Tunng with Jill Barber - Spiegeltent, Fri 3 Nov
‘Twisted Folk’ Tour
October 2006
TUNNG
JILL BARBER
Date: Town: Venue / Box Office / Contact Details:
Fri 3rd Nov Belfast Spiegeltent, Custom House Square – tel. 028 90971197, www.belfastfestival.com
Heralding the coming of Autumn, the TWISTED FOLK TOUR boasts three bands from three countries, all testament to the boom of folk-influenced music on both sides of the Atlantic, and our insatiable appetite for music that eschews the shiny and the formulaic in favour of something altogether darker, stranger, lovelier. Headlining the nationwide tour will be London-based folktronica wizards TUNNG, a band that has rapidly become an essential part of the musical landscape in 2006. While each gig is more magical than the last, their inspired second album ‘Comments Of The Inner Chorus’ on Full Time Hobby is set to ride high on all best of year lists.
“this is a hyper strange record that’d really blow Nick Drake and
solo Syd Barrett’s more intrepid fans brains out”
MOJO
Like the best of the loose-knit alt.folk scene, Tunng have helped forge a new sound, a new genre even – much in the same way that the West Country trip hop acts Portishead and Massive Attack did in the 1990s. And, while American cousins Will Oldham and Sufjan Stevens turn out new sounds from old traditions, Tunng have taken real and imagined folk music of these Isles and fed them through a tangle of modern sensibilities and instrumentation to produce a new twist on English pastoral folk. If Devendra Banhart is the shamanic leader of the American nu-folk tribe, Tunng surely lead a merry dance through a re-imagined English folk landscape, with their strangely alluring songs of human to animal metamorphosis and life-affirming live performances. The combination of Sam Genders’ beguiling songwriting, understated vocals that float across a tapestry of acoustic sounds – all intermeshing guitars and jingling percussion - and a theatrical mix of electronic chaffage and stuttering period film samples never fails to leave audiences spellbound.
“Visceral, trippy, and gorgeous."
Filter
"A new genre: freak-funk...The mellow mysticism never comes
at the expense of a frisky groove."
Blender
Award-winning, Ontario-born, JILL BARBER draws on influences from old-time jazz standards, bluegrassy folk and hook-laden pop. Her intelligent, folk pop tunes display a hint of cabaret, bringing to mind her kooky compatriots Kate and Anna McGarrigle. Her debut recording ‘Oh Heart’ won her several awards, the title track riding high in the Canadian charts throughout 2005. Though it is perhaps her voice that makes her stand out – her dead-on phrasing, impressive range and knack for squeezing emotion out of every alto purr makes it difficult to believe that Jill Barber has yet to record a full length album.
For Twisted Folk Press Info/Photos/Interviews:
Contact: Miles Evans twistedfolkpr@aol.com/ 07812 985 9993
October 2006
TUNNG
JILL BARBER
Date: Town: Venue / Box Office / Contact Details:
Fri 3rd Nov Belfast Spiegeltent, Custom House Square – tel. 028 90971197, www.belfastfestival.com
Heralding the coming of Autumn, the TWISTED FOLK TOUR boasts three bands from three countries, all testament to the boom of folk-influenced music on both sides of the Atlantic, and our insatiable appetite for music that eschews the shiny and the formulaic in favour of something altogether darker, stranger, lovelier. Headlining the nationwide tour will be London-based folktronica wizards TUNNG, a band that has rapidly become an essential part of the musical landscape in 2006. While each gig is more magical than the last, their inspired second album ‘Comments Of The Inner Chorus’ on Full Time Hobby is set to ride high on all best of year lists.
“this is a hyper strange record that’d really blow Nick Drake and
solo Syd Barrett’s more intrepid fans brains out”
MOJO
Like the best of the loose-knit alt.folk scene, Tunng have helped forge a new sound, a new genre even – much in the same way that the West Country trip hop acts Portishead and Massive Attack did in the 1990s. And, while American cousins Will Oldham and Sufjan Stevens turn out new sounds from old traditions, Tunng have taken real and imagined folk music of these Isles and fed them through a tangle of modern sensibilities and instrumentation to produce a new twist on English pastoral folk. If Devendra Banhart is the shamanic leader of the American nu-folk tribe, Tunng surely lead a merry dance through a re-imagined English folk landscape, with their strangely alluring songs of human to animal metamorphosis and life-affirming live performances. The combination of Sam Genders’ beguiling songwriting, understated vocals that float across a tapestry of acoustic sounds – all intermeshing guitars and jingling percussion - and a theatrical mix of electronic chaffage and stuttering period film samples never fails to leave audiences spellbound.
“Visceral, trippy, and gorgeous."
Filter
"A new genre: freak-funk...The mellow mysticism never comes
at the expense of a frisky groove."
Blender
Award-winning, Ontario-born, JILL BARBER draws on influences from old-time jazz standards, bluegrassy folk and hook-laden pop. Her intelligent, folk pop tunes display a hint of cabaret, bringing to mind her kooky compatriots Kate and Anna McGarrigle. Her debut recording ‘Oh Heart’ won her several awards, the title track riding high in the Canadian charts throughout 2005. Though it is perhaps her voice that makes her stand out – her dead-on phrasing, impressive range and knack for squeezing emotion out of every alto purr makes it difficult to believe that Jill Barber has yet to record a full length album.
For Twisted Folk Press Info/Photos/Interviews:
Contact: Miles Evans twistedfolkpr@aol.com/ 07812 985 9993
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