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The Unthanks
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Northumberland
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   The Unthanks: General Info
Member Since3/8/2006
Band Websitethe-unthanks.com
Band MembersRACHEL UNTHANK - Voice, Cello and Feet BECKY UNTHANK - Voice, Autoharp Feet NIOPHA KEEGAN - Fiddle and Voice ADRIAN MCNALLY - Piano, Drums, Dulcitone, Marimba, Autoharp, Tuned Percussion, Voice CHRIS PRICE - Guitar, Bass, Ukelele, Dulcitone
InfluencesMam and Dad Unthank! All the floor singers and folk we have seen sing in our lives, The Keelers, The Wilsons, The Waterson/Carthys, Joni Mitchell, Sandra & Nancy Kerr, the Stewarts, Voice Squad, CBS, The Elliots of Birtley, Nick Drake, Dylan, Young, Robert Wyatt, Steve Reich, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Sufjan Stevens, Lau, Joan As Policewoman, Jon Redfern, Alasdair Roberts, Ben Folds, Bonnie Prince Billy, Regina Spektor, Anthony & The Johnsons, Chris Wood, Billy Holliday, Miles Davis. As Louis Armstrong said, "all music is folk music, I ain't never heard a horse sing a song"!
Sounds LikeFollowing on from their Mercury Prize nomination, Geordie folk inventors Rachel Unthank & The Winterset are back with a name tweak (The Unthanks), revised line-up and a brand new album Here’s The Tender Coming (EMI) that rests not one jot on the incomparable sound that has earned them admirers from the ranks of Radiohead, Portishead, Robert Wyatt, Ben Folds, Nic Jones, Ewan McGregor and Nick Hornby.
Record LabelRabbleRouser Music / EMI Records
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Mar 17 2010 9:00P
Rough Trade 2010 SXSW Showcase @ Emo’s Jr AUSTIN, Texas
Mar 18 2010 11:00P
SXSW All Music Is World Music @ Momo’s AUSTIN, Texas
Mar 19 2010 12:00P
LOOKING FOR A NEW ENGLAND SXSW SHOWCASE @ St David’s Bethel Hall Church AUSTIN, Texas
Mar 20 2010 1:30P
SXSW BOOTLEG BBQ WITH MOJO MAGAZINE @ Mean Eyed Cat AUSTIN, Texas
Mar 24 2010 8:00P
Centenary Centre PEEL,, Isle Of Man
Mar 25 2010 8:00P
Black Box Belfast
Mar 26 2010 8:00P
The Pavillion Cork
Mar 27 2010 8:00P
Roisin Dubh Galway
Mar 28 2010 8:00P
Whelans Dublin
Apr 10 2010 9:00P
Nalen Stockholm, SWEDEN
Apr 12 2010 8:00P
Blæst Trondheim, NORWAY
Apr 13 2010 8:00P
Blaa Oslo, NORWAY
Apr 14 2010 8:00P
Rust Copenhagen, DENMARK
Apr 15 2010 8:00P
Café von Hatten Randers,DENMARK
Apr 16 2010 8:00P
Paradiso Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS
Apr 18 2010 8:00P
Botanique Bruxelles, BELGIUM
Apr 19 2010 8:00P
Kulturkirche Cologne, GERMANY
Apr 20 2010 8:00P
Uebel & Gefaerlich Hamburg, GERMANY
Apr 21 2010 8:00P
Postbanhof Berlin, GERMANY
Apr 22 2010 8:00P
Karlstorbahnhof Heidelberg, GERMANY
Apr 23 2010 8:00P
Ampere Munich, GERMANY
Apr 24 2010 8:00P
Kino Ebensee Ebensee, AUSTRIA
Apr 25 2010 8:00P
Haus der Musik Wien, AUSTRIA
Apr 27 2010 8:00P
Viper Theatre Florence, ITALY
Apr 28 2010 8:00P
Circolo degli Artisti Rome, ITALY
Apr 29 2010 8:00P
Auditorium S. Francesso Castelfidardo, ITALY
May 1 2010 8:00P
Bergenfest Bergen, NORWAY
May 3 2010 8:00P
Bataclan supporting Tindersticks Paris, FRANCE
May 4 2010 8:00P
Fleche D’Or Paris, FRANCE
May 5 2010 8:00P
TBA Valencia, SPAIN
May 6 2010 8:00P
Sala Heineken Madrid, SPAIN
May 7 2010 8:00P
La Fabrica de Chocolate Vigo, SPAIN
May 8 2010 8:00P
Theatro Circa Braga, PORTUGAL
May 9 2010 8:00P
Music Academy Hall Espinho, PORTUGAL
May 10 2010 8:00P
Centro Cultural Olga Cavadal Sintra, PORTUGAL
May 22 2010 8:00P
Acoustic Festival of Britain Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
May 23 2010 8:00P
Wood Festival Oxfordshire
May 24 2010 8:00P
St Georges Church BRIGHTON
May 25 2010 8:00P
The Brook SOUTHAMPTON
May 26 2010 8:00P
Brudenell Social Club LEEDS
May 28 2010 8:00P
The Lowry MANCHESTER
May 29 2010 8:00P
Civic Hall BARNSLEY
May 30 2010 8:00P
Evolution Festival NEWCASTLE
May 31 2010 8:00P
Wesley Methodist Church Leigh on Sea, ESSEX
Jun 1 2010 8:00P
Union Chapel LONDON
Jun 2 2010 8:00P
Bath International Festival BATH
Jun 3 2010 8:00P
Lemon Tree ABERDEEN
Jun 4 2010 8:00P
Queens Hall EDINBURGH
Jun 5 2010 8:00P
Live Theatre NEWCASTLE
Jun 6 2010 3:00P
Live Theatre, Matinee Show NEWCASTLE
Jun 6 2010 8:00P
Live Theatre, Evening Show NEWCASTLE
Jun 24 2010 8:00P
Plough Arts Centre Great Torrington ,DEVON
Jun 25 2010 8:00P
The Watermark Ivybridge, DEVON
Jun 26 2010 8:00P
GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL GLASTONBURY
Jun 29 2010 8:00P
THE UNTHANKS USA AND CANADA TOUR Approx June 29 - approx July 20 details TBA
Jul 16 2010 8:00P
THE UNTHANKS FESTIVAL SEASON UK Festivals
Jul 17 2010 8:00P
BRAMPTON LIVE Brampton
Jul 18 2010 8:00P
LARMER TREE FESTIVAL Nr. Salisbury
Jul 31 2010 8:00P
CAMBRIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL Cambridge
Aug 1 2010 8:00P
CAMBRIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL Cambridge
Aug 2 2010 8:00P
SNAPE PROMS Suffolk
Aug 20 2010 8:00P
GREEN MAN FESTIVAL Brecon Beacons
Aug 20 2010 8:00P
INNERLEITHEN FOLK FESTIVAL Scotland
Sep 3 2010 8:00P
MOSELEY FOLK FESTIVAL Moseley
Sep 11 2010 8:00P
END OF THE ROAD FESTIVAL Dorset
Sep 12 2010 8:00P
ST IVES SEPTEMBER FESTIVAL St Ives

