Music News - ULC Trio NZ Tour
07 October 2015 - 0 Comments
ULC is a Danish/Irish Acoustic trio formed in 1998 and represents a wealth of experience, which only comes from a long and deep rooted love of the various musical traditions they have been playing and performing over the past 30 years. From the outset the band members felt it seemed more natural to combine the various music traditions they have been involved in rather than confine themselves to one particular genre. Traditional Danish music from the 17th century, beautiful and haunting dance tunes from the island of Fanø, songs from the Irish /Celtic tradition as well as American folk, bluegrass and swing music make up the band’s extensive repertoire. All of these tunes and songs are played with spirit, enthusiasm and a sense of humour that characterises ULC.
International guests at the upcoming 50th Wellington Folk Festival, the inaugural Hawkes Bay Arts Festival and the Dunedin Celtic Arts Festival. The ULC Acoustic Trio hit the roads of New Zealand to take in three weeks of shows, sights & sounds From Auckland to Dunedin and back.
YELLOW EYE DUNEDIN PRESENTS
ALL THE WAY FROM DENMARK THE ULC TRIO NZ TOUR
OCT 14TH TO NOV 8TH
SHOW DETAILS FROM VENUES & Facebook NZ tour page
www.facebook.com/ULC-Trio-Denmark-NZ-Tour-2015-1639312149642300/
WED 14TH
OCT - DANISH HOUSE PENROSE AUCKLAND
THR 15TH
OCT - CLARE INN MT EDEN AUCKLAND
FRI 16TH
OCT - YOT CLUB RAGLAN
SAT 17TH
OCT - BIDDY MULLIGANS HAMILTON
SUN 18TH
OCT - STUDIO 64
INGLEWOOD NEW PLYMOUTH
TUE 20TH
OCT - GRAND HOTEL WHANGANUI
WED 21ST OCT - TURKEY
RED HOTEL GREYTOWN
THR 22ND OCT - CAFE
ROYALE PALMERSTON NORTH
FRI 23RD TO SUN 25TH OCT - WELLINGTON FOLK FESTIVAL
MON 26TH OCT - MOUTERE INN NELSON
TUE 27TH
OCT - MUSSEL INN TAKAKA
WED 28TH OCT - LE CAFE
PICTON
THR 29TH
OCT - ALVARADO'S CHRISTCHURCH
FRI 30TH
OCT - DUNEDIN CELTIC ARTS
FESITIVAL
SAT 31ST
OCT - STUDHOLME HOTEL WAIMATE
SUN 1ST
NOV - TOWN & COUNTRY CLUB
GERALDINE
MON 2ND
NOV - BOG IRISH BAR CHRISTCHURCH
TUE
3RD NOV - PADDYS IRISH BAR BLENHEIM
WED 4TH
NOV - SAN FRAN WELLINGTON
THR 5TH
NOV - HAWKES BAY ARTS FESTIVAL
FRI 6TH
NOV - ART DOC GALLERY BENNEYDALE
SAT 7TH
NOV - OKOROIRE HOTEL TIRAU
SUN 8TH NOV - DEVONPORT FOLK CLUB
Peter Uhrbrand: Fiddle. Peter Uhrbrand is acknowledged as one of Denmark’s most influential traditional musicians. Peter hails from Fanø, a small island off the west coast of Denmark, which has a unique style and music tradition stretching back three hundred years. Through his tireless work to preserve Denmark’s oldest and continuous music tradition, Peter has become a godfather like figure for a whole generation of younger folk musicians. He has toured extensively in Europe and between 2001 and 2008 toured Australia and New Zealand together with Eskil Romme and Jens Ulvsand as part of a trio called Faerd. In October 2014 received the prestigious Gudman Pris, an award which is normally given to Danish rock musicians.
Sonnich Lydom: Accordion and harmonica. Sonnich has been playing Irish and Danish traditional music since the early seventies. Sonnich’s first introduction to traditional music was through his strong family ties on the island of Fanø and this music has been a part of his repertoire ever since. Sonnich’s musical journeys to Quebec and meeting with French-Canadian musicians have played a big part in shaping his distinctive style of playing on the accordion. Sonnich is a highly respected and sought after musician due to his ability to play a wide range of genres. Among the countless bands Sonnich has played with over the past three decades are Ash Plant, Foxhunters and the Danish folk rock group Dronningens Livstykke with whom he recorded several albums.
Seamus Cahill: Guitar, Bouzouki and Vocals. Seamus originally comes from Cork in Ireland but has settled in Denmark. He has been playing Irish traditional music since the seventies. Seamus has played in numerous Irish bands, among them Ash Plant with whom he recorded two albums and which has toured extensively in Europe. He has frequently lent his considerable skills as an accompanist to Irish musicians visiting Scandinavia. More recently he has toured with Co. Clare musicians, Josephine Marsh on accordion, Yvonne Casey on fiddle and Mick Kinsella on harmonica and concertina.
Both Peter and Sonnich have been bestowed with the honorary title of Rigsspillemand (traditional folk musician) in recognition of their lifelong contribution to traditional Danish music.
In February ’99 ULC released their highly acclaimed CD entitled SIK og SEJS, a recording of traditional dance music from the Danish island of Fanø. The desire to combine folk and jazz, ULC teamed up with legendary bass player Mads Vinding and Peter Rosendal, a young gifted composer and jazz pianist. In June 2000 ULC released their second CD Spring. Their 3rd CD Masquerade was released in 2003, featuring uilleann piper Liam O’Flynn and Scottish Yirdy Machar on bones. Both Spring and Masqueradehave collected a total of 5 Danish Music Awards.
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