LEGACY
Appearances:
- Railway Sidings, Monday 19th August, 2002
- Southsea Folk Festival 2002
LEGACY, formed in 1997, stretch folk and Celtic music to its outer limits,
incorporating jazz, blues and other world music by using only traditional
instruments.
Their appeal is across the board and it is not difficult to see why when you
hear their
latest album "Factory Girl".
The eldest member of the band , Mal Simms, is
a kind of
bridge between two worlds, the traditional and the contemporary. An
incredible
vocalist and bodhran player, his knowledge and enthusiasm for all types of
music
combined with his skill and understanding of the folk world make him a
valuable asset.
Paul Burgess' superb rhythmic guitar and mandolin playing are the driving
force
behind Legacy. Flautist Clare Sanders is a convert to jazz and improvised
music after
many years of classical training. The accomplished fiddle player Tim
Cotterell is an
has played in many bands in many different parts of the world and is able to
bring to
the band a myriad of styles including traditional Irish, contemporary jazz
and music
from Eastern Europe and America.
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