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his sees us take on an alt-country / folk feedback special event
called "OVER THE GREEN HILLS"- featuring four of our hot tips in this
vein descending on a cold but warming up Thursday eve at Hoxton Bar and
Kitchen at the end of February.

 





KASSIDY


Fast-rising Scottish alt-country / folk quartet Kassidy embrace the
classic Americana stylings of the likes of Crosby Stills and Nash, The
Band and new British folk heroes like Mumford and Sons to offer a fresh
sound to the new wave of perfectly executed four-part harmonies
contained within timeless, all-embracing song-craft.


http://www.myspace.com/kassidyuk





 


ANDREW DAVIE - In what was a great year for
folk-tinged music in the UK, Cherbourg looked set to follow their close
associates Mumford and Sons into the spotlight of breakthrough acts in
2009. However towards the end of the year, the band split, with
frontman and songwriter Andrew Davie
choosing to go it alone and search out his own more personal musical
direction. A break to record in Scotland now under the belt, exciting
material that’s surfaced in “Lost without you” sees a more mature,
fuller sound emerge. Whilst still assembling a traditional UK folk
sound with Davie’s warm resonant voice, there also seems more of a place for the more sombre sounds of Bonnie Prince Billy or Midlake. Davie
is clearly moving into new and interesting paths of his own, and this
sees an airing of new material that will surely see him cherished once
more by both the burgeoning folk community, and beyond.
http://www.myspace.com/andrewdavie





ANNA CALVI


Anna Calvi has both a touch of the new British folk explosion and
slightly more haunting PJ Harvey, even Jeff Buckley-isms to make her an
artist worth keeping some eyes squarely on. She's already causing quite
a stir, and 2010 looks set to be a deservedly great time for her. Her
recent tour with Johnny Flynn saw her make an army of new fans set to
grow in spades in the coming year.
www.myspace.com/annacalvi






LULU AND THE LAMPSHADES - Lulu and The Lampshades
are an exciting new quartet of three girls and chap from London by way
of Bristol, and make jaunty, playful and emotionally bare nu-folk
songs. Featuring lyrics about the everyday things like Cherry Cola and
riding bikes in Paris on New Years Eve, they call to mind the likes
Peggy Sue, Kimya Dawson, and the mild eccentricity of The Regina
Spektor They've been causing a mild panic of late, with the video for
recent single "You're Gonna Miss Me", featuring two members in a
kitchen, wearing pyjamas, showing their penchant for playing "found"
instruments of cutlery yoghurt pots and a typewriter, amassing over
200,000 views. Youtube clips aside, the likes of ukelele, suitcase
drums, violins and a whole manner more feature here for this fun new
group, including of course, occasional lampshades on stage.
www.myspace.com/helouisamusic


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