FALCK OLSSON & SÄRSTRÖM Mit pt mest seriøse projekt. Seriøst fordi det er i stadig udvikling. Konstellationen opstod egentlig i forbindelse med en række kirke og skolekoncerter men repertoiret er vokset og vi er nu klar til alt, fest, dans, pub, selv om koncert situationen er den vi er gearet mest til. Repertoiret er bygget op med mine sange som omdrejningspunkt. At jeg skulle arbejde sammen med blæs var nok det sidste jeg havde forestillet mig. Sangene har fået et nyt touch med Alexandras sopransax, min akustiske guitar og Anders Olssons kontrabas. Der er noge svævende og sfærisk over det. Det må være luften. Alexandra har osse en lille cowgirl i maven og derfor har vi forsynet hende med en western guitar. Kvinder har en anderledes måde at håndtere rytmeguitar på. Det mærker jeg positivt når jeg fyrer det irske de skotske, danske og amerikanske fiddletunes af. Et egentligt bandnavn har længe været på ønskelisten men da vi hver især efterhånden godt kan bruge vore navne området er det nok uden at fornærme nogen Alexandra der trækker det længste strå som sopransax spillende folkemusiker blandt et hylende kor af fioler og dragspel. Anders har et enormt bagkatalog, har spillet med de fleste og er en betryggende støtte når en gammel melodi pludselig virrer in over scenen. Vi mødes jævnligt og leger med sætlisten med mer eller mindre plan. Så kommer det af sig selv. Det er først på scenen man mærker resultatet......

FALCK OLSSON & SÄRSTRÖM Jens Falck kommer från södra Jylland i Danmark. Med en livsfarlig fiolstråke, gitarr och en ansenlig mängd egna bra låtar kom han till Sverige 2006. Tidigare med egna band och som kompmusiker åt bland andra Allan Olsen (DK)Ray Sawyer(Dr.Hook) och Jerry Donahue. (GB/USA) Nu tillsammans med Orsas egna Alexandra Särström saxofon/sång och Anders Olsson på kontrabas. Deras möte har beskrivits som: ”En tät välspelande skönsjungande akustisk trio med ovanligt stor musikalisk bredd.” Quote: Pelle Lindström Det utlovas country, folkmusik, rock & egna låtar.

JENS FALCK SOLO Jeg er ofte blevet spurgt: "Kan du ikke bare komme alene" Svaret har altid været et ganske entydigt" Nej! Jeg elsker at spille sammen med nogen. Helst så mange som muligt. Jeg elsker samspillet, den herlige kaotiske mangfold af tilfældigheder og muligheder. Desværre er der sjældent råd til det. Desuden lyder en violin skrigende søgeligt alene. En hyppig og sædvanlig antagelse er at ens distinkte meninger er udtryk for en form for identitet. Men hvor mange gange har jeg ikke af producerne under indspilningen af River og Faith måttet høre mantraet: "Kill Your Babies!" Da jeg blev opfordret til at spille et par numre til en mindre sammenkomst blev dette mantra pludselig aktuelt igen. Da der heller ikke var nogen ledige musikere ved hånden kom en tanke snigende:"Hvad har man egentlig brug for?" Svaret: "En væg at spille bold op ad." Ikke for meget, ikke for lidt, ikke for pænt og helst så "Live" som muligt. På tide at min gode gamle partner Protools fik lov til at vise hvad det duede til. Kan man ikke få det bedste, en trommeslager, må man ta det bedste af det næstbedste nemlig EZZdrummer. Efter 14 af de fineste dage ad den sommers bedste sendetid lå 28 sange klar med rytmeguitar under soloerne, fills, kor og hele baduljen. Resultatet var overraskende. Følte mig sikker, suveræn og sjældent laidback. Uden nogen at spille sammen med, i ensom majestæt betyder osse at publikum får hele min opmærksomhed. Det er aldrig hændt før, det gir lige noget at tænke på... Det tør jeg godt gøre igen....anyone?

