Description
This band from Aberdeenshire create a compelling mix of folk, punk and other genres - described as "Total Thrash Speed Folk"!
Hello; Bike; Fluffy Cabbage; Sweet Suzi Summertime; Run From Me; Buy; Float Across the Sky; Evil Homer; Bullshit; Bag of Dreams; Dehydration.
The Lorelei are:
John Martin: Vox, Guitar, Banjo
Diane Beattie: Viola, Vox
Keith Grant: Drums, Harmonica
Flossie: Mandolin, Fiddle, Vox, Octave mandolin
Jonny Palmer: Bass guitar
Beefy: Lead guitar, Vox
The Lorelei formed in 1990 in a garage in Dyce with Jonny and Beefy being original members along with Martin Watson, the original singer. Over the next 2 years The Lorelei settled on a line up which apart from John S. Martin, The Lorelei’s new frontman, remains to this day.
After being selected by M8 magazine to feature on a free tape of Scottish unsigned talent, The Lorelei were offered a 2 album deal with Lochshore records. The Lorelei went on to record their 2 albums “Headstrong” and “ Progression”.
The Lorelei spent 7 years touring from Lerwick to London doing more than 100 gigs a year. Gigs ranged from playing in small bars to a few locals to playing to a huge crowd at the Royal Concert Hall as part of Celtic Connections in 1995. They built up a solid fan base across the country, becoming regular features in venues throughout Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales. Touring was constant and The Lorelei way of life was based around travelling, playing, drinking and laughing – their reputation for having a good time preceeded them. This was part of the whole charm of The Lorelei, and something that remains with them to the present day. Fans of the Lorelei are loyal – known as the Clangers, and The Lorelei continue sell the first two albums all over the world.
The Lorelei have been described in many ways:
“The Lorelei have managed to create a new musical genre – Total Thrash Speed Folk. It’s a wild and energetic sound with savage guitars mixed with acoustic instrumentation”
Rock’n’Reel Magazine.
“Though born of the folky, rootsy rhythms and acoustic afternoons spent busking, The Lorelei were always more urban energy than fisherman’s blues.” M8 1992
“The Waterboys after too much marching powder” Time Out Magazine.
“Truly contemporary, like some mental post-modern hardcore world music pathfinder general, the mix’n’match melody merchants.” The Scotsman.
“Live, there is no other band to touch them for a stormingly good gig, sort of like a punk ceilidh.” Evening Express.
If you like this CD you might like to check out our other Scottish Folk Band CDs.
And see more great Scottish music from Klub Records.