The Cedars
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| The Cedars | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Scotland, South Africa, Portugal |
| Origin | Scotland, South Africa, Portugal |
| Genre(s) | bluegrass, neotraditional country, Americana, old time, folk |
| Instrument(s) | singing, guitar, slide guitar, banjo, bass guitar, drums |
| Website | http://www.thecedarsonline.com/ |
| Members | |
| Jason Moffat (Guitar/Slide Guitar/Banjo), Chantal Hill (Vocals), Pedro Vidal (Bass Guitar), Stephen Coates (Drums) | |
| Former members | |
| Antony Giannini | |
The Cedars formed in April 2004 in London, United Kingdom by Jason Moffat (born. South Africa) and Chantal Hill (born. Scotland).
Around the beginning of January 2006 Pedro Vidal (born. Portugal) and Stephen Coates (born. South Africa) joined The Cedars to make it a 4-piece. Their musical style combines elements of blues, bluegrass, americana, appalachia, folk, and elements of Scottish and English folk. From interviews read about the band it seems the members have fairly disparate musical backgrounds and quite unrelated to the style they play, but have still managed to play most of the mainstream festivals and venues including both Reading and Glastonbury Festivals, The Secret Garden Party, The Jazz Cafe etc...
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[edit] Biography and career
They have a low-key release of Live Studio sessions and are recording a full album in California in 2008. Since the beginning of 2007 The Cedars have been increasingly regarded as a key figure in the UK Americana and Folk scene. (See Blues Matters Magazine - November 2007, Bearded Magazine Interview on the State of Americana in the UK, Music Mart - December 2006).
[edit] Discography
- Live Studio Sessions (Self Released)
- Debut Album in pre-production, scheduled for 2008 release.
[edit] Videography
- No Official Release
