RootsoftheWorld Blog
November and early December 2012
Published 2nd November
2012..sorry a day late!
Welcome to the blog that loves world, roots and folk music
and helps you enjoy it wherever you are! Bienvenue to the blog that supports
Northeast England world, roots and folk music venues! And..welcome to the blog
that supports Northeast England Roots Music artists!
Why? Because everyone on the world, roots and folk scene
together can make a stronger scene and so that we can all find out what’s
happening locally cos’ there’s loads going on.
Newcastle Roots Music Radio November
2012:
Licensed by the PRS, License Number LE-0006074.
It can be found at:
4th edition now out on Soundcloud And now on Podomatic at :.-so you can now catch Newcastle Roots Music Radio in
your podcatching software!
If you can’t listen to it on the computer, or haven’t got
the time to, download and burn to CD and play it in the car or other MP3 player
This month’s playlist:
Artist(s)/Track/Album/Starting
time in podcast
Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra /Hot Bath/Money Isn’t
Everything/0 06
Daniel Melingo/ El dia que te Fuiste/ Corazon y Hueso /4:16
Demon Barbers/The Ballad of Minepit Shore/ Waxed/7:57
Hot Club of
Cowtown /Exactly Like You/ Continental Stomp/12:24
Bellowhead /10,000 Miles Away/Broadside/16:42
Tift Merritt and Band/Mixtape/See You on the Moon/20:25
The Rats/The Ballad of the First Fleet/Between the Wars/23:37
Ana Tijoux/La Bala/La Bala/26:57
Meridian Brothers/Salsa Caliente/Desesperanza/29:56
Zykopops/Moja Diridika/Z Kao Zajkopops/35:25
Matraca Berg/Love’s Truck Stop/MaverickMagazine 117 CD/38:54
Breabach/The Desperate Battle of the Birds/ The Desperate
Battle of the Birds/43:05
Duncan Chisholm/Big Archie/Affric/48:14
Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra /She Don’t Like the Fish/Money
Isn’t Everything/51:42
RootsoftheWorld@The Brandling Villa
Pub, South Gosforth,
Every 2nd Tuesday of the month I DJ from 830pm at
the said pub playing the very best in World, Roots and Folk Music. Please come
and say hello. Next up Tuesday 13th November which unfortunately
clashes with Melingo and his band at Sage Gateshead so I’ll be missing that…..The
choice is yours.
Recommended purveyor of CDs : Coda
Music, Edinburgh
Most of the above music can be purchased from and listened
to first, at specialist Roots music retailer Coda Music. They have helpful ,
knowledgeable and friendly staff!
Walk in, browse, smell, see, hear, talk, touch, buy, take
away in your hands!:
12, Bank Street,
On The Mound,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2LN
On The Mound,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2LN
I know Amazon
exist, and RootsoftheWorld does use them, but do you really want no specialist shops……?
Northeast England November/early December
Gig Guide
A new format
starts this month. There’s a gig planner below where hopefully all the venues
in the Northeast will eventually be included.Weblinks to gigs and promoters
follow.
If you want your gigs to be included please e
mail me with all the relevant details including any weblinks…a few MP3 tracks
of what you will be playing would also be useful. So that I can give them some
airplay on the Podcast/on my NE1Fm show/DJ night hope subject to what’s going
on that month.
I’ve picked out
concerts/gigs that have particularly caught my eye and added some info which
may help you make to decide on your “neet oot”.
