London Show - Underbelly of Hoxton 30th January 2015

We're really excited to be playing the Underbelly of Hoxton in London this Friday supporting Eilidh Mckellar.

Also performing are Lunar Industries and Joanna Lero.

It's Independent Venue Week this week and The Underbelly of Hoxton is also one of the chosen venues this year!

Falling for Orpheus/Eurydice Rising at Arnolfini Bristol 10/01/2015

Our first gig of the year on Saturday 10^th January did certainly not disappoint. You may have heard us talking about the Orpheus and Eurydice project we’ve been working on alongside composer Richard Williams.

Saturday was the first event for the project, which was held in the Dark Studio at the Arnolfini. We had never played there before and it really did have the most artistic and tranquil atmosphere, something we often search for to suit our ‘moody and dark’ sound.

Falling for Orpheus/Eurydice Rising is a project originally founded by Richard Williams, a series of songs relating to the Greek Myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. As a composer, Richard would write the chords and pass them on to a musician/band he felt could complete and perform the song, feeling that an artist can connect more fully to lyrics they themselves have written. He initially contacted Zoë Wren and together they co-wrote their song ‘Eurydice Rising’, a modern take on Eurydice rising from the underworld. We were then contacted about the project and agreed to write the linking song, Eurydice falling to the underworld and her lack of power as a woman.

As the opening event, this was a short evening in a small room with all acts involved in the project performing, including Ed Wren, the opening artist of the night. We hope that everyone that was able to attend gained an understanding for the feel of the project, which will have its second much larger event on the 17^th April. Details included at the end.

It was a delight to see the room full with people before the night started with Ed Wren and his accompanying band. Creating wonderfully dynamic and soothing music from a range of obviously talented musicians, they were definitely not one to miss. Ed’s set consisted of instrumental pieces, as well as songs with vocal accompaniment from Johnny Velon and the headline act Zoë Wren. Together Zoë, Ed and the band finished the set with Zoë’s ‘Eurydice Rising’.

We then played our set, which was a more acoustic and chilled version of our electric set. It was a really enjoyable experience; we loved the intimacy of the close and quiet audience. After playing some songs from our album we ended on our song ‘Falling for Orpheus’.

The night then ended with Zoë Wren’s set. We had the fortunate experience of playing with Zoë in London a few months ago at The Lantern Society, and once again her set was absolutely lovely. Zoë has an effortless and beautiful voice which complements her guitar playing perfectly. It was a pleasure to see her perform again and we very much look forward to the next time.

Thank you to everyone who came along and made the night so special.

For anyone who is interested in Falling for Orpheus/Eurydice Rising, the next event will be held on 17^th of April at the Arnolfini.This will include all the same acts, though with different accompanying musicians, as well as between-act entertainment. Our song ‘Falling for Orpheus’ will be released on the night, available to purchase online. We will be playing a full electric set and Zoë will be collaborating with both us and Ed Wren as well as playing her own set. More details about the night will be announced over the next coming months. Advance tickets are now available for £7.