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Concert Review by Jamie Homer St James Church, Piccadilly, London – May 19, 2005 I must confess that I had never been inside a church before to see a gig. The venue itself, St. James Church, is truly an amazing place to hear someone like Bird, aka Janie Price, with cello in hand, perform Concert Review by Kris Griffiths The Borderline, London – November, 2002 It’s a typically cold and wet November evening in London and the crowd in The Borderline is accordingly sparse. When Bird finally take to the stage for their supporting slot we are treated with a young woman who has the musical talent to EP Review by Mark Bayross Bird is one Janie Price, a veteran of the Young Offenders and Vanessa Mae, and a cellist and drummer who was headlining London venues like the Marquee at the age of only 15. Ten years on, and this is the result. Bird’s first solo EP is a polished effort. Single Review by Mark Bayross Double A-side consisting of one of the stand-out tracks from Janie Price’s debut album THE INSIDES and the festive-themed new song that received a rapturous reception at her recent sold out London show. FALLING LIKE STARS combines Price’s haunting vocals with acoustic guitar, cello and mournful piano that somehow Single Review by Mark Bayross Definitely one of the key tracks from Bird’s THE INSIDES album, SLOWLY, SLOWLY finds the normally acoustic Janie Price adding mid-tempo synthetic beats and flashes of processed guitar to her cello and yearning voice. It is a clear choice for a single and probably a stab at mainstream success, Album Review by Mark Bayross The talented multi-instrumentalist Janie Price (I’m assuming she decided to call herself Bird as some kind of post-ironic gesture of female empowerment) unveils her debut album after a couple of well-received EPs. A dab hand at the cello, violin and drums, not to mention in possession of a sultry Album Review by EDF This is an interesting one. Jailsound, sounding like their roots belong to the late 60’s / 70’s MOR, seems to bring a bit of hippy weariness mixed with a Neil Young / Fleetwood Mac influenced approach to their music. Now here’s where the lines of sensibility break down. On first Album Review by EDF Originally from Denton, Texas, Jake Williams studied and received a music degree in classical guitar but his main interest was in the local rock music scene. After involving himself with a number of local bands to some acclaim, he decided the time was right to record his first solo album. Album Review by Mark Bayross James Hardway (David Harrow to his Ma – his middle name’s James and a friend of his said that he “always did things the hard way”) has an illustrious background working with some the kings of the underground. An early collaborator of Alec Empire, one-time member of Jah Wobble’s Music Review by Neil Sadler Jamie Cullum looks like a pop star but is essentially a jazz artist although in rather a loose sense – the same loose way that il Divo are an opera act and Shayne Ward is talented. This glimpse into his musical mind shows some of the influences on his |
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