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“Exhilarating listening ... top-notch sibling tight
musicianship.”
Old Time Herald
The Macrae Sisters are an old-time stringband based out of
Portland, Oregon. Combining a deep love of traditional music with top-notch
musicianship, the group features fiddlers Sophie Vitells and Marian Macrae
Herrmann, Gabrielle Macrae on banjo, Joanna Macrae on guitar, and Jamie Herrmann
on bass.
The band first took root in 2007, when sisters Marian and
Gabrielle began playing as a banjo-fiddle duo in Asheville, North Carolina.
In 2009, Gabrielle moved back to Portland, the sisters’ hometown,
where Joanna joined the band on guitar and added her strong, sweet harmony
singing to the mix. The next year, their sound evolved again with the addition
of fiddler Sophie Vitells, formerly of the Crooked Jades, the Government Issue
Orchestra, and the Caleb Klauder band.
With Marian and Sophie’s driving double-fiddle sound, the band
plays a blend of high-energy dance tunes, heart-wrenching ballads, old time
gospel songs, and a few originals to boot. Their music is at once deeply
traditional and youthful in its energy and drive.
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The Badlands Orchestra
(or simply, 'The Badlanders') are a London based four piece folk group who seem to have blended an easy mixture of Irish, English and Appalachian, in a credible and remarkable way. The Badlanders are not exclusively four piece, and can be regularly seen not only at their own gigs, but coming into group sessions on weekends and playing with other artists while busking in their hotspots around East and South London. They have a diverse and unique sound, from the rip roaring tunes of the heart of Ireland, to the English sea shanties of old, all the way to the harmonies and rhythms of the Appalachian Mountains. A promising young group of musicians who should have your attention at least once in their performances on and off the stage - we promise you the majority of you will be hooked!"
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Monday 16th July
The Old Barn @ The Cock Inn
Church Lane
Sarratt WD3 6HH
http://www.cockinn.net/
Doors Open at 7.30pm. Live Music 8.30pm - 11.00pm
Tickets £7.00 on the door or £5 pre-booked from:
http://www.wegottickets.com/owlsworld
