Ted and the Mumfords
Ted Dwane (Joan’s Kitchen; 1997-2002 and left, in the photo) is enjoying fame and very possibly fortune as the bass player of the folk group Mumford and Sons, who are causing quite a stir in the popular music world at the moment with their country-inspired sound ‘that marries the magic of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young with the might of Kings Of Leon’
Formed in 2007, Mumford and Sons released their debut album ‘Sigh No More’ in October 2009, which has been in the UK charts for 33 weeks, having sold 750,000 copies worldwide. Their latest single, Roll Away Your Stone, was released in June.
The band are constantly on the road, playing to full audiences everywhere, opened at the Reading festival at the weekend and are soon to embark on a 17 state, 20 date tour of North America.
Find out more by going to www.mumfordandsons.com
Hannah Miller and The Moulettes
Hannah Miller’s(Day; 1998-2003) band; ‘The Moulettes’, which also includes Ruth Skipper (Edgarley and Acacia; 1991-2002) on vocals and bassoon, have just finished recording their first 11-track studio CD, which will be released on 16th August, but already receiving critical acclaim in the press, such as:
MOJO☆☆☆☆
"This delicious music springs from a restless musical intelligence and is performed with spirited acoustic virtuosity...Complex and beautiful...Intriguing and unique."
Independant☆☆☆
"there's something more theatrical about Moulettes' approach that tugs them closer to The Tiger Lillies"
Extremelisteningmode.com
"The most ambitious folk album you’ll hear all year"
There are album launch parties happening next week in London and Brighton. More details on MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/moulettes
The Moulettes have just finished their first music video, directed by Thomas Goldser, now viewable on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmJkEJw4jEU
The band are establishing themselves on the UK summer festival scene (including an appearance at the Glastonbury Festival in the Green Futures Field - Small World Stage), and have also been to Bosnia - supporting workshops and festival events to help young people traumatised by the civil war.
Hares on YouTube
Robert Skipper (Edgarley and Walton; 1996-2002) and Suzie Austin (Abbey; 2000-2005) are lead performers in the group Hares who have just released their first single, now viewable on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVinVYwTY4I
Find out more on their website:
http://hares.bandcamp.com/
Chapelle du Roi
Alistair Dixon (Orchards 1975-79) and his early music ensemble Chapelle du Roi, were much in demand in Holy Week, appearing as a main feature on Sean Rafferty’s In Tune on Radio 3, then performing a candlelit programme of Tenebrae on the eve of Maundy Thursday with Lamentations, Improperia and Responds from composers including Thomas Tallis, Palestrina and Victoria.
Chapelle du Roi, formed by Alistair in 1994, comprises eight of London’s most exciting young singers and specialises in the performance of sacred music from the European late-medieval and Renaissance periods. In 2005 they completed their recording of the entire work of Thomas Tallis under the Signum label.