Sunday, 2 May 2010

Blueflint gig news 2010

The List 5 Stars *****

"Stories of heartbreak, revenge and plenty more drama...Their sublime delicate vocal harmonising adds a layer of achingly melancholy beauty to every song...their wonderful take on Americana could warm the coldest of hearts."


Hi Folks

After a great 2009, touring and releasing our debut album, (please find more reviews at the end of this email,) Blueflint have another busy year ahead performing throughout the UK and Ireland. Please find our gig listings below and check out our web site for any additions:

www.blueflint.org.uk


Our CD 'High Bright Morning,' is available direct from our web site, i tunes, amazon and all good record stores.


GIGS

May


Wed 5 May: Tigerfest at the Electric Circus 36 Market Street Edinburgh EH1 1DF 8.00pm

Thur 27 May: Howden Park Arts Centre, Livingston, Scotland



June

Sat 5 June: Northern Roots Festival, Bogbain Farm, Bogbain of Inshes, Inverness, IV2 5BD

Fri 11 June 9.00pm: The Inn at Lathones, Largoward, Fife, KY9 1JE ,Tickets: £12 - 01334 840494 Website http://www.mundellmusic.com

Mon 14 June - 7.30pm: Leith Festival @ The Village Inn, with Eagle Owl, Village Inn, South Fort Street, Edinburgh, UK, EH6 4DN

Sat 26 June – 6pm: Royal Highland Show, Ingliston, Edinburgh

Sun 27 June [time TBC]: Solas Festival, Wiston, Biggar, Lanarkshire



July

Sat 24 July: Wickerman Festival East Kirkcarswell, near Dundrennan, South West Scotland, DG6 4QW

Sat 31 July: The Ceilidh Place 12-14 West Argyle Street, Ullapool, Scotland IV26 2TY 7.30pm



August

Tue 3 August An Tobar, Tobermory Arts Centre, Isle of Mull, Scotland PA75 6PB, 7.30pm

Fri 6 August - [time TBC]: Belladrum Festival, Phoineas, by Beauly, Inverness-shire Scotland, IV4 7BA

Fri 13 August: The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen

Mon 16 August Edinburgh Folk Club at the Royal Oak, 1 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh EH1 1LT

Fri 20 August Mull of Kintyre Festival, Victoria Hall, Campbeltown, Argyll - 7.30pm

Thur 26 August: Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh



Sept

Fri 3 Sept - Sun 5 Sept: 19th Annual Appalachian & Bluegrass Music Festival, Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh, Co Tyrone BT78 5QU, Northern Ireland

Fri 10 Sept Hootanannys, 67 Church Street, Inverness, IV1 1ES, - 8.00pm

Sat 11 Sept: Easdale Arts Easdale Community Hall, Easdale Island - 7.30pm

Fri 24 Sept/Sat 25 Sept: Moniaive Bluegrass Festival, Moniaive, Dumfries and Galloway



Oct


Thur 28 Oct Seven Arts, Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, LS7 3PD

Fri 29 Oct: The Green Note 106 The Parkway, Camden, London, London and South East NW1 7AN

Sun 31 Oct -Come Down Meet and the Folks 3.00pm:, The Stags Head Orsman Road, Islington London, London and South East N1 5RA



Other news:



We were asked by our friend 'Schuman the Human' to play on his new CD 'Way to go Daddio.' This is his second CD and we recommend you check them both out! You can buy them from:



http://webspawner.com/users/schumanthehuman/index.html



http://www.myspace.com/schumanthehuman





We couldn't sign off without mentioning our long time friends the Southern Tenant Folk Union who are releasing their new CD in June this year. After a change in location to Edinburgh and a new mix of band members they bring you an excellent third celtic sounding soulful CD. It has already gained airplay on BBC Radio 2.

From June you will be able to buy it direct from the band, from any good record shop and online through itunes:



www.southerntenantfolkunion.com



All the best



Deborah and Clare





Blueflint reviews for debut CD 'High Bright Morning:'

The List 5 Stars *****

"Stories of heartbreak, revenge and plenty more drama...Their sublime delicate vocal harmonising adds a layer of achingly melancholy beauty to every song...their wonderful take on Americana could warm the coldest of hearts."



The Scotsman 4 Stars **** ‘Truly haunting’.


