Hank Wangford and Noel Dashwood’s ‘Promises Promises’ is an absolute delight and if there was a UK version of the Country Hall Of Fame, this is a perfect reason why both of them should be inducted.
The lyrics on Christina Alden & Alex Patterson‘s Hunter, are intentionally thought-provoking while the album’s lightness of tone, together with the often deceptive simplicity of the arrangements, have the power to transport you to the wide-open spaces evoked by many of the songs.
Christina Alden & Alex Patterson, of Alden Patterson and Dashwood, share their video for “Hunter”, a song inspired by the real-life bond of a wolf and bear. It’s also the title track of their new album due for release in May.
On Waterbound, those all-important qualities of spontaneity and togetherness come across brilliantly, and in spades. Also, Alden Patterson & Dashwood have lavished just as much love and care on the package for this live album as they did on its predecessors.
Show of Hands head out on tour this week accompanied by Irish bodhrán player Cormac Byrne. Watch them performing in a new rehearsal video…supporting them will be Alden Patterson and Dashwood.
There’s a quiet, easy charm about Alden Patterson & Dashwood’s distinctive little musical niche, yet its very simplicity of execution is deceptive, for it can conceal an inventiveness and sense of challenge that I find every bit as beguiling.
