You may be tempted to think that this is a band of two halves - the folk (Kathryn and Amy) and the classical (Louisa and Ruth). However, when you experience the music you realise that Kathryn Tickell has created a beautifully integrated ensemble.
'Kathryn Tickell & The Side' comprises eleven original pieces by Kathryn Tickell, one by Amy Thatcher, two classical pieces and two traditional folk tunes. The music - as you would imagine - is deeply rooted in the landscape and history of Northumbria. Ad Gefrin was inspired by the royal palace of the Kings of Northumbria and brings together the ancient and modern, combining the sound of Ruth Wall's buzzing Gothic bray harp with occasional echoes from guest Dominic Miller's electric guitar. Although primarily an instrumental ensemble, The Side include one song on the CD, the intriguing Queen of Pleasure (based on a poem by Charles Algernon Swinburne).

1. Early Air/Tullochgorum
2. New Minuet/Confluence
3. Dark Skies Waltz
4. Queen Of Pleasure
5. Sideslip
6. Bonny Breezes
7. Nightingale/Molly On The Shore Reel
8. Penguin Notes
9. Ad Gefrin/The Monday Men
10. Stonehaugh
11. The Prior's Standard
12. Ship Tyne Main

You may be tempted to think that this is a band of two halves - the folk (Kathryn and Amy) and the classical (Louisa and Ruth). However, when you experience the music you realise that Kathryn Tickell has created a beautifully integrated ensemble.
'Kathryn Tickell & The Side' comprises eleven original pieces by Kathryn Tickell, one by Amy Thatcher, two classical pieces and two traditional folk tunes. The music - as you would imagine - is deeply rooted in the landscape and history of Northumbria. Ad Gefrin was inspired by the royal palace of the Kings of Northumbria and brings together the ancient and modern, combining the sound of Ruth Wall's buzzing Gothic bray harp with occasional echoes from guest Dominic Miller's electric guitar. Although primarily an instrumental ensemble, The Side include one song on the CD, the intriguing Queen of Pleasure (based on a poem by Charles Algernon Swinburne).

Lineup

Kathryn Tickell - Northumbrian Pipes, Fiddle and Voice
Louisa Tuck - Cello
Amy Thatcher - Accordion and Voice
Ruth Wall - Harps (lever, bray, wire-strung) and Voice.