Sunday Herald 'One of Scotland’s finest….one of the most charming Bluegrass CDs of the year...this is a Scots triumph... excellent songwriting....Arnott’s 'I like the way' has hit written all over it.’



The Skinny 4 Stars ****
"The time seems ripe for Blueflint to crossover into the indie realm...Blueflint's trademark bluegrass twin banjo sound not only conjours up echoes of Gillian Welch but also the dark underbelly of folk...Blueflint are intent to layer their crisp, vaporous vocals in understated two-part harmonies, like alluring sirens drawing you into a beguiling world."



Scotland on Sunday Review 4 Stars ****
"Deborah Arnott and Clare-Louise Neilson use sparkling vocal harmony, sweet melodic melancholy and often stark, dark storytelling to win hearts and minds.....this first album arrives full of character."



Scottish Daily Express 4 Stars ****
’Claire-Louise Nelson and Deborah Arnott have produced an impressive album featuring some lovely melodies and tuneful harmonies......plaintive and engrossing.’


’Wholly engaging to anyone’s ears...great songs taking them beyond any Bluegrass pigeon holes...High Bright Morning arrives this month and conveys the magic of their songwriting in ten emotive often dark tales...the songs have a special atmosphere of their own.’ Preview, The List


’You'll love High Bright Morning.’ Daily Record



Blueflint
www.myspace.com/blueflint
www.blueflint.org.uk

Monday, 4 January 2010

Jan News

HI Folks

Hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year.

GIGS
Blueflint kicked off the year playing at Holyrood Palace as part of Edinburgh's Hogmanay Celebrations on the 1st Jan... A lovely outside gig on a crisp, sunny and snowy day.

Our next gig is at Celtic Connections on 22nd Jan 7.30pm Tickets £12.50
Supporting Holly Williams
http://www.celticconnections.com/whatson/event/92842-Holly-Williams-and-Blueflint

HIGH BRIGHT MORNING
New Blueflint CD now available on online!!! At itunes/ amazon/ hmv

Plans for 2010
We are busy booking gigs for summer Festivals and an Autumn tour taking in Ireland, England and Scotland.
Will keep you posted on our spring gig dates...
And working on new tracks for our next CD.

Website:

Our website is regularly updated. Please check it out for all the latest news on:
www.blueflint.org.uk


High Bright Morning CD Reviews :

5 Stars *****
"Stories of heartbreak, revenge and plenty more drama besides pepper the lyrics of ace Edinburgh bluegrass banjo duo of Deborah Arnott and Clare-Louise Neilson...Their sublime delicate vocal harmonising adds a layer of achingly melancholy beauty to every song...their wonderful take on Americana could warm the coldest of hearts." The List

4 Stars ****
"Deborah Arnott and Clare-Louise Neilson use sparkling vocal harmony, sweet melodic melancholy and often stark, dark storytelling to win hearts and minds.....this first album arrives full of character." Scotland on Sunday Review

'One of Scotlands finest….one of the most charming Bluegrass CDs of the year...this is a Scots triumph... excellent songwriting....Arnott’s 'I like the way' has hit written all over it.’ Sunday Herald

4 Stars ****
"The time seems ripe for talented Edinburgh duo Blueflint to crossover into the indie realm...Blueflint's trademark bluegrass twin banjo sound not only conjours up echoes of Gillian Welch but also the dark underbelly of folk...Blueflint are intent to layer their crisp, vaporous vocals in understated two-part harmonies, like alluring sirens drawing you into a beguiling world." The Skinny

4 Stars ****
’Claire-Louise Nelson and Deborah Arnott have produced an impressive album
featuring some lovely melodies and tuneful harmonies......plaintive and engrossing.’
Scottish Daily Express

’Wholly engaging to anyones ears...great songs..taking them beyond any Bluegrass pigeon holes...High Bright Morning arrives this month and conveys the magic of their songwriting in ten emotive often dark tales...the songs have a special atmosphere of their own.’ Preview, The List

’You'll love High Bright Morning.’ Daily Record

’These sublime original songs cannot fail to move you, cannot leave you untouched...‘Takes More Than A Little Time,’ the album’s opener, sets the stall, as one future classic after another follows...get your hands on this album. It’s one that you’ll want to hear again and again.’
Is this Music

’This is a great album of original music... Buy, play and smile.’ Taplas


What the radio presenters say...:

Radio Ulster:-
Ralph MacLean: "Superb, brilliant release...wonderful. Great music coming out of Scotland...Like this a lot I have to say!"

