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the cedars
Folk / Americana / Alternative

Image is nothing; slide is everything.



London
United Kingdom

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Member Since12/1/2005
Band Websitehttp://www.thecedarsonline.com
Band MembersChantal Hill, Jason Moffat, Stephen Coates and Pedro Vidal
InfluencesRobert Johnson, Gillian Welch, Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly), Mississippi John Hurt, John Lee Hooker, Blind Willie McTell, Townes Van Zandt, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Johnny Cash, Be Good Tanyas, Willard Grant Conspiracy, Maria McKee, amongst other degenerates and outcasts...
Sounds LikeA knifeblade scraping down against the iron in your soul.





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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Dec 20 2009 8:00P
Cargo Shoreditch, London
Dec 21 2009 8:00P
Clore Ballroom, Royal Festival Hall (w/ Bellowhead) Southbank Centre, London
Jan 22 2010 8:00P
Fundraiser for the Anchor Project @ Green Note (w/ Gabby Young + We Used To Make Things) Camden, London
Feb 26 2010 8:00P
Green Note (w/ Dog Roses) Camden, London
Mar 20 2010 8:00P
The Brasenose Arms Cropredy, Oxfordshire

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"THE COLOUR" - The Cedars' Debut Single Launch Party/Gig 11/11/09!! (Free Entry!)  (view more)

Single Release - 9th November 2009!  (view more)

"Virtual" Album online + June shows!  (view more)

RECORDINGS & RELEASES – PART 2  (view more)

Secret Garden Party Joy!  (view more)

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   About the cedars
Four dissolutes from far apart stridin down your highway to take hold of your heart.

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The Cedars - The Colour - Single
You can buy the debut single from the following stores:
* iTunes
* Rhapsody
* Napster
* IMVU
* Amazon MP3
* LimeWire Store
* Nokia

ALSO AVAILABLE ON LIMITED EDITION 7" VINYL, ONLY 300 COPIES PRESSED:




SOME REVIEW EXTRACTS:
R2 (ROCK N' REEL) - Cover CD Feature - Issue 16 (July/August)
London-based Americana four-piece The Cedars recorded their debut album in California. This choice cut from a thoroughly juicy selection serves as a splendid introduction to a band currently at the forefront on the UK’s alt.country scene...


THE CEDARS – A BRIEF TESTIMONY - Nick Brown, Playwright
May I venture as many as four reasons to acquaint you with this combo?

• Of course their songs are pocket masterpieces of careless love and casual heartbreak.
• Of course their singer is possessed of a haunting melancholy masquerading as nonchalance and imbibed with, perhaps, one too many long dark nights of the soul.
• Of course the band is a taut lattice, effortlessly meshed and driving, leaving no toe untapped…

But this is mere detail...
The Cedars make music to remind you why your heart beats, and to let you forget (if only for a little while) all those times you doubted why it should bother..


BLUES MATTERS - Issue 40 (October/November)
The Cedars like their Blues flavoured with a big dose of bluegrass, steel guitars and banjos, toiling away under Chantal Hill’s vocals. This London band certainly know how to play and they do a cracking job of evoking the spirit of the south (so good these songs would sit happily with period recordings).


MUSICMART
Shuffling, rootsy Americana 'n Country offset nicely by singer Chantal's beautifully silky, lilting voice - singing songs about "dirt and shame in that stony ground”. Live, the band take on a more raucous feel, like the soundtrack to a wild, liquor-fuelled hoe-down.... They're very clearly a class act; there are a whole raft of signed bands unfit to lick the shiny boots of The Cedars".


BLUES IN LONDON - Live Review of us playing with Alabama 3:
"The Cedars describe themselves as a 'bluesy Americana throwback' and jolly good they are at it too. Fronted by the charismatic Chantal Hill on vocals and with the stylish slide of Jason Moffat on guitar, their tales of murder and jilted love are finely wrought and their 'unplugged' approach makes a welcome change"

Read the rest at: http://www.bluesinlondon.com/live/a3.html


SMALLFISH-ONLINE
"The gig itself is a revelation. The three preceding groups playing this evening had regaled the assembled crowd but the Cedars did more than entertain. They grabbed the audience’s attention and enthralled them."

"...at the end of the song, the crowd give hearty applause but it is tempered by the knowledge that they are soon to lose the band, and they throw themselves into howling for an encore. The band submit and finish off with The Colour. The whole venue is now transformed from a placid North London pub into a Texas hoedown, as people begin to clap along and put together worthy attempts to square dance. At the end of the song, everyone comes to their senses and wonders how they came to be locked arm in arm with a perfect stranger. Talking afterwards, the group seem unaware of the frenzy they brewed up."


