Angela Smith - Lead Vocals & Percussion
Josh Notting - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Stomp Box & Foot Tambourine
Influences
Led Zeppelin, Jigzag, Stringmansassy, Love, Tony Joe White, Crowded House, Eric Clapton, Alcohol, Stevie Ray Vaughan, A Perfect Circle, The Tea Party, Powderfinger, Dave Flower Band, Family & Friends, George, Evanescence, Fleetwood Mac, Sunsets, Eagles, Tori Amos, Nice Swimming Holes, Aretha Franklin, Jeff Lang, Josh Notting, Angela Smith.
Swoon Youtube videos of Talk All You Want & Beautiful Man
Swoon with Tully & Bruce Mathiske at the Yunguburra FF 08' performing Watch Out
For bookings and info contact us at:
mail at swoonmusic dot net
Some info on our debut album 'Kindred'
Released 13th December 2008
Kindred is Swoon's debut album and was recorded in Melbourne at Dog & Bear Studios by Steve Vella. It is 13 of their best tracks and they all just sound so damn good. In a stylish 4 panel cardboard digipack with beautiful original artwork by Sarah Pratt and a booklet full of artwork and lyrics. Everybody needs a copy for their homes and cars.
Featuring
- Angela Smith on Lead Vocals and Percussion
- Josh Notting on Acoustic Guitar, Backup Vocals, StompBox and Foot Tamborine
- Liz Frencham (Jigzag, Frencham Smith, Dev'lish Mary) on Double Bass tracks 6 and 12.
- Peter Vidaveloo (Jugularity) on drums and percussion tracks 3, 6 and 7.
To purchase a copy securely over our website click here
Track Listing
1. Kindred
2. Baby's Comin' Home
3. Watch Out
4. Talk All You Want
5. Alec & Edna
6. Beautiful Man
7. Paradise
8. The Credit Or The Blame
9. River To The Sea
10. Free Tonight
11. I Can't Fall
12. There Is Only Love
13. Give In To Me
"Swoon make music that takes your heart, dances with it then puts it back beating stronger than ever"*. A dynamic Contemporary Rockin’ Folk duo who write and perform a range of material from danceable high energy Rockin’ Folk, to tender ballads, humorous dittys and their brand of blues based acoustic rock. Josh plays an acoustic guitar with some effects and loops, sings backup vocals and plays the stomp box and foot tambourine. He provides the driving rhythms, wailing solos and catchy guitar accompaniment that Angela Smith (lead vocals and percussion) lays over her strong beautiful voice and master shaker playing. Influenced by their own Kindred, Love, Led Zeppelin and Jigzag, Swoon’s music is joyous, unpretentious and refreshing.
Starting up in July 2006 their magical songwriting partnership and passionate onstage delivery has seen them go from strength to strength. Playing support for Powderfinger & Silverchair on the Across the Great Divide Tour, Glen Shorrock (LRB), Deborah Conway, Andrew Morris, Dave Flower and well known Australian folk act Jigzag. The festival credits to their name are the Yungaburra (Far Nth QLD) 08, 09, Palm Creek (North QLD) 08, Wintermoon (The Whitsundays) 08, 09 and Springfest (The Whitsundays) 07, folk festivals.
In August 2008 Swoon recorded their debut album ‘Kindred’ at Dog & Bear Studios in Melbourne which is receiving airplay on Triple J and many community stations across oz. Their excellent live show has been delighting audiences up and down the East Coast with over 7 months on the road during 2009 and no plans to slow down.
They are currently touring, making friends, writing and loving every minute of their experience in this beautiful country.
Debut Album 'Kindred' and heaps of other Swooniness available at www.swoonmusic.net check it out!
Some kind words:
Palm Creek Folk Festival 2008 (North Queensland) was delighted to have Swoon (Josh Notting and Angela Smith) from Mackay perform on the Saturday night, a popular night for festival audiences to let their hair down. Josh and Ange captivated the crowd at once. Strong, vibrant vocals coupled with energetic, resonant guitar make this duo's sound amazingly powerful. A dynamic mix of upbeat and melodious songs underpinned their great performance. Bronwyn Todd
Program Director of Palm Creek Folk Festival
Hi, what time does the open mic session finish on saturday's, just wonding as I work until 4.00pm I would love to come and sing sometime. I would be good if it was on Saturday night. destiny x
I hope the tour is going great. Sorry to be missing you at Blackheath tonight. I'd hoped to be there but have to see a man about a dog. I am playing there in November, always a lovely audience.
I hope it's a fun gig for you and that you're both going wonderfully,
Hi Swoon, It is great to hear from you. We too - look forward to catching up with you both again!! Love your music. We are all well. Busy playing and singing at some fun gigs which is good. Talk again soon. Cheers. Tracey,Rob,Dave and Phil. THE BUSHFIRE BAND. www.bushfireband.com.au
Thanks for adding Sounds Original as a friend. I wondered do you write and perform your own songs?
Perhaps then
you might be interested in performing your songs at 'Sounds Original'. The performance schedule for our next concert at 2pm this Sunday, June 28, is already filled. However, you are welcome to perform at next month's concert scheduled at 2pm Sunday, July 26, at the Redland IndigiScapes
Centre, 17 Runnymede Road, Capalaba. Future SO events will be held
every fourth Sunday of the month at 2pm.
Thanks again for contacting Sounds Original.
Best Wishes, Aislinn Sharp Founder of Sounds Original
really nice to hear from u guys, how is it all going? Yeah, everything is good in these parts. Feeling good again post accident - looking to play gigs again real soon :). Hope u guys are well, will catch in August for sure.
Hello swooniferous lovlies. I have emailed Folk Rag to finally get your CD review (from 6 months ago)in for August also lifted the local gigs off your website and asked if they could be included. Fingers crossed this promotion stuff happens! See you in August Jules
Just got an email from Michael and the review is in the July folk rag-he was too quick for me. But thats probably better anyway. Let me know if you pick up anymore gigs down here in August OK? It would be good to have some publicity in August while you are here. Jules
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