ELLHORN

Recorded at performance from The Fleece Inn concert December 2022. Saul Rose, Maclaine Colston, Jennifer Crook, Beth Porter. The Darkling Thrush - words Thomas Hardy, music Jennifer Crook.

Live footage mix of songs, tunes and silliness covering a wonderful folky winter programme of music, traditional and original and all in between. Winter Wonderband are Saul Rose, Maclaine Colston, Jennifer Crook and Beth Porter. Full details and bookings - www.ellhornmusic.com

https://dariakulesh.bandcamp.com/album/eve Orthodox Christmas Eve – January the 6th – saw the digital release of Daria Kulesh’s new EP entitled EVE. Celebrated in both Russia and Ukraine, Christmas Eve, also known as Sochelnik, is a pagan-rooted mystical night not unlike All Hallows’ Eve when magic spells – and curses – are believed to be at their most potent. It is the night of women, engaging in strange and dangerous rituals to reveal their future and perhaps even bend and shape their fate. The EP is the cry of a woman, a mother, echoing Eve herself – the mother of us all who remembers a world free from violence. EVE cries out…STOP THE WAR! The centrepiece of the EP is Lully Lullay – a dark lullaby, a contemporary reworking of the haunting Coventry Carol. An irresistible, if bleak, melody, in stark contrast to the jolly festive fare, it refers to King Herod’s Massacre of the Innocents. Initially, Daria’s theme was the rollercoaster of motherhood, the senseless suffering of baby loss: “not some mad king in his raging / just random chance to blame” and a mother’s all-consuming need to preserve her child. Full of fear, anxiety and overwhelming love, it’s a ‘spell song’ of protection. Who would have thought that in 2022, the war in Ukraine would add an even more poignant edge to the song as mothers are robbed of their children in both Ukraine and Daria’s home country, Russia. Люли-люли (грубый дословный перевод с английского) Припев: Люли-люли, (мое) крохотное дитя, Люли-люли... Ты так дорог(а) небесам и так любим(а), Что зло обойдет тебя стороной. Ничто не преградит твой путь, мое крохотное дитя, Спи сладко, ничего не бойся. Ты будешь сладко спать, но матери будут оплакивать тех, кого мы не смогли удержать. Так больно, мое крохотное дитя, от того, что жизнь может не стоить ни гроша. Нерожденные дети И сломленные матери - Такова человеческая доля. Не нужен безумный царь, одержимый гневом, Достаточно слепой случайности. Ты так дорог(а) небесам и так любим(а), Что зло обойдет тебя стороной. Ничто не преградит твой путь, мое крохотное дитя, Спи сладко, ничего не бойся. *** Jason Emberton - production, mixing, mastering; drums, bass, piano, keyboards, synth, strings Katrina Davies - violin Odette Michell - backing vocals Daria Kulesh - vocals, guitar Dancer - Thea Kallhed Möller Video by Minus Tone All rights reserved.

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Embarking on a bold new journey, Jennifer brings an exciting new musical landscape to her latest collection of timeless songs. With themes of perseverance and overcoming , seeking out beauty and belonging in a broken world and the quest for home... these are songs for our times. With a stellar new band and world-renowned producer Stuart Bruce (Band Aid, Van Morrison, Madeleine Peyroux), Jennifer is completing her fifth album. This is a taste of what's to come. Filmed live at Real World Studios, Box, Wiltshire, UK. 16th August 2021. Filmed by Northern Cowboy Films Mark Lewis (Editor) Thomas Dibbs (Director of Photography/Camera) Miles Myerscough-Harris (Camera) David Haynes (Camera) Recorded by Oli Jacobs Assisted by Dom Shaw Mixed by Stuart Bruce Jennifer Crook - acoustic and electric guitar/vocals Joe Coombs - electric guitar/backing vocals Daan Temmink - keyboards Stuart Bruce - bass guitar/backing vocals Rob Brian - drums All songs © Jennifer Crook 2021 jennifercrook.com

We made a few live videos in the studio whilst recording my album and this one is ‘Gold Dirt’. It’s about the gold you get when your digging your way out of a bad situation. I find having to dig deep gets me in touch with strengths I didn’t know I had. A lot of this new album is about whether hard times are essential for helping you find the gold or if they are just hard and making the best out of it is the best you can do. Please subscribe for more and head over to my website www.elierees.com to get on my mailing list for the best updates. Recorded by Kevin Duncan at Ginger Dog records.

Paul James talks about his band workshops for beginners, intermediate and advanced players. https://www.pauljames.eu/workshops