Cherrie McIlwaine: "I love it."

Radio Scotland:-
Iain Anderson: "Absolutely new from Scotland and surprising...Intriguing. Very much enjoying them, very impressive."

Ricky Ross:"One of these records I put on and I got a real pleasant surprise...check them out - its really imaginatively done and interesting production"

Tom Morton: "Its Fantastic!"

Saturday, 17 October 2009

Blueflint CD reviews for 'High Bright Morning.'

Hi Folks

NEW BLUEFLINT CD 'HIGH BRIGHT MORNING.' 

BUY ONLINE NOW!!! 
AT www.hmv.com or www.amazon.co.uk and type 'BLUEFLINT' in search. Also available at other online retailers.

CD NEWS: Blueflint appeared on Ricky Ross's 'Another Country' show, BBC Radio Scotland, on Tues 6th Oct about 9pm. Listen again on:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hh26l


LIVE REVIEW
The List 5 Stars *****
"Stories of heartbreak, revenge and plenty more drama besides pepper the lyrics of ace Edinburgh bluegrass banjo duo of Deborah Arnott and Clare-Louise Neilson...Their sublime delicate vocal harmonising adds a layer of achingly melancholy beauty to every song...their wonderful take on Americana could warm the coldest of hearts."
Edinburgh Launch night 30th Sept 09
Emma Newlands
The List
2nd Oct 09

HIGH BRIGHT MORNING CD REVIEWS:

'One of Scotlands Finest:' "One of the most charming Bluegrass CDs of the Year...This is a Scots triumph... Excellent songwriting...Arnotts 'I like the way' has hit written all over it."
Keith Bruce- 
Sunday Herald 4th Oct 09

4 Stars ****
"Claire-Louise Nelson and Deborah Arnott have produced an impressive album
featuring some lovely melodies and tuneful harmonies...Plaintive and engrossing."
Graham Caldwell
Scottish Daily Express
9th Oct 09

"Wholly engaging to anyones ears...Great songs..taking them beyond any Bluegrass pigeon holes...High Bright Morning arrives this month and conveys the magic of their songwriting in ten emotive often dark tales...the songs have a special atmosphere of their own." 
Mark Robertson- 
Preview, The List 24th Sept 09

"You'll love High Bright Morning." 
Rick Fulton 
Daily Record 2nd Oct 09

"These sublime original songs cannot fail to move you, cannot leave you untouched...‘Takes More Than A Little Time,’ the album’s opener, sets the stall, as one future classic after another follows...Get your hands on this album. It’s one that you’ll want to hear again and again." Ed Jupp 
17 Seconds

"This is a great album of original music... Buy, play and smile." 
Taplas 
Trefor Patten Nov 09 edition

RADIO PLAY for 'High Bright Morning.'

Tracks from the new CD have had radio play on the Iain Anderson show on BBC Radio Scotland [10th and 19th August]

Archie Fisher's 'Travelling Folk' show BBC Radio Scotland on 27th August.

'Another Country' show with Ricky Ross on Tuesday 15th September- BBC Radio Scotland

The Late Show-BBC Ulster Wed 16th with Cherrie McIllwaine

Heartland FM

Tracks from the CD will also be played on 'Going North from Nashville' on Monday 12th October.

We had a great time at our CD launches in Edinburgh and London and are looking forward to our tour over the autumn.
Please check out our web site for tour dates:
www.blueflint.org.uk

Thanks for all the support.

Debs and Clare

Blueflint 
www.myspace.com/blueflint 
www.blueflint.org.uk

Thursday, 27 August 2009

Blueflint CD launch/ radio play/ tour

Blueflint CD launch/ radio play/ tour

Hi Folks

Hope this finds you all well. It is busy time for Blueflint. Oh yes!

DISTRIBUTION

We are delighted to have gained distribution with Forte Music:
http://www.fortedistribution.co.uk/

When the CD is released you can buy direct from them or from main record stores / online outlets- Amazon/ itunes etc.

