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
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.."
Hey Thank you for being a friend on the Official David Mensah myspace page. Check out the brand new album playing now on the player below. David's new album "Music is the Food of Love" is due for digital release in the UK and USA on 31st August 2009 and will be available on iTunes, Amazon and all good download stores through VME Records. You can also order the CD from CD Baby. Drop us a comment and let us know what you think. We would love to hear from you. Join the mailing list for a chance to win signed CD's, posters and other goodies from David Mensah. Thank you for your time. Much love Team DM
howdy, if you've got nothing on, we're opening a showcase of UK Americana at Bush Hall tuesday 11th august. With Lana, The Green Rock River Band and The Cedars. Reckon it's gonna be alot a fun. cheers mark & graham the henry brothers
howdy, if you've got nothing on, we're opening a showcase of UK Americana at Bush Hall tuesday 11th august. With Lana, The Green Rock River Band and The Cedars. Reckon it's gonna be alot a fun. cheers mark & graham the henry brothers
Really enjoyed your set tonight at The Perserverance. Didn't realize we'd already done the myspace thing, d'oh! Heartily agree about doing it the old fashioned way. Hope all well and not too knackered from the busking. Catch you soon,
The Kittiwakes - CD Launch - Clerkenwell 22nd June
Leigh-on-Sea 3-piece, The Kittiwakes, celebrate the release of their Midwich Records debut, ‘Lofoten Calling’, a collection of original folk songs written about the people, landscape, folklore and history of the Lofoten Islands above the Arctic Circle and influenced by the traditional music of Norway and the British Isles.
'The Kittiwakes craft timeless and magical acoustically dappled folk treats - gentle and alluring ostensibly Gaelic in sound texture and gorgeously flighty braided as they are by corteges of mandolins, accordions and violins.' [LOSING TODAY]
'The Kittiwakes (rissa tridactyla): delicious, intriguing and evocative music, beautifully played and sung by this talented trio. Recommended to twitchers and lovers of folk music alike' [LEIGH FOLK FESTIVAL]
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