[kj] ot: Jah Wobble's English Roots Band

[Behan, Craig [OS-IE]]

I agree, a very enjoyable gig

 

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Sent: 06 November 2004 00:49
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Subject: Re: [kj] ot: Jah Wobble's English Roots Band

 

justback - a bit pissed

fucking amazing

at one point he was telling the rest what to play as he worked the vision

didnt need earplugs!!!

incredible.. will tell when sober..

what?  .... yes dear......overand out

; ))))

 

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> Sent: 04 November 2004 13:10

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> Subject: [kj] ot: Jah Wobble's English Roots Band

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> 

> has anyone seen him with this set up?

> was going to see him tomorrow night - cant be worse than Rush ; ))))

> 

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> Jah Wobble's English Roots Band

> "It was surely only a matter of time before Jah Wobble put his mark on

> the English folk scene. For the past quarter-century he has been one

> of music's great eccentrics, and since his early days with Public

> Image Ltd, he has matched his bass work against anything from

> industrial dub to eastern styles. On English Roots Music, a whole

> batch of sturdy, well-known songs, including Blacksmith or Byker Hill,

> have been given a distinctive Wobble once-over.

> 

> The current English revival is a largely acoustic affair, but Wobble

> takes a broader view, updating the 1960s folk-rock of Fairport

> Convention in much the same way that Jim Moray has done with his

> techno-folk. Wobble has a fine traditional singer in Liz Carter, whose

> cool, clear vocals are bolstered or dissected by his stirring,

> clonking basslines and dub effects. Add a wash of guitars from Chris

> Cookson and the pipes and bagpipes of Jean-Pierre Rasle, and the

> results veer from the thoughtful to the rough, ready and rousing." -

> Colin Irwin 

> froots

> 

> Jah Wobble has recently released his anthology on Trojan Records "I

> Could Have Been a Contender", spanning his entire career from his work

> with Public Image ltd to his more recent material. It has received

> excellent reviews.

> 

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