Thistletown (band)
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Thistletown are a psychedelic folk band from Falmouth, Cornwall.
They came to public attention through a Guardian
Newspaper column by Will Hodgkinson
concerning his year long project to start a record label, after he saw them playing in The Jacobs Ladder pub in Falmouth. The band lived together on a boat, and formed due to a collective love of obscure 1970's folk bands such as 'Heron' and 'Trees' . They recorded an album, 'Rosemarie', named after their boat, in the garden of a Cornish cottage with Circulus
main man, Michael Tyack, and Benet Walsh producing . The album was well received by the press, receiving 4 stars from The Times
, along with 'Mojo
' magazine, 'Record Collector
' and others.
The band played at Green Man Festival
in 2007, and Radio 1 DJ Rob Da Bank
afterward declared them the "Kings and Queens of the Green Man", announcing, "They're so folky it hurts" .
The group disbanded in 2008 . They reformed in 2010, and are currently working on a new album.
Lydia Thistle - Vocals, percussion.
Tiffany Bryant - Vocals, percussion, Flute.
Ben Tweddell - Guitar.
Matthew Bennett - Drums and Percussion.
Al Davies - Bass.
Michael Tyack - Saz, Lute, Cittern, electric guitar.
Benet Walsh - Bass, Mandolin, Clarinet.
Band members 2010
Andrew Jarvis - Trumpet, Drums, Harmonium, Accordion.
Lydia Thistle - Vocals, percussion.
Tiffany Bryant - Vocals, percussion, Flute.
Ben Tweddell - Guitar.
Patrick Elias Lawrence - Bass
They came to public attention through a Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
Newspaper column by Will Hodgkinson
Will Hodgkinson
Will Hodgkinson is a journalist and author from London, England. He writes for The Guardian newspaper, 'The Times newspaper, 'Mojo magazine, and presents the Sky Arts TV show Songbook, in which he interviews contemporary songwriters....
concerning his year long project to start a record label, after he saw them playing in The Jacobs Ladder pub in Falmouth. The band lived together on a boat, and formed due to a collective love of obscure 1970's folk bands such as 'Heron' and 'Trees' . They recorded an album, 'Rosemarie', named after their boat, in the garden of a Cornish cottage with Circulus
Circulus
Circulus are a psychedelic folk/progressive rock band from South London, England, founded by vocalist Michael Tyack.The band uses a mix of modern and medieval instruments, such as the lute, cittern, crumhorn and rauschpfeife, along with the moog synthesizer, bass and electric guitars...
main man, Michael Tyack, and Benet Walsh producing . The album was well received by the press, receiving 4 stars from The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
, along with 'Mojo
Mojo (magazine)
MOJO is a popular music magazine published initially by Emap, and since January 2008 by Bauer, monthly in the United Kingdom. Following the success of the magazine Q, publishers Emap were looking for a title which would cater for the burgeoning interest in classic rock music...
' magazine, 'Record Collector
Record Collector
Record Collector is the United Kingdom's longest-running monthly music magazine. It distributes both within the UK and worldwide. It started in 1979.-The early years:...
' and others.
The band played at Green Man Festival
Green Man Festival
The Green Man Festival is an independent music festival held annually in the Brecon Beacons, Wales. It has evolved from a one-day, 300 capacity event in 2003, to a three-day festival with live music including psych, folk, indie, dance and Americana across five stages, as well as DJs playing...
in 2007, and Radio 1 DJ Rob Da Bank
Rob da Bank
Robert John Gorham, known by the pseudonym Rob da Bank, is a British disc jockey. He presents a Friday-night/Saturday-morning show, Rob da Bank, on BBC Radio 1 from 5am-7am, focused on promoting new left field music...
afterward declared them the "Kings and Queens of the Green Man", announcing, "They're so folky it hurts" .
The group disbanded in 2008 . They reformed in 2010, and are currently working on a new album.
Band members up until 2008
Andrew Jarvis - Trumpet, Drums, Harmonium, Accordion.Lydia Thistle - Vocals, percussion.
Tiffany Bryant - Vocals, percussion, Flute.
Ben Tweddell - Guitar.
Matthew Bennett - Drums and Percussion.
Al Davies - Bass.
Michael Tyack - Saz, Lute, Cittern, electric guitar.
Benet Walsh - Bass, Mandolin, Clarinet.
Band members 2010
Andrew Jarvis - Trumpet, Drums, Harmonium, Accordion.
Lydia Thistle - Vocals, percussion.
Tiffany Bryant - Vocals, percussion, Flute.
Ben Tweddell - Guitar.
Patrick Elias Lawrence - Bass
External links
- http://www.myspace.com/thistletown Thistletown at Myspace
- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Thistletown/109800769077467?v=wall Thistletown at facebook