Crowfoot Records

Along with our friends at Thread Recordings, we are delighted to bring you the acclaimed new album by Cath & Phil Tyler.

fROOTS ★★★★★ MOJO ★★★★ SONGLINES ★★★★ UNCUT ★★★★

'The Ox and the Ax' is available as an LP and download. Buy the LP Buy the download

Cath and Phil Tyler play Anglo-American folk music using guitar, banjo, voice and fiddle. Cath was a member of the band Cordelia’s Dad when she lived in Massachusetts, USA, in the 1990s. Phil, from Newcastle upon Tyne, has played in various folk, rock and ceilidh bands for many years. Coming together musically through a shared love of traditional narrative song, Sacred Harp singing and sparse mountain banjo, they have performed on stages as diverse as the Royal Opera House in London, and Morden Tower on the old city walls of Newcastle. 'The Ox and the Ax' is Cath and Phil Tyler's third album, and their first in over eight years.

Artwork by David Hand

CROWFOOT RECORDS MONTHLY NIGHT Sunday 28th June, Odd Bar NQ, 30-32 Thomas Street, Manchester. FREE ENTRY, 8pm.

For this, the second instalment in our monthly residency at Odd NQ, Crowfoot Records are delighted to announce a bill featuring two of the finest guitar talents our pretty little surveillance state has to offer. 

 // C Joynes //

 Chris is one of our all-time favourite solo guitarists, and we're absolutely delighted to have him over from Cambridge, at long last. 

 “An inheritor to Davy Graham; a lone operator prone to unexpected collaborations, with a repertoire that crosses continents and timezones with consummate ease.” THE WIRE 

http://cjoynes.tumblr.com/look&listen

// dbh // 

Awesome composer and man-of-many-bands, this understated virtuoso can also boil it all down to just one guitar. He released the marvellous 'Time Flies' LP on our own label, and, recently, the possibly even more marvellous 'Mood', on Thread Recordings. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFw9-EBmh2g http://threadrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/mood http://crowfootrecords.bandcamp.com/album/time-flies 

CROWFOOT RECORDS MONTHLY NIGHT Sunday 26th April, Odd Bar NQ, 30-32 Thomas Street, Manchester. FREE ENTRY, 8pm.

We are delighted to announce the first of many shows at Odd NQ, taking place the last Sunday of every month, bringing you the best psychedelic and traditional folk music, from near and far.

It all begins Sunday the 26th of April, with the following otherworldly brilliance:

// Irma Vep // Frazzled, lo-fi blues-y rascal, presumably playing songs from his wonderful new album, 'Disappointment'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un_zsVA8QT0

// Jim Ghedi // Fantastically talented young solo guitarist from Sheffield, currently plying his epic instrumentals all over Europe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js_IU_PcW7w

Friday 11th July, Kro Bar, 325 Oxford Road, Manchester. £3, 8pm.

Thursday April 24th, Castle Hotel, Oldham Street, Manchester. £5, 8pm.

A joint promotion with The Thousand, this gig brings together two former members of Fire on Fire, whose music was released by Michael Gira's Young God Records.  In a rare and welcome visit from East Coast Maine, they bring us their respective solo projects, on what promises to be a tremendous evening.

Wednesday, March 12th,  Castle Hotel, Oldham Street, Manchester. £5, 8pm.

// Daniel Bachman //

Saturday, November 16th,  The Unicorn, 26 Church Street, Manchester, M4 1PW £4 adv (http://www.wegottickets.com/event/248363), 8pm.

// Serious Sam Barrett //

Tuesday, October 29th,  Lloyds Chorlton, Wilbraham Road, Manchester, £3, 8pm.

Wednesday, July 24th,  Kro Bar, Oxford Road, Manchester, £4, 8pm.

