Aunite Liz In Conversation With Janice Burns and John Doran ‘No More The Green Hills’ AOW 5th Nov 22……
Join Auntie Liz at 12pm on Sat 5th Nov when she will be in conversation with Janice Burns and Jon Doran about their first full album release on 28th Oct – ‘No More The Green Hills’ our Album of The Week
Janice Burns & Jon Doran are an Anglo-Scottish duo who came together afterdiscovering a shared love of traditional music. They find their songs in archives that span the depths of our history – songs that tell vivid stories about the nature of life and our place in the world. Janice & Jon’s compelling storytelling comes alive through tight vocal harmonies andsensitive interplay between mandolin, bouzouki and guitar. Their arrangements have a spellbinding presence and an understated energy that transports their songs from the pages of books and manuscripts into the imagination of the listener.
Since meeting in 2017 the duo have moved from strength to strength with recent performances at the likes of Sage Gateshead, Cambridge Folk Festival, and Edinburgh Tradfest. Their self-titled EP was released in 2020 to overwhelmingly positive feedback, including airplay on BBC Radio 2, and of course received a ‘Danny’ at The Danny Kyle Open Stage hosted at Celtic Connections in 2021!
Folk songs have always travelled, put down new roots, borrowed and evolved. Janice & Jon’s upcoming album, released on October 28th 2022, brings together songs that havesurvived through the ages, shapeshifting and adapting to changing environments asthey’ve been passed from singer to singer. Exploring man’s relationship with nature,love and loss, these are songs with an enduring resonance.
QUOTES
“They play lovely strings, they have gorgeous harmony arrangements. Really well crafted,
intimate, beautifully understated.” – Karine Polwart
“Weaving effortless harmonies with ancient ballads and virtuosic accompaniment on mandolin and bouzouki, Janice Burns & Jon Doran paint stories through their music that you will find yourself completely lost in.” – Josie Duncan
“Crystal clear voices, great musicianship, and obviously a deep love of the tradition.”
– Mike Harding (The Mike Harding Folk Show)
“A lovely combination of mandolin and guitar”
– Mark Radcliffe (BBC Radio 2)
No More The Green Hills Tracks
1 False True Love
2 She Moved Through The Fair
3 Four Loom Weaver
4 As I Roved Out
5 The Corncrake
6 Up And Awa’
7 Early Early
8 The Greenmore Hare
9 Johnny My Man
10 The Black Fox
11 The Weary Cutters
Still to come Tour Dates:–
05 Nov The Appleby Hub, Appleby-in-westmorland, United Kingdom|
06 Nov The Cheviot Centre, Wooler, United Kingdom
10 Nov The Glad Café, Glasgow, United Kingdom
11 Nov The Vault Arts Centre, Newton Stewart, United Kingdom|
12 Nov Hermon Arts, Oswestry, United Kingdom|
13 Nov Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, Bishops Castle, United Kingdom