London-based trio Rambling Valentines developed from a musical collaboration between Glyn Hawke (guitars, vocals) and Bronwyn Ormsby (vocals). They were inspired by an ability to blend their voices to create inventive, even seductive harmonies and a shared love of acoustic music. The addition of multi-instrumentalist Trevor Hyett (banjo, mandola, mandocello, tenor guitar) completed the line-up, enabling us to express some of our favourite songs through the use of blended harmonies, a range of warm-toned acoustic instruments and to explore understatement and space in our arrangements. As with the tasteful and highly compatible blending of Bron’s and Glyn’s voices, so the instrumental accompaniments are designed to support the vocals, again in a complementary way; hence the range of instrument choices. We enjoy reinterpreting songs by artists such as Laura Marling, K. T. Tunstall, Gillian Welch, Joni Mitchell, Leann Rimes, Sandy Denny plus a few songs chosen from moments and places in our lives. We play live regularly around London and the South-East and look forward to meeting you at a gig very soon.
Recorded August 2013 by Jess Corcoran at Gravity Shack studios, London, SW17 7AA Mixed by Bernard Hoskin.
SONGS: 1. Killing The Blues (Roly Jon Salley) 2. The Sea (Sandy Denny) 3. Devil's Spoke (Laura Marling) 4. Baby I'm a Fool (Melody Gardot) 5. The Way it Goes (Gillian Welch) 6. Universe and U (KT Tunstall)
Recorded July 2014 by Jess Corcoran at Gravity Shack studios, London, SW17 7AA Mixed by Bernard Hoskin.
SONGS: 1. Nothing better to do (LeAnn Rimes/Darrell Brown/Dean Sheremet) 2. Early morning rain (Gordon Lightfoot) 3. A case of you (Joni Mitchell) 4. Wichita (Gillian Welch) 5. Martha's harbour (Tim Bricheno/Andy Cousin/Julianne Regan) 6. Black horse and the cherry tree (KT Tunstall)
Recorded April 2016 by Jess Corcoran at Gravity Shack studios, London, SW17 7AA Mixed by Bernard Hoskin.
SONGS:
1. Baby's boat (Carr, Douglas, Gaynor, Hewerdine, Reader, Riley) 2. High Sierra (Allen) 3. Nothing wrong with me (Coates, Goodall, Goodall) 4. You can close your eyes (Taylor) 5. Losing you (Butler) 6. Texas (Merchant)
Rambling Valentines 2014
Rambling Valentines
at Acoustic Roots
Acoustic Trio
* Friday 4th May, support for Crooked Weather at St Edith Folk, Kemsing. http://www.stedithfolk.co.uk/ 8pm start
* Saturday 5th May, a wee floorspot at Tooting Folk, Tooting (also cheeky calling that a gig!)...
* Sunday 5th August, returning to the fabulous Acoustic Routes Club Tent session, Cambridge Folk Festival, 11.50 start to the AR session, we're on around 1pm. https://www.cambridgelivetrust.co.uk/folk-festival/
* Friday 17th August we're delighted to be playing the Broad Roots Stage at FolkEast, from 18.40. Our first time to this excellent festival!! https://folkeast.co.uk/
* Sunday 7th October, an autumnal evening central London gig at The Harrison, Harrison St (oddly enough), Kings Cross, http://harrisonbar.co.uk/ 7.30 pm start with Bernard Hoskin as support http://www.bernardhoskin.com/
* Sunday 4th November, Wilde Sundays, Bracknell Arts Centre, 2.30 pm start. http://www.grahamsteelmusiccompany.com/events/2018/11/4/wilde-sundays
Would be fantastic to see you!! The RVs xx
Out To Us
Recorded August 2013
by Jess Corcoran at Gravity Shack studios, London, SW17 7AA
Mixed by Bernard Hoskin.
Recorded July 2014
by Jess Corcoran at Gravity Shack studios, London, SW17 7AA
Mixed by Bernard Hoskin.
Recorded April 2016
by Jess Corcoran at Gravity Shack studios, London, SW17 7AA
Mixed by Bernard Hoskin.