Venue/Promoter
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Weblink
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Abbreviation on gig guide
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Newcastle upon Tyne venues
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Cluny, Cluny2
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www.thecluny.com
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CL/CL2
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Live Theatre, Newcastle
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www.live.org.uk
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LT
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Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle
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www.bridgefolkclub.co.uk
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BFC
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Cumberland Arms
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www.thecumberlandarms.co.uk
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CA
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Gateshead venues
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Sage
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thesagegateshead.org
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SG
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Newcastle/Gateshead Promoter
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Jumping and Hot Club
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www.jumpinhot.com
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JHC
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North Tyneside Venues
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Whitley Bay Playhouse
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www.playhousewhitleybay.co.uk
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WBP
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South Tyneside Venues
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South Shields Folk Club
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www.southshieldsfolkclub.co.uk
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SSFC
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Customs House, South Shields
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www.customshouse.co.uk
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CHSS
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Sunderland Venues
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Davy Lamp Folk Club, Washington Arts Centre
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www.davylampfolkclub.co.uk
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DL
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County Durham Venues
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Gala, Durham
City
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www.galadurham.co.uk/index.php
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G
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Town Hall, Bishop Auckland
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www.bishopaucklandtownhall.org.uk
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BATH
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Northumberland Venues
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Maltings, Berwick
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www.maltingsberwick.co.uk
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MB
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Queen’s Hall, Hexham
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www.queenshall.co.uk
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QHH
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Alnwick Playhouse
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www.alnwickplayhouse.co.uk
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AP
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Bellingham All Acoustic Club
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www.baaclub.co.uk
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BAAC
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Rothbury Roots
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www.rothburyroots.net
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RR
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The Hearth, Horsley
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www.thehearth.co.uk
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HH
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Cleveland Venues
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The ARC, Stockton
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www.arconline.co.uk
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AS
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November
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Venue/Gig
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1
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CHSS:Kieran
Goss
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2
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JHC@CL2:
Catfish Keith and Michael Littlefield
QHH:Kathryn
Tickell
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3
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SG:Civil
Wars (Sold Out)
JHC@The
Beacon: Kilmanjaro and African DJs
DL:The
Folk Degree Students
QHH:Kathryn
Tickell
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4
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SG:
Port Isaac’s Fisherman’s Friends
JHC@CL2:
The Dreaming Spires and Kontiki Suite
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5
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SG:Matraca
Berg
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6
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7
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G:Eddi
Reader
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8
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JHC@CL2:
Israel Nash Gripka and Anthony d’Amato
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9
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10
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SG:
Aly Bain, Bruce Molsky, Ale Moller
JHC@CL2:
Lydia Loveless and the Kilcawley Family
G:The
Lock In featuring the Demon Barbers
DL:Paul
McKenna Band
Ashington Children’s Centre: The Baghdaddies |
11
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SG:
Gareth Davies-Jones, Calum Stewart
G:Jez
Lowe
MB:
Aly Bain, Bruce Molsky, Ale Moller
SSFC:
George Welch and Christine Jeans
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12
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SG:Punch
Bros
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13
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SG:Melingo
Brandling
Villa Pub: RootsoftheWorld DJ session (Terrible clash with Melingo!)
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14
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15
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HH:The
Churchfitters
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16
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SG:Future
Traditions
SG:Paco
Pena
JHC@LT:Catherine
MacLellan/Tanya Davies
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17
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DL:Broadband/Jim
Eldon
Corbridge Parish Hall: The Baghdaddies |
18
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SG:
Hot Club of Cowtown
JHC@CL2:Curtis
Eller/Big Red and the Grinners
SSFC:
Steve Dawes and Helen Pitt
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19
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SG:Bellowhead,
and Mama Roisin
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20
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Cherry Grove |
21
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22
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SG:Applachian
Roots: Ira Bernstein and Riley Baugus
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23
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SG:Show
of Hands
Blakes’
Coffee House, Newcastle:Bridie Jackson and the Arbour
Dubmire British Legion Club, HoughtonleSpring:Fred Morrison and Matheu Watson |
24
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SG:The
Dylan Project
DL:The
Last Gasp Spasm Band
The
Venue, Sunderland: Sarah McQuaid
CA: The Tea Shanties |
25
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26
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BFC:Real
Time
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27
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28
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JHC@CL:Tift
Merritt and Her Band
AS:
Saw Doctors
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29
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30
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31
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Early
December
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Venue/Gig
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1
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DL:Bob
Fox
SG:Martin
Simpson Trio
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2
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SG:Breabach/Jamie
Smith’s Mabon
SSFC:
Steve Turner
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3
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4
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5
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WBP:The
Strawbs
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6
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WBP:June
Tabor and Oysterband
SG: Simon Thacker’s Svara Kanti
G:Cornshed Sisters
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7
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8
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JHC@LT:Brendan
Croker and Steve Philips, Ray Stubbs
DL:
Vin Garbutt
AP:Tom
McConville and Tom Wilson
CA:Rob
Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra-cancelled
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I wrote this blog in Keswick, Lake District, UK, on my hols.
