!!!! Brand New EP !!!!

[Lisa Knapp] — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:38:59 +0000

Available now: http://lisaknapp.bandcamp.com/

A 5 track EP of May inspired, traditional and original songs.Featuring Alasdair Roberts on vocals and guitar and Gerry Diver on instrument duties and co-production. Hand printed - limited edition originals. Available here http://lisaknapp.bandcamp.com/

Q U O T A R A M A

"..it’s like opening up a Victorian music box to hear the most beguiling and captivating singing and sounds; an original concept throughout, and utterly disarming... Her song 'Jack' is very fine indeed, and if it doesn't win an award for best new song I'll eat my May Garland!" Shirley Collins

"Lisa takes us out of our comfort zone and plants us in a garden of England we didn't know was there, but it's one we'd like to explore further. Her singing and arrangements suit the mood perfectly... Enchanting.."Fiona Talkington BBC Radio 3 Late Junction

"Hunt the Hare excels with ingenuity and magic and sets Lisa Knapp at the forefront and heart of the English Folk Renaissance, an incredible EP." Folk Radio UK

"..Knapp’s unique voice is earthy, elfin and breathlessly mischievous all at once, proving beyond doubt that, whether with self-penned or traditional material, she is an innovator and creative artist par excellence." The Living Tradition

ABOUT HUNT THE HARE ~ A BRANCH of MAY:

A collection of songs inspired by the month of May including both traditional and original material. The title track Hunt The Hare, a 2-part piece produced by Gerry Diver, features fine singer and songwriter Alasdair Roberts on vocal and guitar duties with Bellowhead's Pete Flood adding percussion.

The opening track A May Garland a traditional May song from Northampton, conjures the atmosphere of an English summer with compelling subtlety whilst magically retaining an air of menace.

Track 4 The Pleasant Month of May, again a traditional song most notably from the Copper family repertoire is here set in driving, contemporary style yet remains true to the original http://soundcloud.com/lisa-knapp/4-the-pleasant-month-of-may.

Track 5 Jack In The Green is an exploration into a locally revived tradition, that of the Deptford Jack In The Green, where Lisa has explored excerpts of interviews from print to make a song describing a Jack In The Green from a bygone era, an evocotive piece set to shruti drone and hammered dulcimer.

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!!!! Brand New EP !!!!