From: Allie Fox [afox_at_vixenrecords_dot_com]

Sent: 10 August 2012 17:41

Subject: Foxy Music Roster - 2012 and beyond

 

FOXY MUSIC ROSTER 2012 and beyond
representing the best in folk, roots, blues and Americana artists from Britain and beyond
FESTIVALS - FOLK CLUBS - ARTS CENTRES - ACOUSTIC MUSIC VENUES

Please get in touch if you'd like more info
Unless otherwise stated, artists are generally available throughout the year  

ROD CLEMENTS - "Iconic folk genius". R2
Rod Clements is the real deal, the famous Lindisfarne hitmaker & writer of ?Meet Me On the Corner' whose career reads like a Who's Who of the folk-roots world.  In recent years Rod has won over a whole new generation of roots fans releasing a clutch of critically acclaimed solo albums and touring with Thea Gilmore and Rachel Harrington.  Spine tingling slide guitar, instinctive songwriting and a relaxed and intimate on-stage presence with stories from all stages of his career.  Slide guitar workshops also available.
http://www.rodclements.com

JERRY DONAHUE & DOUG MORTER - "Jerry Donahue is string bending king of the planet" GUITAR PLAYER
Between them guitar legend Jerry Donahue & songwriter Doug Morter have fronted some of the most legendary & iconic folk-rock bands of the last four decades, including Fairport Convention, Fotheringay, The Hellecasters, The Albion Band and Magna Carta. Together as a duo Donahue & Morter acoustic gigs are a knockout show of superb instrumental prowess, well-known favourites from their individual careers, folk-rock classics, wonderful new selections, distinctive vocals and great harmonies. UK Tour 2012 - 15th/Fri 16th/Sat 17th November and Thurs 22nd, Fri 23rd, Sat 24th November
http://www.acousticgathering.com

JAKE COGAN - "On rare occasions you realise that what you're listening is what a real singer should be, someone with a direct connection between soul and voice. Jake Cogan is one of those rare few." DICK GAUGHAN
Jake Cogan is without doubt one of the most exciting and outstanding vocal talents to emerge from Scotland in recent years, and will be touring with her band in Oct/Nov to promote her forthcoming album ?Parcel of Rogues' - unique interpretations of Burns songs. Jake's debut album blew everyone's socks off last year with its exemplary musicianship, original contemporary writing, and its rootsy, Americana & folk flavours, becoming Iain Anderson's Album of the Week on BBC Radio Scotland. But the voice is all - full of great soul and depth, once heard never forgotten.
http://www.jakecogan.com

ANGIE PALMER - "A writer of considerable distinction...one to be played at regular intervals."  **** MOJO
There is no-one like Angie!  Her potent mix of country, blues, and folk served up with equal measures of aggression and tenderness, immaculate lyrics forged from a true storyteller's art is all delivered with "a delicious hair-in-the-voice approach that gives her a tough edge over more fey contemporaries" (Uncut).  Her new 12-song album ?Old Sticks to Scare A Bird' is released on 10th September 2011 through Proper.  Watch this space.  Available solo, duo or five-piece band, The Revelators. Available OCTOBER 2011 & SPRING 2012
http://www.angiepalmer.com

NIGEL STONIER - "Dashes of panache? vision? and consistently reaches a standard rare." R2
Nigel is a leading songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/record producer (Thea Gilmore, Clare Teal, Joan Baez, Lindisfarne, Fairport Convention, Waterboys, Martha Wainwright). A great guitarist, a supremely intelligent lyricist and a live performer of great energy and wit who is a master at connecting with his audience and who wowed everyone with his last solo album ?Notes From Overground' (dist. Universal).
http://www.nigelstonier.co.uk/

RORY ELLIS - "Marvellously rich and warm voice & exceptionally well crafted songs." COUNTRY MUSIC PEOPLE
Somewhere between blues, urban folk, alternative country and beyond, the performances of Australian songwriter Rory Ellis come one way only - straight from the heart.  A powerhouse performer and a keen-eyed observer, Rory has a voice so deep and gravelly, you'd swear your turntable was playing slow.  His songs plumb the depths of human experience - from hard-hitting ballads about street life to potent love songs of regret and separation.  Touring his 6th album ?Twisted Willow' with his new band the Devil's Right Hand. Available APRIL 2013
http://www.roryellis.com/DRHindex.html

And for the jazzers amongst you...........

ROSE ROOM - "?vigorous and vivacious?as close to the sound of the great Stephane Grappelli as you're going to hear in Scotland". THE JAZZ HOUSE, BBC RADIO SCOTLAND
World class Scottish violinist Seonaid Aitken & vocalist plays 1930's gypsy-jazz & swing with Jimmy Moon (double bass) and guitarists Tom Watson & Tom Gallagher, their debut CD ?Somewhere in Roseland' ranking no. 15 in Jazz FM's top albums of 2011. Seonaid is also available with her more folk-orientated combo The Seonaid Aitken Set - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V206j6ql9xQ Classically trained yet a fabulous improviser, Seonaid's wide experience includes working with Scottish Opera, Roddy Woomble and John Miller's Country Casuals.
http://www.myspace.com/roseroomuk


THE SERMON ORGAN TRIO - "Paul Harrison stokes up a Hammond heat in full flow, Malcolm MacFarlane full of smart improvisations and Tom Gordon a stylish fount of energy, precision and oomph." ROB ADAMS - THE HERALD
A class act performing sensitive ballads through jazz, blues and latin to the seriously groovy with the emphasis on original compositions plus a few classics and huge amounts of invention, interaction and improvisation.   Comprising Paul Harrison (current Scottish Jazz Award winner in the Piano category), Malcolm MacFarlane (current Scottish Jazz Award winner in the Guitar category) and Tom Gordon (one of the busiest and most in-demand drummers working in the UK & Europe), sometimes appearing with guest vocalist William Young from Louisville, Kentucky.
http://www.malcolmmacfarlane.com

Regards Allie

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Allie Fox
FOXY MUSIC
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