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Lilly

Lilly Mcdonald



Nov 9 2009 9:41 AM

tHANX FOR THE ADD
d.oliveira

Diana Oliveira



Nov 7 2009 6:59 PM

Têm um som fixe, diferente... é porreiro =)
Curtia ouvir ao vivo, e até vou passar por Londres em Dec,
mas parece que não vão tocar enquanto lá estiver!!
Boa sorte para os vossos projectos =)
Not The Same Old Blues Crap

Not The Same Old Blues Crap



Nov 6 2009 11:15 PM

Hey kids!

The Jim Jones Revue play a special XFM 14+ show at The Barfly in Camden this Monday. The show will be recorded and broadcast on John Kennedy's XFM Xposure radio show throughout November.

Check out www.punkrockblues.co.uk for tickets.
Fat Cat strings

Fat Cat strings



Nov 2 2009 9:18 AM

Thanks for the add guys - great songs!
Fat Cat Strings
String arrangements online
Cowboy Alan

Cowboy Alan



Nov 1 2009 11:56 PM

Thanks for addin' me!
Fat Cat strings

Fat Cat strings



Oct 31 2009 6:45 AM

Thanks for the add Cedars - great tracks!
Fat Cat Strings
String arrangements online
Mike

Mike



Oct 27 2009 8:30 PM

Thanks for adding me

Found you today & already
looking forward to seeing you
live some time soon!
Lilly

Lilly Mcdonald



Oct 22 2009 7:23 PM

tHANX FOR THE ADD
Vincent And The Bombe Neutron

Vincent And The Bombe Neutron



Oct 21 2009 8:41 AM

Thanks for the add! haven't seen you guys in ages, I shall be coming to see you soon!
di

Di dot



Oct 19 2009 5:41 AM

My Dear the cedars,
I want you to know that your music and your songs are my passion. I am addicted. There is something pulls me toards them. Keep it up the cedars.
Di
PS:Follow Me Twitter at http://twitter.com/iaent
Behind The Mic

Behind The Mic



Oct 17 2009 8:04 PM

You guys are fabulous!

Thanks again for performing with us.

Jx
The Dog Roses - New CD out 31.10.09

The Dog Roses - New CD out 31.10.09



Oct 17 2009 2:05 PM

The Dog Roses cordially invite you to their CD launch party hosted by:

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TUESDAY 20th OCTOBER 2009

The BETSEY TROTWOOD
56 Farringdon Road
Clerkenwell
London EC1R 3BL

Admission FREE (with voluntary whip). Music from 8.30 to 11. Dog Roses on stage at 9.30.
Not The Same Old Blues Crap

Not The Same Old Blues Crap



Oct 16 2009 8:19 PM

Hey people!

Oysterband play a rare acoustic NTSOBC show at The Union Chapel on Tuesday 27 October.

Check out www.punkrockblues.co.uk for info and tickets!
Digital Geek

Digital Geek



Sep 28 2009 1:38 PM

Hello the cedars

Big Up : )

i Definly Like your Music

Keep Up !
Roger Tarry

Roger Tarry



Sep 27 2009 10:10 AM

Hello! Great set at The Folkhouse!x
Yvan Showman

Yvan Showman Serrano Fontova



Sep 25 2009 12:40 PM

THE CEDARS is ONE OF THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD!


Self to Notes

Self to Notes



Sep 23 2009 8:43 AM

Self to Notes look forward to seeing you on Saturday at The Folkhouse in Bristol. Come one come all....

Toby x
Bullfrog Brown - Viljandi 12.11, Rakvere 14.11!

Bullfrog Brown - Viljandi 12.11, Rakvere 14.11!



Sep 14 2009 4:44 PM

Hi guys - we're coming to London in a few days, in the UK for 5 gigs. Would be great to meet you somewhere - have a new CD for you which according to the liner notes includes a song inspired by a certain band we met in Kingston a few years back - would love to know what you think ;)

Cheers,

Andres
Mat Gibson

Mat Gibson



Sep 13 2009 11:36 PM

what's new jason and co? any gigs in canada lined up?
Rick Saint

Rick Saint



Sep 5 2009 8:42 AM


Hi from Denver,

Great Sound!

Wish You All the Best
The ILP Podcast

The ILP Podcast



Sep 1 2009 10:01 AM

Glad it made you laugh:-) Sorry for the delay in replying-I don't seem to be informed of comments recently...how is life for The Ceeders?
the henry brothers

the henry brothers



Aug 14 2009 5:29 PM

I see what you mean but what Brother Graham does when he's a cartoon character is his own business and I try not to get involved in his various depravities.
mark xx
the henry brothers

the henry brothers



Aug 12 2009 4:48 PM

real pleasure to see you lot last night.
thank you kindly for having us along.
cheers
mark & graham
the henry brothers
BAND OF MEN

BAND OF MEN



Aug 9 2009 7:33 AM

Thanks for the add.
Enjoyed your samplers a lot, folks! Fine playing. so lovely voice.
Pier
BigUntidy

BigUntidy



Aug 3 2009 2:30 PM

after the Untidy Book of Poetry is put to print I'll be back to you for sure.
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