We are delighted to welcome psych-rockers No Thee No Ess to Elysium, where they will be performing songs from their new ‘country’ album.
Featuring:
Andy Fung – drums, guitar & vocals
Paul Battenbough – guitar vocals
Andy Taylor – guitar
Gareth Bonello – banjo
Rhodri Viney – pedal steel guitar
Frank Naughton – keys and bass
Kate Ronconi – fiddle
Sarah Passmore – vocals
Plus support from
C-Sides
Each member of the band brings something to the mix. Between Sian and Alan the dual vocals have harmony, depth, range and emotion, and all songs have a completeness which is largely down to well written lyrics by Alan McCarthy. The guitar work is fluid, accurate and creative, capturing the mood of the lyrics by providing rhythm and melody in exactly the right places. The tight locked-in drumming drives the sound, adding definition to the arrangements and delighting the ear with in-song changes to time signature and feel. The bass guitar completes the rhythm section and compliments the music, providing contrapuntal melody lines within the arrangements while at the same time adding depth and girth to the overall sound. Keyboard parts and digital loops are used to provide colour and texture within the songs for extra impact.
The CSides Project continue on their musical journey, their innovative form of progressive rock nods to the classic prog bands of the 1970’s while at the same time finding new and surprising ways of using rhythm and melody to create a kaleidoscope of sound that is all their own. The band is made up of competent musicians that are able to tell wondrous stories in music and lyrics that transports the imagination to wherever they will take you. Their writing is fresh and imaginative with every new recording seeing the band’s style develop in new and ever expanding forms.
The Hallelujah Joes are a four-piece band from the Welsh Borders. We play ‘folk, but not as you know it!’ – songs based around a spirit of place and imagined narratives from South Wales, with lively instrumental breaks.
The instrument list is:
banjo,
double bass,
cornet,
flute,
harmonica,
J-sax,
kazoo,
spoons,
ukulele,
washboard and
whistle… and we all sing.
Our main singer, Thomasin Toohie, received a 5* merit from the UKSC, and has played in the studio for Genevieve Tudor’s Sunday Folk on BBC Radio Shropshire; we’ve also had tracks played on BBC Introducing (Hereford & Worcester).
Free entry. Music from 8pm