Thistletown (band)

Thistletown are a psychedelic folk band from Falmouth, Cornwall.

They came to public attention through a Guardian Newspaper column by Will Hodgkinson concerning his year long project to start a record label, after he saw them playing in The Jacobs Ladder pub in Falmouth. The band lived together on a boat, and formed due to a collective love of obscure 1970's folk bands such as 'Heron' and 'Trees' [1]. They recorded an album, 'Rosemarie', named after their boat, in the garden of a Cornish cottage with Circulus main man, Michael Tyack, and Benet Walsh producing [2]. The album was well received by the press, receiving 4 stars from The Times [3], along with 'Mojo' magazine, 'Record Collector' and others.

The band played at Green Man Festival in 2007, and Radio 1 DJ Rob Da Bank afterward declared them the "Kings and Queens of the Green Man", announcing, "They're so folky it hurts" [4].

The group disbanded in 2008 [5]. They reformed in 2010, and are currently working on a new album.

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Discography

Band members up until 2008

Andrew Jarvis - Trumpet, Drums, Harmonium, Accordion. Lydia Thistle - Vocals, percussion. Tiffany Bryant - Vocals, percussion, Flute. Ben Tweddell - Guitar. Matthew Bennett - Drums and Percussion. Al Davies - Bass. Michael Tyack - Saz, Lute, Cittern, electric guitar. Benet Walsh - Bass, Mandolin, Clarinet.

Band members 2010

Andrew Jarvis - Trumpet, Drums, Harmonium, Accordion. Lydia Thistle - Vocals, percussion. Tiffany Bryant - Vocals, percussion, Flute. Ben Tweddell - Guitar. Patrick Elias Lawrence - Bass

References

  1. ^ Hodgkinson, Will, "Guardian", 08/06/2007, "http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/jun/08/popandrock3" 10/04/2010
  2. ^ Hodgkinson, Will, "Guardian", 10/08/07, "http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/aug/10/folk" 10/04/2010
  3. ^ Jelbert, Steve, "Times", 18/01/2008, "http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article3205145.ece" 10/04/2010
  4. ^ Hodgkinson, Will, "Guardian", 07/10/2007 "http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/sep/07/popandrock3" 10/04/2010
  5. ^ Hodgkinson, Will, "Guardian", 18/07,2008, "http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/jul/18/folk" 10/04/2010

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