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A TRIBUTE TO ALAN LOMAX FEAT. CHATHAM COUNTY LINE + THE GOLDEN GLOWS

ALAN LOMAX
In autumn 2009, the AB will be organising a tribute to the American ethno-musicologist Alan Lomax (1915-2002). It is thanks to his pioneering work that anyone can now acquaint themselves with the earliest folksong recordings. Together with his father, he was responsible for the discovery of blues legend Lead Belly and folk icon Woody Guthrie. Lomax was later the most important staff member of the Archive of Folk Song or to the Library of Congress in Washington.

7:00 pm - SOUNDTRACK BY... OWL JOLSONS

8:30 pm - THE GOLDEN GLOWS (b)
"’A Folksongbook’ is enjoyable, like an open fire can be enjoyable. You inadvertently sway along and feel like you're in a fairy tale." (De Standaard)
"A glowing listen-to record that impresses us and every now and then breaks our heart too." (Focus Knack)
Thank you Stef Kamil Carlens (Zita Swoon)! It's thanks to this man that we were able to become acquainted with this trio from Antwerp, in the AB during his very own Carte Blanche weekend. A formidable discovery from the start. Antwerp's The Golden Glows deal in vocal finery (1 singer/guitarist – 2 female vocals) with a repertoire consisting chiefly of folk/blues songs from the 20's/30's. As part of the Alan Lomax tribute, in Autumn in AB, The Golden Glows will be working with a selection of Prison Songs, recorded in 1947 by Lomax in the oldest prison in Mississippi. It will also be the first time that this priceless heritage has been presented live. During the Feeërieën, this trio – supplemented by two extra musicians for the occasion (including trumpet player Jon Birdsong) - will focus on their ‘Folksongsbook’ with traditionals from the 16th-19th century. The Glows have now performed more than 100 shows but will now for the first time, and deservedly, play the Feeërieën.

9:45 pm - CHATHAM COUNTY LINE (us)
“It’s essentially timeless.” (Pitchfork Media)
“Impressive listen-to music.” (Kindamuzik)
Chatham County Line hail from Raleigh, North Carolina and deal in bluegrass. Their collected works have now been enriched with four albums, the majority of which appeared via the American Yep Roc label (see: Paul Weller, Bob Mould, Nick Lowe,…). They already made an impression on Later With Jools Holland and also at Lowlands. Did we say bluegrass? So that means lots of harmonious polyphony and acoustic instrumentation? Indeed. And also impressive banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar and contra-bass, all of this beautifully focused around just one microphone. Their latest album – simply called ‘IV’ – bathes in production by indie legend Chris Stamey (db’s) who has worked with Yo La Tengo, Alex Chilton as well as Alejandro Escovedo. By the way, live, this quartet dares to dig into the legacy of Bob Dylan or country legend Hank Williams... and it does so with verve. Alan Lomax would be proud of them!

Chatham County Line: one microphone recording bij Jools Holland