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About Me

North Sea Radio Orchestra is a unique chamber group who perform music of beauty and originality that has, at its heart, lyricism and melodic richness. Featuring wind, strings, percussion, guitars, organs and voices, theirs is a world in which melody and harmony abound.
Here's how it all began...
In the October of 2002, composer and guitarist Craig Fortnam found himself walking through the City of London with a sackful of tunes slung over his shoulder; tied to a stick (Dick Whittington style). Now, as all music comes from the air, the sack was all that stopped Craig's tunes from escaping and following the Thames out to sea. Needing a substance with the weight of history behind it, Craig bent down and began to scoop up handfuls of London clay, folding and kneeding it into the melodies and chords from his sack. As this was such hard work, he got his wife, Sharron, to help. As she folded and kneeded, she began to sing, so her beautiful voice found it's way into the expanding mixture.
When the music was almost ready, Craig called together twenty musicians and singers (North Sea Chorus) from all over the Metropolis and they all ducked into St. Martin's-within-Ludgate where the North Sea Radio Orchestra was born. As the clay music was still wet, and therefore somewhat fragile, the NSRO only performed in the City of London for the first while. So, their growing audience had to travel to the strange and magical streets of old Londinium to hear the beautiful sounds.
Finally, the music was ready and the NSRO ventured forth into the wider world where they have attracted many glowing reviews for their live and recorded performances. Their first release, 'The Flower' (oof!records 7" single) has been broadcast on BBC Radio 1, 2, 3 and 6music. They have been regular favorites on the Chiller Cabinet on Chill FM and have featured in many regional stations' playlists. The success of the single can be attrubuted to the truly unique sound of the NSRO - an alliance of various influences and elements: Benjamin Britten, Vernon Elliot, Incredible String Band, London Clay, Vaughan Williams, Water from the Thames and shingle from Bankside.
In October 2006, NSRO released their debut self-titled album (oof006) to sparkling reviews in print and online media from the world's music press. WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN THE NSRO MAILING LIST? Send a message to: [email protected] edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)

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Member Since: 12/27/2006
Band Website: nsro.co.uk
Band Members: Craig Fortnam (composer, arranger, conductor, guitar) Sharron Fortnam (solo voice) Dug Parker (solo voice) Richard Larcombe (solo voice, guitar) James Larcombe (composer, chamber organ, piano) Ben Davies (piano, chamber organ) Hugh Wilkinson (percussion) Harry Escott (cello) Brian Wright (violin) Jen Underhill (violin) Sara Longe (violin) Luke Crookes (bassoon) Nicola Baigent (clarinet) Geri Peach (oboe) Bill Drake (composer, North Sea Chorus) Suzi Kirby (North Sea Chorus) Melanie Woods (North Sea Chorus) Louise Harrison (North Sea Chorus) Gideon Miller (North Sea Chorus) Kavus Torabi (North Sea Chorus)
Influences: flotsam, jetsam, swallows, swifts, the Monument and the Pool.
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Record Label: oof! records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

our new album

We have just finished recording our 2nd album and we are very pleased with it and hope that upon its release, you will be too. It has 12 tunes - songs, chorus numbers and instrumentals.We hope to rele...
Posted by North Sea Radio Orchestra on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:44:00 PST

ARCTIC CIRCLE compilation CD and gig (both feat. NSRO)

The Arctic Circle Presents: That Fuzzy FeelingCat: LOAF14Format/Packaging: Limited Edition Box Set/Digipak CDRelease Date: 5/12/07Arctic Circle has teamed up LOAF records to present "That Fuzzy Feelin...
Posted by North Sea Radio Orchestra on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:55:00 PST

Reviews

ArtrockerNorth Sea Radio OrchestraNorth Sea Radio Orchestra" there's the inspired swerve from mediaeval chants to Morricone-esque scores..."It has to be said that the North Sea Radio Orchestra (NSRO) ...
Posted by North Sea Radio Orchestra on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:51:00 PST

inappropriate spamming in our name

Just a quick message of apology to those of you who receieved fraudulent messages from the NSRO myspace. Needless to say, we haven't branched out into the ringtone or porno industries and have no inte...
Posted by North Sea Radio Orchestra on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 04:48:00 PST

'The End of Chimes' EP

'The End of Chimes' EP is out from July 2nd on Oof Records (OOF009). This release is on 7" vinyl and features the following:Guitar Miniature No2The End of ChimesHurdy Gurdy MiniatureThe Tide Rises the...
Posted by North Sea Radio Orchestra on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 03:16:00 PST

29th Sept 2007 St Clement's Eastcheap

With joy, NSRO return to the lanes and alleys of old London - to add their singing and playing to the vast accumulation of sights and sounds that have seeped into every stone. Afterwards we will all d...
Posted by North Sea Radio Orchestra on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 03:08:00 PST