![]() ![]() Over seven years Allan is transformed by the process just as the nettles are. Finally, a vision of the dress back in the woods where the nettles were picked, worn by one of his daughters. From early experiments making nettle thread, through foraging, processing, spinning, weaving and cutting the cloth. The challenge of making near zero carbon clothing sourced within a few miles of his home means re-learning ancient crafts and recalls Hans Christian Anderson's fairy tale 'Wild Swans'. ![]() It's also his medicine, the way he survives the loss of his wife. This is 'hedgerow couture', the greenest of slow fashion. And he shares their ability to paint pictures on his fret board through a delightful lightness of touch, fluidity and that rare ability to share emotions through his fingers’ Pete Feenstra (Music journalist)ĭirected by documentary film maker Dylan Howitt, The Nettle Dress follows textile artist Allan Brown as he spends seven years making a dress by hand from foraged stinging nettles, all picked on the South Downs near Brighton. ‘He’s influenced by the great guitar pickers, such as Merle Travis, Chet Atkins and, latterly, Tommy Emmanuel. ‘Mesmerisingly special as you will see… In a word AWESOME, fantastic original music and incendiary finger picking acoustic guitar' Tony Corner (Radio DJ) ![]() ‘He proves to be a technically brilliant fingerpicker who also brings plenty of heart, soul and personality to the proceedings’ Rock ‘n Reel Magazine A one-man-band on acoustic guitar not to be missed. ![]() Iago’s technique and approach to performance have captivated crowds across the UK and Spain. The album will feature new levels of skill, complexity and versatility, fusing styles including gypsy jazz, blues rock, country, dixieland, swing, pop and folk. With two studio albums and a live album under his belt, Banet redefines the boundaries of the instrument, creating stories without words and enthralling audiences as he does so.īanet is releasing his third studio album in early 2023, and in it he will take the acoustic guitar to its limits. Since 2018, Banet has been building an impressive career as a solo fingerstyle acoustic guitarist, showcasing his immense talent and receiving rave reviews along the way. Iago was born in Galicia in the north-west of Spain, moved to the UK in 2014 and was involved with several bands of diverse style, touring and recording. Mark Kermode, reviewing for The Guardian, gave the film five stars calling it 'a richly authentic portrait of Cornwall' and saying Woodvine's performance was 'quietly mesmerising.' Adam Scovell, writing for BBC Culture, said that the film was 'a perfect, anti-romantic expression of Cornish eeriness'. Filmed on location around the disused tin mines of West Penwith, it is also an ode to Cornwall’s rich folklore and natural beauty.Įnys Men premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival and was well received by critics. Is the landscape not only alive but sentient? Shot by Jenkin on grainy 16mm colour film stock and with his trademark post-synched sound, the form feels both innovative and authentic to the period. A wildlife volunteer’s daily observations of a rare flower take a dark turn into the strange and metaphysical, forcing both her and viewers to question what is real and what is nightmare. With Natalia Marín - Singer, Ramón Ruiz - Guitar.Įnys Men, written, directed and photographed by Mark Jenkin, the second feature from the visionary mind of the Cornish filmmaker, follows 2019’s hand-crafted, BAFTA-winning breakout hit Bait.Įnys Men is a mind-bending Cornish folk horror set in 1973 that unfolds on an uninhabited island off the Cornish coast. 'She is the imperious, dancing focal point, her steps beating furious, intricate tattoos under a long train that she swishes, lifts and manoeuvres with marvellous dexterity and no little significance' The Herald Newspaper - 2016 At the age of 19 years old, she started her professional career in the UK. Rebeca started her formation at the "Carmen Amaya Flamenco cultural academy" in Madrid and continued at the world renowned "Centro de Arte Flamenco y Danza Española Amor de Dios" in Madrid, and later at Tamara López "Flamenco Danza" school in Seville. Her father, Paco Benamargo, guitarist and agent at "Flamenco de Hoy" and her mother, Esmeralda Ortega, classical dancer, instilled in her the love for Flamenco, music and dance. Rebeca was born into an international flamenco family. Passion, strength and the extraordinary flight of her hands are in perfect harmony with the elegance and the sensuality of the most authentic flamenco dance. From the deepest roots of flamenco, Rebeca Ortega (Madrid) inhabits the tradition of flamenco culture shaped by the luminosity of the alegrías, the depth of the taranto, the rhythms of the tangos and bulerías and the jondura of the soleá and the farruca. ![]()
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