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ThistleTown

Album out now!!

About Me

ThistleTown were born in a field overlooking the sea, when a unicorn, a talking dove and a spare guitar came together. We searched for the missing piece, and as the summer died, a love story blossomed, and ThistleTown became astrologically complete.


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Now signed to BigBertha records, our first album 'Rosemarie' will be out on January the 21st, produced by Michael Tyack from Circulus, and Benet Walsh of deep Elem. Here is us playing at Green man festival. (you may have to 'stop' the photo player to watch it properly!) xx

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/28/2006
Band Website: bigbertharecords.turnpiece.net/
Band Members: Mr & Mrs Jarvis and Tiffany Thistle, Mr & Mrs Ben and Lydia Thistle, playing games with; guitar, Harmonium, accordian, flute, melodica, organ, djembe, recorder, Drums, tambourines, fiddle and anything else that makes noise, and Matt on percussion, Big Al Davies on Bass, Little Mikey the dog, as himself, and occassionally Michael and Benet on saz, violin, lute and more x
Influences: Pentangle, The Trees, Fuchsia, The Incredible String Band, Heron, Mellow Candle, Tir Na Nog, Love, Davey Graham, Haight-Ashbury, Midwinter, Shirley and Dolly Collins, Martin Carthy, Donovan, Quicksilver messenger service, The Soft Machine, C.O.B, The Young Tradition, Ivor Cutler, The Kociana Orchestra, Sun also Rises, Fairport Convention, Shide and Acorn, Comus, Anne Briggs...
Sounds Like: Drunken faeries singing with sailors through seashells, gypsies dancing through heather on the first of May x.
Record Label: Big Bertha
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Some thoughts from Miami...

Saw this article about the lasting influence of  Liege & Lief  in the Miami Times. Not entirely sure what 'an arrant hallowing' is though. http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2008-02-21/music/...
Posted by ThistleTown on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:15:00 PST

BUY ROSEMARIE BY THISTLETOWN HERE - AVAILABLE NOW!.

You can buy our album from the 21st of January, 2008, from a variety of online records shops, such as HMV and Amazon, or at your local independant record store, with a bit of luck! xxHere is a link to...
Posted by ThistleTown on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 10:44:00 PST

thistletown album reviews

Our first album review can be found on http://www.spiralearth.co.uk/The Times... http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertai nment/music/cd_reviews/article3205145.eceRecord Collector ...
Posted by ThistleTown on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:25:00 PST

Thistletown in The Guardian

HERE IS OUR ARTICLE FROM THE GUARDIAN ON THE 8/06/07'We blossom in sunshine'They live on a boat, fear cows and dig ultra-obscure hippie albums. Just the band for my label, says Will Hodgkinson in his ...
Posted by ThistleTown on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 02:46:00 PST