RACKETT (band)
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RACKETT is a self-described "three-car garage rock" band that originated from songs written and recorded by the poet
Paul Muldoon
and the 17th century poetry
scholar Nigel Smith during mid-to-late 2004. Muldoon
and Smith are joined by Stephen Allen, "an entertainment lawyer"; Bobby Lewis; and Lee Matthew, a "scholar of medieval polyphony
." The spelling of the group's name derives from the medieval instrument of the same appellation
.
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
Paul Muldoon
Paul Muldoon
Paul Muldoon is an Irish poet. He has published over thirty collections and won a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the T. S. Eliot Prize. He held the post of Oxford Professor of Poetry from 1999 - 2004. At Princeton University he is both the Howard G. B. Clark ’21 Professor in the Humanities and...
and the 17th century poetry
17th century in poetry
-Denmark:* Thomas Kingo, Aandelige Siunge-Koor , hymns, some of which are still sung-Other:* Martin Opitz, Das Buch der Deutschen Poeterey , Germany-Danish poets:* Anders Arrebo...
scholar Nigel Smith during mid-to-late 2004. Muldoon
Paul Muldoon
Paul Muldoon is an Irish poet. He has published over thirty collections and won a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the T. S. Eliot Prize. He held the post of Oxford Professor of Poetry from 1999 - 2004. At Princeton University he is both the Howard G. B. Clark ’21 Professor in the Humanities and...
and Smith are joined by Stephen Allen, "an entertainment lawyer"; Bobby Lewis; and Lee Matthew, a "scholar of medieval polyphony
Polyphony
In music, polyphony is a texture consisting of two or more independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords ....
." The spelling of the group's name derives from the medieval instrument of the same appellation
Rackett
The rackett is a Renaissance-era double reed wind instrument.There are several sizes of rackett, in a family ranging from soprano to great bass. Relative to their pitch, racketts are quite small . This is achieved through its ingenious construction...
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Current members
- Stephen Allen: keyboards/vocals
- Bobby Lewis: drums
- Lee Matthew: lead vocals/guitar
- Paul Muldoon: lyrics/guitar/percussion
- Nigel Smith: bass/vocals
Discography
- Don't Try This At Home (2006, Scamafone)
- Standing Room Only (2006, Scamafone)
- Resistance (2008, Scamafone)