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"a vital blend of folk, bluegrass, and acoustic rock... an infectious stage
presence - they very obviously enjoy playing together... the songs could
easily have been written by The Tannies or Battlefield Band... up-front but
respectful and thoughtful... an invigorating collective drive tempered with
an inviting mellowness of expression... an acute feel for what instrumental
combinations work best... a commendable level of competence and
accomplishment... the strengths are many, the playing uniformly good... a
good time sound, with a relaxed aura... a command of Irish and Scots styles
complete with a Swarbrick-like touch... expert folk fusion... an intriguing
crossbreed of Irish, English and American folk styles... a lethal
concoction... great stuff... well done indeed!!"
(Traditional Music Maker, Folk Roots, Stirrings and Tykes News) To read these and more reviews go to our press page. SLIDE HAVE NOW DISPANDED. SLIDE were an acoustic band from Leeds playing a mixture of traditional songs and tunes (Celtic/English/American) and original material. Both Tom and Derek write and arrange tunes, and both Tom and Neil contribute songs. The range of instruments speaks for itself, but SLIDE is not about eclecticism or virtuosity. It's about good Celtic roots music, filtered though 50 years of backbeat, and presented in a refreshing, accessible style that should delight non-folkies just as easily as it satisfies the die-hard trad fan. SLIDE has a distinctive sound and style somewhere between folk, bluegrass, rock and pop that is uniquely its own, and which puts a fresh edge on everything they do. STOP PRESS the second album "Downhill all the way" is available now ... details here. ... ALBUM OF THE WEEK on Un Mondo Di Musica, Radio Voce Spazio, Italy |
| Tom Bliss- Vocals, Guitar, Mandocello,
Whistles, Fiddle, Flute
Derek Magee- Fiddle, Uilleann Pipes, Low Whistle, Guitar, Mandolin Neil Whitaker- Vocals, 5 String Banjo, Guitar John Layton- Bass Guitar, Keyboards Rod Taylor- Fiddle, Guitar, Mandolin, Percussion (appearing at larger gigs) For more information and some pictures see the Biogs. Page |
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Folk Down the Dale, Lonsdale Hotel, Doncaster, January 4th 2003 O'Neils, York, 12th January, 2003 Benefit for Cleckheaton Folk Festival (with Keith Donnelly), The Golden Fleece, January 26th 2003 (1-5pm) [Contact 01924 404346 For more details] The Sun Inn, Beverley, March 2nd 2003 Middlesborough University SU, March 17th 2003 Big Muddy Music, Bailey's (upstairs), Grimsby, 2003 [POSTPONED!] Cherry Burton Village Hall, Cherry Burton (Nr. Beverley), April 12th 2003 Details Here O'Neils, York, 11th May, 2003 Friday 13th Folk Club, Harrogate, 16th May 2003 The Junction, Otley, 10th June, 2003 Cleckheaton Folk Festival, 4-6 July 2003 Otley Folk Festival, 19th-21st September 2003 ALBUM LAUNCH GIG/PARTY, The White Stag, Leeds, 27th September, 2003 The Wharfdale, Arthington (Nr. Otley), 12th October 2003 Otley Folk Club, The Three Horseshoes, Otley, 26th November, 2003 2004 Millfolk, Pannal Memorial Hall, Pannal, Harrogate, January 31st 2004 The Open Door Folk Club, The Star Inn, Failsworth, Manchester, 28th March, 2004 (Afternoon) The Yorkshire Lass, Knaresborough, 16th April, 2004 The Grove, Leeds, 20th May, 2004 And that's all folks .... Slide have decided to call it a day after four and a half years. Thanks for all the support! Some pictures of the 2002 tour of the channel islands are available Here. For a list of Previous Gigs Click Here. |
Free MusicDownload MP3 of The Stranger and the Crone by Tom (with a tune by Derek) (5796K)Download MP3 of Pastures of Plenty by Woodie Guthrie (3841K) These tracks are taken from our demo (recorded 'as live' with no overdubs or special guests). If you are a promoter and would like a copy of this on CD or tape please contact us. Or perhaps you would like to listen to samples from our albums "The Slippery Slope" (2001) and "Downhill all the Way" (2003). |
| E-Mail: Derek (drm@comp.leeds.ac.uk),
Tom (bliss@dircon.co.uk)
Telephone: Tom (Mobile: 07885 965 222) Our Information pack for press and promoters is available to dowload here in Word or PDF format. |
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Festivals / VenuesOtley Folk FestivalCleckheaton Folk Festival Middlewich Folk and Boat Festival Wath-Upon-Dearne Festival Barley Sheaf Friday Folk and Wombwell Free Folk Festival Chapel Allerton Arts Festival Saddleworth Folk Festival Driffield Live (formerly Folk at the Blue Bell) The Junction, Otley The Blues Bar, Harrogate The Leopard, Doncaster Leeds Irish Centre The Mitre, Knaresborough The Black Swan Folk Club, York The Topic Folk Club, Bradford Friday the 13th Folk Club, Harrogate Beverley Folk Festival Returning in 2003 Big Muddy Music Presenting music at Bailey's in Grimsby Folk Down the Dale Presenting music at the Lonsdale Hotel, Intake, Doncaster The Sun Inn Beverley's oldest pub Cherry Burton Arts Presenting music in Cherry Burton, nr. Beverley The Open Door Folk Club Failsworth, Manchester Friends and RelativesNapper-Bliss Tom's new duo with Tom NapperThe Hall Brothers Otleys hottest singer songwriter duo The Recidivists Good time country and rock and roll stuff! Bayou Gumbo Foot stomping cajun music for the masses Duncan McFarlane Singer songwriter in the Martin Carthy / Dougie McLean vein Skeleton Crew Early Music From Toms Sister Charanga Del Norte Leeds finest purveyors of Cuban music Show of Hands Acoustic duo featuring Steve Knightley and Phil Beer Alan Reid and Rob van Sante Battlefield band singer and soundman now appearing as a duo Slide another band called slide from Ireland (small world eh?) General InformationSlide's page at MP3.COMFilofolk South Yorkshire Folk Trouble at Mill Lancashire Folk Music Leeds Music Websites: Live in Leeds, Leeds Music Scene, Leeds Music, Leeds Gigs ISIS of Yorkshire Promoters & Publishers of Musical Artists Irish-music.net CDs, festivals, summer schools, and more. Irish Music Magazine for news, views and more on the Irish Folk and Trad scene. Turnstone Productions TV production company of note. Tradmusic.com a fully interactive traditional music resource for traditional music. |
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