10 String Symphony and Tattletale Saints house concert
| Hours: | doors 6:30, concert 7:00 |
| Ages: | Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | $ see below |
| Category: | Music & Concerts |
Monday, March 31, 2014
Doors 6:30, Concert 7:00
House concert in Watertown.
Suggested minimum donation is $15pp student, $20pp regular.
Reservations are required.
Send an email to notlobreservations@gmail.com, upon receipt notloB will reply with additional information.
10 String Symphony
http://www.10stringsymphony.com/
https://www.facebook.com/10StringSymphony
“When each song ended, the two pressed tight into their microphones, savoring the last strains of the harmony – and even the bartenders seemed to be leaning forward breathlessly, awaiting someone to clap first.
Their self titled recording aptly demonstrates the power of a spare, tightly-connected acoustic performance that is given room to evolve – for bluegrass fans, the lightning-fast harmonic runs on dueling fiddle is worth the price of admission alone.
But it’s the off the road experiments, especially from Christian’s biting bow-strokes that will make future audiences take note.”
-Z.
N.
LUPETIN, The Bluegrass Situation
“The fiddle playing from both Sedelmyer and Baiman is beautiful, articulate, expressive, and their synchronicity is compelling.
Baiman’s clawhammer work is tastefully gentle as well, and Sedelmyer’s improvisational work is a wonderful balance of the traditional mountain music fused with contemporary harmonic and rhythmic influences that make for a great listen.
Their vocals are equally impressive, capturing that far away feeling so loved in folk music, and when set against the texture of the two fiddles (or fiddle and banjo), it is easy to get lost in this record.” –The AcoustiCana Journal
The Nashville music scene is a famous home for world-class side musicians, as well as a plethora of legendary songwriters.
Now it presents us with a duo that combines the best of both worlds, skilled instrumentalists with an incredible amount of soul and a love of great songs.
10 String Symphony is an arena for mesmerizing acoustic innovation.
Although difficult to categorize, their music is instantly recognizable as a blend of two distinct but equally vivacious musical voices, encompassing “aggressive, almost discordant, celtic and dare I say punky string-chording experimentations” (The Bluegrass Situation).
Vocally, Rachel Baiman and Christian Sedelmyer lock in seamlessly, and their vocal duets often take center stage despite the fact that they are self-described fiddle players.
Sedelmyer (Formerly of the Farewell Drifters) and Baiman (Formerly of Belfry Fellows) met in Nashville, and realized a mutual love for the range and depth of the 5-String fiddle.
Their desire to see just how far a two-fiddle, two-vocals instrumentation could take them was the inspiration for the 10 String Symphony project.
By the time their first full-length album was released in November 2012, their instrumentation had expanded to include the occasional clawhammer banjo and resonator mandolin, though still maintaining a stripped down, tightly woven and carefully arranged duo sound.
Decidedly contemporary in their musical approach, their debut album showcases Sedelmyer’s virtuosic improvisation and creative harmonic soundscape ideas alongside Baiman’s old-time rhythm and emotional melodic sensibilities.
Just over a year old, the duo has already gained recognition and attention from some major festivals, landing slots at the ROMP festival in Ownsboro, KY and the Strawberry Music Festival in Yosemite, CA in the summer of 2013.
Tattletale Saints
http://www.tattletalesaints.com/
https://www.facebook.com/tattletalesaints
Finalists in the APRA Silver Scroll Awards 2013 and New Zealand Music Award for Folk Album of the Year 2014 Auckland based duo Tattletale Saints is vocalist, guitarist, songwriter Cy Winstanley and vocalist, double bassist Vanessa McGowan.
Originally part of London based 4-piece band, Her Make Believe Band, Winstanley and McGowan recorded the debut TTS album How Red Is the Blood in January 2013 in Nashville, TN with Grammy winning producer and multi instrumentalist Tim O’Brien.
Funded with the support of over 220 of the duo’s fans, the album came out in New Zealand via DRM and Rhythmethod on March 29th 2013.
The duo is described as 'sensitively understated folk and subtle simplicity… songs as memorable, lyrically considered and melodically engaging as many of Paul Simon's… a very emotionally engaging album'
-Graham Reid, elsewhere.co.nz
How Red Is the Blood includes song Complicated Man (written by Cy Winstanley) which was a finalist in the APRA Silver Scroll Awards 2013.
Cy Winstanley cut his musical teeth in New Zealand, singing, playing guitar and harmonica.
While playing in local rock and jazz bands he found an unexpected love for country and bluegrass, and met fellow New Zealander bassist Vanessa McGowan in a jazz big band.
