Sharron Kraus is a singer/musician/songwriter with a gift for beautiful and heartbreaking songs from a deep-seated storytelling mythology. Her music, rooted in the folk traditions of England and Appalachia, is characterized by soil-rich vocals, haunting banjo, fine acoustic guitar, and visionary word-craft. She is like the roving storyteller, bringing tales of terror, sadness and joy to a stranger's hearth on a dark and stormy night.
Not surprising, Kraus has been featured in The Wire, Arthur Magazine, Ptolemaic Terrascope and Broken Face. Her fanbase includes veteran folkies Shirley Collins and Archie Fisher as well as indie figureheads Michael Gira, David Tibet , and Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore. Her list of collaborations is just as impressive in the past, she worked with the likes of The Iditarod, Fursaxa and Meg Baird and Helena Espvall of Espers.

Michael Tanner is also far from being a newcomer. Most of his solo-output has been released under the name Plinth, on labels like Second Language or Apollolaan. He also recorded and played live with the likes of pantaleimon, United Bible Studies and Tex La Homa. Before this album, he already worked with Sharron on her album 'The Fox's wedding'

As the title of their joint album suggest, this lp was recorded in the Rheidol Valley in Wales. Sharron and Michael took some instruments with them, went for a long walkin the valley, and did some recordings there. This results in a mix of improvisations, songs with a folk structure and some field recordings. The album has a very organic feel to it from start to finish.




 Michael Tanner and Sharron Kraus: "In the rheidol valley"
12" lp - released may 20110

These two tracks are the first to be heard from the much anticipated collaboration of Dawn Smithson & Aaron Martin. Dawn's haunting melodies, clear vocals and disorted minimal guitar lines blend in perfectly with Aaron's vague and wide string arrangements.

12€/ + 17$

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Sharron Kraus official website:
http://www.sharronkraus.com

Sharron Kraus on myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/sharronkraus

Michael Tanner on myspace
http://www.myspace.com/michaeltanner