BLANCHE ROWAN & MIKE GULSTON
As far
as performers of traditional music go Blanche and Mike cast their net wider and
deeper in time and distance than most. Their extraordinary repertoire encompasses
the Celtic reaches of Wales and France and far back into our medieval past.
Together with composed songs from the modern era (including their own) this
promises to be a musical odyssey like no other.
"Excellent
harmony vocals and dexterous guitar, mandola, psaltery and recorder ... this is
classy stuff" - fRoots
“ Engrossing
from beginning to end” - English Dance & Song
Whether
in unison or harmony - they gel perfectly, their arrangements evoking convivial
firesides with wine and good company. Gulston's string playing - from guitar to
laùd - is both sensitive and incisive, while Rowen's recorders and bowed
psaltery add colour and texture. - Radio 2
Rock’nReel Magazine
“With
distinctively attractive harmonies ... their voices make for a powerful
duetting force. They suit the material
brilliantly, possessing a deftly charismatic quality” Living
Tradition
“Ethereal” - FolkWords
“A
kaleidoscope of Welsh, English, Scottish and medieval French traditional and
written lore, melded to forge a new, original culture. The combination of
Mike’s assured, vibrant tenor and Blanche’s warm, lovely alto makes for the
unique sound which these two generate.” Mick Tems, Folk Wales
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