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Plainsong
Plainsong
Iain Matthews and Andy Roberts
The songs of Richard Farina.
TONIGHT"S SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS
ALL TICKETS WILL BE REFUNDED
Monday 4/4/16 7pm
Volume Live Music Cafe
5600 Rt 42 Turnersville NJ 08012
TICKETS ARE $20 in advance $25 Day of show if available
There are only 60 tickets available and they will sell out!
Get yours today!
Volume Live Music Cafe is South Jersey's newest music venue!
Doors will open at 6:30 - come early for dinner and the best seats!
Volume is located in Turnersville NJ on Rt 42 (Black Horse Pike) and is next to South Jersey Music right behind Arbys.
Plainsong was first conceived and formed by Iain Matthews and Andy Roberts, in 1972. After a relatively successful album, " In search of Amelia Earhart ", the group disbanded and Iain moved to California.
Fast forward to 1993 and miraculously, Plainsong was reborn and instrumentaist supreme, Mark Griffiths was added to the lineup. More than 20 years later, the passion and urgency to record and tour still remains and Plainsong now brings you what might just be their best album to date. " Reinventing Richard " The songs of Richard Farina.
Released on Omnivore recordings, on September 11th. 2015.
Here's what Iain has to say about the experience.
Going into a collaborative recording project, one never knows what the outcome might be, apart from ' unique '
It's been several years since Andy Roberts and I last worked together and even longer since our last recording sessions and in such a space of time, influences and tastes change.
Throw in, the impracticality and the unpredictability of having two different recording locations. Andy in Brighton, Griff in his rural setup in Bringhurst and me in my own domain, here in the Netherlands.
Files zipping ( literally ) back and forth, as the ideas flowed. ' Yes, that's great Andy....could you....' No, no....please Griff, think that one through again ' Loads more of that please. '
However, the surprise element is always the most exciting aspect of doing it this way and we had it, in aces. From Andy's acoustic blues take on, ' Lemonade Lady ', to Mark Griffiths pseudo Shadows track, ' Almond Joy ' and my thought to not try and better Sandy Denny's version of ' Quiet joys ' ( impossible ) but to reinterpret it as a couple of instrumental moments. Then...and...now, bookending the album.
We sat down in our respective studios, with the common aim of ' reinventing ' these songs in whatever way felt natural. The most wonderful aspect of working this way, is that it's all such an instant, soul feeding experience. We each had different visions on pretty much all the songs and at the end of the day the most attractive and unique take, won out. Working separately and as a unit, to make a seamless patchwork quilt of music.
Given the logistical and equipment challenges involved, ( both studios were hopelessly outdated ) I think it turned out pretty damned good.
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LocationVolume Live Music Cafe (View)
5600 Rt 42
Turnersville, NJ 08012
United States
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