The Fair Rain is an English seven-piece contemporary folk band. Until 13 October 2015, the band operated under the name The Old Dance School,[1] under which they released three studio albums and a live album.
The Fair Rain | |
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| Origin | Birmingham, England |
| Genres | Folk |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Transition Records |
| Members | Robin Beatty, Helen Lancaster, Charlie Heys, Jim Molyneux, Aaron Diaz, Laura Carter, Adam Jarvis |
| Past members | Samantha Norman, Tom Chapman |
| Website | Official website |
The Fair Rain released its first studio album, Behind The Glass, on 25 April 2016.[2][3]
The band released three albums as The Old Dance School: Based On A True Story (2008), Forecast (2010) and Chasing The Light (2012) and one live album, Steer In The Night (2014). BBC Radio 2 has featured tracks from all three studio albums.[4][5][6]
Members
editThe band made up of Robin Beatty (guitar, vocals), Helen Lancaster (violin, viola), Charlie Heys (violin), Jim Molyneux (drums, percussion, accordion, vocals), Aaron Diaz (trumpet), Laura Carter (woodwind, vocals) and Adam Jarvis (double bass).[7][8][9][10]
In January 2012, percussionist Tom Chapman, who features on all three recordings, was replaced by multi-instrumentalist Jim Molyneux.
In May 2015, violinist Samantha Norman, who also features on all previous albums, left the band and Charlie Heys joined in her place.
Discography
editBased On A True Story (2008)
Forecast (2010)[11]
Chasing The Light (2012)[12]
Steer In The Night (2014)[13]
Behind The Glass (2016), as 'The Fair Rain'[14]
Performance history
editThe band has made many festival appearances including Glastonbury Festival, Celtic Connections, Shrewsbury Folk Festival, Towersey Folk Festival, Sidmouth Folk Festival, Moseley Folk Festival, Nordsjøfestivalen, Ile de Tatihou Festival, Shambala Festival, Knockengorroch, Warwick Folk Festival, Bromyard Folk Festival and Purbeck Folk Festival.
References
edit- ^ "The Old Dance School change their name - introducing: The Fair Rain". Folk Radio UK. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "The Fair Rain – Official Website". Thefairrain.com.
- ^ "Behind The Glass". Amazon.co.uk. 22 April 2016.
- ^ "BBC Radio 2 - Mike Harding, 23/05/2012, The Old Dance School - Interview with Mike Harding". BBC.
- ^ "BBC Radio 2 - The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe, Folk Awards Highlights". BBC.
- ^ "Bob Harris: The Old Dance School Artist Page". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "The Old Dance School – About". Theolddanceschool.com.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ Freak, Dave (29 November 2013). "The Old Dance School to record live album at Birmingham hometown gig". birminghampost.
- ^ [2] [dead link]
- ^ "Album review: The Old Dance School - Forecast". Scotsman.com.
- ^ "Folk albums of the year: The Old Dance School | Karine Polwart | Kathleen MacInnes | Lau | Duncan Chisholm". Scotsman.com.
- ^ "StackPath". Folkradio.co.uk. 19 September 2014.
- ^ "The Fair Rain – Behind The Glass Album review - Rock Club UK". Therockclubuk.com.