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Salt and Blue

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Released: Dec 21, 2006
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  • Genre: Acoustic / Experimental / Folk

    Location Crystal Palace, London and South East, UK

    Profile Views: 19975

    Last Login: 8/30/2011

    Member Since 3/28/2006

    Type of Label Major

  • Bio

    "WHEN the sea is everywhere.. from horizon to horizon .... when the salt and blue.. fill a circle of horizons .... I swear again how I know.. the sea is older than anything else.. and the sea younger than anything else.".. .. from "North Atlantic", Carl Sandburg, 1922 .. ..South London duo Salt & Blue are multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Jessica, described by Nigel Eaton as “one of the best hurdy-gurdy players in Britain, with a superb driving style”, and the uniquely haunting cellist Jakob. Together they have been described as spine-tingling and hypnotic... .. Salt & Blue’s inspiration derives from many sources: Jessica’s love of traditional music from England, France and Eastern Europe; Jakob’s Icelandic heritage, and the passion that both of them have for all forms of contemporary music. Taking its cue from the hurdy-gurdy, their music is primarily drone-based, and explores both traditional and original material, with unconventional use of instruments and voice... .. If you would like to be added to the mailing list for gig news etc, please send a message. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....
  • Members

    Jakob - cello.. Jessica - hurdy-gurdy, vocals, mandolin, melodeon.... We are based in South London.
  • Influences

    Folk music from the UK, France, Iceland, Eastern Europe and places we dreamed about once; Whirling Pope Joan (and anything else involving Nigel Eaton), Björk, Norbert Pignol, Radiohead, The Cocteau Twins, The Silly Sisters, Blue Nile, seal noises, drone-based music from anywhere, rooms with nice acoustics, myths, legends and fairytales.
  • Sounds Like

    Comments after Offline gig:.... ’Spine tingling’.. ’Absolutely beautiful’.. ’Amazing’.. ’A voice like an angel. Moving and brilliant - and this is from a long-term folkophobe. Beautiful.’.. ’Salt and Blue made me go all funny and a bit tearful in parts. That sound is bizarre but beautiful.’.. ’WOW what a truly amazing voice.’.. ’Absolutely blown away by Salt & Blue. I’d never heard a hurdy gurdy before, like some magical musical knitting machine or something, really moving, and combined with the cello, just so brilliant, so evocative of nature and earthy goodness and felt kind of timeless.’.. ’Brought a tear to my eye. What a wonderful voice!!!!’..

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  • Julie D. Grasty


    Hello,How are you ?

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  • Julie D. Grasty



    Hey,How are you todady .i love you space fans.

    2 years ago
  • Club Integral

    Thursday 14th October - The Club Integral Radio Show 
    8:00 - 9:00 PM on Resonance 104.4 fm or at www.resonancefm.com
    featuring music from the Club Integral archive and upcoming performers, plus a short documentary on the great lost second album of Murphy No Geisha.


    Friday 15th October
    The Grosvenor, 17 Sydney Road, Stockwell, SW9 
    8:30 PM until late
    Entry £7/£5
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  • Sourdeline

    Hello Salt and Blue

      Sourdeline's music FIRST EVER REISSUE by Guerssen
      both in CD and LP.

      Les disques de Sourdeline "La Reine Blanche"(1976)
      et "Jeanne d'Aymé"(1978) viennent d'être réédités
      pour la première fois en CD et en vinyle par Guerssen.

     


       

      RETROUVEZ NOTRE MUSIQUE SUR:http://www.guerssen.com



    Thanks for your support.  Amitié from Sourdeline


    2 years ago
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    To all our worldwide Balkan Lover friends... here's a tasty something for you!
    The Best from the London & UK scene!

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    Please comment back. We'd love to have your feedback.

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  • Courtney BRandewIe

    Enjoying your music.

    2 years ago
  • Club Integral

    8th July 2010, 8:30 PM
    Club Integral @ The Grosvenor
    17 Sydney Street, Stockwell, London SW9 OTP - £7/5
    Michael Ray and Dave Davis of Sun Ra Arkestra with Echo City, Sound of the Sun with Atsuko Kamura, Pipers Son, Doomed Bird of Providence + a presentation by Duncan Reekie of Exloding Cinema, DJ Chris Cornetto and live video mixing from Jaime Rory Lucie aka Rucksack Cinema


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  • Courtney BRandewIe

    Thanks for the add

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