The Carrivick Sisters ‘Illustrated Short Stories’ is impeccably put together and beautifully illustrated. With cleverly constructed tales, top-class musicianship and sibling vocals to match, you have an album on which there is nothing not to like and plenty to treasure.
Founded by The Carrivick Sisters, Midnight Skyracer are an all-female bluegrass band featuring some of the best players from across the UK. Watch their video premiere for Ernest Tubbs ‘Thanks a Lot.’ Don’t miss their upcoming tour dates.
With a tracklisting voted for by fans, The Carrivick Sisters celebrate their ten years of recording and performing music together with an album that showcases their incredible talents.
Identical twins Laura and Charlotte Carrivick celebrate their ten years performing together with a live album and Anniversary Tour. Recorded live this year at The Convent, Stroud and featuring covers of songs by artists such as Joni Mitchell and James Taylor, it’s one you don’t want to miss.
Set in the beautiful scenery of the Purbeck Hills, Purbeck Valley Folk Festival pulled off another great year with a superb line-up including Eliza Carthy and the Wayward Band, The Goat Roper Rodeo Band, Rory McLeod, Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman, Villagers, Boo Hewerdine and more.
Cardboard Fox are a bluegrass (ish) band based in Bath featuring the acclaimed duo The Carrivick Sisters alongside John Breese, Joe Tozer…a talented bunch if ever there was one.
In December I attended an unforgettable night at Cecil Sharp House featuring The Carrivick Sisters, Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick and a personal highlight of the night: James Yorkston
Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick, James Yorkston and The Carrivick Sisters are to perform at Cecil Sharp House on 18 December for the Musicians Benevolent Fund. The evening will be hosted by ‘Whispering’ Bob Harris.
On first listen to The Carrivick Sisters new album From the Fields you could easily be fooled into assuming they hail from America. They are in fact from South Devon and their music is inspired by the landscape and stories they have experienced in the South West.
