Join: Apr 20, 2007

Name: ashmandrake

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Location: GB

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With it's central reference in folk rock, The Mandrake Project (UK) manage to slip effortlessly from blues, to arabic, jazz to african, medeival to comedy: That's the magic of The Mandrake project (UK). There are also occasional guest appearances from Paul Sax (violin: The Huckleberries) and AlanBurton (Irish Pipes)Witness the eloquent acrobatics of "Cath The Piccolist" (classical soloist) on Flute; the virtuosity of Daniel Eid (front man from the German folk rock band "In Search of A Rose") on guitar and bass; the silky vocals remeniscent of Yous N'Dour from "The Amazing Amadou" (Genuine West African Griot, Senegal National Band Percussionist); lyrics spanning from the surreal to the heart wrenching, and the powerful vocal athleticism (reminiscent of Tim Buckley) of The Bard of Bath "Ash Mandrake".

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Song To The Siren

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Live recording of Ash Mandrake covering Tim Buckley's Song To The Siren. You can find a video of a different performance at www.youtube.com/tbsapp The sound quality is better in this one.

Spooky Jazz Blast Fling Thing: Mandrake (UK)

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A piece of Jazz Impro that came out of "The Spooky Spud Man": a piece that sadly went into hybernation somewhere along with the Swanny Whistle. But the Jazz Piece Lives!Cath (The Picollist) Hurley and The Amazing Amadou Fling Solos in this one.

The Glowing Hearth: The Mandrake Project (UK)

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With Photography from Martin (Tiger Country) Tomkins , The band version of Parts One and Two of The Glowing Hearth Triptych. Cath (The Picollist) Hurley on Flute, Amadou Diege on percussion and etherial Wolof vocals and Daniel (Ebl) Eid on Bass. Filmed at Emporium Arts, Bath Jan 2007.Thanks to...

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JALI FILY CISSOKHO AFRICA

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JALI FILY CISSOKHO with AME DIANGE & ALAGE SEYE/Burton Taylor Theatre Oxford UK 2007

Gusto Barbit (Hobnob Biscuit Sketch)

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Ash Mandrake recounts the Hobnob Biscuit Anecdote before a performance of Shine On You Crazy Diamond at Emporium Arts March 2006N.B. Filmed by Emporium Arts, but edited by Ash Mandrake using unregistered software.

Gusto Barbit Wild Wood (cover) Soup Sketch

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Gusto Barbit (The Jumping Meme) Intervenes during a cover of Paul Wella's Wild Wood, performed by Ash Mandrakewww.myspace.com/gustobarbit