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The Cedars
"Stomping Americana Folk and Blues, the soundtrack to a wild, liquor-fuelled hoe-down!"
London, United Kingdom
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- 7 days ago
- last update:
- 6 months ago
- member for:
- about 1 year
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- www.thecedarsonline.com
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my biography
The Cedars, originally Chantal Hill and Jason Moffat, gigged as a duo from 2004, became a 4-piece in early 2006 with the addition of Stephen Coates on drums and Pedro Vidal on bass....
Been playing loads of nice gigs and festivals this year, Glastonbury Festival Bandstands, The Secret Garden Party, The Mantua Festival and some great venues with history like the Jazz Cafe and Borderline, also supported Alabama 3 which was nice...
SOME REVIEW EXTRACTS:
MUSICMART - December 2006 Issue
"Shuffling, rootsy Americana 'n Country offset nicely by singer Chantal's beautifully silky, lilting voice - singing songs about "dirt and shame in that stony ground”. Live, the band take on a more raucous feel, like the soundtrack to a wild, liquor-fuelled hoe-down.... They're very clearly a class act; there are a whole raft of signed bands unfit to lick the shiny boots of The Cedars".
BLUES IN LONDON - Live Review of us playing with Alabama 3:
"The Cedars describe themselves as a 'bluesy Americana throwback' and jolly good they are at it too. Fronted by the charismatic Chantal Hill on vocals and with the stylish slide of Jason Moffat on guitar, their tales of murder and jilted love are finely wrought and their 'unplugged' approach makes a welcome change"
Read the rest at: http://www.bluesinlondon.com/live/a3.html
SMALLFISH-ONLINE
"The gig itself is a revelation. The three preceding groups playing this evening had regaled the assembled crowd but the Cedars did more than entertain. They grabbed the audience’s attention and enthralled them."
"...at the end of the song, the crowd give hearty applause but it is tempered by the knowledge that they are soon to lose the band, and they throw themselves into howling for an encore. The band submit and finish off with The Colour. The whole venue is now transformed from a placid North London pub into a Texas hoedown, as people begin to clap along and put together worthy attempts to square dance. At the end of the song, everyone comes to their senses and wonders how they came to be locked arm in arm with a perfect stranger. Talking afterwards, the group seem unaware of the frenzy they brewed up."
my sounds
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- Title: Lover's Reel
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- Description: A happy little song...
- Title: Ten Gallon Mile
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- Description: Our first demo recording, recorded live in a single room, unpartitioned, mixed by us...
- Title: The Colour
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- Description: It's one of our demo tracks, recorded live in a basic studio, same studio as Extrication Row recording, mixed by ourselves...
- Title: Extrication Row
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- Description: It's one of our demo tracks, recorded live in a basic studio, mixed by ourselves...
my influences
Not so much influences, but people we admire for whatever reason: Robert Johnson, Gillian Welch, Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly), Mississippi John Hurt, John Lee Hooker, Blind Willie McTell, Townes Van Zandt, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Johnny Cash, Be Good Tanyas, Willard Grant Conspiracy, Maria McKee, amongst other degenerates and outcasts...
The Cedars' weekly top artists courtesy of last.fm
my blog
- 02/06/2008 --
- Many thanks...
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- 08/06/2007 --
- Secret Garden Party Joy!
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- 07/18/2007 --
- Post Glastonbury Festival!
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- 06/05/2007 --
- Upcoming gigs:
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my comments
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bobl53677 |
6 months ago
- Congratulations from and very cold Chicago,and good luck with all of your music.
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joa de arievilo |
6 months ago
- it is notorious a very good talent dose, and quality, good luck!
joa -
laro53163 |
6 months ago
- Congratulations, We wish you all a lot of fun and inspiration at the Real World Studios.
Use your time well, and let us hear the result.
Best Wishes
RoryMI -
Papi |
6 months ago
- Congratulations from Spain. Hope you have a nice travel in your life, and in the life of your music.
Best wishes
Papi
La Caja Negra -
ccDuck |
6 months ago
- First of all, of course congratulations are in order- as an American, I can only be grateful for the embracing of music that has been many a time looked upon as a source of embarassment, and lack of refinement. You seem determined not to perform such music as some sort of cynical cartoon; although "a wild, liquor-fuelled hoe-down" as your descriptive quote might be a bit much.
Though I might be nit-picking or not, your music shows love and attention- thanks for your response to my last comment, I hope you enjoy your studio time; remember, it's just a matter of better tools, it's the idea that's important. Robert Johnson didn't need 24-bit clarity to get mentioned in this comment, for instance... -
pietgeluk |
6 months ago
- hoi cedars;
nice to be friends; hope you have a jolly good time at real world studios, that you can capture the life atmosphere of your songs;
groeten van piet -
Peter Svarre |
6 months ago
- Congratulations from Denmark. Say hello to Mr. Gabrial for me (he-he) and good luck with the recordings. Your tracks sounds great already...
Best wishes,
Peter Svarre -
william beckers |
6 months ago
- Wow, congratulations. I can imagine a few thousand who are jalous now. Working in the same area as Peter Gabriel gives you wings I think. All the best from Antwerpen - Belgium
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urat29922 |
6 months ago
- Congratulations from the Far East.
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oran11391 |
6 months ago
- great stuff, Your my first real blog just got on this friken music network from Mi7's email notifying you won. Hope you get a deep fried Mars bar with that
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Jan vander Gaag |
6 months ago
- Congratulations from the Netherlands!!
Jan vander - Mi7 BENELUX -
jpc050679 |
6 months ago
- Congratulations from Paris !!
JPierre. -
elektric shaker |
6 months ago
- regards, you lucky winners, all the best in this have in mind.
"don´t let the music crush us"
Luis bicho from portugal
elektric shaker performer -
doggiebed |
6 months ago
- Congrats! Have great time in the studio & let us listen new tunes of yours!!!
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Stegnation |
6 months ago
- Congrats! You deserve it!
Can't wait for new work!
Cheers,
Stegnation -
JOANPi |
6 months ago
- Thanks for being friends & congratulations for your win, all the best with the project!
JOANPi -
Luciano |
6 months ago
- Congratulations...and good luck!!!
cheers
luciano -
niteshift |
6 months ago
- Hey Guys, congrats and very well deserved. Have a blast !, just don't forget to sleep a little bit during those 72 hrs of recording. Sleep ? , no , that's for whimps. Enjoy. Regards from down under.
cheers, niteshift -
Blue Planet |
6 months ago
- Congratulations and best wishes from South-East Germany!
Wish you all fun, good experiences and a great time in Real World.
Blue Planet -
Fireman |
6 months ago
- Well deserved and an excellent choice on behalf of the jury.
Congratulations ... I`m looking forward to hearing the result of the session.
Take care.
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