RACHEL 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
Influences
Mam 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"!
Following 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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
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!
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.
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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