Memory Drawings

Event information

On The Bridges present:

Saturday 9th February 2013 @ Morden Tower.

There will be no bar on the night, but you're more than welcome to bring your own refreshments (including booze).

MEMORY DRAWINGS [http://memorydrawings.blogspot.co.uk/]

Memory Drawings is the beguiling, drum-less project of Minneapolis-raised, Morocco-based hammered dulcimer player Joel Hanson, erstwhile Hood guitarist/multi-instrumentalist and sometime Declining Winter main-man Richard Adams, and Lanterns on the Lake/Brave Timbers violinist Sarah Kemp.

Partly inspired by Adams' native West Yorkshire landscape (particularly as enshrined in Ted Hughes' and Fay Godwin's 1979 poetry/photography essay Remains of Elmet), Music For Another Loss maps the contours between brooding melancholy and redemptive calm. It's an equipoise reflected in a musical signature which simultaneously suggests both classical minimalism and hearth-side folk, but which, tantalizingly, is never quite either. With Hanson's exotic dulcimer peals always at the core, framed in Adams' and Kemps' halos of poignant melody and harmony (here and there augmented by guest keyboardists Rachel Grimes, of Rachel's, and Gareth S. Brown, along with the occasional trace of vocals from Yvonne Bruner) this is a seductive, watercolour music whose true potency lies in its subtlety, but which gets right under the skin from first listen, nonetheless.

(N.B. The Memory Drawings live band for this performance will be Richard Adams, Joel Hanson, Gareth S. Brown and Chris Tenz).

CHRIS TENZ [http://mini50records.bandcamp.com/album/frozen-arms]

Chris Tenz is a Calgary (Canada)-born, self taught multi-instrumentalist. Since the release of his debut record in June, 2009, he has tirelessly worked on expanding his sound with two solo projects, and as one half of "Language of Landscape". His work consistently relies on mood and subtlety, never trying to hide or distract from the honest emotion being conveyed.

MICHAEL MARWOOD [http://michael-marwood.bandcamp.com/]

Newcastle based Michael Marwood experiments with the acoustic guitar. His love of a variety of styles (including electronica, post-rock and ambient) influences his playing, resulting in an instinctive understanding of timbre and dynamics that sets him apart from his peers. His EP, 'Pneu_leaf. is different, in a good way.

At Morden Tower, Back Stowell Street, West Walls, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4XG / http://www.mordentower.org/.

Morden Tower is located in the alley behind Stowell Street. The easiest way to find it is to enter Stowell Street from Bath Lane, go through the walls and take a left directly before the 'Nagomi' restaurant. Take a right on to the back alley, and Morden Tower is up the stairs approximately 100 metres on the left.

Disabled access is limited at Morden Tower - please e-mail onthebridges@gmail.com if you have any queries.