Electronic whiz Luke Abbot releases his second album later this month and is celebrating with headline shows and new music showcases.
The first Abbott-curated show will take place at Cafe Oto on 11 November with support from electronic artist Karen Gwyer and Norfolk performer and composer Laura Cannell, a self-taught fiddle and recorder player who performs a range of improvised, ancient and experimental music. Read more…
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Hraefn Hroc (from Quick Sparrows…) made it onto the playlist of the Morning Driveby show on Wed Jun 4th 2014
Come and hear the full 1 hour solo concert this Friday
‘An enchanting and haunting new collection of melodies inspired by medieval music from Europe. Medieval myths, legends and folklore are deeply embedded in the tunes and Laura explores the spaces between ancient, traditional and improvised music to create an atmospheric and ancient sound world performed on fiddle, double-barreled recorders’.
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“An album that transcends beauty and takes on an almost spiritual form”
FOLKWORDS (April 2014) Read full review…
“Following on from our review of her forthcoming solo album, ‘Quick Sparrows Over The Black Earth’, Tim Carroll stole some time from her busy schedule to talk with Laura Cannell, recorder and fiddle player, and innovative performer and explorer of early music about the album, her music, her time with the band Horses Brawl and the directions she’s taking with her evocative music.” Read the full interview here…
“Listening to this album is akin to stumbling into a sunlit woodland glade filled with birdsong, arresting, beautiful and uplifting.”
Read the full review here…
LAURA CANNELL Composer | Performer 