There are not many musical happenings which ooze summer from every pore like Campfire Club‘s heartening gigs. Organised by The Nest Collective, the most welcoming music series of the season is ready to build a few fire pits around South and East London and call together hundreds of folks, world...
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Four-piece traditional group Lankum fuse obscure, whimsical and unsettling songs of the past with their own strong sure sound. Their lyrics often depict the feelings of those left behind in post-recession Ireland. Like their contemporaries Stick in the Wheel, they bring a raw, punk edge to traditional songs; each word smacks of...
This is enriching music, of sheer quality and what’s more, given the scale of the event in which it will be played, will preserve all its cosiness and genuine intimacy. If you’re looking for an evening to titillate your cultural curiosity and give aromatic flavour to your week, mark down...
More than the title or name of their festival, UnampliFire sums up Nest Collective’s attitude: “no amplification, no sound checks, no waiting around – just pure, unadulterated music”. If you add to that the fact that the aforementioned music is played by more than a dozen of intriguing musicians, who...
‘New Folk, Old Folk & No Folk’ and even more… This July, challenge your dizzy heights and ascend the Queen Elizabeth Hall up to its Roof Garden and you’ll eventually enjoy the view and some uncommon and fascinating sounds. During the last ten days of the month, the Nest Collective...
No matter how much you try to avoid any hackneyed horse riding comparison or equestrian references, you’ll eventually mention them, failing in your efforts. Because, when it comes to Mongolian music, horses and their gaits are so intrinsic to the cadenced tempo that equine movements and music rhythms eventually mirror...
Few months ago, when we interviewed the legendary South African music regents Mahotella Queens after their gig at WOMAD, they revealed something to us. “We recently played in London with a band called Count Drachma: three white guys playing Zulu music. They were playing our music and they were white!...
