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Trouble in the Kitchen's new album "The Next Turn" is out now on our Tradsville label! Described by Doug Spencer of Radio National as "A seriously good album - hands down".
recorded at Sing Sing studios in Melbourne, "The Next Turn" features a wealth of trad and original songs and tunes. Order online from www.troubleinthekitchen.com.
NEW ALBUM RECORDED WITH TASMANIA'S MELANIE GENT
Hobart-based Melanie Gent invited me to play on her new album "Stand" in mid-2007, and the album has since been reviewed as "music of breathtaking beauty... (Melanie) is a gifted guitarist, musically intelligent but uncluttered, with a folk-pop sensibility and a restrained touch" (Indie CDs). I've long been a fan of Mel's songwriting and guitar-playing - she's a master of open tunings and writes folk-pop songs that are soothing, at times melancholy, and incredibly catchy.
"Stand" is available online from www.indie-cds.com - plus check out her websites at www.melanie.kauler.com and www.myspace.com/melaniegent.
PLUS: KATE & RUTH'S LATEST ALBUM "SUMMER'S LONESOME TALE"
Ruth and I have released our fourth album, and it is available through our website at www.kateandruth.com. Guest musicians include Andy Irvine, Bruce Molsky, Craig Woodward, Adrian Barker, Ben Stephenson, Joe Ferguson and Liz Frencham.
TO ORDER CDs ONLINE, GO TO:
www.kateandruth.com
www.troubleinthekitchen.com
OR FOR PHONE AND POSTAL ORDERS, GO TO
www.burkesmusic.com.au
"SONG FOR RECONCILIATION" REVIEWED BY THE AUSTRALIAN
Lynden Barber writing for The Australian says of “Song for Reconciliationâ€: “What might have been empty sloganeering becomes, in these hands, an achingly melancholic political lament capable of moving the listener to tears. It's a timely reminder that folk and protest politics have long fitted hand in glove, and that some younger audiences and performers, angered by the war in Iraq, the treatment of refugees and global warming, are looking to musical outlets to express their frustrations."
KATE BURKE & RUTH HAZLETON
Kate & Ruth have been singing folky songs together since 1998. Awards so far have included the ScreenSound Australia Award for Best Folk Album 2003, and the Canberra Critics Circle Award for best-selling album at the National Folk Festival in 2001, and in 2006 they were nominated for the FAA Best Live Act. After their first ever festival appearance at the 1998 National Folk Festival, the duo received the Lis Johnston Award for Vocal Excellence. Their albums have been enthusiastically received internationally, and the duo were named as one of the 10 best-selling artists for 2002 through Japans major folk music distributor, Tambourine Records (Yeah! Big in Japan!). They have toured Ireland and recorded with Andy Irvine and Nancy Kerr & James Fagan, and are set for their third tour of the UK in 2008. They have also recently recorded tracks with Andy Irvine and Bruce Molsky of Mozaik for their new album, "Summer's Lonesome Tale".
TROUBLE IN THE KITCHEN
Trouble in the Kitchen are well-established favourites amongst lovers of traditional Irish music in Australia. The band originally formed out of the strong Irish music scene in Canberra in the mid-nineties, and quickly gained a strong following on the Australian folk festival circuit. Now long at the forefront of Irish music in Australia, Trouble have played the length and breadth of Australia and New Zealand, performing feature concerts at all the major folk festivals, and along the way they have built a reputation as firm crowd favourites. Their presence at any festival is a guarantee of lively (and late) sessions! They released their first full-length album, When the World was Wide in 2003, and have now released "The Next Turn", which has been described by ABC Radio National's Doug Spencer as "A seriously good album - hands down".