raising the banner for Manchester folk...clean sounds, austere beauty, quiet reflection, stoic. The acoustic guitar as a machine to produce lyrical music like a restrained Fahey....due regard to tradition, own identity, no slave to genre.".. David Cowling. Americana-UK .... "...a Jackson Pollock approach to the guitar. There's a surfeit of ideas thrown down and against the odds a melody emerges. Proof of how good songwriting will always win the day. He's a romantic, a realist and a rare talent.".. David Kushar. Spiralearth.co.uk .... "It is difficult to understand why at the point of the release of his second album, Briscoe is still largely an unknown. His talent is surely deserving of much wider recognition, and given the quality of 'Colours Will Fly,' perhaps this album could be the catalyst which ensures this is forthcoming.".. Brian Raghoobur Is This Music? .... "("Colours Will Fly") enjoys a technical ability that needs to be asked no questions, yet it's the refined lyrics which draw out the full worth... Lyrics that strike a chord with their universally touching appeal, .. intoned vocals that calm and swell in nature,.. the lone guitar rings out not missing accompaniment...,packed with the type of delicate strokes that add a wealth to the English acoustic-folk scene... Nick Guy This is Fake DIY .... "..reviews of "Colours Will Fly" by Patrick Briscoe drops Nick Drake, which for me is far too lazy. Briscoe is a very different creature and has come armed with a very accomplished long player."Colours Will Fly" locates a space vacated by Jose Gonzales .. and the quiet reverie of Fred Neil and Bert Jansch. Where many modern folk singers try to emulate the sounds of Island Pink and the like, it would seem that Briscoe is brave enough to make something that is very modern. What I mean is that Briscoe has made an album that is comfortable in its own skin. This album resides in smoky rooftops and rainy cobbles. It's great to hear an artist proudly... but quietly... singing for the North.".. Mof Gimmers Electric Roulette .... Briscoe is just as skilled as Drake at the acoustic guitar and sometimes matches him for verse. "Portrait of England" is a beautiful Larkin like reverie and "Just Drifting" is a charming song of beautiful simplicity... Manjo About the Music .... ..Scars and Mountains...... .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. ..