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THE WAVES At jeg skulle finde et fætterband til mit gamle hæderkronede Djursland Spillemænd er egentlig lidt overraskende. Forklaringen er nok at Waves har fundet mig og det ene og alene på grund af vort stilfællesskab og så alligevel. Oprindelig var det mine sange der skulle krydre den sprudlende kærlighed til den Irske musikalske nationalskat: Pubrepertoiret der med sine våde hyldninger af wiskyens lyksaligheder og sentimentale sange om Irlands nød og elendighed blandes med fede highland reels og jig medleys tilsat fuldfed rockbacking. Mine sange er dog pudsigt nok for amerikanske til at få en gennemgående tråd i repertoiret og heldigvis har jeg da osse andet i baghånden. Min rolle som gæstesolist når det "store" band rykker ud passer mig glimrende. Her er ikke aftalte øvedage og sådan noget er hensat til lydprøver og spontane indfald som jeg kun kender det alt for godt hjemmefra. The Waves udskiller sig så fra det hjemlige ved at skildre de lidt nyere punk udgaver fra Waterboys / Pogues epoken fremfor Dubliners stilen. Ingen af delene har jeg slidt på før i mit liv udover et par uundgåelige travere som man altid kan tåle en gang til da publikum som regel altid gør det hårde arbejde for een. Publikum? The Waves har et stort og trofast publikum der kan more sig og huje som om de var 20 skønt de har været med siden bandet opstod for 25 år siden. Det trækker sin del af læsset og gør det let at være veloplagt på scenen i et glad orkester...

Foster Paterson, Doug Morter, Alan Thomson, Jens Falck, Jim Drummond

Then Came The Wheel

is a new musical experience, which came out of the friendship between Doug Morter,
Alan Thomson, Foster Paterson and Arran Ahmun, when collaborating on
projects together, mostly The Backroom Boys, (Doug's band with guitar maestro Jerry Donahue).
Alan, Foster, and Arran have, for many years, been the sidemen to Scots
legendary singer/songwriter John Martyn, and already had strong musical links,
almost musical telepathy together.

Add the vocal/guitar talents of Doug Morter, plus the multi-instrumental talents of
"new boy" Jens Falck, and you have a roots based feel, that takes influences
from such diverse areas, from blues to folk/rock, from r&b to jigs and reels,
from latin feel to afro rhythym, from Celtic reggae to jungle rap!
Put together two Scots, a Welshman, an Englishman and a Dane,
apart from the obvious jokes, the roots of their Anglo/Celtic/Viking ancestry can be
heard intertwining with the strong r&b/bluesy songs that form the basis of their new cd ,
"Covered In White",
(All compositions by the various band members)

If you are a fan of the following, you will love this band!!;

Little Feat, Ry Cooder, John Hiatt, Steely Dan, Tom Petty, BB King, Bob Dylan,
drinking, Braveheart, Welsh Rugby, Sailing,
John Martyn, Doug Morter, Alan Thomson, Foster Paterson, Arran Ahmun, Jens Falck , etc etc---
For more information look on www.thegreatdane.dk,

Then Came The Wheel are:

Doug Morter;
guitar/lead vocals,
played with Magna Carta, Albion Band, Maddy Prior (Steeleye Span), Michael Chapman, Richard Digance, and for the last 14 years (and still going!) in his own band with guitar legend Jerry Donahue, The Backroom Boys. Also Doug has recorded a solo cd. "Been There, Seen It, And Bought The T. Shirt", Latest recordings include Steve Morgan, and producing and playing on Irish singer/songwriter ,Jim Gordon's cd "Dreaming Again" (more info on www.thegreatdane.dk)

Alan Thomson;
bass/vocals/guitars,
played for many years with Scots singer songwriter John Martyn, has written with Robert Palmer, recorded with Roger Hodgson (Supertramp), and has recorded and toured with Andy Summers (Police), Julia Fordham, Rick Wakeman, The Hellecasters, Pentangle, and lately with the John Jorgensen Band (Elton's former guitarist and founder member of The Hellecasters), The Backroom Boys, and Amos Garrett, legendary guitarman from the States.