Following the urge to discover his Liverpudlian roots, Cy moved to London in 2004 and spent 7 years busking, writing and playing around the country including performances in London at The Forum supporting the Violent Femmes, Royal Festival Hall, The Borderline, Cornbury Festival and Toast Festival.
In 2005 Vanessa left New Zealand to do a Masters of Music in Jazz Bass on scholarship at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
While in Las Vegas she performed with some of America’s most revered jazz musicians including Chris Potter, Joe La Barbera, Marlena Shaw and Ruth Brown, as well as touring Costa Rica and performing in New York City at the International Association For Jazz Education Conference and Dizzy’s Club at The Lincoln Centre.
Upon their reunion in 2007, Cy convinced Vanessa she could sing, showed her how to play a country 2-feel, and Her Make Believe Band was born.
Performing as a duo, Cy and Vanessa presented Cy’s songs in their rawest form, with just acoustic guitar, double bass and voices described as “love letters between Amy Mann and a slipsliding Paul Simon”.
In April 2010 Her Make Believe Band toured New Zealand for the first time, introducing their home audience to the duo’s unique blend of country/folk/pop.
Cy then spent a period living and working in Malaysia as a guest jazz vocalist and guitarist at an established jazz club, while Vanessa began writing and arranging for her first solo offering ‘Mermaids and Whiskey’ which was released in October 2012.
Vanessa and Cy returned to NZ permanently, renaming their new incarnation, Tattletale Saints.
After a highly successful PledgeMe crowd funding campaign, Tattletale Saints traveled to Nashville, TN in January 2013 to record their first Tattletale Saints album.
With Grammy Award winner Tim O'Brien producing, the album was recorded at the Butcher Shoppe Recording Studios with renowned engineer David Ferguson.
The studio is part owned by acclaimed singer-songwriter John Prine and is the birthplace of many of Johnny Cash’s hit records.
Praise for Vanessa McGowan and Cy Winstanley 'Cy is a beautiful singer, melodic yet conversational, and a vocal resemblance to Paul Simon is only heightened by the ambitiousness of his songwriting… in the unadorned setting of the duo it becomes clear how complete that talent is'
-Nick Bollinger, The Listener April 2013.
'sensitively understated folk and subtle simplicity… songs as memorable, lyrically considered and melodically engaging as many of Paul Simon's… a very emotionally engaging album' Graham Reid, elsewhere.co.nz (How Red Is the Blood review)
'There is something utterly beguiling about a musician armed with a guitar and a suitcase full of memories, which need little or no adornment.
There’s nowhere to hide, the voice has to engage you and the songs have to have substance.
That's the natural, unadulterated beauty of Tattletale Saints debut album.
Cy Winstanley has the rich voice and lyric instincts of a Paul Simon and his foil, the equally talented Vanessa McGowan adds lovely punctuation harmonies and the sort of swinging bass lines that you'd expect from a jazz musician.' 4.5/5
-Mike Alexander, Sunday Star Times 17/04/13
'In Cy Winstanley they have a potent songwriter with a voice gently reminiscent of Paul Simon, while fellow Kiwi Vanessa McGowan adds beguiling harmonies' Uncut Magazine
'A delightful album...hooks you in with melodies and keeps you there by virtue of the words...very sharp stuff'.
-Graham Reid, Elsewhere.co.nz (AM Radio review)
'...a masterful blend of Americana fused with Jazz, Soul and Pop...
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-www.themusiccritic.co.uk
“Winstanley's songs are intelligent and original'
-Country Music People Magazine
'Beautiful melodies with a fragility that is a joy to behold...
-Crack Magazine UK
'Their songs are as pretty and romantic as the Southern Cross itself.
Sweetened by Cy’s mellifluous delivery and double bass player Vanessa McGowan’s gorgeous harmonies, they sound like love letters between Amy Mann and a slip-sliding Paul Simon.' The Crypt Sessions 'Celebrated as one of the most exciting new alternative country acts around, Her Make Believe Band have undoubtedly created some beautiful and original tunes...They have the right mix of smart lyrics and sweet melodies that appeal to the old romantic in me.'
-Morning Star www.tattletalesaints.com
| COST | ↑ top |
Suggested minimum donation is $15pp student, $20pp regular.
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
sites.google.com/site/notlobmusic/
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12 South St., Jamaica Plain, MA, MA map
Phone: 781-643-1586
A private home in Watertown, the address will be given when your resevation is made.
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- You will be asked to bring a dessert to share at intermission.
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