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the cedars

Image is nothing; slide is everything.

About Me

Four dissolutes from far apart stridin down your highway to take hold of your heart.
For more information go to www.thecedarsonline.com
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SOME REVIEW EXTRACTS:
BLUES MATTERS - Issue 40 (October/November)
The Cedars like their Blues flavoured with a big dose of bluegrass, steel guitars and banjos, toiling away under Chantal Hill’s vocals. This London band certainly know how to play and they do a cracking job of evoking the spirit of the south (so good these songs would sit happily with period recordings).
MUSICMART
Shuffling, rootsy Americana 'n Country offset nicely by singer Chantal's beautifully silky, lilting voice - singing songs about "dirt and shame in that stony ground”. Live, the band take on a more raucous feel, like the soundtrack to a wild, liquor-fuelled hoe-down.... They're very clearly a class act; there are a whole raft of signed bands unfit to lick the shiny boots of The Cedars".
BLUES IN LONDON - Live Review of us playing with Alabama 3:
"The Cedars describe themselves as a 'bluesy Americana throwback' and jolly good they are at it too. Fronted by the charismatic Chantal Hill on vocals and with the stylish slide of Jason Moffat on guitar, their tales of murder and jilted love are finely wrought and their 'unplugged' approach makes a welcome change"
Read the rest at: http://www.bluesinlondon.com/live/a3.html
SMALLFISH-ONLINE
"The gig itself is a revelation. The three preceding groups playing this evening had regaled the assembled crowd but the Cedars did more than entertain. They grabbed the audience’s attention and enthralled them."
"...at the end of the song, the crowd give hearty applause but it is tempered by the knowledge that they are soon to lose the band, and they throw themselves into howling for an encore. The band submit and finish off with The Colour. The whole venue is now transformed from a placid North London pub into a Texas hoedown, as people begin to clap along and put together worthy attempts to square dance. At the end of the song, everyone comes to their senses and wonders how they came to be locked arm in arm with a perfect stranger. Talking afterwards, the group seem unaware of the frenzy they brewed up."
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/1/2005
Band Website: thecedarsonline.com
Band Members: Chantal Hill, Jason Moffat, Stephen Coates and Pedro Vidal
Influences: Robert Johnson, Gillian Welch, Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly), Mississippi John Hurt, John Lee Hooker, Blind Willie McTell, Townes Van Zandt, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Johnny Cash, Be Good Tanyas, Willard Grant Conspiracy, Maria McKee, amongst other degenerates and outcasts...
Sounds Like: A knifeblade scraping down against the iron in your soul.

Type of Label: None

My Blog

RECORDING AND RELEASES

Sorry it's been so long, but here you go, short and sweet! We went to sunny California to do some recording...a pretty intense week in the studio recording a pile of songs... We have the masters with ...
Posted by the cedars on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:55:00 PST

Secret Garden Party Joy!

Hello to ya all... Well not much of an update but just a quick little note to say that we had a totally awesome time at The Secret Garden Party (www.secretgardenparty.com). We played the A.M.P. Arena ...
Posted by the cedars on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 01:06:00 PST

Glastonbury Festival

So Glastonbury Festival was fun! If you're reading this and you came to see us or even stumbled across us, you were awesome, cos you danced in the rain and mud and cheered, you were a pleasure to ente...
Posted by the cedars on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:31:00 PST

Festivals!

Just a very quick note to say we have a few festivals lined up this year, so if you're attending one of them, look out for us and come say hello! We have a couple more to be confirmed which we'll let ...
Posted by the cedars on Sat, 12 May 2007 06:19:00 PST

2006 Round-up

So, we've done a pile of gigs in the last few months and we're just coming up to the end of the year, so I thought I'd write some nonsense... Some highlights have already been mentioned below, but rea...
Posted by the cedars on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:41:00 PST

FREE DOWNLOAD

Hello!For a limited time we're going to have the following 2 tracks available as a Free Download:Extrication Row and a new recording of The Colour, so if you already have a copy of one of the CDs we u...
Posted by the cedars on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 01:26:00 PST

Alabama 3 Support Gig + Review

Howdy, a mighty big thank you to all those who came down, it was a mighty fine night. Those Alabama 3's carried the party on well into the early hours. I think there's a review of the night coming soo...
Posted by the cedars on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 01:22:00 PST

Last night: Bar fights, Davy Graham ('guitar legend') and more!

Good golly!We are proud to announce that, in the style of old wild west tradition, a proper bar fight broke out last night while we were playing! Broken glasses, bottles flying through the air, people...
Posted by the cedars on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 12:33:00 PST

Free Nokia/Reading Festival Download

10/03/07Ooooh, we're back on!http://www.nokia.co.uk/A4223006Click on 'Ones To Watch'and download away, there are 3 tracks there at the moment!---IF YOU AIN'T DONE IT YOU MISSED IT!But don't worry we'l...
Posted by the cedars on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 09:51:00 PST

The Green Note

What a super cool gig that was, it was rammed, one in one out, we had larf tis for sure, I think Chantal and I managed to almost deplete their stock of Rum, well done us! Cheers for coming along, and ...
Posted by the cedars on Sat, 02 Sep 2006 07:45:00 PST