Lau vs The Deadly Gentleman
Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
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One of the hottest folk acts around in LAU on the same bill as a band fronted by Greg Liszt, the man on the banjo for Crooked Still and Bruce Springsteen's Seeger Sessions outfit. Expect some musical fireworks in this folk vs grasscore face off.
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About... LAU
Winner of ‘Best Group’ in BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2008 & 2009.
LAU are a formidable trio of three of the finest & most innovative exponents of modern traditional music in Britain today. Their now infamous live shows are a must-see experience with an energy and musicianship which is spellbinding.
Twice winners of BEST GROUP at the Radio 2 Folk Awards, Lau are back with their highly anticipated second album, ‘Arc Light’, released March 30th 09 on Navigator Records The follow up to their hit debut, ‘Lightweights and Gentlemen’, ‘Arc Light’ is Lau at their very best.
A Collection of both traditional and self-penned songs which highlight their unique take on folk music. Highly regarded musicians in their own right, the combined talents of Kris Drever, Martin Green and Aidan O’Rourke make for a fantastic and all-conquering trio. It is no surprise they were once again triumphant at this years BBC Folk Awards. Their stratospheric rise seems set to continue as a crammed touring season in 2009 takes Lau’s ferociously impressive live show around the world again.
Lau employ rising, epic song structures not usually associated with Folk music and more akin to those on the leftfield of rock and jazz. The new album sees Kris Drever debut some of his own songs for the first time including the new radio single ‘Wintermoon’ and there is a special Mojo commissioned Beatles cover as a bonus track on the first pressing of Arc Light.
‘Creative and genre bursting’ ** The Scotsman
'Balancing frenzied hi-octane moments with those of aching beauty. Album of the Year' FROOTS Magazine
'a combined sense of style, adventure and fun that turns the album into an utter corker' Telegraph
‘Lau are so special’ ** The Guardian
'Lau's explosive live performances have been generating a major buzz around the UK folk circuit, and this brilliant debut confirms their standing as one of the most exciting new acts in years' Songlines 5/5
“…quite frankly the best band in the world right now”. Channel 4 Music
KRIS DREVER - is a native of Kirkwall, Orkney. His distinctive guitar style & singing voice have brought him much attention in recent years. His debut album as a solo artist, Black Water, won him the Horizon/Best Newcomer Award at the 2008 BBC Folk Awards. Kris also plays as part of Drever McCusker Woomble (with John McCusker and Roddy Woomble)
MARTIN GREEN - has played with many of the great singers & players of folk & traditional music including Joan Baez, Kathryn Tickell, Linda Thompson, & a long-term collaboration with Eliza Carthy culminating in a duo album "Dinner”. ‘First Sighting’ by The Martin Green Machine is due out February 09.
AIDAN O'ROURKE – is an incredible fiddle player & composer from Oban & was recently voted Instrumentalist of the Year 2006 at the Scots Trad Music Awards. A member of the hugely successful Blazin' Fiddles, Aidan’s skills are much sought after having performed on over 60 albums. Recent solo release, ‘An Tobar’, has garnered great reviews.
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About.... THE DEADLY GENTLEMAN
Hi there! We're The Deadly Gentlemen. What would you like to know? We started out a couple years ago as an experimental spoken word bluegrass band, but we've changed the game plan this time around. Now we mostly play epic folk and grasscore. We have a brand new, unreleased CD called Carry Me To Home.
The Deadly Gentlemen (l to r): Mike Barnett, Dominick Leslie, Sam Grisman, Stash Wyslouch, and Greg Liszt.
There are five band members: Greg Liszt, banjo and vocals; Stash Wyslouch, guitar and vocals; Mike Barnett, fiddle and vocals; Dominick Leslie, mandolin and vocals; and Sam Grisman, double bass and vocals.
Instead of having a lead singer, we use a nonstop orchestration of somewhat unconventional vocals, with everybody in the band doing everything they can. Expect a lot of three-part harmony singing, group shouting, really dense rhymes and an almost rap-like phrasing.
Most of the songs on our new CD are reinventions of traditional folk songs, but you might not notice that if you weren't a big folk music enthusiast.
There's a murder ballad (done acoustic death metal style), a song about moonshining, a rockabilly blues, and a rewrite of an old-time song about the police coming to get you. There are also a couple songs about the ups and downs of living the dream — you know, playing music.
Our songs have kind of a rock 'n' roll feel, despite the acoustic bluegrass instrumentation. The melodies tend toward the anthemic side, and the upright bass is usually pretty in-your-face. The album does have a slight sense of humor but no real jokes, per se.
And in case you were wondering, there are no bad words on the album. Oh yeah, but the Bad Habit Blues (Track #9) does have kind of a Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas vibe — I guess you could call it Gonzo folk. It's a remake of a 100-year old song called the Cocaine Blues. For God's sake don't think we're advocating that kind of behavior! Just say no.
A lot of the songs' lyrics started out as miniature epic poems based on folk songs. That's where the term "epic folk" comes from. The grasscore songs are the ones where everybody in the band throws caution to the wind and goes completely berserk. Kind of the punk or hardcore mentality, but applied to bluegrass.
