Reg Meuross The Band Played Sweet Marie

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A little treat for Reg Meuross fans, new and old. A song so new that it has not yet been recorded, inspired by the old violin which survived the Titanic and the love story surrounding it. • Sung for a priviledged gathering at the first summer Under the Stars Masterclass for the Folkstock Arts Foundation, it was recorded on a hand held for us to re live. • I love this review of the most recent album by Malcolm Carter for Pennyblack Magazine : 'Leaves and Feathers' is arguably the best album Meuross has produced so far. The stripped-back sound brings Meuross's tales to life perfectly. It shows that songs as strong and powerful as those Meuross writes need few embellishments but most of all it confirms what we knew all along; that Meuross is one of the most talented storytellers of our generation • It is hard not to be captivated as his stories unfold, especially as many of them are based on real events. On 'Leaves and Feathers' Meuross really strips his sound back though, more so than he has on previous albums, which lends an intimate atmosphere to the whole album. • There are a number of love songs on 'Leaves and Feathers' that are among the best Meuross has ever recorded. The opening song, 'One Way Ticket to Louise', will find you sitting on the same bus as Meuross as he travels to his lover. His description of what he sees, of those around him as he gets ever nearer to his destination is fascinating to say the least. Seldom has a bus journey sounded so interesting. 'All I Really Want' and 'If You Wanna Be Mine' follow in the same vein, while 'I Need You' is a touching tale of a love lost with stunning, haunting backing vocals from either Lily Meuross or Jess Vincent that will have grown men weeping. • It was in 1996 that his first solo album, The Goodbye Hat, was released to critical acclaim, being nominated for several music awards, including best song for 'Ring Around The Roses'. The album was very well received, leading Time Out to describe it as an 'Excellent, engaging and affecting album from one of Britain's finest'. Country music People went on to write that 'Meuross is one of our finest home-grown songwriters. His light touch and quintessential Englishness was at times remindful of John Betjeman set to music.' The Sunday Times described The Goodbye Hat as 'A marvellous set of songs. Meuross' writing has such confidence about it that some of his compositions could already be classics.' • I think we all know how lucky we were to have Reg's company at this lovely event and look forward to seeing him perform again and run some more workshops at Folkstock on 21st September 2013. • http://www.regmeuross.com/

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