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NoCrows - Magpie NoCrows (View Discography)

Magpie (1xCD)

Released: October 20, 2008

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NoCrows is an eclectic gathering of musicians from different cultures and influences. Steve Wickham, Anna Houston, Eddie Lee and Felip Carbonell met up initially for an informal weekly session in Shoot the Crows pub in Sligo in September 2005, which is still ongoing every Wednesday night. Coming from very different musical backgrounds, they decided to mix their styles together and see what would happen. The result is a performance of high energy, interspersed with moments of beautiful calm. NoCrows repertoire is truly global as their music ranges from Portugal to Moldova, from Brittany to Russia, from Venezuela to Greece and beyond. Always on the lookout for a good tune, the band borrows from the classical oeuvre as it does from jazz, trad, folk and world music.

Mallorcan guitarist Felip Carbonell with his flamenco/manouche style guitar provides the engine for the band's exciting and stylish music. The quartet's melodies arrive on the wings of the violin, mandolin and cello, the latter two played by Anna Houston, whose Swiss/Celtic roots are apparent in her intricate and soulful playing. Steve Wickham of 'the Waterboys' is the violinist and his energetic style and repertoire adds spice to the quartet. Eddie Lee provides the hot grooves on his double bass.

Tracks

1. Crowswing (Steve Wickham)
2. Claudia (Cathy Jordan)
3. Desde Mallorca a l'Alguer
4. Sibil'la
5. Hijo de la Luna (Jose Maria Cano)
6. The Hot Bulgar
7. Two Black Russians and a Pernod (Declan Corey/ Trad)
8. Mimi's Chorinho (Eddie Lee)
9. La Partida
10. Five 2 Six (El Trenscaclosques) (Felip Carbonell)
11. Rags (Trad. / Anna Houston)
12. Chiquilin de Bachin (Astor Piazzola)
13. Magpie (Anna Houston)
14. Ay mu Mare (Felip Carbonell)