Um…just one more thing: please don't call it a boy band!
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About... LAU
Winner of ‘Best Group’ in BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2008 & 2009.
LAU are a formidable trio of three of the finest & most innovative exponents of modern traditional music in Britain today. Their now infamous live shows are a must-see experience with an energy and musicianship which is spellbinding.
Twice winners of BEST GROUP at the Radio 2 Folk Awards, Lau are back with their highly anticipated second album, ‘Arc Light’, released March 30th 09 on Navigator Records The follow up to their hit debut, ‘Lightweights and Gentlemen’, ‘Arc Light’ is Lau at their very best.
A Collection of both traditional and self-penned songs which highlight their unique take on folk music. Highly regarded musicians in their own right, the combined talents of Kris Drever, Martin Green and Aidan O’Rourke make for a fantastic and all-conquering trio. It is no surprise they were once again triumphant at this years BBC Folk Awards. Their stratospheric rise seems set to continue as a crammed touring season in 2009 takes Lau’s ferociously impressive live show around the world again.
Lau employ rising, epic song structures not usually associated with Folk music and more akin to those on the leftfield of rock and jazz. The new album sees Kris Drever debut some of his own songs for the first time including the new radio single ‘Wintermoon’ and there is a special Mojo commissioned Beatles cover as a bonus track on the first pressing of Arc Light.
‘Creative and genre bursting’ ** The Scotsman
'Balancing frenzied hi-octane moments with those of aching beauty. Album of the Year' FROOTS Magazine
'a combined sense of style, adventure and fun that turns the album into an utter corker' Telegraph
‘Lau are so special’ ** The Guardian
'Lau's explosive live performances have been generating a major buzz around the UK folk circuit, and this brilliant debut confirms their standing as one of the most exciting new acts in years' Songlines 5/5
“…quite frankly the best band in the world right now”. Channel 4 Music
KRIS DREVER - is a native of Kirkwall, Orkney. His distinctive guitar style & singing voice have brought him much attention in recent years. His debut album as a solo artist, Black Water, won him the Horizon/Best Newcomer Award at the 2008 BBC Folk Awards. Kris also plays as part of Drever McCusker Woomble (with John McCusker and Roddy Woomble)
MARTIN GREEN - has played with many of the great singers & players of folk & traditional music including Joan Baez, Kathryn Tickell, Linda Thompson, & a long-term collaboration with Eliza Carthy culminating in a duo album "Dinner”. ‘First Sighting’ by The Martin Green Machine is due out February 09.
AIDAN O'ROURKE – is an incredible fiddle player & composer from Oban & was recently voted Instrumentalist of the Year 2006 at the Scots Trad Music Awards. A member of the hugely successful Blazin' Fiddles, Aidan’s skills are much sought after having performed on over 60 albums. Recent solo release, ‘An Tobar’, has garnered great reviews.
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About.... THE DEADLY GENTLEMAN
Hi there! We're The Deadly Gentlemen. What would you like to know? We started out a couple years ago as an experimental spoken word bluegrass band, but we've changed the game plan this time around. Now we mostly play epic folk and grasscore. We have a brand new, unreleased CD called Carry Me To Home.
The Deadly Gentlemen (l to r): Mike Barnett, Dominick Leslie, Sam Grisman, Stash Wyslouch, and Greg Liszt.
There are five band members: Greg Liszt, banjo and vocals; Stash Wyslouch, guitar and vocals; Mike Barnett, fiddle and vocals; Dominick Leslie, mandolin and vocals; and Sam Grisman, double bass and vocals.
Instead of having a lead singer, we use a nonstop orchestration of somewhat unconventional vocals, with everybody in the band doing everything they can. Expect a lot of three-part harmony singing, group shouting, really dense rhymes and an almost rap-like phrasing.
Most of the songs on our new CD are reinventions of traditional folk songs, but you might not notice that if you weren't a big folk music enthusiast.
There's a murder ballad (done acoustic death metal style), a song about moonshining, a rockabilly blues, and a rewrite of an old-time song about the police coming to get you. There are also a couple songs about the ups and downs of living the dream — you know, playing music.
Our songs have kind of a rock 'n' roll feel, despite the acoustic bluegrass instrumentation. The melodies tend toward the anthemic side, and the upright bass is usually pretty in-your-face. The album does have a slight sense of humor but no real jokes, per se.
And in case you were wondering, there are no bad words on the album. Oh yeah, but the Bad Habit Blues (Track #9) does have kind of a Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas vibe — I guess you could call it Gonzo folk. It's a remake of a 100-year old song called the Cocaine Blues. For God's sake don't think we're advocating that kind of behavior! Just say no.
A lot of the songs' lyrics started out as miniature epic poems based on folk songs. That's where the term "epic folk" comes from. The grasscore songs are the ones where everybody in the band throws caution to the wind and goes completely berserk. Kind of the punk or hardcore mentality, but applied to bluegrass.
Um…just one more thing: please don't call it a boy band!