Monday 9 June 2008, 8pm
FAMILY ELAN
“The Family Elan derive inspiration from devotional and folk music traditions as well as the tanbur playing of the Kurdish Sufi mystic Ostad Elahi and Âshyq songs of the Azerbaijani sâz master Edalat Nasibov, alongside the rawer, more percussive sounds of the Yayla musicians of the Eastern Black Sea region – who fashion reed instruments from young pine saplings - like Hasan Yïldïrïm (who plays the violin like a drum) and Hayri Dev. The music of the Rebetes of early twentieth century Greece is an obvious benchmark, alongside more recent European folk revivalists like the Hungarian band Muzsikás. Other signposts might include the bouzouki inventions of Anne Briggs and the musical tapestries of the Incredible String Band.” – Locust Music
CIAN NUGENT
An exploratory guitarist from Dublin whose playing is rooted in pre-war blues, Appalachian string bands and Takoma tradition. Fayey is an obvious reference but Cain is no mere Fahey copyist. He uses the style as a starting point for his compositions and creates something highly personal within these limitations