// L'Etrangleuse //

French duo utilising harp, guitar and vocals to produce a sound incorporating post-rock textures, West African grooves, and an element of strange pop music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ebeIELLzmU // McWatt //

Beautiful compositions referencing Satie, Mingus and sea shanties, by way of double bass, flute and accordion. "A pensive slice of chamber folk that unfolds with the grace and weight of a Gavin Bryars piece." - The Wire magazine reviewing their brilliant LP, released by Singing Knives Records. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ5XgcZpu0A // Irma Vep //

Haunting, caustic songs, sometimes recalling Jandek or early Smog, delivered with bare intensity. "Stevens hangs conventional blues on a rack and pulls at the levers to leave it writhing and groaning, involuntarily splintering out fuzz and distortion… An uncomfortably thrilling listen." - Drowned in Sound http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQwdE5m33-A  // David M. Birchall //

Wednesday, June 19th, The Castle Hotel, Oldham Street, Manchester. £5 adv (http://www.wegottickets.com/event/222529) 

// Daniel Bachman //

Daniel last year released the stunning LP, Seven Pines, on Tompkins Square Records (US home to James Blackshaw, William Tyler, Michael Chapman and Hiss Golden Messenger, among others). It's American Primitive-style, solo acoustic guitar music that manages to sound heavy as hell. He calls it "psychedelic appalachia."

Here is some of that:  http://youtu.be/LKvFhPF0xYA

  // dbh //

Awesome local solo guitarist and man-of-many-bands. We recently released dbh's LP, Time Flies, and would obviously be happy to expound on his and its brilliance at great length, but it's safe to say he would sooner you just listen for yourself:  http://crowfootrecords.bandcamp.com/album/time-flies

  // Tom Settle //

Time Flies, by dbh, was released today--it is now available to buy as a 180g, 12" vinyl LP or download.  The album can be streamed and downloaded here, or through the usual online outlets, but we advise buying the LP--which includes a free download--from us here, or at any of the following quality record shops:

Manchester - Piccadilly Records (folk record of the week!) Chorlton - Kingbee Records Leeds - Jumbo Records and Norman Records Birmingham - Ignite and Polar Bear Records London - Rough Trade East Albany, NY - Flipped Out Records Asheville, NC - Tomentosa Records

Plenty others have orders on the way, including in London, Liverpool, and Bristol. We'll be keeping this list up-to-date, and appreciate any feedback as to elsewhere the record should be stocked.

Time Flies, the forthcoming LP by dbh, will be released on January 14th. In time-honoured fashion, there will be a gig to commemorate this event. It will be held at the Briton's Protection in Manchester, on January 11th, starting at 8pm--£3 entry. If you are reading this, consider yourself cordially invited. 

Support will be as follows:

// McWatt //

Yorkshire-based duo, playing Satie-influenced instrumentals on double bass, flute and accordion. This will be their first Manchester gig for some time, exciting news for anyone familiar with their brilliant eponymous album, released by Singing Knives Records. The Wire magazine had this to say about that: 'A pensive slice of chamber folk that unfolds with the grace & weight of a Gavin Bryars piece.'

// Tekla //

Crowfoot Records is delighted to announce the forthcoming release of Time Flies, by dbh.

dbh is Dan Bridgwood-Hill, who for some time has had a hand in an inordinate amount of the great music emerging from Manchester’s DIY scene. His guitar playing drives the exhilarating prog racket of NASDAQ, FTSE 100 and Burnst, and his contributions on all manner of instruments have illuminated the music of Irma Vep, Emphemetry and T G Elias, to name but a few.

As dbh, he plays lovingly crafted instrumentals, enunciating his passion for popular music with a languid, progressive guitar style and playful experimentation. The approach will appeal particularly to fans of American Primitive (Fahey/Basho/Lang et al) and modern-era, post-Takoma solo guitarists (Steffen Basho-Junghans/William Tyler/James Blackshaw), but the melodies are there for all to enjoy.    

Time Flies will be released on high-quality, 180g vinyl, with a free album download included. Available online and from good record shops, 14th January, 2013.

You can listen to and buy the album here.

Artwork by Fliss Horrocks:

Here is a video of dbh performing an electric version of the album track, Fix--filmed by Anton Andrzej Bielecki in an abandoned, half-built hotel next to Mancunian way: