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Ryan Francesconi & Mirabai Peart
In recent years, Portland's Ryan Francesconi (previously best known for his work as the musical director on Joanna Newsom's stunning triple album Have One On Me) has established himself as a leading figure in acoustic composition and performance. Now, he prepares to return to European stages to perform with his partner, violinist Mirabai Peart, as the duo release a new album on Bella Union in December.
The album, Road To Palios, finds Ryan developing his collaborative work with Mirabai (whom Ryan met through their membership of the Joanna Newsom band). A set of spellbinding duets for guitar and violin, the album evidences a world of musical inspiration flowing through its minimal instrumental palette, spanning Baroque, Americana and jazz improvisation but centring on the pair's main obsession: Balkan folk music, mainly from Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey. On stage these ornate and detailed compositions possess a rare transportative power: an atlas of vividly evoked musical places performed with heart and soul by two extraordinary musicians.
Parables, Ryan's first record under his own name (having been producing solo electronic music as RF since 1999), served dazzling notice of his ability to conjure pieces that ring with personal truth while absorbing myriad influences and techniques. He toured Europe in 2011, spellbinding hushed rooms across the continent and picking up press acclaim along the way.
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"The duo showcase exceptional musicianship and an effortless unityFrancesconi's guitar work is mind-boggling at times and Peart's fiddle produces a wonderfully eerie accompaniment" Line Of Best Fit
"The acoustic guitar carries with it so much cultural baggage that it's refreshing to hear it almost anew these eight questing tracks radiate a kind of eloquent calm that recalls fellow guitar travellers such as James Blackshaw" The Observer
"Sparkling ornaments that recall Toumani Diabaté's kora although Francesconi undeniably has great technique, he doesn't go in for grandstanding or flashy sprints a beautiful album, carried off with poetic aplomb" The Wire
"Quite lovelyit has an appealingly contemplative air throughout, as if Francesconi can project an air of calm through his music even in the midst of fiendish technical complexity" - Uncut
"One of the great instrumental music releases of the year it even seems like it's Francesconi, and not Joanna Newsom, who is the seminal creator of the warm academicism and melodic mutation in a narrative thread that we saw in albums like "Have One On Me" Playground
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LocationThe Glad Cafe (View)
1006a Pollokshaws Road
Glasgow G41 2HG
United Kingdom
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| Minimum Age: 18 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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