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   About The Unthanks
THE 40-DATE UK 'HERE'S THE TENDER COMING' TOUR On Oct 10th, The Unthanks tour their new album as a 10-piece, a kalaedescope of sound that will include voices, piano, dulcitone, marimba, double bass, guitar, drums, fiddle, string quartet, trumpet, trombone, autoharp, mandolin and ukelele. HERE'S THE TENDER COMING The new album by The Unthanks, released Sept 14th (RabbleRouser Music/EMI Records) "Absolutely exquisite. A real work of art. I will be playing it least forever" Paul Morley "an exquisite mixture of light and dark, instinct and artistry" **** Neil Spencer, Uncut

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David Marlowe

David Marlowe



Mar 19 2010 6:46 PM

the constant drone.

I hear it in my sleep
waking to the city
above all things
droning through
like a constant thought
of dread

then it is familiar
and i am restored to myself
it is the noise of lifes
industries and cars
journeys to work on rail
with the odd student,
and all that that holds
in the travellers psyche

I once or thrice slept on a beach
France, Spain,Goa too
and the drone disintigrated
and fled in atoms to the nearest city
instead I heard a song of waves
lapping up the shore
and the milk of my tears.

Zelia Fonseca

Zelia Fonseca



Mar 17 2010 6:08 PM

Hi, thanks for the add, great tunes, maybe I'll see you in Heidelberg, all the best, Zelia
ANDY HILL Singer-Songwriter

ANDY HILL   Singer-Songwriter



Mar 16 2010 10:06 PM

Thanks for the add.  Love your singing.
Regards
Andy.
Reachback - NEW SHOWS LISTED!!!!!!

