To be listed under the forthcoming 'Whiskey B4 Breakfast' myspace pages.
Influences
Steve Earle, Dubliners, Pogues, Levellers, Christy Moore, Sam Bush, David Grisman, Yank Rachell, Sleepy John Estes, Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scrugs and many more ...
An old fossil from London into playing guitar, tenor banjo, mandolin, bodhran and low whistle. Solo player, half a duo and in a band. If its country, bluegrass, Irish & Scottish trad, folk, rock, cajun or blues i'll give it a go!
A bit of advance notice - MondayMonday proudly presents Rún and Steven Finn and more at The Wilmington Arms, Clerkenwell on Monday 7th December
Rún collect and arrange old folk songs written in the ancient language of Erin. So far, thanks to Nora from Donegal, they have a nice wee collection of well-known ditties and are now adding to their repertoire with some unusual old forgotten songs from the province of Ulster. Rún are five fantastic lassies who perform four-part vocal arrangements of old Gaelic songs like ’An Cailín Rua’ (the red-haired girl), ’Casadh an tSúgain’ (twisting the hayrope) and ’Bo Na Leath Adhairce’ (the one-horned cow). Rún is the Gaelic word for ’secret, wish or love’ (cf. rune). See http://www.myspace.com/runceol ..
Steven Finn’s ears were filled with the music of Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Johnny Cash and old time country music. Aged 15 he began teaching himself the guitar, learning songs like Leadbelly’s ‘Bourgeois Blues’ and Charlie Daniels’ ‘The devil went down to Georgia’. On hearing Bob Dylan songs Finn started to write his own words and in doing so found a lifelong passion for Jazz and Folk Blues, a getaway car he could drive. See http://www.myspace.com/stevenfinn for more details
26/10/2009 20:00atEMMA SCARR + NIK BARRELL + GARY SMITH
Acoustic Session by Candlelight The Old Barn,The Cock Inn, Sarratt, WD3 6HH
Cost: £5
Owlsworld presents fine acoustic performers at a cosy candlelit
acoustic showcase in The Barn @ The Cock Inn, Sarratt. This traditional
17th Century English Pub, complete with Inglenook log fireplace, two
low ceiling bars, and a beautiful oak beamed barn is the setting where
we will be showcasing 3 acts starting from 8pm
Just a reminder that Clerkenwell's best Monday Night Folk Night will next be taking place on Monday 2nd November, featuring: Chris Sarjeant and Emma Scarr,plus floor spots and more
Emma Scarr has been active on London’s live scene for approaching two decades. A proficient performer on guitar, fiddle and banjo, in recent years she has concentrated on song craft.
Chris Sarjeant has been recently described as,".a very major addition to the British Folk Scene.." by BBC Folk-musician of the year Tom McConville who added that his guitar work is "...impeccable.."
The Guardian: "The Popes' excellent Outlaw Heaven album is what The Waterboys would have sounded like had Mike Scott sipped from the streams of whiskey."
Q Review: "Rouses like only the very best of Irish Folk can.."
The boys told me you came down to the Abbey yesterday! What a bit of shitty luck that was eh! Sorry I missed ya anyway, Sparky told me ur playin there soon so maybe if we can organise our arses downto the big L for that when we can have a drink! Until next time - take it easy... Richie
Nice bits of magic here, brother. Thanks for doing the unthinkable and letting me in. Might not leave, ya unnersatnn? Don't take up a lot of space - I live anywhere or everywhere like I just moved in - or I'm just now ready to leave. It's suitcase rather than drawers. Or the floor. Kicked about clothing, and a lifetime of melody - scattered all over the fucking place. memories are easier to store and there's no rental fees for seeing double, stuttering or group sex fantasies. I got it like that. Happen to know the space architect who is still to this day promising me that if or when he decides to lock me the fuck out - he'll sell my stuff to someone who could manage it all better. I'll be posthumously better off. I'll be a derelict duties reminder to all future generations...Ah, "Not to do, As I have Done."
Rising sun? Fuck that. If I hadn't maybe participated in one out of three setting suns, I'd most likely be alive today rather than dead and still unable to catch up on my sleep.
You have a dynamite presentation - vocals and executing the music. Christ when I say this now, it sounds ruthless and cold-blooded - executing anything sounds that way., I have been executing my character since I was old enough to self-efface. Hold it. Hands in the air. Now, slowly reach for the sky. Then excuse me while I kiss it. Then, tumble like a bad combination lock.
Execute this. All in all, the pleasure, listening to your magic, has been already...a lot. And if you think you can see my "A lot" then raise me a lot more, you got another thing coming my bearded Irish...I will trounce you with yesterdays currency at today's inflated rates - all I need to do is execute the classiest get-away since Bonnie & Clyde didn't. See? How hard can that be? Piece of cake. Call me the tumbling dice.
laughing Sam's Dice or wait a little longer for something, uh, er, ah, shall we say, a little more elegant
