Cath & Phil Tyler / Rob St. John / Dean McPhee

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Cath & Phil Tyler / Rob St. John / Dean McPhee

Tues 3rd July

8pm. £6 (limited to 45 tickets only)

Morden Tower, Back Stowell Street West Walls, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4XG (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morden_Tower)

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Cath & Phil Tyler play Anglo-American folk music using guitar, banjo, voice and fiddle. Cath was a member of the band Cordelia's Dad in the 1990s when she lived in Massachusetts, USA. Phil, from Newcastle upon Tyne has played in various folk, rock and ceilidh bands for many years. Coming together musically through a shared love of traditional narrative song, full voiced sacred harp singing and sparse mountain banjo, they have performed on stages as diverse as the Royal Opera House in London and a dank tower in the old city walls of Newcastle. Taking a more minimal approach to their material than some, they have been described as 'one of the most compelling musical partnerships on the scene', their music being 'a highly concentrated and intimate musical experience that penetrates to the very rawest essence of folk tradition'.

http://www.facebook.com/cathandphiltyler/info

Lancastrian Rob St John plays drawn-out and ghostly songs underpinned by the creaks and drones of the harmonium, musical saw, fiddle, skittering drums, analogue synth and field recordings. Backed by a talented cast of collaborators and co-conspirators he released his first album ‘Weald’ on 12” LP through Edinburgh DIY label Song, By Toad in November 2011, on which kraut, drone and psych influences are held together by peals of British folk guitar and wheeling gusts of rich, cryptic vocals. "should be championed as something truly great” - The Liminal

http://robstjohn.tumblr.com/

Dean McPhee is a solo electric guitarist who lives in West Yorkshire, UK. He plays a Fender Telecaster through a valve amp. He is a self-taught guitarist and his influences are drawn from a broad range of music including British Folk, Dub, Krautrock, Post Rock, Moroccan Trance and Modal Jazz. Since he began playing live as a solo guitarist in 2007 Dean has played across the UK supporting artists such as Emeralds, Tall Firs, Josh T. Pearson, Xela, Lichens, Meg Baird and Stephen Basho-Junghans. He has played live radio sessions on BBC6 Music for Tom Ravenscroft and the “On the Wire” show on BBC Radio Lancashire, and festivals such as The Great Escape and Shh! Festival.


http://www.deanmcphee.com/