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the moors ON THE ROAD in spring 2013...


The Moors will be on the road this spring:

Sun 12 May Brighton Fringe at The Brunswick

Sat 1 June Plethiad - Balkan/klezmer festival, Brecon, Powys

Try and catch us live if you can. As one happy promoter said: "Their unique combination of technical brilliance with foot-stomping energy always lights up the audience when they play."

For more details and a full list of upcoming gigs in 2013 (regularly updated) please visit our gigs page.


DOWNLOAD THE MOORS' ALBUMS

The Moors' first full-length album, titled THE MOORS, is available as a download for just £5 from our Bandcamp site. You can also buy the CD online here for £9.50 + £1.50 p&p.

Preview it free first. Listen to the whole album online now! 

FREE DOWNLOAD Our first recording was a seven-track CD recorded  "live in the studio" in 2009. You can now download six tracks completely free of charge. There are still a few copies of the CD (which contains an extra track) available for £4.50 + £1.50 p&p.

Or buy both CDs at our gigs.

THE MOORS are a band founded in 2008 in Hastings, East Sussex, UK, by Elaine and Ken Edwards. We have played many indoor and outdoor gigs in South East England and beyond.


THE MOORS’ brew includes Balkan music, klezmer, mediaeval Sephardic melodies, Cuban rhythms, jazz, blues, folk and rock music, and encompasses original compositions as well as arrangements of traditional music.

HOT (Hastings Online Times) meets The Moors.

Book The Moors for your function! We can do parties, weddings, festivals, events of all kinds where dancing and merriment is required, anywhere in the South East of England ... please go to the bookings page to listen to the kind of music we can provide, or contact us by phone or email for details and costs – no obligation.

THE MOORS are:

Elaine Edwards – soprano sax, flute, accordion

Elaine has played flute and piano for over 20 years, and in recent years has added saxophone. She has studied classical/contemporary music and multi-media, and teaches music.

Jenny Benwell – fiddle

Jenny studied violin at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and went on to play fiddle and viola in folk rock bands, touring Europe. She continues her classical career, and teaches music.

Richard Butler – guitar

Richard studied music at Goldsmith College in London. He teaches guitar. Like all the other Moors Richard lives in Hastings, just around the corner from Ken and Elaine.

Ken Edwards – bass, vocals

Ken is an editor and writer who runs the small press Reality Street. He has been involved with contemporary music of various kinds for many years, both as composer and performer.

Andy Maby – drums

Andy was The Moors' first drummer and now mainly plays with the Cajun Dawgs but still joins us from time to time.


 

Russell Field - drums

Russell plays regularly with Barbara Dickson, Midge Ure and others, and sometimes with The Moors.

Previous Moors drummers: Tok Tippayanasa, Tom Alexander


Looking for the (US) Moors? The US-based band called the Moors is not currently active but has a loyal following. Their original and traditional songs combine Celtic, medieval and modern music in an unforgettable electronic and otherworldy setting, drawing on the trance-inducing and consciousness-altering properties of overtones, featuring primal percussion and haunting winds and vocals.

 
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