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Junction Pool

About Me

Hello people! Welcome to our MySpace site. Our album is available from www.footstompin.com , or you can order a copy direct from us for £12 by sending an email to [email protected] . Click on this link to hear our recent session on BBC Radio Scotland's "Global Gathering" at the new Pacific Quay complex on Glasgow's south-side. Reviews: " This folk big band raises the bar big time...The playing exudes crisp vigour and the writing has imagination to spare...Junction Pool is a mighty reservoir of talent. **** (Four stars)" - Rob Adams, Glasgow Herald
"Ear-opening volley of musical fire from the rising Borders-based big band, fusing folk with all the juicy bits from jazz and funk, to great effect." - Radio 2 website
"Packs plenty of energy and punch...very enjoyable. 3/4" - Kenny Mathieson, The List "An iconoclastic, irreverent, but deeply, rhythmically musical beast." - Norman Chalmers, Scotland on Sunday
"A superior record...a wonderful band" - Michael Marra
"I like this album because it is a good fusion of traditional and jazz music, and I especially like its energy and vitality." – Simon Thoumire "One of the best CDs for many years." - www.musicinscotland.com "It has to be heard to be believed." - www.gardensessions.co.uk

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Member Since: 18/03/2006
Band Website: www.junctionpool.com
Band Members: THE POOL... Harris Playfair: Keyboards
James Thompson: Pipes, Whistles, Vocals
Jamie Young: Pipes, Vocals, Acoustic guitar
Chris Waite: Pipes Carly Blain: Fiddle, Vocals
Gillian Payne: Flute, Vocals
Orren Karp: Electric Guitar, Vocals
John Riley: Bass Guitar
Ryan Playfair: Djembe, Percussion
Tamir Karp: Drums
Charles Dearness: Trumpet
Kim Macari: Trumpet Jo Mabon: Trombone
Chris Payne: Alto & Soprano Saxophones
Tom Pickles: Tenor Saxophone

Influences:
Sounds Like: an "ear-opening volley of musical fire" - Radio 2

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Record Label: Junction Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Album Review: www.gardensessions.co.uk

Review by Jack Foster "The aptly titled 'Big Wellie Set' opens the album, a raging opener which manages to dance effortlessly between ...
Posted by on Wed, 02 May 2007 04:53:00 GMT

Album Review: Kenny Mathieson, The List

"This young Borders ensemble was inspired by the example of The Unusual Suspects, and their own attempt at creating a folk big band packs plenty of energy and punch. The 13-strong ensemble of young mu...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 03:23:00 GMT

Album Review: Online Folk Festival

"I'm really impressed with the Junction Pool CD. They bill themselves as Celtic Big Band, and they add some really nice jazz touches to traditional Celtic music, including a horn section and some very...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Album Review: www.musicinscotland.com

One of the best CDs for many years. Innovative, exceptionally skillful in arrangement and musicianship, full of rich harmony and instrumental blending. Bright and playful tunesmithing with respectful ...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 03:54:00 GMT

Album Review: Norman Chalmers, Scotland on Sunday

This big band is a confluence of musical ideas, coming together in the Borders but with French Canadian, Doric bothy, contemporary celtic, New York jazz/funk and psychotic piping roots. Pianist, compo...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 03:40:00 GMT

Album Review: Rob Adams, The Herald

"Pianist Harris Playfair has earned deserved praise for fostering traditional music at Kelso High School. This folk big band, comprising largely former pupils, raises the bar big time, though. Think b...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 03:36:00 GMT

Celtic Connections Sunday Herald Review 2005

If a generation is reckoned at around a couple of decades, we're well beyond the point here of talking about successive generations. Thanks to the quantum expansion in traditional music education arou...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 03:32:00 GMT