Thursday 20 December 2012

FIFESTOCK-Strictly Acoustic September!


Fifestock Strictly Acoustic is now a reality! Fri 20st & Sat 21st Sept 2013. There will be apprx 15 different Acoustic Artists playing Backstage at the Green Hotel, Kinross each night. All genres and styles this will be great fun. This will become an annual event, so be sure to be a part of the first ever FIFESTOCK STRICTLY ACOUSTIC Festival! For more details please go to www.mundellmusic.com or phone 01577 863467 for Tickets.


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Wednesday 19 December 2012

Looking for something different at New Year?

Frank O'Hagan Band play Backstage on New Years Eve 2012 at the Green Hotel in Kinross! Tickets are selling well so it will be a great crowd! See you all at New Year. Tickets 01577 863467 or website www.mundellmusic.com

Wednesday 12 December 2012

Maria Muldaur Backstage

Best known for her seductive '70s pop staple "Midnight at the Oasis," Maria Muldaur has since become an acclaimed interpreter of just about every stripe of American roots music: blues, early jazz, gospel, folk, country, R&B, and so on. While these influences were certainly present on her more pop-oriented '70s recordings (as befitting her Greenwich Village folkie past), Muldaur came into her own as a true roots music stylist during the '90s, when she developed a particular fascination with the myriad sounds of Louisiana. On the string of well-received albums that followed, Muldaur tied her eclecticism together with the romantic sensuality that had underpinned much of her best work ever since the beginning of her career.


Muldaur was born Maria D'Amato on September 12, 1943, in New York. As a child, she loved country & western music and began singing it with her aunt at age five; during her teenage years, she moved on to R&B, early rock & roll, and girl group pop, and in high school formed a group in the latter style called the Cashmeres. Growing up in the Greenwich Village area, however, she naturally became fascinated with its booming early-'60s folk revival and soon began participating in jam sessions. She also moved to North Carolina for a while to study Appalachian-style fiddle with Doc Watson. Back in New York, she was invited to join the Even Dozen Jug Band, a revivalist group that included John Sebastian, David Grisman, and Stefan Grossman; they had secured a recording deal with blueswoman Victoria Spivey's label and she wanted them to add some sex appeal. The young D'Amato got a crash course in early blues, particularly the Memphis scene that spawned many of the original jug bands, and counted Memphis Minnie as one of her chief influences.


Elektra Records bought out the Even Dozen Jug Band's contract and released their self-titled debut album in 1964; however, true to their name, the band's unwieldy size made them an expensive booking on the club and coffeehouse circuit and they soon disbanded. Many of the members went off to college and, in 1964, D'Amato moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, home to another vibrant folk scene. She quickly joined the Jim Kweskin Jug Band and began an affair with singer Geoff Muldaur; the couple eventually married and had a daughter, Jenni, who would later become a singer in her own right. When the Kweskin band broke up in 1968, the couple stayed with their label (Reprise) and began recording together as Geoff & Maria Muldaur. They moved to Woodstock, New York to take advantage of the burgeoning music scene there and issued two albums -- 1970's Pottery Pie and 1971's Sweet Potatoes -- before Geoff departed in 1972 to form Better Days with Paul Butterfield, a move that signaled not only the end of the couple's musical partnership, but their marriage as well.


With Maria initially unsure about her musical future, her friends encouraged her to pursue a solo career, as did Reprise president Mo Ostin. Muldaur went to Los Angeles and recorded her debut album Maria Muldaur in 1973, scoring a massive Top Ten pop hit with "Midnight at the Oasis." Showcasing Muldaur's playfully sultry crooning, the Middle Eastern-themed song became a pop radio staple for years to come and also made session guitarist Amos Garrett a frequent Muldaur collaborator in the future. Muldaur's next album, 1974's Waitress in a Donut Shop, featured a hit remake of her Even Dozen-era signature tune, "I'm a Woman." Three more Reprise albums followed over the course of the '70s, generally with the cream of the L.A. session crop.
Catch Maria Muldaur at Backstage at the Green Hotel, Kinross for Fifestock Music Festival on Fri March 15th 2013. Tickets available from 01577 863467
More Info www.mundellmusic.com
http://www.wegottickets.com/evenue/4873


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Tuesday 11 December 2012

An Affordable Bands Website.

Mundell Music have developed an affordable Website that is tailor made for Musicians. We designed this in conjunction with Plan B.

To Quote Plan B....
"Well we have been working with David Mundell of Mundell Music for many a year helping him promote his wonderful gigs and venues and in discussion with him we came up with the idea to develop SiteBuilder Bands aimed at giving bands and musicians painless access to their own content managed website. The plethora of social media outlets were available for musicians but we still believed that an anchored presence on their won website would be of major benefit to bands and musicians.

SiteBuilder Bands was born and now provides a cost effective website option with support from someone who knows the industry really well.

The website is built on a series of frameworks incorporating all the external links and feeds - bands can easily upload their YouTube videos, link to downloads, their social media or even their own iTunes or retail pages."

The Latest Website to go live is The Red Pine Timber Co.
www.redpinetimberco.com

Their history? In the summer of 2009, a loose collective of musicians led by former Southpaw Singer/Songwriter and Guitarist Gavin Munro got together one afternoon during the Southern Fried Festival in Perth. They rehearsed just once before performing in front of the festival audience later the same day. The audience loved it and Red Pine Timber Company was born!

They describe their style as Americana Country with a strong Celtic influence and through the band’s willingness to embrace talent when and where they find it, they now have a multinational line-up, an age range of 15 to 45 and, unusually, a horn section

Anyone that would like to know more should contact David Mundell via the Mundell Music Website.


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Sunday 9 December 2012

Where have all the Singer Songwriters Gone?

Thats the question that thats been on my mind in recent Months. Where have all the Singer Songwriters gone? No matter the age we seem to have a shortage of Artists who want to play. Young and Old we want to change this situation. So we are going to launch a FIFESTOCK STRICTLY ACOUSTIC Weekend during either August/September time. What we want is original melodic good old Singer Songwriters who would like to come and play. Let me know if you would like to be considered. What we need is....... A sample of a few songs, your website details and a jpeg photo. Once we see what interest there is, then we will decide on what form the weekend will take.
Mundell Music. Backstage at the Green Hotel, Kinross. www.mundellmusic.com



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Saturday 8 December 2012

Rolling Stones Tribute 'Tricky Fingers' Backstage

Rolling Stones Tribute, 'Tricky Fingers' play Backstage at the Green Hotel, Kinross on Saturday 15th December 2012. All the Hits.....Start Me Up, Honky Tonk Woman, Jumpin Jack Flash, Star Star, it's Only Rock & Roll and many many more. Call the Hotel and book those Tickets! Tel; 01577 863467.


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Friday 7 December 2012

Limited Edition Music Posters

Here we have some Limited Edition Posters for Sale at http://www.shop.mundellmusic.com A3size and are suitable for framing. Posters here are Tom Pacheco, Mick Taylor and Tift Merritt who have all played gigs for Mundell Music in Perthshie, Scotland.








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