Jim Moray

Jim Moray is one of the most consistently inventive musicians working in traditional folk music today. After three ground-breaking and award-winning albums – 2003’s BBC Radio2 Folk Album of Year ‘Sweet England’, ‘Jim Moray’ in 2006 and fRoots Critics Poll and Mojo Folk Album of the Year winner ‘Low Culture’ in 2008 - he now finds himself at the forefront of a new folk revival in the UK, and hailed as a pivotal influence by a new generation of folk musicians while still only being in his 20s himself.

Recording his first album ‘Sweet England’ while still studying classical composition at Birmingham Conservatoire in the day and playing drums in power-pop bands by night, Jim Moray emerged onto the UK folk scene seemingly fully formed in 2003. His imaginative reimagining of English traditional music blended with orchestral flourishes, guitars and electronics soon found him awarded the unprecedented combination of ‘Best Newcomer’ and ‘Best Album’ at the 2004 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. After notching up a live reputation with performances at Glastonbury, Cambridge Folk Festival and WOMAD, and alongside Richard Thompson and Oysterband, Jim followed this with 2006’s ‘Jim Moray’ and ‘Low Culture’ in 2008.  He most recently broke with convention, giving his fourth album ‘In Modern History’ away on the cover of Songlines magazine before releasing a deluxe two disc version in June 2010.

“Self-styled folk pioneer Jim Moray fuses rock guitars, spoken-word and synths with traditional folk to great effect” – GUITARIST MAGAZINE

“One of the folk scene's great originals” – THE GUARDIAN

 

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Maz Totterdell

Maz combines her confessional tales of complicated teen romance with cunning pop hooks and a confident sparkle.  Her unique brand of soft nu-folk-pop is delivered with understated tenderness, entrancing audiences wherever she plays.

At the filming of her recent BBC Introducing session (initiated by BBC DJ Steve Lamacq), she charmed and disarmed the seasoned pro’s around her, before calmly taking her debut London gig in her stride that same evening. It was a long way from her Devon home yet she was undaunted by music biz illuminati, whose usual in-gig chatter she managed to silence with her intense, engaging performance.

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Venue: Exeter Phoenix

Promoter: A MIDNIGHT MANGO PROMOTION

Website:jimmoray.co.uk