Hedge presents Timbreland Recordings
I Am Your Autopilot, Dan Haywood's New Hawks, The Winter Journey, Sally Murray
plus We Mythical Kings DJsFriday 18th July 2008, 8pm
The Carlton Club, 113 Carlton Road, Whalley Range, Manchester M16 8BE
Not before time, Hedge welcomes the opportunity to present a special night curated by our good friends at the wonderful Timbreland label.
Timbreland is run by Pete, Helene and Raz from Starless and Bible Black and was responsible for the first release from Hedge favourite Nancy Elizabeth Cunliffe, Wheel Turning King (from back in the heady days when she was still using her full name!) - they have been involved with many of the artists who have played Hedge over the last two years or so, and continue to provide a home to some great new music from the North West.
I AM YOUR AUTOPILOT
The three main studio dudes Ben, Graeme and Jasper will be joined by an additional three players and added visuals to make their performance a one-off cosmic multi-dimensional mix of choral folk and Kraftwerk style mechanics.
DAN HAYWOOD’S NEW HAWKS
Dan Haywood is an intrepid ornithologist, songwriter and country guitarist based in Lancashire. His expressive voice is genuinely idiosyncratic and his band are all part of the New Hawks sound - guitars, drums, violin, cello, bongos and gongs. While there are elements of folk rock, this is no laid back excursion to rural life but an inconstant tempo of almost vaudevillian drama as the words draw us in and the volume swoops up, then down and then up again.
THE WINTER JOURNEY
The husband and wife duo of Anthony Braithwaite and Suzy Mangion (from Manchester band George). Expect some gorgeous acoustic music, perfect male-female harmonies, tap dancing, innocent vandalism and the odd tiff – all part of their entertaining live show. Their album will be freshly available on the night before going into the shops.
SALLY MURRAY
Sally is a solo singer and songwriter with an amazing voice that reminds us of an early Polly Harvey but with a guitar sound that has more in common with Bert Jansch. Her debut EP will be released just before the show.
Tickets £5 adv from wegottickets
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Hedge presents
Hedgefest
with The Accidental, John Smith, Bone-Box and The Travelling Band plus many more...Saturday 2nd August 2008, 1pm til midnight
St. Margaret's Church, Whalley Road, Manchester M16 8AE
Hedge are hosting our very own mini-festival in this wonderful church in Whalley Range.
An all-day feast of folk and acoustic music on two stages, with food and drink including bar and BBQ run by Jam Street and tea and cakes by The Art of Tea...
We're over the moon with the line-up, with past Hedge favourites and one or two acts we've been trying to get down to Hedge for ages:
The Accidental, John Smith, Bone-Box, The Travelling Band, Down The Tiny Steps, John Fairhurst, Sara Lowes, Aidan Smith, Oli Moore, Table, Paper Wives, The Hang Project, Dean McPhee plus more to be announced...
Plus a huge cast of DJs treating you to all manner of aural delights throughout the day, children's entertainment (bring the kids!) and all round good summertime vibes.
It'll all kick off with the BBQ and DJs at 1pm and the music will carry on through til midnight.
A limited number of advance tickets are currently available priced at £13.
Tickets £13 adv from wegottickets
Hedge - for folk on the range and further afield...