ELSIE
FRANKLIN
grew up in a home filled with music. Her Dad, Adam, is a musician of
international repute who plays host to countless American roots players touring
the UK, with whom she has shared sessions round the kitchen table from an early
age.
Small
wonder that, still in her teenage years, she has become a performer of
astonishing maturity, not only in her interpretations of classic s from the
country blues repertoire but also of her stylish original material.
Having
played all over the UK, she came to the attention of the legendary Dave Kelly, of The Blues Band, whose sister, Jo Ann
Kelly was an early inspiration.
He
says: "Elsie Franklin is the most
natural blues singer I've heard in years. Her guitar playing is pretty damn
good too, uncluttered and tasteful, she really understands the genre - she's
the whole package"
Having
come from contrasting musical backgrounds Emily Hall and Josh Slowley came together to form THE NAUTICAL STRING SECTION. Drawing
on such diverse influences as Martin Carthy, Stephane Grappelli and Wolf
People, their music encompasses shanties and traditional songs to the music of
1930s Paris, with the odd stopover in the Appalachian mountains.
Emily plays and dances with The Cuckoo’s Nest morris side,
while Josh is also a member of The Wellington
Wailers shanty group.
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