Andrea Garland: Vocals, Autoharp, Thumb Cymbals, pain and suffering; Katrina Dixon: Banjo, Vocals, Dulcimer book of abstract tunings; Matt Scragg: Bass Guitar, general stoicism; Kevin Younger: Lead Guitar, Keyboards, cool reserve; AJW Bourton: Guitar, Keyboards, sleep therapy. Chris Everett Mandolinical musings ,Mr Paddy Pulzer Drums traps skins and cool collectivity and Mr Shohei Kawamoto, brass, reeds and occasional jazz bagpipes, mr grant gordon keyboards and yes style posturing.
Influences
The Byrds, The Copper family, The Carter Family, WCPAEB, Axelrod, Free Design, English Folk, Loving Spoonful, American Folk, Soul, Jazz, Rythmn and Blues, Bossa Nova
Sounds Like
(allegedley) Broadcast meets the Carter Family (we didnt say that the wonderful Pete Heligar did )
From the kitchen of a small terraced house in the woody lanes of South Hackney village, a group of like minded individuals got together to form a musical collective in an attempt to play the kind of sounds that they wanted to hear.
Moving on from these monthly kitchen jamborees, they have moved out of their village confines and are now haunting the concert halls and ale houses of this great smokey metropolis we call home.
The Garden City Project have battled collective laziness, general inertia and the grind of our capitalist society to entertain their friends, themselves and other like minded individuals with a bitter sweet blend of folksy soul bossa nova psych.
The past year has seen a grand number of performances and the establishment of a new monthly folk night and residency at MY AUTUMN ALMANAC at the Apple Tree public house in Mount Pleasant WC1; tired of waiting for promotors and the bovine taste of the powers that be, The GCP put on shows with bands they like for people they like, nothing more nothing less.
"its like the good life ...applied to a band".
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Hey ho, am just wondering about the 9th July.. Do u guys use a keyboard? I was wondering if I could borrow one or something for my set, as I'm bus-ing it down to Londres.. No worries if not mind. Love, x
what? the folk! gets under way at Odd Bar in the northern quarter on sunday 11th May then each first sunday of the month thereafter. From 8pm, Entry is FREE so get there early. jambone x
Solid Earth and what? the folk present: beats, roots and leaves, an eight hour charity session of musical goodness at Manchester’s best pub in nearly the countryside: Jackson’s Boat in Sale Water Park. All proceeds to MSF in Darfur.
what? the folk! returns to the city centre in the brand new evirons of the deaf institute. running monthly and serving up fine fresh & folkly filth under whatever banner you wish to label it.
message back with names for cheap guest list entry(3 quid). ah bless