As beautiful as it is the options for live Roots music are somewhat limited
here, aware of the fine work the Brewery Arts centre in Kendal does and there
are occasional things on at the Theatre on the Lake, Keswick but when it comes
to folk and Americana we are spoilt in the northeast and this month is no
exception. The more far flung aspect of the roots/world scene is not quite as
abundant but that is true the UK over, outside London. From what I hear the UK
border agency are being a lot more stringent and this is making it much harder
for non- EU world artists to get in. And then there’s the cuts……
5 Gigs to go to (amongst many…)
Anyway here’s my choice of 5 gigs to go to this month, with
some info to help you make your choices. But this is just my personal choice
and the links to venues above, listening to artists on the web may make you
choose otherwise. anyway whatever you choose….enjoy!
Kilimanjaro at the
Beacon, Westgate Road, Newcastle, Saturday 3rd November promoted by
the Jumping and Hot Club
Newcastle’s first African Band “Kilimanjaro”, a group of Africans,
musically talented individuals who hail from various countries within that vast continent have been nurtured by the
Jumping and Hot Club themselves. The
Journal , Newcastle said of them that not only are they pan- African but :” The band, as adopted Geordies, have subtly
infused their sound with British and even North East influences”.
The gig will
be a good place to use those dancing feet and there will be African DJs to
support the gig.
The Demon Barbers in the “Lock In” at the Gala Theatre,
Durham, Saturday 10th November
Award winning
folk band the Demon Barbers in dance off ! “The
Lock In sees a group of street dancers in a dynamic dance-off, bringing
together the UK’s top clog, sword and Morris dancers with their counterparts
from the worlds of B-boying, popping and krump. Meanwhile, house band The Demon
Barbers take English folk on a new journey through hip hop, funk and ska and
even burlesque!” according to the Lowry, Manchester prior to the show there.
Having seen the sheer energy, rhythm, and daring do of the Demon Barber road
show which challenged the conventional ideas around morris this is one not to
miss! Here’s a taster of what you could miss!
“Making Tracks”
presents Melingo and his Band at Sage, Gateshead on Tuesday, 13th
November
Argentinian Tango artist Melingo brings his gravelling
characterful voice to Sage, Gateshead having recently put out the stunning
album. His website says this of him; “To be Melingo, one must walk the streets
sniffing out poetry like a bloodhound. One must dance like a whip and sing like
a scar. Melingo is (a)major musician. He
studied at a Conservatoire but retains little of that institution. He was - and
always will be – a furious adventurer, fevered, hallucinating.” Such passion
will be reflected in a tango fuelled night at the Sage!
The Hot Club of
Cowtown at the Sage, Gateshead, Sunday 18th November
The King of Western Swing Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys
may no longer be with us but The Hot Club of Cowtown sure can kick up a storm!
The Austin Trio play with immense aplomb, energy and humour, they do cover
Bob’s tunes as featured in their album
“What Makes Bob Holler” and other trad
material but will also cover Tom Waits and cite Gypsy group Taraf de Haidouks
amongst their influences. Take your pardners for a real good Austin TX night!
