Sharron Kraus - The Fox's Wedding

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3...according to our Mingus on Thu 03 Apr, 2008.

Sharron Kraus: The Fox's Wedding (Durto Jnana) Don't think I've ever heard this artists work before now. It's folk of the singer-song writer variety and it touches on the raw shamanic style when she really lets go with some of the more challenging use of vocals. Backed by a host of traditional instruments: piano, upright bass, accordion, e-bowed banjo, violins and guitars, she has in the past collaborated with Helena Espvall, Meg Baird, Gillian Chadwick and a host of collaborators. Drawing on English Roots tradition and Appalachia, this collection will appeal to lovers of all things rural, pastoral and timeless.

We are delighted to announce a new release on Durtro Jnana by the wonderful Sharron Kraus. Sharron has a gift for bringing us beautiful and heartbreaking songs from a deep-seated tradition of storytelling and mythology and this album is no exception. All songs are original bar one.

Sharron Kraus is a singer/musician/songwriter who creates music rooted in the folk traditions of England and Appalachia. Her work is characterised by soil-rich vocals, haunting banjo, fine acoustic guitar and visionary wordcraft. Her songs are populated by a carnival array of fatally charismatic characters, telling tales of enslavement, perversion, incest, obsession, love and death. Sharron's live performances are stark, compelling and delicate. As with her music, her performance continues the tradition of the balladeer.

She has been featured in Folk Sounds, Arthur Magazine, Ptolemaic Terrascope and Broken Face. She has been interviewed on BBC Radio 3 and recorded sessions for BBC Radio Scotland, Freakzone on Radio 6, and independent radio stations across the US. Her fanbase includes veteran folk artists Shirley Collins and Archie Fisher as well as Michael Gira, David Tibet and Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore. The official release date is 10 March 2008, but it will be available from Durtro and Jnana from 18 December.

Tracklisting: Brigid • Green Man • In the Middle of Summer • July Skies • Harvest Moon • Would I • The Prophet • Thrice Toss These Oaken Ashes (written by Thomas Campion) • Robin is Dead • Ruthless and Alone • Made My Home • Magpie Child

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