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the low countries
Acoustic / Folk / Pop

indie-folk folk



Lancaster, Northwest
United Kingdom

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Member Since1/23/2006
Band Websitewww.myspace.com/thelowcountries
Band MembersNigel Parrington, Els D'hooge and Wes Martin. tlc
Influencesfolk radio, fermented hops, generations come and gone...
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Sounds LikeSundial sun 'handmaid's blush'
Record LabelNub Country Records
Type of LabelIndie


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   About the low countries
"Before The Wicker Man came...the failing of the strains"

an imaginary soundtrack by The Low Countries out now on iTunes & Amazon

Buy CD Here
Download from iTunes HERE or at Amazon.com HERE

debut album 'hypericum perforatum' still available

Buy CD Here DOWNLOAD IT ON AMAZON HERE or click on the photo!

'Indie folk at it's best with a home grown realism...I love it'

The Low Countries - hypericum perforatum
FolkRadio.co.uk - Wednesday, 05 March 2008

"english psyche pop folk masterpiece - syd barrett meets nick drake with glorious beatles harmonies and northern wit - album of the year - " MBop Magazine

“..The Low Countries: splendid melancholia which sounds like a North Country version of Golden Smog or Josh Rouse. Nigel Parrington is definitely onto something” Howard Byrom, The Guardian 4 05 07

"Really tasty stuff - a little beauty!!" Peter J Brown aka toxic pete (www.toxicpete.co.uk)

"Beautiful South meets Richard Thompson...really fine mellow tunes" Fresh Air FM

'shades of Ryan Adams...Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris...elsewhere Tell Her could be lifted from the Beatles' back catalogue...' www.folking.com

'warm acoustic-based americana-infused blend of classic songwriting. Melodies, harmonies, middle-eights and banjo combine to soothe your weary heads' Opposite of Robot Promotions

Indie Music Lounge 'Artist of the Month'

'Outstandingly good..' the hairless heart herald

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Niamh Starky

Niamh Starky



Nov 19 2009 2:01 PM

name a song, any song. x
Marc Nellis

Marc Nellis



Nov 13 2009 1:06 AM

a journey. had it in my head for 2 days and now been able to hear it. fantastic track. good work
Richard Davis

Richard Davis



Nov 12 2009 7:28 PM


 

Lancaster Music co-op

Lancaster Music co-op



Nov 10 2009 9:38 PM

 2010 sees the 25th anniversary of Lancaster Musicians' Co-op! And to celebrate we want to make the co-op better than ever by improving facilities, providing more and better equipment for it's users and generally celebrating in a kick ass way! But the co-op needs YOUR help!
Please help us out by joining our Facebook group to catch up on the latest news, see photos from over the years, exchange ideas, get involved in next year's improvement campaign as well as find out about benefit gigs and parties!

We want to make the co-op an amazing place to rehearse and record and we would like to thank everyone for their support over the last 25 years! X
PS PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD LIKE PEANUT BUTTER!
Opposite Of Robot

Opposite Of Robot



Nov 6 2009 1:01 PM

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Niamh Starky

Niamh Starky



Sep 28 2009 2:31 PM

oh no, well i will record a cover of 'if only' and send you it :)
Niamh Starky

Niamh Starky



Sep 28 2009 12:14 PM

your cover of 'morecambe' was just lovely, and my favourite cover last night xx
Diversity FM

Diversity FM



Sep 13 2009 6:33 PM

Hello from Diversity FM,
Send any promo/demo CDs to:
Diversity FM,
Co YMCA Lancaster & District,
Heart of the City,
Fleet Square, Lancaster,
Lancashire, LA1 1HA.
with thanks from Diversity FM.
The Cidershed

Ryan Burnard



Aug 12 2009 11:36 AM

Thanks for addding us.. Nice sounds. Cheers from all at The Cidershed, Norwich.
Opposite Of Robot

Opposite Of Robot



Jun 2 2009 12:51 PM

Thanks for playing a great set on Sunday night, great stuff!

See you on Thursday, R
House Concert European Hub

House Concert European Hub



May 15 2009 3:27 PM

Thanks for joining, good to have you with us on this, please post a page with us www.houseconcert.eu and invite any house concerts, folk songwriters and open mic clubs and fans, we will accept American/Canadian House concerts as non featured members and add their URL to the Links page, infact any one you think could add to this community, particularly that friend in Europe with the big old front room who loves live music.
hedge

hedge



May 6 2009 4:16 PM

May 15th

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May 24th Special

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Opposite Of Robot

Opposite Of Robot



Apr 24 2009 4:52 PM

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April Maybe May (ex-Fallen Leaves)

April Maybe May (ex-Fallen Leaves)



Apr 24 2009 8:56 AM

The new songs are really good, enjoying them lots.
New CD?
Pascal

Pascal



Apr 13 2009 4:05 PM

Bonjour
Thanks for the friendly add
beautiful music and songs
Best wishes from France
Pascal
Stuart Anthony

Stuart Anthony



Apr 4 2009 11:39 AM

Mark Dignam

Mark Dignam



Mar 31 2009 8:55 PM

LIVE MIC WEEKEND



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sjofn

sjofn



Mar 7 2009 9:25 PM

i enjoyed listening to your clips but as soon as i begin to have a feel for the song it's over
Niamh Starky

Niamh Starky



Feb 3 2009 2:27 PM

richard askam.
hedge

hedge



Nov 15 2008 5:26 PM

Joanne Levey "Songs My Father Taught Me"

Joanne Levey "Songs My Father Taught Me"



Nov 12 2008 10:10 AM

Halloo!! xx
Seahouse Records

Seahouse Records



Nov 7 2008 12:32 AM

Hello you three, thank you so much for your performance at The Cinema Room tonight, it was the best we've seen you. Look forward to many more, hopefully with film too.
See you at the Dickinson Day! xx
KiSS the cold

Anna Friewald



Oct 29 2008 1:28 AM

Hello m'dears was fantastic to see you all in your element at the Gregson. Me and Tree had an awsome time. We will try and make your other gigs as much as possible, Keswick sounds like a possibility. If we can find somewhere to camp out then no probs. Best of luck...xx
Jimmy Dowling

Jimmy Dowling



Oct 27 2008 9:58 AM

Happy to be friends – much appreciated.
Hope you had a chance to check out a few of my tunes!
Jo Gillot

Jo Gillot



Oct 19 2008 2:23 PM

Hi guys! Congrats on a successful album launch. Lovely stuff. Thanks for having me and my instruments along.
J x
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