Award winning contemporary Folk Duo Gilmore & Roberts have announced the release of their fourth album Conflict Tourism which is due for release on 18.09.15. The duo have clocked up a lot of miles in the last year touring in mainland Europe, Canada, and their native Britain. It was whilst youring their new material they noticed a common thread through their latest original songs which gave rise to the title, namely ‘conflict’. As they state in their press release their songs dealt in conflict on many different levels ‘whether an internal struggle between positive and negative, or a healthy body and a disease’.
Gilmore & Roberts promise a broader and more contemporary genre-spectrum than might be expected from a duo wielding guitar, fiddle and mandolin. Produced by Mark Tucker and featuring Matt Downer (Jamie Smith’s Mabon), Phil Henry (Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin) and James ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson (Bonnie Raitt), Conflict Tourism packs a considered punch from start to finish. From the industrial weight of ‘Cecilia’ and the insistent energy of ‘Peggy Airey’ to the hauntingly hypnotic ‘Jack O Lantern’, Gilmore & Roberts’ songwriting inflicts multiple earworms after a single listen.
To get a flavour watch their new album trailer below:
“Conflict is universal – everyone, everywhere, experiences it every day, in its smallest forms” says Katriona. “We liked the idea of being tour guides through a minefield of different decisions and drama.”
“And good tour guides are passionate about what they’re showing you” adds Jamie. “They’re not detached from the subject. It’s personal – it’s people and stories. That’s the starting point for every song.”
Having already made a name for themselves on the UK acoustic circuit, Gilmore & Roberts are known as much for their exceptionally dynamic live show as they are for their prize-winning songs. With international tours and a formidable new album newly wedged under their belts, the duo are racing from strength to strength. Make sure you catch them live:
TOUR DATES:
EUROPEAN TOUR
02/09 – Groen Koffiehuis, GELDROP, NL
03/09 – House Concert, TER AAR, NL
05/09 – Roots an der Zaan, ZAANDAM, NL
06/09 – House Concert, THE HAGUE, NL
08/09 – St Barbara Church, LICHTENTANNE, DE
10/09 – De Bunker, GEMERT, NL
11/09 – Kulturcafe Lichtung, COLOGNE, DE
12/09 – Speelplaats Baars, BAARS, NL
13/09 – Cafe Cambrinus, HORST, NL
UK TOUR
25/09 – Limelight Theatre, AYLESBURY
26/09 – Blue Boar, MALDON
29/09 – St Anne’s Arts, BARNSTAPLE
07/10 – Yellow Arch, SHEFFIELD
10/10 – Poppleton Live, YORK
15/10 – The Chattery, SWANSEA
16/10 – The Compass, CHESTER
17/10 – Blue Sky Cafe, BANGOR
21/10 – Surya, LONDON
22/10 – Komedia, BRIGHTON
24/20 – North Dorset Folk Festival
25/10 – The Prince Albert, STROUD
28/10 – Willows Folk Club, KIRKHAM
29/10 – Castle Hotel, MANCHESTER
30/10 – Octagon, NORWICH
01/11 – Folk House, BRISTOL
03/11 – Mrs Yarrington’s, BATTLE
04/11 – The Musician, LEICESTER
06/11 – The Courthouse, OTLEY
12/11 – Unity Works, WAKEFIELD
14/11 – The Atkinson, SOUTHPORT
15/11 – Kitchen Garden Cafe, BIRMINGHAM
19/11 – Cluny 2, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
20/11 – The Witham, BARNARD CASTLE
Further details available at gilmoreroberts.co.uk/tour