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The Mandrake Project

Pitty it had to come to an end... 08/08 Ash

About Me


"...tight, well crafted, virtuosic and beautiful... Largely the music spoke for itself and was both fascinating and emotionally rewarding" (Fabulous Furry Folk, Glastonbury)
All the more pitty that it had to come to an end. For all enquiries, see http://www.myspace.com/ashmandrake
The Mandrake Project Perform Songs by Tim Buckley in The Bath Fringe

As part of a collaberation between Ash mandrake and James Hollingsworth, The Mandrake Project will be performing songs written by Tim Buckley on 27th May 2008 in The Spiegel Tent, Bath at 4pm. Here's a taster - a solo version of song To The Siren performed from within a suburban conch. On the night Cath and Amadou will be joining Ash for a highly original take on this well loved masterpiece of Buckley song writing.

FUNSHINE at The Cheltenham Big Easter Gathering:

Amadou's song "Aduna"

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/25/2007
Band Members: WE ARE CURRENTLY SELLING OUR LIVE BATH BOOTLEG TRACKS. THESE WERE VIDEOD BY ANDY COTTLE AND THEN REMIXED BY ASH MANDRAKE. THE RESULT IS SURPRISINGLY GOOD. HAVE A LISTEN AND PLEASE BUY ONE OR TWO.

Band Members from left to right:
Daniel Ebl: Bass, guitar and vocals – He heads the German Folk Rock band "In Search of A Rose". Having played more than 600 concerts in Europe, they are one of the most popular bands in their genre.
http://www.myspace.com/insearchofarose
Cath The Piccolist: Cath has her roots in a classical training, and frequently plays as a soloist with ensembles in and around Bath. She studied Music at Bath Spa University, specialising in Performance and Composition. Her main instruments are flute/piccolo and piano. Her explorative diversification into the realms of folk, rock and jazz has found a welcoming home with The Mandrake Project.
http://www.myspace.com/catherinehurley
Ash Mandrake: The founder member of The Mandrake Project and The Bard of Bath. Known in Bath and Bristol for his solo work with loop machines, an array of leather hats and costumes, His 16 string guitar, his 4 octave vocal range and The Bath Squash and Pumpkin Project
http://www.myspace.com/ashmandrake
The Amazing Amadou: Amaou was born, and lived most of his life, in Senegal He played various drums with The Senegal National Band, and has accompanied many well known musicians from a comprehensive range of genres. We are occasionally joined
by Alan Burton. The Demon
Euillean Piper
he plays on the song
Rolling Down Hill To The Bright
Summer Sun
http://www.myspace.com/hideousrhesus We have been joined
by Paul Sax from The Huckleberries
on violin. Although it's been a
while. He's very busy with his band
http://www.myspace.com/thehuckleberries

All of the above: Copyright Ed Elias
BATH FRINGE
Quality, Variety, Innovation and Entertainment
4th June: Back to Mines’: Billed as Ash and Amadou; But also an opportunity to see the talent behind The Mandrake Project Core of Four. (Cath and Ash, Daniel and Amadou)
6th June: The Porter Cellar Bar: Quality, Variety, Innovation and Entertainment. The Mandrake Project brings you the Bigger Picture. The Core of four are joined by Paul Sax from The Huckleberries and other guests to bring you story telling, comedy and performance poetry; but most of all, the magical musical fusion that will take you by storm: medieval, african, eastern European, classical, folk/rock jazz all delivered with the theatrical mirth that has made this act a favourite.
Story Telling at The Ring of Beeches
Wed 30th May 1pm till 2pm
This event was part of The Bath Fringe Festival.
Did you ever wonder where the expression "Ah!... That Old Chestnut" really came from. Do you know the real reason the Romans managed to take over Bath from the Celts?" Join Ash Mandrake (The Bard of Bath) and The Mandrake Project at the Ring of Beeches to find out. With special guest appearances from the accomplished story tellers, Richard Selby ([email protected]) and Rodger Wiltshire ([email protected]).
BAND MEMBERS
Ash Mandrake (The Bard of Bath) : Vocals, 10 string guitar, 6 string guitar
The Amazing Amadou: Vocals, Jembe
Cath The Piccolist: Flute and Piccolo
Daniel Ebl: Vocals, Bass, Guitar, Mandolin
Frequent contributions:
Alan Barton: Euillian Pipes (Irish Pipes)
Paul Sax: Violin
Occasional contributions
Niel Gay: Eukaleili
Rob Spalding: Vocals, clarinette
Eleanor: clarinette, theatrics.
Influences: Daniel Ebl:
Waterboys Luka Bloom Thin Lizzy Pogues
Cath The Piccolist:
classical: Avro Part Prokofiev Debussy Ravel Purcell
Folk: Flook Eliza Carthy Martha Tilston Micheal Mcgoldrick also Nina Simone Nick Drake Simple Kid Arcade Fire bjork
Ash Mandrake:
VOCALISTS: Enrike Caruso , Tim Buckley, Freddy Mercury, Tom Waits, Arethra Franklin, Joni Mitchell, Tina Turner, Boni Tyler.GUITARISTS: Jimmy Hendrix, Brian May (Local Musicians: Neil Gay (attack and expressive qualities) Rob Sharples (fascination).MUSICIANSHIP: Rush, Frank Zappa.ATMOSPHERES: Tom Waits, Pink Floyd, Kula Shaker (Govinda), David Bowie, Nick Drake, John Martin, Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Seal, Moby, Coctoau Twins, Bjork.LYRICISTS: Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen.CLASSICAL: Shostakovich, Carl Orf, Mozart, Debusy.OTHER GENRES: Zulu Tribal, Black Mombassa; Spanish; Gypsy Kings; Eastern European; Medieval, Gregorian Chants; Indian, Ravi Shankar.
Sounds Like: We need help with this. Can you tell us.
In the mean time we'll fill this space with photographs.

Copyright of all the above - Martin Tiger Country

Copyright - All The above Ed Elias
Record Label: None
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Review of The Mandrake Project Gig in The Porter Cellar Bar 07/02/2007

Please note that my band is called The Mandrake Project. When this review was written, I still hadn't managed to get the message to everybody. We now have a band website at www.myspace.com/themandrake...
Posted by The Mandrake Project on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:13:00 PST