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*LETTERS IN RED*
Letters in Red are RACHEL SPARX (vocals), WILL BINDEN (guitar, mandolin & piano), CAMILLIA WILSON (violin & viola) & CHRISTOPHER WOOD (guitar & percussion). Based in Liverpool they write, perform and record their own music. Mixing a wide variety of influences such as pop, indie, folk, classical, soul & electronica, Letters in Red's songs reflect on love, loss and life.
The band members formed after working on various other musical projects together: Will met Rachel working on the music production for the short film Celebrations for Breaking Routine by American artist Kristin Lucas, premiered at FACT in Liverpool and since exhibited internationally; Camilla and Will performed in the contemporary classical collective Strange Brood as well as appearing on Christopher Wood's album Memory Burn.
Formed in 2008, the short time that Letters in Red have been together has action packed: Awarded Band of the Year, 08' at the Liverpool Irish Festival; a featured band in the Beat Goes On, an exhibition at the Liverpool World Museum detailing the history of music from Liverpool; Letters in Red host HOMEGROWN at 3345 in the Parr Street Studio complex. This live music event showcases the best in local acoustic talent; the band have been invited to play at a number of high profile festivals including the MTV Liverpool Music Week 08, Liverpool Sound City 09 and will be one of the headline acts at the Crosby Music Festival 09.
Letters in Red are currently in the process of recording their debut album Everything Crash which will be released through Homegrown Records in the autumn of 2009. The first single from this album Feel Me will be available to download and in music shops across the north of England & London from June '09.
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***** (5 stars)
iTunes (UK customer rating)
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Feel Me is the sound of Letters in Red truly coming into their own; subtly blending their brand of acoustic folk with beats, synths and strings to create a lush and spacious backdrop for the evocative vocals - cinematic in scope
Arts Council, Merseyside (ACME)
www.merseysideacme.com
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Letters in Red are ones to watch
Graham Holland (Frogs Life Podcast & Liverpool Acoustic)
www.liverpoolacoustic.co.uk
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Skilled musicianship, innovative compositions & great vocals
Dave McTague (Mellowtone)
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Melancholic folk with subtle electronics giving it presence and dynamics
Sub Cultcha
www.subba-cultcha.com
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http://www.myspace.com/lettersinreduk http://www.facebook.com/pages/Letters-in-Red/10270215599 |
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CHRISTOPHER WOOD
a mam's biography
Our Christopher is a strange lad. Born in the spring of 1982, the lanky get has been doing my head in since the minute he was born. If he's not singing, he's eating and if he's not eating, he's sleeping.
Most of the time though, it's writing songs and singing them. He's been doing it all by himself since he was 17. He might not be the thick blonde haired little heartbreaker he was when he was a boy in fact, he's a big baldy man now.
Tell you one thing though, his songs are bloody crackin'.
Christohper's Mam, Jean.
http://www.myspace.com/christopherwood http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Christopher-Wood/10433053116 |
