5th Quarter

Music:

Member Since: 8/23/2006
Band Members: Clive Whitburn:........... Vocals, Guitar. Piano......loop station Jerry Bird:............. Fiddle, Mandolin, Guitar, Vocal Harmonies................
Influences: Show of Hands, Steve Knightley, Phil Beer, Eric Roche, Jim Moray, Eliza Carthy, Dave Swarbrick, Richard Thompson, Stefan Grappelli, Martin Joseph, Paul Downes, Bert Jansche, Pentangle, Last Night's Fun, Feast of Fiddles, Eva Cassidy, Bob Dylan, Radiohead, Shave the Monkey... and a whole host of classical composers... whatever the influences, 5TH QUARTER say they do high energy folky / rocky/ jazzy stuff played with conviction and political umph.
Sounds Like: TIM CARROLL (Folk Words) wrote the following article about 5TH QUARTER: Folk - fused or blended?Investigating the various facets of folk I’m increasingly dragged into what I hear is folk-funk or folk-jazz fusion. Not sure about the need for another definition but 5th Quarter have got something good going on – folk fused with something else or not.Singer songwriter Clive Whitburn writes and sings with an edge evocative of Ian Anderson and an attitude that slightly unsettles the listener. His rich voice invades your ears like warm oil, while multi-instrumentalist Jerry Bird entangles an intricate web of violin over and around the vocals. Sometimes Clive and Jerry take a direction you don’t expect but keep listening you’ll love it. They successfully blend a variety of styles to create a mellow yet sometimes spiky sound – listen to the ‘The 5th Quarter’ to see what I mean. Strange mix but ultimately satisfying. ‘Independent’ is another fine example and probably their most accessible song (and the claimed Stefan Grappelli influence is evident here). The lyrics have a precise cutting edge: “Got her own razor sharp tailor, gives her main stream respect. A screen siren with a conscience, she’s politically correct.”We’re all different, with different musical backgrounds. Some want nothing but tradition others thrive on the eclectic nature of music. The essential truth is not what you do and how you do it, but that you do it with conviction – the 5th Quarter has conviction by the barrel - and they play some pretty good music too.Tim Carroll FolkWords www.myspace.com/folkwords
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