Showcase Session – Freezing – Winter 17

The Fatea Showcase Sessions are designed to provide greater exposure to artists that have impressed the Fatea team. Some are already signed, others are carving a solo trail, releasing songs on their own labels, all are dedicated to their music.

Fatea Showcase Sessions are exclusively available for a three-month period after which they will never be available again. The Fatea Showcase Sessions are zip files containing high quality, 256kbs, drm free, mp3s.

“Whilst the songs on The Fatea Showcase Sessions come to you, the listener at no charge, they are not free. The writers/performers have put money, time and effort into creating the songs on this compilation for your enjoyment. We hope that you take the time to visit the websites of the artists included here and consider purchasing their music. Fatea hopes that this compilation gives you a taste for folk and roots orientated music and that you will seek out the works of the artists included in this compilation and in the wider music community.”

“Freezing” is dedicated to all acts from solo artists, through duos to bands. Each act has their own style and we hope you’ll appreciate each of their efforts. The Fatea Showcase Sessions are designed so not all of the acts come from the same genre. “Freezing” is available from November 1st to January 31st.

Please encourage your friends to collect their free copy of “Freezing”. If you could put a link to The Fatea Showcase Sessions on your website or Facebook etc, that would be fantastic. We want as many people as possible to hear each session. If you do pass on a copy to your friends, please pass on the full folder with sleeve pack.

