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Thu 11th The Luminaire presents Our first Annual American Music Festival; a series of shows from 1-14 October ==========================
RICHMOND FONTAINE [day 1]
Doors 7.30 'Thirteen Cities', Richmond Fontaine's seventh and most recent studio recording, sees the band leave their native Portland, Oregon, for the dry desert climate of Tucson, Arizona to produce and record at the Wavelab Studios. Calexico and Giant Sand, whose members contribute to Thirteen Cities, record there; as have Neko Case, Steve Wynn, and The Sadies. Their inspirations and the soul of the South West of America are found throughout the album. 'Thirteen Cities' follows on from the sparse, stripped down, 'The Fitzgerald' (2005) and the alt country classic 'Post To Wire' (2004). The album was produced once again by JD Foster (Calexico, Richard Buckner, Laura Cantrell), who was at the helm for the last two albums. Working with Foster and the Wavelab studios the band were finally able to get everything in place to realize their vision of a perfect album. Multi-instrumentalist Paul Brainard again steps in for pedal steel and piano and the core line up of Willy Vlautin (guitars, vocals), Sean Oldham (drums, vocals), Dave Harding (Bass) and Dan Eccles (guitars) remains. While exploring the blurred edges of society, the music has evolved sonically and has added a diverse array of instrumentation and arrangements. Joey Burn’s accordions on the stirringly beautiful instrumental 'El Tiradito', a Calexico horn section on the opener 'Moving Back Home #2', organs, mandolins, glockenspiel, pedal steel, dobro and vibes feature across the album. The sheer range of the record, from the sparse Dylanesque of 'I Fell Into Painting Houses…' to the climaxing theatrical rocker of 'Four Walls', makes 'Thirteen Cities' the bands most ambitious album to date. Vlautin’s literate lyrical style landed him a publishing deal last year with Faber & Faber which saw the publication of his first novel The Motel Life' - already on its second print run. 2007 sees 'The Motel Life' being published in Australia, France, Holland, Germany and Spain. Supporting this evening is Rachel Harrington who's been doing things in the wrong order for quite some time. She had extensive radio play before performing her first live show, and she opened for Grammy winners and nominees before her debut full-length record was even a glimmer in her eye. “A top-drawer Americana debut." [Smart Choice Music, UK] “I am absolutely enchanted with this record! A brilliant debut ... already a leading contender for Album of the Year in my opinion.” [Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2] Reared among the Pentecostal pines of Oregon, Harrington’s rural gospel roots shone through on her 2004 living room demo. That humble four-song EP spent 13 weeks on the AMA chart and garnered the Seattle siren stellar reviews. By 2006, Rachel was getting songwriting accolades from national folk festivals and sharing stages with national acts like Jesse Sykes, Eliza Gilkyson, Guy Clark, Jim Lauderdale, and Todd Snider. “A roots musician in the truest and purest sense... like reading a beautifully written novel ... haunting.” [NetRhythms] “Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch...Rachel Harrington. These comparisons don’t seem far-fetched at all given the extraordinary excellence of this debut.” [Glitterhouse] Now, from the crossroads of country, folk and bluegrass, comes her debut, The Bootlegger’s Daughter. Featuring some of the Northwest’s finest musicians, and co-produced with two-time Grammy w! inner Ga rey Shelton, the disc officially released on SkinnyDennis Records May 1, 2007. In short order, the cd has made its way around the globe, becoming a top-shelf spin on Bob Harris’s renowned BBC program, hitting #1 on the Euro-Americana Chart, and climbing into the Top 40 on the esteemed Americana Music Association’s radio chart in the US. “Rachel’s voice is one of the many highlights on this record ... steeped in the past [with] an oddly current feel.” [Americana UK] "It's a cracker!" [Miles of Music] Rachel will be joined by multi-instrumentalist Zak Borden on vocals, mandolin, guitar and various other weapons of mass destruction. A solid songwriter in his own right, Zak has toured extensively throughout the US and UK having worked with, among many others, Casey Neill, The Watson Twins and his platinum selling cousin Willy Mason, playing on the latter’s discs “When the Ocean Gets Rough” and “Live EP.” “Absolutely brilliant! The best debut since Gillian’s 96 Revival. 5/5.” [Ctrl. Alt. Country] |
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