Murmurs will be released
8th June
"Outrageously great album from
Simpson∙Cutting∙Kerr. 'Dark Swift & Bright Swallow' is amazing. It's
stunning and beautiful. And timely. All things great folk should
be." Rob Cowen, author 'Common Ground'.
The
debut album from the wonderful new trio SIMPSON∙CUTTING∙KERR will be released
on Monday June 8th on Topic Records. Murmurs was
recorded in January this year and captures all the excitement of three master
musicians having musical fun together. The album will appear on DL, CD and a
limited edition Deluxe CD/DVD set. It’s a collection of songs that communicate
to the listener a sense of bonded musicianship, a real feeling and empathy for
each others’ playing and a collective love and innate understanding of the
music. Recorded with award-winning producer Andy Bell, the combination of
traditional songs, such as ‘Fair Rosamund’ and a stunning ‘Plains of Waterloo’,
and original compositions, including ‘Dark Swift’ and ‘Not Even The Ground’
makes for a compelling listening experience; stories are told with instruments
played by these masters of their respective crafts, but this is no showcase,
more an expression of the joy of playing and singing between three absolutely
intuitive musicians.
“It is so incredibly exciting. Andy and Nancy
have been brilliant. The whole project is sheer
joy!”An advance single from the sessions – Dark Honey / Ruben – is
released as a vinyl 7″ single on Monday 11th May.
‘Dark
Honey’ is Nancy Kerr’s reflection on the human influence on our fast-changing
ecology, informed by a summer of bee swarms in her inner-city garden, and the
story she heard of bees collecting the sweetness from discarded cola cans and
subsequently producing the dark honey of the title.
‘Ruben’
is an exclusive non-album track, available only on this single. A spirited and
spiritual banjo-led reworking of the American folk standard ‘Reuben’s Train’, it
is the lament of a traveller riding the railroad, penniless, longing for a home
far out of reach.
"We’re not
even halfway through the year but we’ve already seen a number of astonishingly
high quality records from many quarters; even so, Murmurs
stands head and shoulders above much of this
extraordinarily stiff competition. By anybody’s standards it’s a top-notch album
by three of our best musicians and, if there’s any justice in this world, will
soon find its way into the collections of all self-respecting fans of folk
music." Folk Radio UK
Simpson∙Cutting∙Kerr Murmurs Tour – June
2015
Wednesday
3rd: University Arts, LOUGHBOROUGHThursday 4th: The Apex, BURY ST EDMUNDSFriday 5th: The Live Room, SALTAIRESaturday 6th: Gate To Southwell Festival, SOUTHWELLSunday 7th: St Gregory’s Music Centre, CANTERBURYMonday 8th: Croydon Folk Club, CROYDONTuesday 9th: The Lantern, Colston Hall, BRISTOLWednesday 10th: Barnfield Theatre, EXETERThursday 11th: Robert Ludlam Theatre, DERBYFriday 12th: The Met, BURYSaturday 13th: The Sage, GATESHEADSunday 14th: Theatre By The Lake, KESWICKWednesday 17th: The King’s Place, LONDONFriday 19th: Vivacity Key Theatre, PETERBOROUGHSaturday 20th: Beverley Folk Festival, BEVERLEYMonday 22nd: The Village Hall, NETTLEBED, Nr HENLEY ON THAMESTuesday 23rd: The Stables
Theatre, Wavendon, MILTON KEYNESWednesday 24th: Wiltshire Music Centre, BRADFORD ON AVONThursday 25th: Ashcroft Arts Centre, FAREHAMFriday 26th: Forest Arts Centre, NEW
MILTON
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