Jamie Smith's MABON representative at WOMEX 13

jamie smith's MABON - InterCeltic band
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jamie smith's MABON - InterCeltic band

The award winning,much touted 'must see' Inter Celtic band Jamie Smiths MABON have their management, Jamie and Iolo, attending WOMEX to engage with and meet friends old and new.
The band has had a stellar year of international shows (2013) - across Europe and the UK and have cemented their position as one of the UK's foremost live bands.
The addition of vocal tracks - in English and Welsh, and the recent acclaimed album 'Windblown' has propelled the 5 piece band into another orbit!
To quote
"They are easily one of the best of the UKs folk bands, making full use of great melodies, driving rhythms and an irrepressible stage presence without ever having to over-egg the performance. "
Glyn Phillips- worldmusic.co.uk

Shows including - WOMAD, Celtic Connections, Cambridge,Interceltique Festival du Lorient (Brittany),Les Traversees Tatihou (France),Music Meeting (Netherlands), Ortiguira (Spain), Sendim (Portugal), Het Lindeboom (France),Gooikorts,(Belgium), Germany and Italy, have been performed at and several full UK tours undertaken.

Vocals, accordion, fiddle, bouzouki, bass and percussion are subtly exploited by five accomplished musicians, working traditional forms and styles anew in songs and melodies by composer Jamie Smith.

The energetic sound of jigs and reels; or a graceful mazurka, an ecstatic muiñera; a haunting Welsh-language love-song or a driving, sing-along, fantasy epic – all are given the same refreshing, creative treatment as the band dances along the borders between Celtic heritage and contemporary sound.

“Exhilarating, just exhilarating – a band that perform with such enjoyment, excitement, style and wit – no histrionics, just a show of originality, energy and integrity...”


Froots says:

“Jamie Smith’s Mabon are a class act.
Both fur coat and knickers. Uplifting, energetic
and cerebral in equal measure
backed up by deft musicianship, tight
arrangements, organic and shifting
dynamics, tempos, grooves and textures –
a journey into interceltic time, space,
dimension and soundscape.”

Songlines says:

" If music could fuel engines, Mabon could solve the energy crisis"

The Financial Times (London) says:

“a fearsome reputation as a live band… stratospheric”

Please come by and say hello.
John Eeles

article posted by:John Eeles, Jamie Smith's MABON

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