Freezing – Artists

• Morganway – Devil’s Canyon
  Morganway’s fiery brand of alt-country is all about driving riffs, charismatic four-part harmonies, emotional songwriting and compelling live performances. The band’s distinctive Americana glow wears its heart on music that’s raw, melodic, sincere, full of energy and yearning for the open road.
  www.morganway.co.uk
• Matt Tighe – Meantime
  Matt Tighe first discovered his love of traditional music listening to his parents’ album collection. He is now an active member of the folk scene in the UK, playing at festivals, clubs and in sessions on a regular basis, releasing his self-titled debut album earlier this year.
  www.matttighefiddle.co.uk/
• Tracey Browne – Hit The Road Running
  Often deceptively straightforward and shot through with a pop sensibility, Tracey Browne’s material seems handcrafted to catch those fleeting, transient moments, the times in lives where the axis tilts, the season begins to change and the balance hangs…
  www.traceybrowne.co.uk/
• Vision Thing – Silver Darlings
  Vision Thing, from the North West of England, are essentially a four-piece, though they are often augmented for live shows with extra musicians to suit the occasion. Following up their early 2017 album “Lights”, their latest release is the “Trysting Tree” EP, recorded with Merry Hell’s John Kettle.
  www.visionthingband.com
• Kerry Devine – Closed Roads
  The crystalline vocals of multi-instrumentalist, writer, and producer Kerry Devine have been compared to the likes of Beth Orton and Joni Mitchell. Her debut album, ‘Away From Mountains’ (released 2017), is lyrically honest and musically bewitching.
  www.kerrydevine.org
• The Shapes – ‘Til They Put Me In The Ground
  Our music has been reviewed favourably in local media and on BBC Radio Introducing in Oxford, noted for its catchy, jangly and upbeat melodies coupled with poignant lyrics. After our appearance at the Common People festival in May, we were described by Nightshift magazine as the feel-good band of the summer ‘No Contest’.
  www.shapesoxford.co.uk
• Laura Mulachy – Even Stephen!
  Laura Mulcahy is a multidisciplinary artist, musician, and writer. Since she started to put her self-penned songs out into the world in December 2014, ‘Laura Mulcahy’s greatest gift is that she has her own voice. Not just vocally, but her whole style of songwriting is unique.’
  www.lauramulcahy.ie/
• Connor Wells – Someday
  Connor Wells embarked on his musical voyage of artistic discovery as a youngster, growing up listening to a variety of musicians and genres. In 2017 Connor released brand new music in the form of ‘Soldiers’ a new EP featuring 3 brand new tracks.
  www.connorwells.com
• Jelly Cleaver – Ode To Morrissey
  For Jelly Cleaver, music is her philosophy and her therapy. Her debut album, ‘Cure for an Existential Crisis’ is a collection of four folk suites and one song to explore the crisis of living and the fear of death.
  soundcloud.com/jelly-cleaver
• Emma & The Professor – Eastern Sunrise
  Emma Heath and Mark Davies are a contemporary folk roots duo playing original songs inspired by their local folklore, myths, and legends. Based in Shropshire, they have been performing together since 2003. “This is refreshing, compulsive and vital acoustic music at its best.” – Musicport Festival.
  www.emmaandtheprofessor.co.uk
• Matthew Ward – Doorstep
  I am a folk multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, and my style is heavily influenced by the folk music of my native Ireland, bluegrass, blues, and country. Artists who have inspired my style of playing include Paul Brady, Andy Irving, John Martyn, and Bert Jansch.
  www.matthewwardband.bandcamp.com
• Elles Bailey – Time’s A Healer
  Elles Bailey seamlessly weaves rootsy blues, country, and soul, and Time’s a Healer is the acoustic bonus track taken from Elles Bailey’s debut album ‘Wildfire’, which debuted at no2 in the iTunes Blues charts. Elles is currently making waves in the UK music scene with her vibrant performances and you can catch her on tour now.
  www.ellesbailey.com
• The Cognac Twins – Lucky Lad
  The Cognac Twins are Craig Anderson and Paul Connelly who hail from historic Dunfermline Town. Childhood friends, brought together through a shared love of music, this pair of lovable rogues have been writing and playing together for over two decades.
  www.facebook.com/Thecognactwins/
• Tilly Moses – Whisky
  Tilly Moses is a folk singer-songwriter & mandolin player from Suffolk, based in York, who has been writing & performing since she was just 13. “Tilly’s songs are masterpieces of emotional raw power… [She] possesses an uncanny ability to communicate her messages and narratives with total conviction.”
  www.tillymoses.com
• She Shanties – General Taylor
  A women’s shanty crew singing traditional shanties and songs of the sea. 2017 performances included Cambridge, Gate To Southwell, Paimpol (Brittany). Following the success of the Spanker Book EP, their new album “Futtock Shrouds”, will be available in 2018.
  www.sheshanties.com
• Donna Rae Dailey – The Ballad Of Joe Cain
  American singer-songwriter Donna Rae Dailey has one foot in Cambridgeshire and the
• Donna Rae Dailey – The Ballad Of Joe Cain
  American singer-songwriter Donna Rae Dailey has one foot in Cambridgeshire and the other in the Arizona borderlands. With acoustic tunes that range from folk to blues to bluegrass, her songs tell stories that are sometimes dark, sometimes humorous, always entertaining.
  www.donnaraedailey.com
• DIDI – Back Off
  Award-winning producer, Lauren Deakin Davies, recently launched her ‘kick ass’ solo project DIDI. Championed by Chris Hawkins on BBC 6 Music, Tom Robinson’s Freshnet, and Gigslutz, Back Off is her exciting 3rd single.
  www.didimusic.co.uk
• Carousel – Show
  Carousel are a 4-piece Indie-Americana music collective, based in Southend-on-Sea on the coast of Essex, UK. The group fuses Americana, country, folk, rock’n’roll, blues, roots music into their own unique sound whilst taking full advantage of having 4 accomplished vocalists.
  www.carouseluk.com

“Freezing” is dedicated to all acts from solo artists, through duos to bands. Each act has their own style and we hope you’ll appreciate each of their efforts. The Fatea Showcase Sessions are designed so not all of the acts come from the same genre. “Freezing” is available from November 1st to January 31st.

Please encourage your friends to collect their free copy of “Freezing”. If you could put a link to The Fatea Showcase Sessions on your website or Facebook etc, that would be fantastic. We want as many people as possible to hear each session. If you do pass on a copy to your friends, please pass on the full folder with sleeve pack.