Blueflint
Blueflint News:
A couple of weeks ago Scotland on Sunday touted Blueflint as one of the top 10 acts to watch over the summer. They also said...
'...beautiful ballads of love and revenge with fantastic harmonies......what's not to love?'
-Thank you Scotland on Sunday Review!
The first part of the year has seen Blueflint burrowed away in the studio working on our new cd with Jim Sutherland in the producer's chair.
The cd is shaping up really well and will be out later this year. In the meantime we'll be out and about performing our new material over the course of the summer.
Hope to see you at one or more of the shows!
Gigs
LONDON-11th July
This Friday 11th July we are playing at one of our favourite London gigs-
The Greennote. 7.30pm &pounc;7
Parkway, Camden Town
supporting the marvellous Southern Tenant Folk Union- (Their new CD has brought them great success- 'A brilliant debut' Rock N' Reel;
'bar-hopping ballads stuffed with fiddles and banjo.' Uncut...Mark Lamar is a fan too!)
www.myspace.com/southerntenantfolkunion
This is our third return to this great wee restaurant and music venue. We will have a guest Double bass player with us that evening- the wonderful John McGarvey and the excellent Roddy Neilson will be with us on fiddle. -If you can make it along then please come early. It has sold out each time. www,greenote.co.uk
OBAN- Dunstaffanage Festival- 20th July
We are playing on 20th July at this great festival...Get a Tent and come for the weekend!
www.dunstaffnagemusicfestival.co.uk
TRAQUAIR FAIR 2nd/3rd August
Innerleithen
2nd Aug 12.30pm
3rd Aug 11.30am
This is always a festival full of such variety and wonder! Great for famillies too:
www,traquair.co.uk
EDINBURGH- 6th August
8pm Village Inn, South Fort St, Leith Come along all our local friends!! Hope to see you at this great wee venue supporting The STFU (See above.)
Other Dates
IRELAND- 21st-25th August
Dunmore East Bluegrass Festival
by Waterford
A fantastic bluegrass festival set by the sea, in the picturesque village of Dunmore East outside Waterford.
CORNWALL- 19th-21st September
Cornwall Bluegrass Festival
www.cornishbluegrass.co.uk/
Clare and I played at this festival last year and they asked us back with the full band. We had such a good time here- very friendly folks -a thoroughly enjoyable time.
Have a great summer folks!
Debs and Clare
www.myspace.com/blueflint
www.blueflint.org.uk
'Blueflint play haunting bluegrass shot through with a yearning sadness and soothing harmonies. Influenced by old- time Americana they have added a full
backing band that play with them from time to time giving their music even more depth.'
The List
“A female banjo bluegrass duo you just have to hear. Deborah Arnott and Claire-Louise Neilson are sublime as they sing ballads of love and loss.
Not since the film Deliverance has a banjo grabbed your attention. Mixing Americana with the melancholy of Scottish folk this is a band I'd like to see
on the BBC's Hogmanay show.
Blueflint deserve your attention.” Rick Fulton The Daily Record
'Drawing mostly from their own material, Deborah Arnott and Clare-Louise Neilson played what could very loosely be described as bluegrass-derived songs,
but they weren't afraid to play around with the genre, exceptional harmonising. Their version of the old Elvis classic That's All Right breathed new life into a tired
old warhorse.'
The Scotsman @ Leith Folk Club
“The sweet-toned banjo duo Blueflint.” North Devon Journal
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