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See also:

:: 14 July 2009
Troubadour Hook / One Star Awake

:: 02 June 2009
Erinn Williams

:: 19 May 2009
Tantrika presents Cedar Rose and Appalachia, with

:: 05 May 2009
Jules Olsen/Childe Roland

:: 08 January 2009
Laienda

:: 11 November 2008
Lonely drifter Karen

:: 22 October 2008
Clara Kousah

:: 16 October 2008
Curtis Eller/ Mossyrock/ The Fever Few

:: 16 September 2008
Dana Wiley band

:: 26 August 2008
Bec & Beth + Spencer McGarry

:: 26 August 2008
Bec and Beth

:: 21 May 2008
Sarabeth Tucek

:: 08 May 2008
Marvin/ Crevecoeur/ Venus Bogardus

:: 11 March 2008
Brave Robbery and Friends

:: 05 February 2008
Ash Mandrake

:: 31 July 2007
Hollis Greene

:: 25 July 2007
Rob Bravery

:: 26 June 2007
Kuwarto

:: 24 May 2007
Ox (solo gig) Bob Kemmis

:: 18 May 2007
Opening night Bath festival

:: 17 May 2007
Christopher Rees

:: 16 May 2007
Doug Hoekstra

:: 10 May 2007
Miles Cain and James Murray

:: 03 May 2007
Justin Nozuka/Ian Perry

:: 01 May 2007
Kaytu

:: 25 April 2007
Furlined

:: 23 April 2007
Ian Perry

:: 27 March 2007
the Cedar

:: 15 March 2007
Pete Roe

:: 14 March 2007
Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara

:: 21 February 2007
Elliot Hall

:: 15 February 2007
John Parry and Sam Crockford

:: 07 February 2007
Ash Mandrake Project

:: 31 January 2007
The Conscripts and Rob spalding

:: 29 January 2007
Groundswell

:: 17 January 2007
Good Times Good Times

:: 11 January 2007
Nick Everitt & Liesl Karlsson

:: 09 January 2007
Heated Rollers @ Dan Rushworth

:: 04 January 2007
Misterlee

:: 29 December 2006
The Tumbleweeds

:: 19 December 2006
Morgan Finley

:: 13 December 2006
phil King

:: 06 December 2006
cute looney

:: 05 December 2006
Delta

:: 27 October 2006
Neil Finn

:: 19 October 2006
Louise Hull & Nicole Fermie

:: 17 October 2006
Daniel Rachel & Soldier

:: 12 October 2006
Ben Hill & David Green

:: 11 October 2006
Inzani Project & Fatty Boom Bastic

:: 10 October 2006
3D and David Leat

:: 03 October 2006
Matt Sellors & The Scientists & Al

:: 29 September 2006
The Whiskeycats & Gus Black

:: 06 September 2006
Rose Kemp and North Sea Navigator

:: 03 September 2006
The Final: 'Battle of the Muso's' 2006.

:: 31 August 2006
The Cedar/Iko

:: 29 August 2006
Patrick Briscoe

:: 23 August 2006
James Murrey & Stanton Delapley

:: 22 August 2006
Philip Roebuck & Ed Donovan

:: 15 August 2006
Leo Abrahams & Simon Hemmings

:: 10 August 2006
Dusty Soundsystem

:: 08 August 2006
Automatic Gainstay @ Rob Spalding

:: 03 August 2006
The Epstein

:: 27 July 2006
The Inzani Project & The Mighty P's

:: 19 July 2006
Bob Kemmis & Lindy

:: 18 July 2006
The Good Band

:: 05 July 2006
Men Diamler and Jar

:: 28 June 2006
Cute Loony and Marc Heathen

:: 27 June 2006
Nicole McIntyre

:: 13 June 2006
Kuwato

:: 10 June 2006
The Emporium Cabaret

:: 07 June 2006
The Cleaner Collective

:: 06 June 2006
Flipron

:: 02 June 2006
Alternative Car Park

:: 31 May 2006
Rob Sharples and Ben Hill

:: 30 May 2006
Ian Perry & Daniel Rachel

:: 24 May 2006
Jenny Hall, Carla Jae Band, Superted & Oriole

:: 23 May 2006
The Shackleberries, Broadwood, The Canvas System,

:: 18 May 2006
Nicole McIntyre

:: 17 May 2006
Oriole & Jenny Hall

:: 03 May 2006
The Cedar & Rob Sharples

:: 02 May 2006
Phil King and Pete Roe,

:: 27 April 2006
Daniel Rachel & Indi Forde

:: 26 April 2006
Breaks Co-op & Rich Hope

:: 25 April 2006
Babar Luck & Steve Dawson

:: 20 April 2006
Dan Geesin & friends

:: 18 April 2006
The Little Man

:: 12 April 2006
Review: Rush & The Fighter

:: 11 April 2006
Rai Partha/Three More Shallows

:: 11 February 2006
Hazey Janes

Reviews

Tantrika presents Cedar Rose and Appalachia, with cedar rose 19 May 2009 Although it was a rather cold and rainy Tuesday night - causing some of us to wonder if anyone would turn out to see a very new band on the scene from Bristol - there were no signs of apprehension among the dozen or so milling around, pints in hand, at the soundcheck. Laidback bordering on the downright casual seemed to be the order of the day, and the relaxed mood carried us right through to closing at midnight. There was nothing casual, however, in the approach to the performance or presentation of the musicians. Appalachia is a country blues duo with an authentic down-home bluegrass sound, consisting of Richard Burley and James Slater. The latter is better known in Bristol for his co-operative music ventures and grass roots activities. By the time the two were nestled onto a corner of the small stage - much of the space was taken up by the considerable array of instrumentation and equipment of the six-piece Cedar Rose - most of the seating in the "auditorium" section of the cellar bar was taken up. People had been steadily trickling in from early in the evening, while the soundcheck was still in progress. Clearly they were charmed by Appalachias smooth, confident delivery and accomplished musicianship - hardly anyone left their seats for the next 45 minutes. In the interval between bands, DJ Edmandus playlist is eclectic, broadly speaking, but expect to hear at least one from the Velvet Underground and maybe something from Roxy Musics first album. The Nick Drake track matched the mood perfectly. I was wondering how Cedar Rose (www.myspace.com/cedarrose) were going to fit themselves on the stage but they achieved this as effortlessly as they delivered peerless original songs. Think of flute, violin, funky bass (occasionally played percussively with a snap style), soaring, all-embracing Woodstock slide guitar, deep, soulful and very melodious vocals and sensitive yet cracking drums driving it all along. Without any exaggeration, the audience were quite simply wowed-out from beginning to end. A very fine evening of music.   Arnold Layne