Wendy (Vox, Guitar, Mandolin, Whistles, Bodhran) with occasional help.... see info & Pics, and then there’s this banjo player who keeps following me around!
The Ribbon, filmed by Glyn Cavell at Acoustic Scarborough 30/3/08
The videos from The Station, Loftus (below) were filmed by Ian Swinburne and what an excellent job he has done!
Wendy Arrowsmith sings The blacksmith. ..
and a new recording of The Visitor.....also from Loftus
The Visitor. Wendy Arrowsmith. with Paul and Peter. ..
Influences
Eric Bogle, Coope, Boyes & Simpson, Dougie McLean, Portishead, Kate Rusby, Joan Baez, Old Blind Dogs, Alison Krauss, Gillian Welch, Eliza Carthy, Rush
**Order your copy of "Now Then?" from www.wendyarrowsmith.com**
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Originally from Glasgow, Scotland and now based in North Yorkshire I am influenced by the history and folk of both of these as well as music from further afield.
The songs I love to sing come from a wide range of sources - some written by me, some are traditional Scottish and Irish ones which I’ve known since very young and others are American.
My tribute to the Whitby Lifeboat crew who saved all on board “The Visitor” in 1881 off the shore at Robin Hood’s Bay is going down a storm (no pun intended!) at local N Yorkshire folk clubs. Yes, it’s a folk song with a happy ending !
“Now Then?”...
I spent several days in the studio in Leyburn in April 2007. The album is now available, with 13 tracks - 5 tracks are originals and the remainder predominantly traditional.
Jon Bunce is on fiddle, and Liam Haicead plays Uilleann pipes, with Paul Arrowsmith (the other half) providing some banjo too!
A huge thank you to Rod Baxter for his engineering and recording expertise at The Cabin Room, Leyburn (and his lovely fisherman style backing vox with Paul on "The Visitor"! - Captain Birdseye eat yer heart out, me hearties!!!)
*************************************************************** Review of Saltburn Folk Festival by Pete Betts (Main stage M.C.) on MudCat Cafe: "Songwriter competition won by a young lady - Wendy Arrowsmith - tremendous song and what a voice and performance .I think we're destined to hear more of her voice and guitar - brilliant singer - a gem." *****************************************************************
I've been very much enjoying the 'Now Then' CD? I'm eagerly awaiting the release of that superb song. Sorry I forget the title but the chorus goes 'hoo-ree hoo-rar my bonnie my faye, hoo-ree hoo-rar my darlinnn...'. It really is a fantastic piece of songwriting.
Hello Wendy, How are you ? Hope all is ok for you and all your family. You're always in my topfriends. Love always your music and songs so much. Wish you a very nice evening ! With All My Best Friendships, Rose-Marie, Belgium
Eh up, Wendy, Lovely to meet up with you and Paul again. You were GREAT and "The Visitor", well, what superlatives are sufficient to describe it? Alsithee again, hopefully sooner than later.
Thank you very much for the friendship! Go straight to the top and be yourself no matter what they say! Best wishes!!! From Russia with love... KATHERINE'S FAVORITES