Foster Paterson;
Keyboards/vocals,
has been the choice , over the years of Jethro Tull, Camel, Fish (Marillion), John Martyn, Pentangle, Donnie Munroe (Runrig), plus appearances on Scottish tv with Bonnie Raitt,and many others.

Arran Ahmun; Drums/percussion/vocals,
Arran has over the years recorded/toured with/ invited to play with; Gerry Rafferty, Clannad, Waterboys, Andy Summers, (Police), John Martyn, BBM, (Gary Moore, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker), Linda Lewis, Van Morrison, etc.

Jens Falck;
(guitar/violin/mandolin/ slide/vocals)
is the newcomer to the band, Jens has played for many years in his native Denmark with their finest musicians, also with his own bands The Hawks, and The Jens Falck Band.Names like Alan Olsen and Esther Brohus will not mean much to the English public,but they are household names in Denmark, and also in between, Jens found time to work with Ray Sawyer (Dr Hook), and the Backroom Boys, (Doug's band with guitar legend Jerry Donahue)

Sunday September 25 at 7:30pm DONAHUE, MORTER, FALCK TRIO aka The Backroom Boys £8.00 Take an award winning guitarist, a respected singer/songwriter, a multi instrumentalist, and what you get is an evening of musical fireworks. From searing instrumentals, to lilting ballads, foot tapping fiddle tunes and blues guitar, celtic swing to country rock, in fact the whole spectrum of what is best in roots music. Not trying to capture any one particular thing, but relying on their joint musical experiences, these three well seasoned musicians, have created a repertoire that appeals to all audiences. Jerry Donahue, as the late, great Danny Gatton called him, is "the string bending king of the planet". You don't get endorsed by three of the largest guitar manufacturers in the world by being just good! Or be invited to play with Fairport Convention, Fotheringay, George Harrison, Elton John, Roy Orbison, Chris Rea, Joan Armatrading, Robert Plant, Gerry Rafferty (the list is endless!). A legendary guitarist, who, with his own band, The Hellecasters, has won various awards as best instrumental band worldwide, by magazines in America and Europe. He, himself, has been voted in the top three guitarists worldwide, consistently, over the past decade, by the readers of Guitar Player Magazine. Check out more info./discography etc. on www.jerrydonahue.com Doug Morter has been at the center of roots music since the late sixties, with ground breaking bands and musicians such as The Albion Band, Magna Carta, Michael Chapman, Maddy Prior (Steeleye Span), Rod Clements,(Lindisfarne), Richard Digance, etc, and has sharpened his stagecraft by supporting such names as David Bowie, Jethro Tull, Supertramp, Joan Armatrading, and has had the pleasure of joining onstage, Arlo Guthrie, Melanie, Ralph McTell, Fairport Convention, Richard Thompson, and many others over the last three decades. Doug has also enjoyed the last fifteen years playing with Jerry in their band together, The Backroom Boys, and with his other pals, Alan Thomson, Foster Paterson and Arran Ahmun, (John Martyn's sidemen), in their band together, "Then Came The Wheel". Check out more info/musical tree/discography on www.dougmorter.com Jens Falck, multi talented multi instrumentalist, from Arhus in Denmark, has been at the top of the Danish music scene for longer than he cares to remember! Whether it's on guitar, slide guitar, violin, mandolin, or just singing his own songs, Jens has worked with the best in Danish roots history, Allan Olsen, Esther Brohus, Billy Cross, and when in Europe, Ray Sawyer (Dr Hook). He has also made time for his own projects, The Hawks, The Jens Falck Band, and his local legends, Djurslandspillemænde. Check out more info/discography on www.jensfalck.dk This trio, the nucleus of the Backroom Boys, not only offer a great "semi-unplugged" evening, featuring all the best of their joint repertoires, but also great value in entertainment. Definitely worth checking out!