Tift Merritt and
support @the Jumping and Hot Club at TheCluny, Newcastle, Wednesday, 28th
November
North Carolina based American singer Tift Merritt brings her
band with her for this very special night. Tift who released her debut album Bramble Rose in 2002 brings her brand of
alt-country to the Cluny with a new album in her pocket Travelling Alone. I find Tift’s songcraft varied, easy on the ear
and there’s a good southern laid back feel there. Your night out is in safe
hands with Tift.
Here’s a track from her new album in case you can’t
wait until the end of November! Copy it into you browser and press play. This
one would be great to drive down the Freeway to! It’s called “To Myself”:
Local Acts on in the Northeast over the next month or so include:
Kathryn Tickell: “Northumbrian Voices” –Hexham and Whitley
Bay:http://www.kathryntickell.com/northumbrian-voices
Bridie Jackson and the Arbour-Blakes’s Coffee House
Newcastle:http://www.folkradio.co.uk/2012/09/interview-session-bridie-jackson-and-the-arbour/?utm_source=MadMimi&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Folk+Radio+UK+Newsletter&utm_campaign=20121022_m114101319_Folk+Radio+UK+Newsletter+10&utm_term=Exclusive+Session_3A
Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra, Cumberland Arms, Byker,
Newcastle: http://www.teapadorchestra.co.uk
See the gig guide and venue planner for dates, getting to
the gig, tickets…..
Congratulations!
To the Cumberland Arms, Byker, Newcastle on being a runner
up in the Observer Food Monthly
Magazine Readers’ Award Best Place to Drink in the “North”: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/oct/21/ofm-awards-best-bars-pubs-drinks
The Roots of the World Shopping
Basket
With Christmas coming why not bestow these on your
folkie/rootsy/worldmusicy friends!
Meridian Brothers: “Desesperanza”
: Sniffing around on the brilliant Soundway
records’ website led me to
explore this journey into Colombian Latin meets psychedelia. Surreal, great fun
and brilliant to dance to! http://www.soundwayrecords.com/catalogue/desesperanza.html
Duncan Chisholm:
“Affric”:Third in the trilogy by this fiddler par non who one can also find
in Wolfstone and in Julie Fowlis’s band. The trilogy celebrating the scenery of
the Highlands takes traditional folk into many places with the eclectic mix
Duncan crafts all combined with his soaring fiddle: http://www.duncanchisholm.co.uk/
Toure-Raichel
Collective: “The Tel Aviv Session”: A chance meeting in an airport between Israeli
poststar Raichel and virtuoso guitar player Vieux Farka Toure produced this
fabulous fusion fun! The BBC review said: “Many fusion adventures such
as this one have found success in recent years, as artists increasingly
traverse the globe, becoming authentically grounded in each other’s previously
alien sounds, styles, cultures and religions. The players here use that joyful
experience to forge exciting new traditions” ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/fxb6).
Hear some of this cross cultural jam at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axh7G--vUkE
“Bermuda Gombey & Calypso 1953-1960”: If you like an historical label that produces an eclectic brew of music
treasures from a variety of cultures go no further than French label Fremeaux (http://www.fremeaux.com). They have come up with this wonderful compilation which will take you
away from the winter blues all done with usual Fremeaux thoroughness. Gombey is
written into the DNA of Bermuda. “The Gombey is an iconic symbol of Bermuda, this folklife tradition reflecting the island’s blend
of African, Native American, Caribbean and British cultures, incorporating them over time into a
unique performance art full of colorful and intricate masquerade, dance and
drumming.” (Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gombey). Calypso was also adopted by the island
and this album has wonderful content from the calypso archives alongside the
African roots influence of Gombey culture. More info at: http://fremeaux.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=1399&Itemid=13
The Rats:
“Between the Wars”: I have
Folkcast (www.folkcast.co.uk) a great podcast, to thank for finding out about these Aussie celticpunkfolkies
with their nautical tunes! Their MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/between.the.wars ) says the album tries to: “and
capture the energy and fun of their live show”. It certainly does me hearties!
Rob Heron and the
Tea Pad Orchestra: “Money Isn’t Everything”
These Newcastle based fellows, nurtured in that crucible of
good ale and fine music, the Cumberland Arms, Byker, Newcastle, are a six piece
combo presenting an engaging foot-tapping, swing filled, humour bathed mix
which takes you back to the bluesy old-time jazz days! But they are so much more than that.
The opening track takes you down to the Byker bayou
with the refreshing taste of Cajun in “Danse de La Limonade” . You find
yourself listening to a crackly old 78” in the “Great Fire of Byker” (which it
was, as I saw it..!). This historical ditty recounts the great inflammation of
“Shepherd’s Scrap Metals” thus preserving that event in musical history. But
this CD ain’t destined for the scrapyard. Rob is able in his old time
voice,born in that speakeasy of the
county of Cumbria, to lead us in a bit of money orientated wisdom in the
title track which packs one hell of a swing! The boys don’t fight shy of the
banking crisis including some choppy rhythms, tuneful whistling, and mandolin
picking courtesy of Tom Cronin. “Hot Bath” has a lovely swinging feel with
great call and response chorus and some nice tinkly old time piano! If the many
excellent tracks of this album leave you feeling a bit overpowered it’s
probably because you’ve got “The
Hangover Blues”, the album’s penultimate track. This lament’s humorous lyrics
which provide good health , are delivered in expert style by the adroit Mr
Heron. We leave Rob, Ben Fitzgerald (guitar, vocals),Tom Cronin, Colin
Nicholson (accordion, vocals), Rob Blazey (double bass, vocals) and Dav Shiel
(drums, vocals) swinging us out shabadabadoing, finger picking, double bass twanging
their way into a very promising, entertaining start to what will be the first of many albums. By the way, they
are also excellent live, and a fine set of fellows!
More info at: http://www.teapadorchestra.co.uk/about-us.php
and a further review at: http://www.nodepression.com/profiles/blogs/rob-heron-and-the-tea-pad-orchestra-money-isn-t-everything
. Why not treat your beloved or your mate or yourself to some Newcastle Old
Time! Go to the band’s website to grab yourself a copy or via I Tunes.
NE1 Fm
This is a community based radio station broadcasting on
102.5fm in Newcastle/Gateshead and to the world on the internet at: http://www.ne1fm.net/
Roots Music features on NE1 Fm!
Occasional “RootsoftheWorld” show from me. It tends to be
on Monday am (GMT) between 10am and 12. Look out on
Twitter for alerts.
Current programming (accurate as of September 2nd
2012) includes:
Mondays 11PM-1AM
– Vintage Swing Show
“Two hours of swing,
blues and jazz from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s with Richard Owen.”
Sunday 11PM-1AM
– Jumping Hot Club
Alan Harrison presents an eclectic mix of ‘rootsy’ music, with both local and international acts, interviews and more.
Alan Harrison presents an eclectic mix of ‘rootsy’ music, with both local and international acts, interviews and more.
RootsoftheWorld/Newcastle Roots Music
Radio contacts
Next blog and podcast out:
December 1st
How you can help Newcastle Roots
Music Radio/RootsoftheWorld-
Usual stuff: listen to podcast and recommend to others by e
mail /Twitter etc., follow me on Twitter and retweet my tweets particularly the
podcast/blog links, like on my Facebook page and be my friend, recommend me to
others, put a poster up.
Local Artists: If you
feel you fit the brief of this blog and associated podcast please get in touch.
It would help if you could send some of your music for me to have a listen to,
ideally on CD, and dates of any upcoming gigs in the region, weblinks etc. Use
the contact details above. I look forward to hearing from you.
And finally:
RootsoftheWorld wishes you a happy month musically and otherwise! Be careful. And
be nice. Bye for now! J
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