Tuesday 22 January 2013

The Village Folk Club with The Bailey Sisters

Tuesday 19th February, 7.30pm doors for 8pm start
Taurus Bar, 1 Canal St, Manchester (5 mins walk from Piccadilly station)
£4.00 conc/ £6.00 full price


Many of you will know these lovely lassies already but in case you don't -


The Bailey Sisters are Alyson Rainey, Karen Dyson and Shelley Rainey. Karen and Shelley have sung throughout in various choirs, and met through their chamber choir Duodecimo, where Karen sings first soprano, and Shelley sings second alto. Although Aly’s musical background is mainly orchestral, she too has a fine singing voice, which fortunately slots neatly into the mezzo role. They decided to start singing together after attending several singing courses led by Maddy Prior, Abbie Lathe and Rose Kemp at Stones Barn in Cumbria.

With the addition of Karen’s guitar, and Aly’s fiddle, they offer a wide variety of traditional, self penned and classical material, ranging from the thirteenth century to the present day.  However, they are becoming particularly known for their a cappella performances which feature strongly on “After Silence, Music”

To have a listen to their lovely harmonies click here -

 http://www.baileysisters.co.uk

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Thursday 3 January 2013

The Village Folk Club with Hence the Tortoise

Tuesday 15th January, 7.30pm doors for 8pm start
Taurus Bar, 1 Canal St, Manchester (5 mins walk from Piccadilly station)
£4.00 conc/ £6.00 full price

Formed during the summer of 2010 to play at Sidmouth Festival, Hence The Tortoise is an indie folk band comprising Glyn Shipman (guitar and vocals), Seamus Heffernan (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Vicky Lindsay (percussion and backing vocals). 

Glyn is the songwriting talent behind the band, producing finely crafted songs about love, death, disillusionment, compulsory purchase, internet dating and, of course, holidaying in Newquay with the Holy Trinity. Celebrity fan, Zeno of Elea (490BC - 430BC), says of the band, "Hence The Tortoise will always be ahead".

Listen to them here: http://soundcloud.com/hence-the-tortoise
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