Release Date: 04 August 2017
Label: All Made Up Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5060179703633
Genres: Folk Psychedelic Rock
Description
Three brothers invite you to the darker, stranger side of folk. Singing songs they've sung as far back as they can remember, the brothers take traditional folk tunes and twist them in strange new musical directions.
Elements such as psychedelia, electronics, field recordings and 70s prog rock combine to create a weird and unique sounding collection. "This album began life as a 70th birthday present to our folk singing parents".
As three brothers with folk music in our background, we've been singing these songs together as far back as we can remember. We still sing together whenever we meet up, it's part of our family tradition.
Rather than recreate the songs in a traditional style, we have gone for an impressionistic take on the music; reflective of our relationship with it. We chose to bring out some of the darker elements that used to scare us as kids. We've always been interested in the darker aspects of folk music (as well as being easily spooked!) so this suits us fine."
Tom Briggs is a musician based in Manchester. He's a singer, guitarist and keyboardist in various projects. Ed Briggs is a musician, instrument-maker and sound artist based in Brighton. He composes for theatre, movies, radio plays, websites, apps and many other media. He also designs sound and art installations for events.
Alex Briggs is a singer and teacher based in Birmingham. He has a particular interest in gothic storytelling and fantasy and has a fine voice.
Tracklisting
Baked A La Ska
Kirsty Almeida
Matt Owens
Baked A La Ska
Ian Reynolds
Kirsty Almeida & The Troubadours
The Brothers Briggs
Dead Belgian
