RootsoftheWorld Blog
January 2013 and early February 2013
Published 6th January 2013
Happy New Year to You Reader and
Fellow Musical Traveller and Explorer!
Welcome to the blog that loves world, roots and folk music
and helps you enjoy it wherever you are! Hello also to the blog that supports
Northeast England world, roots and folk music venues! 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!
And if you aren’t lucky enough to live in our brilliant
region (being totally unbiased you’ll understand!) why not come and stay and take in a gig or
two!
Newcastle Roots Music Radio January
2012-Now on I Tunes!:
Licensed by the PRS, License Number LE-0006074.
It can be found at:
6th 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.
And tadahhhh! As said above Newcastle Roots Music Radio is now on I Tunes. So if you
have I tunes software on your computer just subscribe (free!) and it will
appear for you monthly! By the way you can have I tunes software on your
computer/laptop/tablet/ even if you aren’t a Mac user.
You can also catch up on all of the above platforms on the Newcastle Roots Music Radio that
you missed!
Playlist for January 2013
Malaye
Warr & Manding Sabu/Afrika/Malaye Warr/ https://www.facebook.com/jallyk.mandingsabu/posts/391461170920893
Sara Watkins/Impossible/Sun Midnight Sun/ http://sarawatkins.com/
Mavrika/The Waitress/Mavrika/ http://www.mavrika.co.uk/
Las Malas Amistadas/Mala Suerte/
Maleza/ https://soundcloud.com/#experimedia/las-malas-amistades-maleza
Murat
Coskun/Frames and Drums/Frames and Drums/ http://www.murat-coskun.eu
La
Caravane Passe/Rom A Babylone/Gypsy for One Day http://www.lacaravanepasse.com/
Mary Jane Lamond and Wendy
MacIsaac/Oran an t-Saighdeir/Seinn/ http://maryjaneandwendy.com/
Pilgrim’s Way/ A Pilgrim’s Way/Wayside Courtesies/ http://www.pilgrims-way.net/
The Roots of the World Shopping
Basket January 2013
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! Many of the CDs featured on this podcast are
purchased from Coda.
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
Anyway…now the purchases!
Gareth
Davies-Jones and Calum Stewart: “North
by East”
Gareth and Calum are both graduates of the Newcastle
University folk degree. Gareth, born in Bangor, Northern Ireland, Calum in
Elgin combine these backgrounds to produce all the history, culture and
influences that go into this wonderful album which is now some months old. In
fact, Gareth has been a busy lad since releasing “Nine Lessons” for Christmas
(also recommended). The soft tones of Calum’s flute, the deep vocal of Gareth
combined with a lovely Northern Irish quality to his voice and beautiful
playing of his guitar do full justice to the works within “North by East”. The
podcast highlights three of the tracks , the touching instrumental, Come What
May; the driving pulsation of “The Coal Trade” with it’s references to the Northeast’s
industrial heritage; and then “Rover of the Sea”, a beautiful touching romantic
song between the fisherman and his wife to be. The other content is as strong
and varied. Recommended.
Try
before you buy: On this month’s podcast and at: http://www.garethdavies-jones.com/
Jally Kebba Susso &
Manding Sabu:Malaye Warr
London based Gambian kora player Jally Kebba Susso comes
from an ancient family of griots. These are storytellers , historians and
musicians who se their artto retain and pass on knowledge, stories and history
in Jally’s case back to the 13th Century. Manding Sabu, his band produce a high
quality selection of tunes involving beautiful tight kora playing, some
excellent percussion, some great dance floor rhythms as well as some mellower
tunes. A varied high quality set from this London based Gambian and his
associates.
Las Malas
Amistadas: Maleza
For me this was an example of how
it pays to explore labels and their catalogues for discoveries.. This album
from a Colombian group of musicians/visual artists is a not overly slick but
beautifully delivered raw set of “28
short, quiet, lived-in songs” which are very human. The tender songs and sweet melodies are naturally
delivered in Spanish Their label Honest Jon’s describe the set as :”they make their
living-room folk with acoustic guitars,
voices, melodica and a bit of cheap electronics. The buzzes and discrepancies
between phrases and rhythms are clear; you’re aware of the home-studio room
sound, and, in one track, rain falling on the roof”. I loved it and I hope you
will too.
Try
before you buy: https://soundcloud.com/#experimedia/las-malas-amistades-maleza
Murat Coskun:Frames and Drums
German
born Turk Murat Coskun is a renowned percussionist of which the frame drum is
his central instrument. Here, joined by musical colleagues, his first solo
album , really allows this instrument sometimes alone sometimes with percussion
to not only knock out some fantastic rhythms but to become part of
multi-layered compositions that are layered with multiple percussive
instruments. These provide a toe tapping , head nodding, rhythmic and sensual
feast drawing not only from the near East but from a variety of world cultures.
Great stuff!
The Unthanks:Songs
of the Shipyards
This album is probably known to most of the folk who are
likely to read this but just in case…
Sisters Becky and Rachel Unthank with their band including
Adrian McNally on piano have crafted an experience
of an album that was voted Observer Music Magazine Top 50 Albums of the Year 2012(number
17).The music draws on the folksong book of the shipbuilding industry and was
created to accompany a film of the same name as the album. The instrumental
arrangements, the highly evocative, ethereal
and spine tingling atmospheric vocals of
the Unthanks combined with the odd bit of industrial historical sounds such as
a chuggy boat, and beautiful prose from Graeme Miles, make this a wonderful
memoir of an industry which is in the DNA of the Northeast –as Gareth
Davies-Jones has also illustrated this month. We could do with the jobs it
provided back right now!
Northeast England January
2013/early February 2013 Gig Guide
There’s a gig
planner below where hopefully all the venues in the Northeast will eventually
be included..
