From: jason robbins
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Sent: 20 October 2008 10:12
Subject: THE OWL SERVICE LIVE IN
CANTERBURY
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TWISTED FOLK
PRESENTS…
THE OWL SERVICE
LIVE AT ORANGE STREET
MUSIC CLUB
CANTERBURY NOVEMBER 8TH
8PM £5
admission
Special double ticket available for £7.50, gains
you entry to THE OWL SERVICE, and the SHARRON KRAUSS gig on Oct 24th
Tel:
01227 760801
The Owl Service was formed by Steven Collins in
2006 as a vehicle to explore his love of British films and television of the
1960s and 70s, the great outdoors and the sound of the English folk revival. The
band fuse traditional British folk ballads with elements of psychedelic rock and
recall the great acid-folk bands of the late '60s/early '70s but never once
sound contrived or overtly retro. Nobody has approached traditional folk quite
like this for over 30 years. They signed to Southern Records at the end of 2007
and their debut album A Garland of Song, an eclectic selection of traditional
material interspersed with mostly instrumental originals, was released on June
30th 2008. An EP recorded with Alison O'Donnell (formerly Alison Williams of
legendary Irish '70s prog/folk band Mellow Candle) entitled The Fabric of Folk
will be released by Static Caravan in September 2008. The follow up to
Garland... is underway with the working title The Pattern Beneath the Plough and
is set for a Summer 2009 release
Music Week review
The folk revival
continues apace with this debut album from Steven Collins and his cohorts.
A
Garland Of Song is an unashamedly retro affair which sets out to recreate the
atmosphere of the late Sixties acid folk scene and succeeds admirably. This is,
of course, a great folk tradition; the scene always looks over its shoulder to a
more innocent pastoral time, all the while adding touches of the modern
age.
With The Owl Service it is in the nature of the recording, mostly self
produced and recorded at home, that wins out. This set features a swathe of
atmospheric touches that prevent the album from becoming an exercise in fakery.
The standards and murder ballads presented here are all lovingly arranged
and beautifully sung by Collins and guests, and these are matched by the
original instrumentals that pepper the album.
The Owl Service will be a
highlight at this year's Green Man festival as they have tempted Alison
O'Donnell from Mellow Candle out of the woodwork to perform with them, another
dream come true for Collins no doubt.
A Garland Of Song is obviously a labour
of love and is beautifully crafted and realised, and fans of Espers or The
Memory Band are sure to adore it.
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