Kate in the Kettle/Solo
Kate in the Kettle encompasses a mixture of traditional tunes and songs from the UK, Scandinavia and beyond, as well as material composed by Kate Young (fiddle, voice). Also in the band is Marit Fält (Norway/Sweden) on låtmandola and cittern. The line-up of musicians within the band is ever-changing and often includes percussion such as Indian tabla and cajon. Kate explores new ways to combine the mediums of voice and fiddle, as well as blending them with knowledge she has gained from different traditions of music.
Carthy, Hardy, Farrell & Young
This musical journey began through the joint efforts of the Sage Gateshead and Alan Bearman at King's Place in London-Kathryn Tickell thought we would sound good together, and it turns out she was right. She later said that it hadn't occurred to her that we were all women who played the violin and sang at once. Happy coincidence then, and one that is working well for our sound-tight harmonies and rhythms in voices and bows.
And we had such a good time, and such nice tunes, that we thought we would make this album as an excuse to hang out some more. We played everything pretty much live in a room, with fancy bits added later and mistakes glossed over. Oliver Knight added ideas and hobnobs, made killer coffee and tried to work out how to make us sound alright.
The word "Laylam" means "chorus":a good reason to sing together in any setting. Often relating to birds...which we are. Join in then.' Eliza Carthy
Kate Young & Raphael Decoster
Kate Young and Raphaël Decoster together form an exciting blend of original and folk-influenced material. The French accordion dialogs with the Scottish fiddle in a intimate and spontaneous atmosphere, which invite us to discover their hidden stories and landscapes. They create melodies and songs through their interest for visual art as well as traditional musics, and this atypic combination is the base of their fresh and poetical music.
Kate and the Austrian
Kate& the Austrian is a duo of two young fiddle players and singers who first joined their bows for an impromptu gig in Slovenia in 2012. Immediately afterwards, they decided to work together. In their joint project, Kate Young and Claudia Schwab explore the heights and depths of the fascinating relationship between the voice and fiddle playing. Entrenched in Irish, Scottish and Austrian traditional music and branching out to Indian Classical and Bulgarian folk traditions, their music expresses a true love for people and their sounds. Stomping rhythms, catchy, innovative songs, fiery reels and atmospheric melodies extended by loop effects, their music offers a captivating journey into the sound world of entangled vocal chords and fiddle strings.
Ethno in Transit
Ethno in Transit is an international music collective that is breathing new life into the traditional music of the people of the world. They are taking it out live in to the music loving people of the world.
The band emerged out of Ethno music camps in Europe in 2009 (seewww.ethno-world.org and www.jmi.net). Their spell binding performances include a diverse and vibrant mix of South American rhythms, coupled with beautiful Celtic and European melodies.
They have performed in many different settings and venues, from folk festivals in the UK and across Europe to Estonia, to packed theaters, outdoor stages, prisons and schools in Slovenia.
The idea of promoting cultural music as a means of universal communication and education amongst young people remains at the heart of why they do what they do.
The band recently recorded a concert at the Well Dressed Ashover Festival in the UK. It is being released on CD and will be on sale in November 2010. Listen to a few tracks from this recording on their myspace page.
“It has to be said. . . Ethno In Transit are the most compelling, fun, inspirational group of musicians you are ever likely to hear. Timo and I were going to listen to a little of their set last night at Ashover Well Dressed festival before heading south but . . . one and a half hours later - they still had us entranced. A straight-through set, it was just amazing. I'd pay a lot of money to see and hear that again.” Karen Tweed, UK, July 2010.