“All Along The Wall”
“All Along The Wall" was a songwriting project based on the experiences of life around Hadrians Wall both ancient and modern and Ruth is thrilled to have been involved in this unique project.
Eight internationally known performers (five songwriters and three performance poets) stayed together near to the wall where in just 5 days the wrote a 75 minute piece of new work.
Ruth then joined fellow songwriters Rory McLeod, Julie Matthews, Boo Hewerdine, Jez Lowe and Poets Kate Fox, Matt Harvey and Elvis McGonnagall to perform their newly created work on the 31st January at The Wave Centre, Maryport.
Read more about the project here...
The show will be performed again at The Brampton Live Festival (where Ruth will also do a spot with her Trio) and then in Early 2011 at The Sage in Gateshead.
For more information on the project get in touch with
Ken@emerging.demon.co.uk, 01237 451933
The Life of Lilly
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Released in October Ruth's 2nd album, The Life of Lilly is recieving some great feedback from the people that really count - thats you the customer!
"If Ruth Notman isn't England's best female folk vocalist since Sandy Denny pleese let me know who is"
"This album is stunningly good and Ruth deserves to have mega success with it"
"The songs are twelve dishes on a michelin starred menu"
"Every track on the album is a gem and although only recently purchased,it has become one of my all time favourite's- it's as sweet as a nut!"
and the reviewers love it to!
"After hearing Ruth, Kate Rusby remarked 'I was totally blown away'. Me too, Kate, me too." Penguin Eggs Magazine
"Even by the high standards we've come to anticipate, Ruth Notman's emergence is particularly exciting" Properganda"Further persuasive evidence of Ruth's stature, personality and Presence" fRoots"A true talent, and derserving of an audience far beyond folk's boundaries" EDS Magazine
"A major step in the right direction for this hugely talented performer" R2
The Life of Lilly is a real musical journey that picks up where “Threads” left off. A balance of traditional material, self-penned songs and well chosen covers are given Ruth’s usual, unusual treatment. From epic film score-like arrangements to simple accompanied delights with a bit of everything in between.
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Guardian Music writers pick Si Tu Dois Partir - Download from 27 July
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On the release of Ruth's version of “Si Tu Dois Partir” it was 40 years since Fairport Convention had their only charting single with the same song. A French language cover of Bob Dylan’s “If You’ve Gotta Go, Go Now” Fairport's tongue in cheek version made it into the charts and saw the now legendary Folk Rockers play Top of the Pops.
And in Friday 10 July's Guardian it was picked by the music writer as one of the tracks "They just can't stop playing"
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here a sample at ruths myspace...
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9 out of 10
Threads has been selected by ex leading journalist and (highly respected), folk writer Colin Randall in his top 10 albums of the year - for the second time!!! Now that sounds odd I know, so let us explain. Colins' website Salut! Live deals with all things folk, from great write ups and reviews to interviews and news items. At the end of every year he publishes what he considers to be the top 10 albums of that year. Because Threads came out so late in 2007 it missed his intial list for that year, but Colin liked the album so much that he retrospectively made it joint 10th early in 2008. Now it has officially made his list! Making it in at number 9 for his best of 2008. Quite an achievement we think.
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Threads
Ruth’s debut album Threads came out in November 2007 and really did, to quote BBC Radio 3’s Verity Sharp, “Cause Quite a Stir”. Rarely has a young Folk artist's first album had such a huge impact on what is sometimes a difficult genre to please. But it did more than please the folk fraternity. It went on to receive plaudits in major nationals including The Independent (album of the week), The Guardian and MoJo. Ruth played live in session on Radio 2 with Bob Harris, who loved the album and Ruth’s live set and she gained recognition from some of the folk greats such as John Tams, Kate Rusby and Nic Jones, whose version of Billy Don’t You Weep For Me Ruth covers and who called Threads a “Super Album”.
read the reviews...
listen at myspace...
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Live News
2009 has already been a busy year fro Ruth with a mini tour in spring dovetailing into more Festival gigs this summer. And already the diray is begining to fill up for 2010. So don't hang around......with the new album on the way anda downl;oad single imenent the furtuer is going to be busy.
see the current gig list.....
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