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High Infidelity and Deserted Village present...
Monday March 20th
Larkin Grimm, United Bible Studies and Eachtra
9pm
The Tikki Lounge, Cork
Free admission
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Larkin Grimm
"Larkin Grimm (now based in Providence, RI) was born in a Memphis, TN commune and grew up in Dahlonega, Georgia in the foothills of the Appalachians with a family of singers and fiddlers. Harpoon, her debut CD, reflects these rustic influences through a modern, psychedelic filter. Larkin's intense, ecstatic voice with swirling multi-tracked patterns recalls the richness of Illuminations-period Buffy Sainte-Marie and the sparkle of Linda Perhacs. Her instrumentation includes duclimer, pennywhistle, bells, drums and guitar. Larkin was previously a member of the Dirty Projectors (Western Vinyl) where she astounded audiences with her mesmerizing voice. She has also played shows with folks such as Entrance, the Microphones, Viking Moses, Old Time Relijun and her brother Joe Grimm's project the Wind Up Bird. Larkin Grimm is a very special artist and Harpoon is a truly magical recording."
- Secret Eye press release
www.larkingrimm.com
www.myspace.com/larkingrimm
MP3's:
Larkin Grimm: http://www.secreteye.org/se/mp3/larkin_patch.mp3
http://www.secreteye.org/larkin/larkin_pigeon_food.mp3
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United Bible Studies
Originally formed as a duo with an unhealthy desire to emulate the incredible string band, UBS quickly evolved into a collective and laid the groundwork for the Deserted Village label and events. Since their formation in winter 2001 they have played and recorded sporadically-never settling on one recording method, never settling on one line-up. The new album "The Shore that Fears the Sea"(truenote007) shows a love of the unadorned beauty of Shirley Collins, Anne Briggs and Vashti Bunyan, Current 93, Coil and Sol Invictus, as well as the work of poets Edwin Morgan and WS Graham. Sparse folk sidles up to a more melodic take on improvisation and tales of loss and pagan longing abound. If they could exist anywhere, they would be playing in the Green Man when Sergeant Howie arrives.
Since their Sun worship ritual at The Mór Festival in 2003, the students have increased their activities. The set, which included radical re-workings of some of their quiet new folk songs has been edging towards a more Pharoah Sanders/ Emperor/ Can hybrid thanks to the new drums and horns helping them to blaze brighter in the northern skye. Live shows throughout Ireland and Britain including the Leechrum Festival have seen them wildly improvise with up to twelve members or play straight trad as a trio. Standard rock instrumentation is bolstered with theremins, fretless banjos, accordions, bugles... whatever comes to hand... Their philosophy is that all paths are equal, all approaches relevant. Members have sometimes met on stage for the first time.
Though inspired by Irish Folk music, United Bible Studies have always seen themselves in a global context. They've had a slew of releases on microlabels across the planet and have invited many like-minded artists to tour Ireland with them including Avarus, Fursaxa, Corsano/Flaherty, Black Forest/Black Sea, Sunburned Hand of the Man, Pinkie and John, ZU, Daniel Padden and Pumice. UBS played as Damo Suzuki's backing band twice: First at the demented beer garden after-party of the Mór Festival 2004 which saw people dancing in tongues and using every solid object as a drum and a sold-out two-hour set in Galway in March 2005. For their last Irish tour they were reunited with Josephine Foster and Mi and L'au. United Bible Studies will support Finland's Circle for the Irish leg of their tour in May this year.
The new album "The Shore that Fears the Sea" (Deadslackstring/Deserted Village split release) is on sale now. Both labels are distributed through Boa Melody bar (UK) and Norman Records (UK). Eclipse Records (USA) Naninani (France) Ikuisuus (Finland) Skulls of Heaven (USA) and Volcanic Tongue (UK)
www.desertedvillage.com
www.myspace.com/unitedbiblestudies
United Bible Studies MP3's:
http://64.119.183.4/~cosmicto/mp3s/united_bible_studies _Styx%20edit.mp3
http://ia300103.us.archive.org/2/items/Live_at_Dolans_extract/Dolans.mp3
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Eachtra
Eachtra is an exciting new band who have recently exploded onto the scene in Cork with a deliciously experimental approach to music and performance. It is a free improvisation ensemble whose music leads us on a sonic adventure to some far-flung spheres and back again. Their music is as likely to take us on a wild rollercoaster ride as it is to lull us into the most pleasant of dream-states. The group does not begin and end with sound alone however, but also verges strangely on the theatrical; The band has been known to emerge unexpectedly from among the audience, and recently made a somewhat surreal appearance at the Galway Arts Festival which ended mid-set with the accidental severance of an artery by one of the band!
Eachtra have worked with filmmakers, dancers, stage productions, and visual artists. In keeping with their love of film, they have contributed tracks to several short films which were screened at the 2005 Silent Light Super8 film-festival in Cork city, Ireland.
www.eachtra.org
www.myspace.com/eachtra
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