"Bonkers,
totally individual..." Artrocker
"A
genuinely enchanting performer" Nude Magazine
"Leaves
you wondering why all music can't be this good" Tasty
Fanzine
"Simply
stunning...Spellbinding" Whisperin' & Hollerin'
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July
2008: Debut album 'Laura' to be released on Ba Da Bing!
& Red Deer Club on 28th July (UK) & 15th July (US).
The ten songs of the album were recorded in an abandoned
19th century palace on the outskirts of Budapest in August
2007 with Jeremy Barnes (Production, accordion, percussion)
and Heather Trost (Viola, viloin) of A Hawk & A Hacksaw,
Gabor Farkas (Clarinet), Zsolt Kurtosi (Double Bass), Ferencs
Kovacs (Trumpet), Sari Kovacs (Flute) and Balasz Unger (Cimbalom
& bratch). CD copies currently available for pre-order
from this website or as download from itunes shortly.
May
2008::: New limited-run three-track cdr released on Monday
19th May. Out on newly formed Apollolaan Recordings, the
release is limited to a mere 50 hand-painted cdr copies
and comprises a re-working of a 16th war branle by Arbeau,
a rendition of John Dowland's 'Come Ye Heavy States' and
a new, largely instrumental composition based on the traditional
amatory Yorkshire song 'The Bonny Hawthorn'. Order a copy
from www.apollolaan.blogspot.com.
April
2008::: I have an exclusive new track featured on the new
compilation from On The Bone Records in the form of a reed,
organ and percussion-led jazz-melange interpretation of
the traditional Irish song 'The Flower Of Magherally'. The
compilation is released on CD and digital download on Monday
7th April and includes contributions from This Et Al, Mucky
Sailor, That Fucking Tank, Fran Rodgers, Napoleon IIIrd,
i concur, These Monsters, Paul Marshall, The Twilight Sad,
Two Minute Noodles and more. Visit www.onthebonerecords.com
to order or for more information.
Feb
2008::: 'The Derby Ram'/ 'I Would Love To' single which
has been receiving some very favourable reviews is now available
to pre-order from here or from www.onthebonerecords.com.
Click here to read what people have
had to say about it and for the feature article appearing
in this months Sandman Magazine.
Dec
2007::: A new single is coming out on Leeds' wonderful 'On
The Bone Records' in the New Year, the release being available
on 7" Vinyl across the UK and from all major MP3 download
sites from Monday February 18th. The a-side is an incongruous,
reed-led rendition of the traditional English song 'The
Derby Ram' and the accompanying b-side is original live
ukulele favourite 'I Would Love To'. A self made music video
is also being produced to promote the single and a launch
party will take place in Leeds on Saturday 9th February,
with some very, very special guests indeed, proceeded by
more live dates around the country.
You
can hear an exclusive clip of the a-side track now at -
www.myspace.com/leedsonthebone
Nov
2007::: A new recording is to feature exclusively on a forthcoming
compilation CD from Cosmos
Recordings due for release February 2008. The track
is an interpretation of the traditional maritime murder
ballad 'The Cruel Ship's Captain'. The album also features
contributions from King Creosote, Papercuts, Helene Renaut,
Elaine Palmer, Skygreen Leopards, Beth Jeans Houghton, Lone
Pigeon, Diane Cluck, Adrian Crowley, David Thomas Broughton...
May
2007::: New three-track cd-r comprising multi-layered re-workings
of the folk songs 'He Rolled Her To The Wall' & 'Lowlands
Away' along with the newly recorded original 'Jason' available
now from this website or from live performances. Click
here for sample MP3s or to purchase.
Feb
2007::: A recording of traditional song 'He Rolled Her To
The Wall' features on the new 'On
The Bone' compilation along with special offerings from
Quack Quack, Fran Rodgers, Champion Kickboxer, It Takes
Bridges, WildBeasts...(This has now sold out)
For
bookings or for further information contact: mail[at]benjaminwetherill.co.uk
