Thistletown - 2008 Rosemarie

Quality: FLAC (tracks, CUE)

CD Big Bertha Records Bigbert003, 2008, UK 

01 Rosemarie
02 Glow Worm
03 Under the Trees
04 Dance with the Sea
05 Labyrinth
06 Oak and Ash
07 Moon is a Pearl
08 The Sun is Coming Up

Andrew Jarvia: accordion, bass, drums, glockenspiel, harmonium, melodica, percussion, trumpet
Ben Tweddell: acoustic guitar
Benet Walsh: mandolin, violin, bass, clarinet, guitar
Michael Tyack: saz, lute, electric guitar, cittern, chanting (03)
Matthew Bennett: percussion
Tiffany Bryant: vocals, flute, hand percussion
Lydia Tweddell: vocals, hand percussion
Al Davies: bass (05)

Debut album by Thistletown, a Cornish five-piece who live on a boat, grow their own vegetables, and make some of the most elegantly romantic music you have ever heard. The band formed a little over a year ago after Tiffany and Lydia bonded over a shared love of nature, 70s maxi dresses and folk-rock acts like Pentangle, Heron and the Trees. Lydia's boyfriend Ben had been busy developing a unique acoustic guitar style while Tiffany's multi-instrumentalist boyfriend Jarvis had been playing accordion, trumpet and glockenspiel in folk clubs along the Cornish coast.

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Excellent vibe, reminiscent of 70's folk bands like Spriguns, C.O.B, Forest etc. Musically, its all acoustic, with some nice trumpet that reminds me of Marc Brierlys 'Welcome to the Citadel'. Twin Female vocals in the same vein as 'Trees' etc....a strong rural, esoteric atmosphere.

Highly Recommended...