PRESS
Our new CD - High Bright Morning,' has now been sent to press, music magazines and radio stations. It has already received air play on Iain Anderson’s BBC Radio Scotland show and Archie Fisher’s ‘Travelling Folk’ programme

We’re looking forward to reviews for the CD in the following music magazines:

Maverick
R2 (Rock N Reel)
fROOTS
Songlines
Q
Taplas
Stirrings

-We will keep you posted as the reviews and more radio play comes in.


CD LAUNCH
We have two launches for the CD - Edinburgh and London:

EDINBURGH
30th Sept at Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh

GUEST LIST:
If you would like to come to the Edinburgh launch give us your name and once we have got back to you confirm if there is space for you on the guest list you will then have FREE ENTRY to the launch- let us know, get in there quick!!... or tickets on the door are £5.
We will have support from the marvellous Emily Scott

LONDON
This will be at the lovely Green Note in Camden:
www.greennote.co.uk

You can buy tickets direct for £6 from:
www.wegottickets.com/event/56544

This is a great venue and usually sells out so if you can make, best to get tickets in advance.
We will have support from Oliver Talkes who has a beautiful moving voice and is a master of lyrics.


TOUR
Hot on the heels of our launch events are a number of dates we’re playing around Scotland

Thursday 8th October 8.00pm: Kirkcaldy Acoustic Club, Box office: 01592 653645
Tickets: £9/£7
Saturday 10th October 2.00pm: Elvis Shakespeare Music & Books, 347 Leith Walk, Edinburgh, 0131 561 1363

Saturday 24th October 7.30pm: Midlem Village Hall, Main St, Midlem, Nr Selkirk, The Borders, Scotland 
For further details contact Blueflint
Saturday 7th November 8.00pm: Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling, FK8 1DE, Box office: 01786 27 4000
Tickets: £12/£10
Friday 13th November 7.30pm: East Gate Theatre, Peebles, Eastgate, Peebles, EH45 8AD, Tel: 01721 725777
Tickets: £11/£9
Saturday 21st November 7.00pm: Birnam Institute, Station Road, Birnam, Dunkeld, Box office: 01854 612103 
Tickets: £8/£6
Wed 25th November 8.00pm: Ceilidh Place, Ullapool. Box Office: 01381 621252
Tickets: £8/£6
Thursday 26th November [time TBC]: Fortrose Community Theatre, Deans Road, Fortrose, IV10 8TJ, Box office: 01381 621252
Tickets: £8
Saturday 28th November 8.00pm: Aros Centre, Viewfield Road, Portree, Isle of Skye, Box office:01478613750 
Tickets: £12/£10/£6 [under 16s]



So folks as you can see its an exciting time for us!- We will keep you posted and thanks so much to everyone for their continued support and encouragement.

Debs and Clare

www.myspace.com/blueflint

www.blueflint.org.uk

Wednesday, 19 August 2009

Radio play

We had our first radio play last week for our debut album 'High Bright Morning' on Iain Anderson show-BBC radio Scotland!

Sunday, 7 June 2009

2 new tracks/ Leith Festival

Hi folks

CD NEWS!!!

We are delighted to let you know we are very, very nearly finished the CD and it will be getting mastered soon. As a sneak preview you can listen to two tracks from the new CD 'High Bright Morning,' – 'Takes more than a little time' and 'Where does it all disappear to?' - on our MySpace site at:



www.myspace.com/blueflint



Our album launch tour dates are also on our website and Myspace site, along with dates for the Edinburgh launch on 30th Sept & London on 1st Oct this year.

Forthcoming gigs

We have a couple of Leith Festival gigs coming up over the next week:

Friday 5th June-Leith Festival @ the Village Inn - 7.30pm, 5 South Fort Street, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland

Kicking off the evening's proceedings will be the wondrously talented Pat McGarvey and Roddy Neilson of the 'Southern Tenant Folk Union'.

Friday 12th June 8.00pm: Love, Lies and Lullabies @ Leith Dockers Club with Andy Lang and the Well
An evening of stunning original music with a bluegrass/country-rock tinge featuring four of Edinburgh's finest: Blueflint, Andy Lang and The Well, Dream Tobacco and Inge. Not to be missed!
Tickets for both gigs can be bought online at:


http://www.leithfestival.com/index.php?sn=ho


Hope to see you there!
Best wishes
Clare and Deborah - Blueflint


Blueflint www.myspace.com/blueflint www.blueflint.org.uk

Friday, 10 April 2009

New CD

The recording of the new CD is finished...let the mixing begin!!!