Shows

The Travelling Band, A-Line and The Random Family Fri 20th February 2009 Downstairs at the King's Head, 2 Crouch End Hill, Crouch End, N8 8AA

Tickets are £7 in advance, £9 on the door 

 

The Travelling Band (Live)

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Manchester 6 Piece, The Travelling Band take influence from folk, county, psyche and rock before filtering it through their own sunshine-POP sensibility. On their debut album, Under The Pavement rarely has a British band of recent times sounded this fresh and timeless, here is a band who excel at sounding happy, sad, frustrated, and vulnerable, often at the same time, and their best songs, whether they're fast or slow, feel like they're bursting with energy and wisdom.

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Winners of the Glastonbury New Talent competition 2008, The Travelling Band's live show is a feel-good tour-de-force. Swapping instruments, inspiring audience participation whilst shifting effortlessly from hearfelt ballads, through psychedelic sing alongs to classic pop tunes, their's are shows where no-one leaves unconverted.

A-Line (Live) 

A-Line sound like Alice in Wonderland at a 1930’s jazz appreciation club.  Mixing tales of airplane crashes and snow dust they raise the hair on the back of your neck and transport you to their singular world. 

“An as yet unsigned magical piece of music” Rob Da Bank, BBC Radio 1

 

“This band are absolutely gorgeous” Huw Stephens, BBC Radio1

 

“Cardiff’s acid folk luminaries” Tom Robinson, BBC 6 Music

 

“Gemma has a truly beautiful voice” Peggy Seeger

 

"What a delight" The Guardian Guide 

The Random Family (Live)   

'The Random Family' are a small collective of multi-instrumentalists based in Liverpool who combine acoustic guitars, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, double bass, flute and clarinet, alongside stunning 3 and 4 part harmonies to create an acoustic folk sound which is simultaneously traditional and contemporary. Led by a core 4 piece band, the key family members are also regularly joined on stage by members of their extended family who add trumpet, violin, cello, trombone and percussion to the ensemble, resulting in an even more striking stage presence and contributing a further level of depth to the arrangement. 

"...not only are they making brilliant music, but they’ve also built up a whole alternative acoustic scene around them..." Nerve Magazine 

"Jesus these kids had more virtuosos than The Band. Flute, clarinet, ukulele, mandolin, acoustic guitar, stand up bass & the noise that comes out is gorgeous...Great vocals across the band & beautiful brass interludes in a couple of songs. They deserve a massive pat on the back for trying to get something different off the ground in the land of bad bars & knob-shines in trackies..." Swine Magazine