Frank Fairfield Plus Mississippi Records And Alan Lomax Films
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Mon 24 June 2013 // 19:00
(Mon 24th June / 7pm (arrive early) / £6 advance)
Real time fiddle, song and floor thumping courtesy of Californian Frank Fairfield plus an extraordinary film full of killer performances, period pieces and unknown musics from the world famous Alan Lomax archives as well as Mississippi Records own collection. Eric from the label will be here to talk and Q&A.
Watch the Mississippi trailer here: http://vimeo.com/63266123
Not caught Californian Frank Fairfield yet! Now is a your chance as he is sensational example a one man live show. Soaring hillbilly ballads, arcane rambling songs and murder ballads delivered in a reedy tenor with that irresistible American primitive quality. Alternating between banjo, fiddle and guitar, he performs a different set of traditional songs and originals each night, drawing on his encyclopaedic knowledge of the American folk canon.
Mississippi Records from Portland, USA is a modern day phenomena. Just look at what they have done and how they do it, releasing a constant stream of unheard, rare and amazing musics from across the world. Eric from the label and shop will put the films into context through a slide show and talk that features archival film, images & stories spanning 1890 to the present day.The live footage performances are culled from rarely seen film shot during Alan Lomax‘s North American travels between 1978 to 1985 and Mississippi Record‘s own enormous library of folk blues, gospel, esoteric, international & punk music.
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Real time fiddle, song and floor thumping courtesy of Californian Frank Fairfield plus an extraordinary film full of killer performances, period pieces and unknown musics from the world famous Alan Lomax archives as well as Mississippi Records own collection. Eric from the label will be here to talk and Q&A.
Watch the Mississippi trailer here: http://vimeo.com/63266123
Not caught Californian Frank Fairfield yet! Now is a your chance as he is sensational example a one man live show. Soaring hillbilly ballads, arcane rambling songs and murder ballads delivered in a reedy tenor with that irresistible American primitive quality. Alternating between banjo, fiddle and guitar, he performs a different set of traditional songs and originals each night, drawing on his encyclopaedic knowledge of the American folk canon.
Mississippi Records from Portland, USA is a modern day phenomena. Just look at what they have done and how they do it, releasing a constant stream of unheard, rare and amazing musics from across the world. Eric from the label and shop will put the films into context through a slide show and talk that features archival film, images & stories spanning 1890 to the present day.The live footage performances are culled from rarely seen film shot during Alan Lomax‘s North American travels between 1978 to 1985 and Mississippi Record‘s own enormous library of folk blues, gospel, esoteric, international & punk music.
a QU JUNKTION