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JAMES YORKSTON + THE PICTISH TRAIL with ROZI PLAIN + LAZY SHEEPDOG

Thursday 27th November 2008
The Carmelite Hotel, Stirling Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6JU. Phone 01224 589101
Doors 8.00pm
Tickets £10+bf in advance / £12 on door
Available from One-Up Records, Belmont Street, Aberdeen. Phone (01224) 642662 or http://www.ticketweb.co.uk

http://www.carmelitehotels.com
http://www.myspace.com/interestingmusic




JAMES YORKSTON

With the understated power of a gentle giant, James Yorkston returns with his 4th studio album on Domino Records. When the Haar Rolls In proves once again why he is one of the most essential songwriters of our time. Returning with his trusty Athletes, along with some legendary English folk names - Norma Waterson, Mike Waterson, Marry Gilhooly, Olly Knight, there is much to mine for Yorkston fans of old and new, all the ambition, beauty and pathos of his previous albums is sweeping through with the soothing, lush arrangements of all sorts: the timpani, clarinets, violins, vibraphone, concertinas, bull bass, prepared pianos, mandolins, bouzoukis, banjos and wine glasses.

”What is’ Haar?” you may ask. It’s the sea fog that rolls in off the North Sea. Mist. It’s pretty common in the East Neuk of Fife and plays havoc with drying the washing, apparently. There are more celebrations of human frailty and tales of waking up drunk in unfamiliar surroundings, throwing rocks at magpies, dogs chasing ghosts, stubborn sea winds, regrets and joys and smiles and peace and quiet and love and hate and more love. Better than that though, it’s a beautiful, honest album.

“For me, listening to James Yorkston’s music is like coming across the interesting-looking person on the fringes of a party. Before you know it, you’ve spent the evening listening to their compelling tale. In this record, I get a real sense that he has found his true voice. There’s a quiet confidence in his craft; his singing, the words and instrumentation, all blend seamlessly to produce a really affecting record.” (Philip Selway, Radiohead)

http://www.jamesyorkston.co.uk
http://www.myspace.com/jamesyorkston


THE PICTISH TRAIL with ROZI PLAIN

Back by popular demand, The Pictish Trail ambles north again with Rozi Plain in tow. With a recent UK solo acoustic tour behind them, these two Fence heavyweights will now join forces to become the ultimate hypnotic-folk-drone-electro-psych-rock tag team you’ve ever seen!

There will be some PT songs, some RP songs, some collaborations, some solos, some keyboard odysseys, acoustic neo-folk rumblings and all manner of undeniable oddball noises fused with springboard dropkicks, reverse piledrivers and swinging fisherman neckbreakers.

Get ready grapple fans!

http://www.myspace.com/pictishtrail
http://www.myspace.com/roziplain
http://www.fencerecords.com


LAZY SHEEPDOG

Just what is Lazy Sheepdog going to charm us with next? Acoustic jingles? Quivering poetics? Charanga mantras? Squeezbox hypnosis? Mr Yorkston asked for the sheepdog personally. We’re not going to argue with him.

http://www.myspace.com/lazysheepdog

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back to its deserving place.........will be a fine night in a new environment, did i hear anybody say cushions