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Wed 30th The Luminaire presents CHERRYHOLMES + Laurie McNamee
Doors 7.30 Until April of 1999, the dynamic family band known as Cherryholmes did not exist, and half of its youthful members hadn't even picked up an instrument. In five short years, this high-energy Nashville-based band was named 2005 IBMA's Entertainers of the Year. All six band members pool their creative ideas to form their own new brand of bluegrass music. Every member takes a turn singing lead and showcasing their abilities. Their live shows include twin fiddles, Irish step dancing, classic country yodeling, and old-time claw hammer in addition to their dynamic bluegrass. The band leader, Jere, sums the band up this way , "People say that bluegrass music has to change or evolve or it will die. Well, if you change something from one thing to another it isn't alive anyway. I don't really think it needs to be changed. It just needs new life breathed into it. I feel like maybe I'm offering that with my family." London based musician Laurie McNamee is a singer, multi-instrumentalist and composer, whose music traverses numerous genres including nu-folk and alternative country; her compositions drawing on modern classical and free-jazz influences. Often referred to as a British Joanna Newsom, Laurie draws comparisons to Jason Molina (Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co.) through her experimental song writing methods, Low in her emotive sound and Nina Nastasia and Bjork in her powerful yet gentle vocals. After playing and performing from an early age, recent years have seen her absent from the stage in order to concentrate on composing and recording. Returning to live performance at the end of 2007, these well received live shows preceded her self-released debut album ‘…and they will teach us that eternity is but the standing still of time…’ in March 2008, which sees her moving from guitar to harp, banjo, bandolin and cello joined by Ola Lempke on vocals and Chloe Vispap-Rich on clarinet (who will both be accompanying Laurie for this performance.) Laurie has headlined the Leftfield Electro-acoustics’ club's residency at the Vortex, performed at winterwell festival, co-composed with Lempke for L.I.F.T (London International festival of Theatre) and has been showcased on Tom Robinson’s BBC 6 Music show. |
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