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Bird in the Belly


Country of origin:

England

Type of music generally:

Traditional and neo-traditional folk

Status:

Most recent release, Neighbours and Sisters (2019)

See also:

Bird in the Belly's site

Wikipedia's entry on Bird in the Belly

Bird in the Belly's bandcamp page

Bird in the Belly Facebook page

Comparisons:

Eliza Carthy, Frankie Armstrong, Cordelia's Dad, Sandy Denny, Garmarna, Kate in the Kettle, Sinéad O'Connor's traditional work, June Tabor

Covers/own material:

Mostly traditional lyrics set to neo-traditional tunes and neo-traditional song of their own composition

General comments:

Bird in the Belly make powerful, evocative, emotional traditional/neotraditional folk music. I really like the interplay and contrast of the two main voices here, the Sandy Denny-like rich, powerful vocals of Laura Ward and the gruff, nasal sound of Jinwoo (Ben Webb). The vocals are strong and haunting as are the songs. Mournful and dramatic, with enough energy to keep it lively. (Neile)

Recommended first album:

Either

Recordings:


The Crowing

Release info:

2018—GFM—009

Availability:

Wide

Ecto priority:

Highly recommended for fans of dark traditional music

Group members:

Jinnwoo (Ben Webb)—vocals, autoharp
Laura Ward—vocals, flute
Adam Ronchetti—guitar, percussion, backing vocals
Tom Pryor—violin, piano, autoharp, backing vocals

Guest artists:

Epha Roe—backing vocals, piano
Barry Ward—backing vocals (10)

Produced by:

Ben Weedon and Tom Pryor

Comments:

From the powerful, mesmerizing first track, this album had my attention. It's a strong collection of songs, powerfully and emotionally performed, with clarity and musicianship. The songs are dramatic and energetic. Mostly somewhat darkly beautiful. And that first song especially kills me every time. (Neile)

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