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 or a CD would also be useful. So that I can give
them some airplay on the Podcast/on 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 musical soiree.
Venue/Promoter
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on gig guide
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Newcastle
upon Tyne venues
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Cluny, Cluny2
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CL/CL2
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Live Theatre, Newcastle
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LT
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Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle
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BFC
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Cumberland Arms
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CA
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King’s Hall, Newcastle University
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KH
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Gateshead
venues
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Sage
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SG
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Newcastle/Gateshead
Promoter
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Jumping and Hot Club
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JHC
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North
Tyneside Venues
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Whitley Bay Playhouse
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WBP
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South
Tyneside Venues
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South Shields Folk Club
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SSFC
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Customs House, South Shields
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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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DL
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County
Durham Venues
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Darlington Folk Club
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DFC
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Gala, Durham City
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Town Hall, Bishop Auckland
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BATH
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Highlights Rural Touring Scheme
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Specific venue given in gig guide then reference back to website for
more info
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Northumberland
Venues
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Maltings, Berwick
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MB
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Queen’s Hall, Hexham
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QHH
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Alnwick Playhouse
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AP
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Bellingham All Acoustic Club
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BAAC
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Cramlington Folk Club
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CFC
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Rothbury Roots
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RR
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The Hearth, Horsley
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HH
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Highlights Rural Touring Scheme
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Specific venue given in gig guide then reference back to website for
more info
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Cleveland
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The ARC, Stockton
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DL: The Mighty Doonans
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DL: Jed Grimes and Bob Thomas
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Jez Lowe Solo, Westoe Club South Shields
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DL: Tom McConville Band
SG: Bryony Griffith, Sam Sweeney, Ed Boyd and Jo Freya
Jez Lowe Solo:
New Hartley Village Hall New
Hartley Northumberland St Michaels Avenue NE25 0RP
0789 4428401
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JHC @ CL2 Petunia and the
Vipers and the Honey Bop Trio
SG:Fran Smith, Matt Stalker and Fables, Tom Browne
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BAA:Roddy Matthews & Cuddystone, Tarset
Village Hall, Lanehead
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JHC@ Caedmon Hall, Gateshead: JD MacPherson and Band/Sean Rowe (Sold
Out)
SG: Judy Dinning
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SG: Sara Watkins
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CA: Thurston Moore and Michael Chapman (Sold Out)
JHC @ LT: The Old Tire Swingers/The Kentucky Cowtippers
JHC @CL2: The East Park Reggae Collective
RR: Adrian Nation and Holy Moly and the Crackers
Folklines, Middlesbrough: Bridie Jackson and the Arbour
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Early February 2012
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Bede’s World, Jarrow: Bridie Jackson and the Arbour
SG: The Lost Brothers |
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JHC @CL2: John Murry and Stephen Brown
DL: Pilgrim’s Way
The Watchtower, Berwick: Bridie Jackson and the Arbour
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JHC @CL2: Otis Gibbs and Serious Sam Barratt
SG: Frigg
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SG: Transatlantic Sessions
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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, the links to venues above, and listening to artists on the web may make you agree
or choose otherwise. Anyway whatever you choose….enjoy!
Petunia and the
Vipers
Jumping and Hot Club at Cluny 2, Newcastle, Thursday,24th
January Petunia and the Vipers and the Honey Bop Trio (support)
Eclectic Canadian combo present a highly individual and
adept roots music mash…unforgettable sound!
I was in a sweat when I thought I was going would be away when these
folks rolled into Toon!
Try before you go:
Frigg
Sage, Gateshead, Sunday, 3rd February
Norwegian Finnish folk group producing their brew of
bluegrass and Nordic folk which they refer to as "Nordgrass". Part of the “Making
Tracks” World Music series. A dynamic steely folk wall of sound. Check out
below to see what I mean!
Sara Watkins
Sage, Gateshead, Sunday 27th January
Try before you go:
Davy Lamp Folk Club, Washington, Saturday, 2nd February
Try before you go:
Alan Harrison, local
“Jumping and Hot Club “ man and regular reviewer on roots music website “No Depression” gave high
praise indeed to this group: “Holy Moly and the Crackers are a young
quartet from the Bohemian Quarter of Newcastle and remind me of the early days
of the Waterboys, Pogues and The Men They Couldn’t Hang and they have all the
qualities to be as big as all of them.” .Sounds good enough reason to go! They
are supporting singer-songwriter Adrian Nation who counts Bruce Cockburn,
Canadian Roots artist amongst his influences. This will be a good night!
Try before you go:
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 November 23rd 2012) includes
(based on NE1 Fm’s descriptions):
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.
5-7PM – NE1
Irish
Jim Bennett, Fiona Clelland and Tommy McClements host a weekly magazine featuring chat, interviews and live music for the Irish community of Newcastle and Gateshead.NE1 Irish is a magazine-style programme catering for the Irish community of Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, and is live every Wednesday from 5 til 7PM.
Jim Bennett, Fiona Clelland and Tommy McClements host a weekly magazine featuring chat, interviews and live music for the Irish community of Newcastle and Gateshead.NE1 Irish is a magazine-style programme catering for the Irish community of Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, and is live every Wednesday from 5 til 7PM.
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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 , 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
Oh and Happy New Year once again!
Next edition of Newcastle
Roots Music Radio out February 6th 2013. I would prefer to get
podcasts out on the 1st of the month, except when real life barges
it into being a bit later as this is a one human operation, not a multinational
behemoth and I have a non-musical day job…so bear with me!
Next month’s featured
N.E. artists will be Bridie Jackson and the Arbour who have a new single out on
February the 11th! Go see them in the meantime if you can!
