Shadrack Tye

Shadrack Tye

Contact: Tina Longford - tinalongford@yahoo.co.uk or 07906 970578
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Come and see us at -
The Icarus Club Greenwich, Pelton Arms - 10th January
The Icarus Club, Shortlands Tavern - 14th February
Get Lifted @ The Miller,London Bridge - 22nd March,8.00pm
The Bedford, Balham - 27th March
The Icarus Club Greenwich, Pelton Arms - 18th April
Rochester Sweeps Festival - 6th May
The Karamel Club, Wood Green - 8th May
Mathews Yard, Croydon - 27th June (Tina and Sam)
Broadstairs Folk Festival - 10th August @ The Tartar Frigate and also @ Crampton Hall / 11th August @ The 39 Steps
The Grey Lady Music Lounge, Tunbridge Wells (Paul Dunton showcase) - 22nd September
Icarus Club Shortlands, Shortlands Tavern, Bromley - 29th August

More details soon and more dates on the way!

BIOGRAPHY

Urban folk band Shadrack Tye are all members of the same family based in South London.Individually, they have a wealth of musical experience - Tina and Paul have had long careers playing for top London chamber ensembles and orchestras such as The London Symphony Orchestra and London Philharmonic, while Sam has recently been heard on XFM and BBC Radio with both his rock band St Spirit and unaccompanied vocal harmony group Vive.
Though they obviously know each other quite well they hadn't thought of making music together until a couple of years ago when they had a bit of an epiphany!It proved to be an extraordinarily creative and successful experience and a surprising amount of fun. Together they perform folk, traditional and contemporary music as well as original songs, blending rock inspired riffs, innovative jazz harmonies and classical overtones. Their music is a fresh, vibrant mix with a bit of a twist and a rather unique flavour which pulls the audience in to a rich musical landscape.
Original material is written by singer-songwriter Tina who draws inspiration from life's emotional tapestry, creating songs that showcase her expressive voice and wide vocal range.
A few highlights-

During 2011 Shadrack Tye made an extremely successful debut at the Bournemouth Music Club resulting in an invitation to play at the Purbeck Music Festival .Their set was described as “fantastic” by festival organiser, Paul Burke. They also played at The Folk Thing and Wessex Festivals, performed in the Folk Rising series at Cecil Sharpe House and self-released their first EP “The Lovers Tale”. In March 2012 they played first support for Rory McLeod at East Dulwich folk club The Goose is Out and this summer they were invited to perform at the National Theatre and in a number of London festivals.More recently they played highly successful gigs at The Bedford, Balham and headlined at The Pheasantry, Sloane Square. This years festival commitments include three performances at The Broadstairs Folk Festival.

Line – Up

Tina Longford – vocals / violin / recorder

Sam Robson – guitar / vocals

Paul Robson – violin / mandolin / English concertina / vocals

Some lovely things people have said………….

“………they produced a set that was entertaining and beautifully crafted. It was a real pleasure to have them perform……..”(Bob Ford, Wessex Folk Festival)

…………..followed by an amazing duo, Shadrack Tye, Sam Robson with percussive guitar and Tina Longford on fiddle accompanying Tina’s wide ranging voice, perfectly paired with Sam’s harmonies in their original material. They broke into an a capella Nobody Knows, winning the audience over even more…I almost feel sorry for the headliners needing to follow such a scintillating performance.(Tim Heywood Bournemouth Music Blog re: Bournemouth Folk Club)

“………this mother, father & son trio is everything but twee. Three very talented musicians, from a variety of classical and jazz trained backgrounds, they play with a fantastic energy. Storytelling songs' origins as they go through the set, they play both original tunes and old traditional folk songs with more complex arrangements to make the most of their instrumental and vocal talent ” (Jen Soames, Remote Goat, re: Folk Rising)

“……the room was filled with the enchanting sound of Shadrack Tye: ……Their impeccable musicianship carried the wit and weight of timeless storytelling in the English folk tradition. Tina’s voice, supported beautifully by Sam, held the entire crowd captivated and had us all clapping and singing along ” (Amy Woodrow Arai, Native Spirit Festival)

“Your music last night at the Grampus in Lee was just wonderful. Thanks so much for popping in to our little pub and making my world a bit more special ” (Mark Presland, Devon)

Performance Highlights
2011
The Folk Thing Festival, Nottinghamshire
Wareham Festival Fundraiser, Dorset (headline)
Bournemouth Folk Club, Dorset
Wessex Festival, Weymouth
Purbeck Festival,Dorset
Folk Rising at Cecil Sharpe Hse
Native Spirit Festival, School of African and Oriental Studies
Icarus Club Showcase
2012
Magpie’s Nest at The Cocked Ale
The Goose is Out, East Dulwich Folk Club (main support for Rory McLeod)
One Tree Hill Festival, south London
Half Moon, Putney
National Theatre, South Bank
Trinity Laban Big Dance Festival, Horniman Museum, South London

Friday, 31 August 2012