Andy Mulhern Posted May 16, 2010 Report Share Posted May 16, 2010 Vocoustics Promotions & Aberdeen Folk Club presents:FOGHORN STRINGBAND + SMOKIN' CATFISHThe Blue Lamp (121 Gallowgate, Aberdeen, AB25 1BU). Tel: 01224 647 472Wednesday 26th May 8pm10 / 8 concFOGHORN STRINGBANDwww.foghornstringband.comwww.myspace.com/foghornstringbandHailing from Portland, Oregon the Foghorn Stringband are part of an old time music revival coming out of Northwest America and could have come barreling through the grille-cloth of those big console radios in the living rooms of the 1950's.They are devoted to the interpretation and performance of old-time stringband music encompassing bluegrass, cajun, early country music, murder ballads and fiddle repertoires of the Southern Appalachians.With a powerful and tight instrumentation on show the line-up of fiddle, banjo, mandolin, double bass and guitar is engrossing. They sing and play around one microphone, in old-time style, and deliver brilliant Appalachian barn-dance music at a feverish, energetic pace.Thrilling audiences at festivals across the world they further this great tradition through a profound belief that old-time music, played in a traditional way, is still relevant and very much alive in the 21st century.'One of the greatest new things in old-time music... all they have to do is play, and the power surges straight through your own chest... they are supertight, are major monster players' (The Old Time Herald)'Simultaneously a beacon of and impervious to the old-time revival... don't let them pass you by!' (Country Standard Time)'Foghorn delivers in spades.... Portland string players who play old-time music the way it was meant to be played...' (The Oregonian)'Few other oldtime stringband's today can kick old-time ass like Foghorn.' (Fiddlefreak.com)'A white-knuckled cluster of fiddle, banjo, mandolin, bass and guitar...' (Portland Tribune)'The sound is almost frantic...' (Bluegrass Unlimited)SMOKIN' CATFISHwww.myspace.com/smokincatfishKick-ass, dance-to bluegrass from a local 6-piece featuring double bass, guitar, banjo, dobro, mandolin, fiddle and 3 great singers in 3-part harmony bliss.www.vocoustics.comwww.myspace.com/vocoustics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Mulhern Posted May 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2010 a wee bump for this for Wednesday nightexcellent mini-docu about them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphybridget837 Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 Thank you for sharing, wonderful performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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