C JOYNES + NICK JONAH DAVIS + 23 HANGING TREES
Sat 15th May @ The Blue Moon, Norfolk St
Doors 8pm, Ā£4 adv from here
The contemporary Histon Giant, C Joynes, follows up his outstanding collaboration with Stephanie Hladowski, The Wild Wild Berry, with an EP previewing solo versions of material from an upcoming album recorded with long-time fellow travellers Dead Rat Orchestra. As is his wont, Joynes draws on source materials from field recordings and local cassettes gathered from around the world, and weaves this together with his Anglicised take on Primitivism. As The Dead Cās Bruce Russell puts it āāAs much Conlon Nancarrow and Ali Farka Toure as Blind Lemon Jefferson, the compositional mind at work here can take apparently disparate threads of modernism and ethnic tradition and treat them as though they were all archaic blues styles learnt from dusty 78s.āā
C Joynes
Nottingham-based Nick Jonah Davis is a formidable guitarist in the tradition of Bert Jansch, Nick Drake, etc. Though thereās a clear comparison to be made with the monolithic John Fahey, perhaps thereās a more British sensibility to his playing. Making use of modal tunings to create a resonating whole, Davisās spindly melodies sometimes hither and thither on top, whilst at other times forthright lines are prominent.The effect is always a thoroughly rich and nourishing, highly spirited series of wordless tales. We celebrate the release of his new LP, House Of Dragons, on the excellent Lancashire & Somerset label.
Nick Jonah Davis
Profound and evocative contemplations on both synthesiser and effected guitar from Fuzzy Lights/Violet Woodsās Xav Watkins.
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