The Fatea Showcase Sessions are designed to provide greater exposure to artists that have impressed the Fatea team. Some are already signed, others are carving a solo trail, releasing songs on their own labels, all are dedicated to their music
Fatea Showcase Sessions are exclusively available for a three month period after which is will never be available again. The Fatea Showcase Sessions are zip files containing high quality, 256kbs, drm free, mp3s.
Showcase Session - Openings - Spring 10
"Whilst the songs on The Fatea Showcase Sessions come to you, the listener at no charge, they are not free. The writers/performers have put money, time and effort into creating the songs on this compilation for your enjoyment. We hope that you take the time to visit the websites of the artists included here and consider purchasing their music. Fatea hopes
that this compilation gives you a taste for folk and roots orientated music and that you will seek out the works of the artists included in this compilation and in the wider music community."
"Openings" is dedicated to solo artists. Each singer has their own style and we hope you'll appreciate each of their efforts. The Fatea Showcase Sessions are designed so not all of the acts come from the same genre. "Openings" is available from February 1st 09 until April 30th 2010.
Click Here or Right Click, Save Target As to download
"The Fatea Showcase Session:Openings" is a zip file. There may be a delay before download starts on some systems
Download includes sleeve pack
Details of previous Fatea Showcase Sessions can be found Here
Please encourage your friends to collect their free copy of "Openings". If you could put a link to The Fatea Showcase Sessions on your website or MySpace etc, that would be fantastic. We want as many people as possible to hear each session. If you do pass on
a copy to your friends, please pass on the full folder with sleeve pack. Thanks
Openings - Artists
Jinder - Maxi Dunn - Katharine Blake - Ste Guy - Louise Le May - George Papavgeris - Listen Lisse - Simon Ward - Nicky Johns - Grant Peeples - Woodpecker Wooliams - Ewan McLennan - Erin K Hill - Fort King - Marie Tueje - Heather Bristow - Jezz Hall - June
Jinder
Song:Train In Your Voice
Biography:Dorset based singer, songwriter and international touring artist, Jinder, has eight years, seven albums, 1000 gigs and a growing reputation under his belt. Inventive and evocative a true pensmith as well as musician.
Maxi Dunn
Song:How Was I To Know
Biography:Maxi Dunn has been making music since 1990. Having mainly been in bands, she cut her debut solo album in 2009 and has been carving out a reputation as a writer and performer of great acoustic orientated pop songs.
Katharine Blake
Song:Maiden Of The Mountain Deep
Biography:Her truly arresting voice is incredibly versatile but it is her warm, seductive tone that is her trademark - a tone so rich that when she sings you feel as though you are sinking into a thick quilt of melatonin.
Ste Guy
Song:I Can Feel It
Biography:His knack for coining sweet melodies and memorable riffs has led to international radio plays and positive reviews for his music. This track, an acoustic indie pop instrumental has been described by one reviewer as basic but irresistible.
Louise Le May
Song:The Only Fish
Biography:Having released her debut album on Folkwit in 2009, heavenly voiced singer/songwriter Louise Le May is discovering an ever increasing audience for her distinctive and original sound.
George Papavgeris
Song:Watermelon Seeds
Biography:George’s stock-in-trade is quality songsmithery that everyone can relate to, rather than the more exclusive overt-confessional-soapbox mode that we often encounter, more singing the praises of ordinary people and giving them a voice.
Listen Lisse
Song:Black N Gold Angel Dust
Biography:There’s no need for affected accents and a diary, good material comes from within. Listen Lisse delivers assertive confident songs that come with the authority of a creator totally at home with their ability to turn observation into rich expressive songs.
Simon Ward
Song:Barbados
Biography:Multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter has a style that is a brutally direct as it is rough around the edges. At times you feel as though his music could just rip through your defences at others provide the inspiration to pick yourself up and start over again.
Nicky Johns
Song:On This Ship Together
Biography:Nicky’s songs have been described as wry, rueful, touching, thoughtful and ‘very English’. She has been playing on the Bristol folk and acoustic scene for some years. “It’s The Quiet Ones You Have To Watch Is “ is her debut album.
Grant Peeples
Song:My People Come From The Dirt
Biography:Grant Peeples speaks in a clean but brooding Americana sound. He’s a finger-in-your-eye songwriter. Biting, edgy and irreverent. Singing his thinking-man’s songs in an articulate twang and growl. Part Prine, part McMurtry, part Che Guevara.
Woodpecker Wooliams
Song:Threads
Biography:“Threads” is a track taken from the Brighton multi-instrumentalist Woodpecker Wooliams’ album Diving Down. “Enthusiastically recommended” Terrascope “Really does deserve the overused adjective of ‘haunting’” Wears The Trousers
Ewan McLennan
Song:As She Roved Out
Biography:Ewan's singing and playing covers the broad range folk music has to offer; from traditional ballads sung unaccompanied, to dance tunes or melancholic airs arranged for the guitar, and, as importantly, his own contemporary songwriting that follows firmly in the folk tradition.
Erin K Hill
Song:Losing Sleep
Biography:Born in Richmond, Virginia, based in Scotland Erin K Hill grew up immersed in the sounds of southern gospel and country music. This spurred on a pursuit, and singing and song-writing became Erin’s natural form of expression.
Fort King
Song:Osceola
Biography:‘Osceola’ is the opening track from “Naked Shadows, the debut album from Fort King. “Confident folk songs laced with atmosphere and soft psyche touches” Terrascope
Marie Tueje
Song:A Rambler's Progress
Biography:A multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer, Marie has created original material for theatre, documentaries, performance art project and was a collaborative songwriter on the "first-of-its-kind booktrack", When We Were Twins
Heather Bristow
Song:The Miner's Tale
Biography:A native North Carolinian now based in Gloucestershire, Heather Bristow has performed at bluegrass and folk festivals; she is rapidly being recognized for her heartfelt songs and was a finalist in 2009’s UK Songwriting Contest.
Jezz Hall
Song:Spider's Webb
Biography:Jezz hall is a singer/songwriter from Nottingham with two albums to his credit. “What perhaps marks him out as an exceptional songwriter is his vivid lyricism.” - Colin Irwin, fRoots
June
Song:Jellybean
Biography:June’s music is like embarking on a fantastic journey where her magical ukulele brings a warm and happy light along her original and creative path through the maze of modern music.
"Openings" is dedicated to solo artists. Each singer has their own style and we hope you'll appreciate each of their efforts. The Fatea Showcase Sessions are designed so not all of the acts come from the same genre. "Openings" is available from February 1st 09 until April 30th 2010.
Click Here or Right Click, Save Target As to download
"The Fatea Showcase Session:Openings" is a zip file. There may be a delay before download starts on some systems
Download includes sleeve pack
Details of previous Fatea Showcase Sessions can be found Here
Please encourage your friends to collect their free copy of "Openings". If you could put a link to The Fatea Showcase Sessions on your website or MySpace etc, that would be fantastic. We want as many people as possible to hear each session. If you do pass on
a copy to your friends, please pass on the full folder with sleeve pack. Thanks