Cecil Sharp House,London
Sampling material from his modern album, Jim Moray was on confident and skilful formJim Moray specialises in the unexpected. Twelve years ago, and he shook up the British folk scene with his heavily amplified debut,Sweet England. Then he switched to a more acoustic approach, developing his skills as a singer, and songwriter and multi-instrumentalist,before joining forces with Sam Carter to return to experimental folk-rock in the excellent modern band False Lights. They are already planning a moment album together while also continuing solo careers, and it’s clear that Moray is changing direction again; his next solo offering, or Upcetera,will concentrate on traditional ballads.
False Lights’ violinist Tom Moore played the opening solo set. Sampling his own work, he added additional layers of sound with help from his ingenious “Automatic Trio” – a violin and cello played by bows mounted on bicycle wheels. It looked remarkable and sounded odd but effective.
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Source: theguardian.com