Show Of Hands - High Germany - 900 Miles To Bremen

MIG MUSIC

£21.40

Cat. no: MIG02732
Format: CD3
Barcode: 885513027320
Release Date: 08 Jul 2022
Genre: Folk

Show Of Hands are at the forefront of the UK folk/roots scene by virtue of hard work, consistent touring and memorable songwriting - That their popularity reaches far beyond their native shores is hardly surprising for this is an act that tries its utmost to make every single gig a truly special event lingering long in the memory of those attending - The story of Show Of Hands is really the story of two Exeter (Devon) teenagers, Steve Knightley and Phil Beer, though for a time they followed separate paths

Yet the duo that would form the core of Show Of Hands, singer-songwriter Steve Knightley on vocals, guitars, mandolin and mandocello, and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer on vocals, guitars, violin, viola, mandolin and mandocello, only came together properly in 1986. Years of grafting on the music circuit in the late 80s and early 90s followed, which saw them performing at rock-, biker- and Irish-themed pubs (plus almost every folk club located in the British Isles).Their ambitious approach and commensurate efforts to avoid becoming trapped (or the perception thereof) in a folk music 'ghetto' saw them rather bravely book – and duly sell out – London's prestigious, iconic Royal Albert Hall in 1996, and then go on to repeat the feat again, several times, including their triumphant twentyffth anniversary show in April 2017.

Show Of Hands expanded to a trio, encompassing long-serving bassist Miranda Sykes. With nineteen studio albums, fve live releases (not including "High Germany - 900 Miles To Bremen") and fve Best Of… albums under their belts, Show Of Hands certainly have an impressive catalogue of material to choose from when performing live. "The High Germany - 900 Miles To Bremen" recordings (from 1997 and 2005) highlight the quality of that back catalogue and the powerful, charismatic qualities of the duo/trio in full fow.

Tracks: Medley: Man Of War - The Well - The Oak / Don't It Feel Good / The Red Rose Of England / Crow On The Cradle / Cars / Medley: Plum Pudding - Rocky Road To Chudleigh / Armadas / Longdog / Crazy Boy / Exile / Corinna, Corinna / The Blind Fiddler / The Train / 900 Miles / High Germany / Don't It Feel Good / Red Diesel / Reynardine / Undertow / Medley: Lumps Of Plum Pudding - Leaving Of Wessex / Crow On The Cradle / The Blind Fiddler / Galway Farmer / The Oak / I Promise You / The Dive / When You Think It's All Over / Country Life / Adieu, Sweet Lovely Nancy / Cousin Jack / Medley: The Train - Santiago - The Soldiers Joy / Medley: The Setting - Mary From Dungloe / Roots