The Maple Trail consists of....
Aidan Roberts - vocals, guitars, hamonica, piano, trumpets, washing machine, kitchen floor etc;
Danny Holdsworth - Drums, vocals, guitars, bells etc;
Pip Smith - vocals, alto sax, percussion, etc;
'Crazy' Ben Pattinson - piano-accordian, vocals;
Doug Wright - casiotone, trumpet, accordian, laptop, autoharp, vocals;
Jonathon Desmond Miller - bass guitar, vocals, violin;
and a rotating roster of talent, like a commune...
Influences
Voices, Guitars, Harmonies, Noisy Things, Harsh Climates and Good Records
Sounds Like
Lots of stringed and percussion instruments and voices and noisy bits, airplanes, shrieking birds, nice soft rain, some clanging here and there, and hopefully, a good record.
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Somewhere in the Blue Mountains, just outside of Sydney, Australia, lives Aidan Roberts, 28 years old. He is the primary songwriter, singer and instrumentalist for his pet folk-rock project, The Maple Trail .
The Maple Trail is something of a personal odyssey, a musical journey that has traversed the ravines of Sydney's metropolitan limits and rearticulated itself across hundreds of hours of tape and performances.
With the release of the ethereal New York EP (BSR004) in September 2007, Aidan and his consort of harmonium, accordion, saxophone and mandolin-touting friends toured throughout 2008 to promote their first full-length release:
Dirty Echo Spark (BSR005) Out NOW on Broken Stone Records and Green/MGM
For up to date information about The Maple Trail, click here
Or visit Broken Stone Records
Just letting you know, my EP "Imaginary Mind" has finally arrived! It can be bought from my website for $10, which is found on my page, and along with that i have also uploaded two songs from it! So please have a listen if you have time, would be great to hear what you think!
Ever wondered what to do in the event of a nuclear threat?
A while ago I found stuff that inspired me to make this film:
Living Under the Shadow of the Nuclear Umbrella
Both artistic (ensure you get the background music!) and educational, it primarily comprises official British government civil defence advice.
Though source materials are quite aged, much remains relevant today.
I encourage all to visit the YouTube page to learn more (Show support! Rate! Comment!) and responsibly circulate as widely as possible, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaIim3Rj7L4
Good to have you as a friend! So great to see the internet in action this way, shortening distances between people.
I hope all's well with you and that you enjoy checking out my web site some time.
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Aidan! - Yes! I am coming. However, i have $20 to last me until Tuesday morning when the centrelink payments go through.
Still, i refuse to miss such an event tonight. Hopefully you can come to Kellys afterwards but i do imagine you'll have a lot of equipment to pack up!. I'll bring all my junk for you! SEE YOU THEN!
If the positive innovations connect exponentially before the massive
breakdowns reinforce one another, the system can repattern itself to a
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either way, a slight intervention to assist the convergence of the
positive can tip the scales of evolution in favour of the enhancement
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