GREEN NOTE, 106 Parkway, Camden, London NW1
Special event as part of London Old-Time & Bluegrass Week
£6 8pm-11pm
Phone the venue to book a table or just turn up. http://www.greennote.co.uk/
Note: The monthly Blues at Green Note will return as usual on Wednesday 8th June.
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MARK HARRISON + Phil Hughes, Ryan Carr, & Will Greener
Old time/New Times – a unique evening of varied roots music, spanning blues, folk, gospel and bluegrass
Mark Harrison performs exclusively his own material, songs for the present that tip their hat to the past. They take as their starting point the pre-war acoustic blues greats but they are wholly individual. Some are firmly rooted in the present and some imagine the past.
Mark plays a 1934 National Trojan guitar with a very distinctive sound. His material incorporates elements of blues and folk to produce something brand new. His CD WATCHING THE PARADE is out now. It contains 14 original songs covering a variety of song styles and instrumental combinations.
Mark’s band consists of some of London’s finest roots musicians – Will Greener on harmonica, Charles Benfield on double bass and Ryan Carr on mandolin.
www.myspace.com/markharrison
Watching The Parade:
MARK HARRISON + Phil Hughes, Ryan Carr, & Will Greener
Old time/New Times – a unique evening of varied roots music, spanning blues, folk, gospel and bluegrass
Mark Harrison performs exclusively his own material, songs for the present that tip their hat to the past. They take as their starting point the pre-war acoustic blues greats but they are wholly individual. Some are firmly rooted in the present and some imagine the past.
Mark plays a 1934 National Trojan guitar with a very distinctive sound. His material incorporates elements of blues and folk to produce something brand new. His CD WATCHING THE PARADE is out now. It contains 14 original songs covering a variety of song styles and instrumental combinations.
Mark’s band consists of some of London’s finest roots musicians – Will Greener on harmonica, Charles Benfield on double bass and Ryan Carr on mandolin.
www.myspace.com/markharrison
Watching The Parade:
Enjoyable and impressive collection of 14 blues-based originals from UK slide guitarist who knows his way around a resonator. Red Lick
Harrison’s own description of the contents, ‘It’s got a foot in the past but it’s all brand new’, sums up the contents perfectly.... Blues Matters
... gets nice sounds from his 1934 National Trojan Resophonic, writes simple but effective songs in a contemporary folky bluesy vein, and has gathered a talented group of musicians to back him on his debut. The music is all performed and recorded to perfection. FRoots
The evening will also feature sets by Phil Hughes, Ryan Carr and Will Greener:
Phil Hughes’s extraordinary a cappella harmonica and vocal sets have audiences spellbound and have been described as ‘jaw-dropping’. He will be performing prewar blues and gospel numbers in his inimitable style.
Ryan Carr has been foot stomping and yelling ever since he crossed the pond. A jazz geek with a bluegrass obsession, Ryan serves up his own blend of roots music.
Will Greener will be playing traditional American folk music, drawing on the work of the pre- and postwar harmonica masters and performing pieces including blues, old time, medicine show songs and spirituals.
Harrison’s own description of the contents, ‘It’s got a foot in the past but it’s all brand new’, sums up the contents perfectly.... Blues Matters
... gets nice sounds from his 1934 National Trojan Resophonic, writes simple but effective songs in a contemporary folky bluesy vein, and has gathered a talented group of musicians to back him on his debut. The music is all performed and recorded to perfection. FRoots
The evening will also feature sets by Phil Hughes, Ryan Carr and Will Greener:
Phil Hughes’s extraordinary a cappella harmonica and vocal sets have audiences spellbound and have been described as ‘jaw-dropping’. He will be performing prewar blues and gospel numbers in his inimitable style.
Ryan Carr has been foot stomping and yelling ever since he crossed the pond. A jazz geek with a bluegrass obsession, Ryan serves up his own blend of roots music.
Will Greener will be playing traditional American folk music, drawing on the work of the pre- and postwar harmonica masters and performing pieces including blues, old time, medicine show songs and spirituals.
