Trolls Cottage
Roots Music / Acoustic / Rock
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"Let It Burn"
VASHON ISLAND, WASHINGTON
United States
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| Member Since | 3/9/2005 | | Band Website | trollscottage.com | | Band Members | Gabriel Blake (Percussion, Harmonica)
Mike Marlatt (Guitar, Vocals)
Jacob Bain (Acoustic, Vocals)
Earl Clay (Drums)
Erik Reimnitz (Bass, Vocals)
Across the water from Seattle, WA is… Vashon Island; a quiet place secluded from the city and only accessible by boat. It was here, that five friends would form Trolls Cottage. They were dubbed the name after a small cottage, deep in the woods on the island, where the group rehearsed.
The Trolls Cottage sound has been defined in many ways. Some say it is semi-acoustic rock with conscious lyrics and danceable beats. Others have seen it in a different light, such as in 2002, when their live album was voted to the semi-finals of the Grammy Awards, in the Best Reggae Album category. More often than not, Trolls Cottage has been described as unique, having developed a sound that makes the group stand out from the oceans of other bands. Like their music, the crowds attending and enjoying the shows are very diverse. Trolls Cottage has released two live CD’s, a studio EP and four full length studio CD's. The most recent album "Let It Burn" features the alternating vocals and songwriting of Bain and Marlatt and a contribution by Reimnitz that keeps the sound fresh and interesting. The energy this band brings to a performance is contagious and most certainly compels the audience to get up and dance.
Self promoted tours and self-released albums have garnered the group serious attention from local and national publications such as a recent big feature in the 35th Anniversary Issue of Powder Magazine. While they have mostly stuck to larger clubs around Seattle and neighboring cities, Trolls Cottage has also completed several West Coast Tours that have included shows in British Columbia, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington and the Hawaiian Islands. Over the years Trolls Cottage has shared the stage with many international acts like Lucky Dube, Culture, Eek A Mouse, Rebelution and Clinton Fearon at festivals such as Bumbershoot, Folklife, Feather River Festival and Island Earthfair.
"...large number of smiling, gyrating folks on the dance floor that night and the always changing, impossible to pigeonhole sound coming from the stage"
-Tacoma Weekly
“The singer actually can sing, and its island-flavored rhythms are controlled yet organic…and vocalist Mike Marlatt (Bain) has a bit of Michael Franti's urgent hush in his vocal delivery. Marlatt's (Bain) voice makes it sound as if there's some wisdom behind the songs, and there is …feel good-type wisdom.”
-Oregon Register Guard
“Trolls Cottage will undoubtedly win you over”
-Seattle’s Best Live Music
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