im fond of alt-Americana meself
and have not heard of these.

Thanks for the tip.

Which venue in Ireland did they play?


*boots up limewire*
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Fri 19 Dec 2008, 9:22, 1 reply)

they
actually played several dates...none in Scotland though....

However they did tour here a few years back and in a fiddle soaked frenzy i managed to see them 3 times in 5 days.... happy days

Their stuff is very hard find on the old p2p sites, and its only really their last 2 albums that they have hit 'overdrive'... World's on Fire, and their latest, Shining Darkness.

check out these links for instant relief

www.vimeo.com/videos/search:crooked%20jades

and this track is my current favourite

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOK_BdnyOTk&feature=related

Enjoy!
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Fri 19 Dec 2008, 9:36, closed)

christ
her voice is like a cat being dragged backwards through a bag of broken glass and spanners..
( Azra3l Lubrication Persuasion and Brute Force ™, Fri 19 Dec 2008, 17:13, closed)

maybe
that's the idea, i mean, who needs vocals that are eq'd into a homogenised cluster fuck.

in her defence, the sound quality on that you tube clip is regrettably woeful.....
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Fri 19 Dec 2008, 20:22, closed)

*agrees wholeheartedly*
*buys albums*
Never heard of that particular genre before, assumed it would be that weird sub genre of American mor bands who all sing with that fake American Adam duritz of counting crows affected voice. Very glad it's not. Or indeed godawful music that's all about the singer and nothing else. Give me ropey vocals any day.
( Throat And Ice Pie I see dem tatties dere., Sat 20 Dec 2008, 15:11, closed)

plus
Wtf is wrong with her voice? Just gave It another listen before buying and unless you've been subsisting on diet of pure Mariah I can't see a problem. That she's singing simply, in tune and without pretense puts her pretty high up my list straight away.
( Throat And Ice Pie I see dem tatties dere., Sat 20 Dec 2008, 15:21, closed)