Reachback - NEW SHOWS LISTED!!!!!!
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Mar 16 2010 9:06 AM

Heyy, hows it going?! We're Reachback, a 4 piece, girl fronted, pop/punk rock band from Loughton, Essex :) We hope you like our music, and make sure you let us know what you think! You had a good day? Craig, Reachback X
Robert Merey

Robert Merey



Mar 7 2010 8:27 PM

..Happy holiday!
Sara

Sara



Mar 4 2010 1:20 PM

I love your music and think you sound like angels.
Rosalie Parker

Rosalie Parker



Feb 28 2010 4:27 PM

Good luck with the globe-trotting.
Rosalie xxx
Gundameadle Palmer Jr. III

Gundameadle Palmer Jr. III



Feb 28 2010 3:15 PM

Appreciate the add... hope all is well in your world...

Gundameadle 
Francis

Francis



Feb 27 2010 11:48 AM

I dreamed about you guys last night.
It went like this: There was a big party at the neighbors. All The Unthanks were there. Rachel came over (looking great, but at least 48 I might add,) and sat down to chat. We were talking about out mutual admiration for The Be Good Tanyas. Rachel said "I'd love to work with their cornet player" (I assume she meant Olu Dara). I said "I bet they're fans of yours... why don't you ask them?" She then went on to tell me about her day job: compiling statistics about prisons & orphanages. She said it could be very dangerous work... she'd been threatened on one or two occasions not to reveal certain things.
Then the neighbor came out with a beautiful chocolate reindeer he'd made for his wife.
Go figure.
Austin

Austin



Feb 26 2010 5:03 PM

I love your music. Looking forward to seeing you LIVE 19.04 in Köln. You'll recognise me - I'll surely be the only one wearing the Northumbrian Kilt! Thanks for the add.
The Cherrychords

The Cherrychords



Feb 25 2010 9:46 PM


We love your music, the Sea Song just got us! Unbelieavably sweet and straight from the heart. Guess Robert would be very proud of you when hearing it. Keep up that magic and all the best to you sisters!

E'n'N

Sheedyfrost

Sheedyfrost



Feb 16 2010 1:54 PM

Welcome Unthanks to the world of sheedyfrost (Two new Tracks up for fun and frolics)......may whatever your dream may be become reality....at some point in time!

Peace!
Paul and Vincent!
Mothers Jam

Mothers Jam



Feb 16 2010 11:47 AM

They've sold out of 'Here's the tender coming' in Coventry and Leamington. The guy at hmv tells me I'll have to wait till later this week. It's like being 7 and waiting for Christmas! The guy at hmv didn't look anything like Santa though.
Michael

Michael Jaeschke



Feb 10 2010 1:33 PM

..Looking forward seeing you in Cologne!
Greetings from snowy Rhineland,
Michael
Emma Kirchen

Emma Kirchen



Feb 5 2010 8:07 PM

Thanks for adding me!
thefancydressparty

thefancydressparty



Jan 31 2010 10:24 PM

Beautiful.
Northumberland, what a majestical county.
Though I recently wrote off my car in that wild land :(
Thank you for what you do. A really wonderful discovery.

Folk and Roll love from Essex.

You should come and play down here one day, we can show Essex its not all Boy Racers and Drum N' Bass.

God Bless you.

Trefor x
Nomar

Nomar



Jan 31 2010 6:43 PM

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I hope that you had a wonderful weekend. Let me just simply say; There are gifts of many treasures for both the young and old, from the tiniest little trinkets to great boxes filled with gold. But, put them all together and they could not stand in lieu, of the greatest gift of all; THE GIFT OF KNOWING YOU. Thank you for sharing your wonderful site and sounds. Nomar

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Tea and Biscuits presents

Tea and Biscuits presents



Jan 29 2010 1:25 PM




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You gotta get it!!

TxBx  xx
Rhy

Rhy



Jan 29 2010 9:41 AM

Salut !!
Thanks for the add
Iris Porturas

Iris Porturas



Jan 29 2010 7:02 AM

Hei

Har lagt ut ny sang på myspace, tatt opp og produsert i Bishop Studio. Det hadde gledet meg veldig hvis dere tok turen innom for å høre.

Iris 
César Federico Tomasella

César Tomasella



Jan 28 2010 11:36 PM

thanks for the add
Nice music
Greeting
César Federico Tomasella

César Tomasella



Jan 28 2010 11:36 PM

thanks for the add
Nice music
Greeting
Andrea

Andrea



Jan 28 2010 11:21 PM

Great!!! The best cd of 2010!!!
Kike Hernández

Kike Hernández



Jan 26 2010 12:19 AM

..Te invito a escuchar mi nuevo tema en youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E01RKUB-aFE

jimm zorn

jimm zorn



Jan 25 2010 2:59 PM

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