The Folk Roots List

Sparks fly as two of UK’s finest instrumentalists fuse on debut duo album

What the media are saying about Edey and Power’s Wriggle and
Writhe…….

When instrumentalists of the calibre of Kent’s Tim Edey and Brendan Power decided to fuse their prolific talents there could only ever be one outcome – spontaneous combustion!

As played on : BBC Radio 2,
BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio Ulster, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radios Lancashire,
Gloucestershire, Bristol, Somerset, Wiltshire, Shropshire, Hereford &
Worcester, Stoke, Staffordshire’s Moorlands Radio and Celtic Music Radio

“Two blokes at the top of their mark – one of the world’s best
melodeon players and one of the world’s best mouth organ players.

“An album absolutely chock full of totally brilliant music. I tell you, get it – it’s brilliant!”- Mike Harding, BBC Radio 2

“Two great favourites of mine – just fantastic!” - Mary Ann Kennedy, BBC Radio 3’s “World on 3”

Celtic Music Radio’s Album of the Week 10.9.11 -  “What you hear is two brilliant musicians having fun and at their
sparkling best. Both regarded as top world exponents of their chosen
instruments, they possess an extra skill uncommon on the folk scene – a
consummate ability to improvise.”

“A fabulous CD!” - Johnny Coppin, BBC Radio Gloucestershire

“A fiery new collaboration” - Irish World newspaper

“Virtuoso performances and thrilling improvisation” - Time Out

“Instrumental wizardry of the highest order. The finest collaboration from two of the nicest blokes on the folk circuit.” – Maverick 4* review

“A gloriously exuberant instrumental spree. What really sets the heather on fire is the energetic and sometimes explosive squalling of harmonica and button box as they have their wicked way with traditional or self-composed repertoire.”

Listen to the high-pitched high jinks of The Red-Haired Lass, or the slow build-up to free-reed mayhem in the pairing of The Lilting Banshee and The Corner House or the irrepressible energy of Power’s title track. Rarely can the principles of sook ‘n’ blaw and push ‘n’ pull have been so joyously employed - The Scotsman 4* review

“An astonishing tour de force. Probably the finest collaborators of reed-based instruments anywhere on the planet” – FATEA

“Tim Edey and Brendan Power have one of the richest musical dialogues on the live scene – as far as snaring their formidable live show goes, this is pretty damn close.” - Spiral Earth

“A sparkling 17-track debut – Tim’s warm guitar and attacking accordion have range and flair whilst you wonder why Brendan’s huffing and puffing doesn’t blow the house down! Exhilirating.” Properganda Magazine

“A monumental debut with a standard of musicianship that would be difficult to equal” -Northern Sky

 

Wriggle and Writhe is on the Gnatbite Records label and distributed by Proper Music Distribution.

DUO
WEBSITE: www.edeyandpower.com  SOLO
SITES: www.timedey.co.uk        www.brendan-power.com

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them live this November: