"Lush instrumentation, intelligent poetic lyrics, and a haunting vocal that seems to have arrived via the Elizabeth Fraser school of celestial beauty prove Bridie Jackson and The Arbour are something rather special indeed." 
 - Andy Von Pip, Team Freshnet

"This could quite easily soundtrack a scene from something as similarly layered as Game of Thrones. It’s beautiful yet bleak and has an otherworldly air that’s all their own." 
 - Musika 

Bridie Jackson and The Arbour, one of the UK's most gifted bands, and Glastonbury Emerging Talent Winners, released their highly anticipated second album, New Skin, on 5th May 2014.

Produced by Mick Ross, ‘New Skin’ is a whirlwind of song-writing prowess, as the band’s trademark melancholy strings and joyful rich harmonies intertwine to form a uniquely ethereal collection of haunting yet powerful songs.

Turbulent and often heart chilling lyrics collide with melodic soundscapes, endearing the listener with tales of warmth, woe and wonder. The album caresses you with stark and simple story telling, navigating through the wonder of life’s great highs and lows.

"Blissful" - Lauren Laverne, 6 Music

"An evocative, inimitable sound" - Tipping Point

Newcastle based four-piece Bridie Jackson and The Arbour are an eclectic group of folk-influenced musicians. Hauntingly ethereal, yet fused with dark and powerful undertones; this eccentric ensemble inject contradictions galore, with their union of bright melody and sombre lyricism.

Bridie Jackson and The Arbour are “a midnight dark yet airily bright breath of fresh folkish air” 
 - Clash

"Bridie Jackson and The Arbour are refreshingly unpretentious and movingly soulful" 
- The Telegraph

2013 saw the band receive awards from Arts Council England, Help Musicians UK and City Music Foundation, secure radio play on BBC 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 Music, including live sessions for Dermot O’Leary, R4’s Loose Ends and R3’s In Tune, and perform on multiple stages at the legendary Glastonbury Festival, having beaten over 8,000 contenders to win the 2013 Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition.

Recording of the album was supported by a Help Musicians UK Emerging Excellence Award (helpmusicians.org.uk) and City Music Foundation (citymusicfoundation.org).

Recorded at Blast Recording Studios, Newcastle. 
Produced by Mick Ross
Engineered by Mark Broughton
Mastered by John Davis at Metropolis.


Contact: 
Kieron Moyles
Moyles Media Ltd
Kieron@moylesmedia.com
07980 55 00 31

www.BridieandTheArbour.com   
www.facebook.com/BridieandTheArbour	
www.twitter.com/BridieAndArbour

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We Talked Again

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Bridie Jackson and The Arbour are “a midnight dark yet airily bright breath of fresh folkish air” 
- Clash

"Refreshingly unpretentious and movingly soulful" 
- The Telegraph


Recorded at Blast Recording Studios, Newcastle. 
Produced by Mick Ross
Engineered by Mark Broughton
Mastered by John Davis at Metropolis.

Written by Bridie Jackson, Arranged by Bridie Jackson and The Arbour.

Bridie Jackson: Vocals and Guitar
Carol Bowden: Percussion and Vocals
Jenny Nendick: Cello and Double Bass
Rachel Cross: Fiddle and Vocals


Contact Info: 

General: 
contact@bridieandthearbour.com

Radio: 
Kieron Moyles
Moyles Media Ltd
Kieron@moylesmedia.com
07980 55 00 31

www.BridieandTheArbour.com 
www.facebook.com/BridieandTheArbour	
www.twitter.com/BridieAndArbour

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Diminutive Man

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Ellie

New Skin

Scarecrow

One Winter Evening

The Sandgate Dandling Song

Crying Beast

Mucky

Final Lullaby

Far From The Tree

Music by Bridie Jackson. Lyrics by Helen Duffin. Arranged by Bridie Jackson and The Arbour. All proceeds raised through purchases of this track will go the cancer research charity, Bloodwise. Download from: http://shop.bridieandthearbour.com/track/advice-2

For more information about Bloodwise visit:
https://bloodwise.org.uk

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Advice

“A wildfire of word of mouth” (Generator) has propelled Bridie Jackson & The Arbour from a cult following in the North East, to UK-wide and even international attention, via a sell-out album launch show at The Sage Gateshead in January 2012. 

Bridie has a unique voice "that despite its strength and power has a whisper-like quality that draws you in with its gentle intimacy and bewitching melancholy" (The Crack Magazine). Her voice and inventive guitar playing are complemented by 'The Arbour', a talented group of musicians who provide rich layers of vocal harmonies alongside combinations of cello, violin, mandolin and bell plates. The range of instruments are used sparingly; "working up magic from seemingly simple elements" (Narc magazine), in a set which varies from the entirely a cappella to riotous, stomping bluegrass-tinged new folk.

The breadth of influences that can be heard in their music ranges from gospel to flamenco, as well as the more contemporary echoes of artists such as Joanna Newsom, The Fleet Foxes and Feist. This is music that proves impossible to define, yet is instantly engaging, as Bridie's "casual, kick-off-my-shoes confidence draws the audience in" (Laura Fraine, Journal Culture).


Email: contact@bridieandthearbour.com
 
Website: www.bridieandthearbour.com 
 
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Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/bridieandthearbour 
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Selected upcoming shows:
Thu 19 Apr - Head Of Steam, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK       
Fri 1 Jun - Evolution Festival - Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK     
Sat 2 Jun - Newcastle Community Green Festival -  Leazes Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK   
Thu 7 Jun - Gala Theatre, Durham, UK
Fri 15 Jun - Helmsley Arts Centre, Helmsley, UK 
Wed 22 Aug - Brighton, UK
Thu 23 Aug - The Victoria, Swindon, UK 
Sat 25 Aug - Solfest - Cumbria UK

All you love is all you are

Bridie Jackson & The Arbour's new double A-side is the first release from this exciting and unique band, since they joined Debt Records in November.

First track, Scarecrow, the dramatic, theatrical lament of a murdered bride (written by Debt Records' Louis Barabbas) is complemented by a new recording of popular album track, All You Love Is All You Are - “One of the most perfectly constructed and heartbreakingly beautiful ballads I've heard in a long time” (Now Then, Sheffield).

The Newcastle based 4-piece create contemporary folk music that is beautiful, ethereal, dark and powerful. Their self-released début album, Bitter Lullabies, caused a stir in 2012 with a sold-out show at The Sage Gateshead, alongside 4* and 5* reviews in the national press. The band have since played headline shows across the UK and been featured on BBC Radio 3's Late Junction and BBC 6Music.

An official launch show at Cluny 2, Newcastle on 8th February, with support from Beccy Owen, is the centrepiece of a 5-date North-East tour to celebrate the release.

“I promise you that you have never heard anything like them before” - Folk RadioUK

“Buzzing with understated power and vitality”- Maverick

“Really quite splendid” – Gideon Coe, BBC 6Music

“Strong, passionate, and totally absorbing” - Generator, Tipping Point

“I’ve never heard anything like it or anything that comes close... Bridie’s voice is as individual as Bjork’s” – No Depression

Release date: 11th February 2013.

Contact Information:
Management: bridiejacksonarbour@gmail.com / 07593 188241
Label: press@debtrecords.net
Website: www.bridiejackson.com

Live shows:
31st Jan - Middlesbrough, Folklines
1st Feb - Jarrow, Bede's World
2nd Feb - Berwick, The Watchtower
8th Feb - Newcastle, Cluny 2 
9th Feb - Hexham, Moot Hall

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All You Love Is All You Are

This is a new recording of Bridie Jackson & The Arbour's popular album track, All You Love Is All You Are. It is featured on a Double A-side, released on Debt Records in February 2013.

"A ballad worthy of Guy Garvey or any A-lister at their best. Unequivocally beautiful, haunting, clever and worthy of so many looped listens" - G. Lewis, Musika

 “One of the most perfectly constructed and heartbreakingly beautiful ballads I've heard in a long time” - B. Eckersley, Now Then Magazine


Bridie Jackson & The Arbour are a Newcastle based 4-piece, who create contemporary folk music that is beautiful, ethereal, dark and powerful. Their self-released début album, Bitter Lullabies, caused a stir in 2012 with a sold-out show at The Sage Gateshead, alongside 4* and 5* reviews in the national press. The band have since played headline shows across the UK and been featured on BBC Radio 2, 3, 4 and 6Music.


Contact Information:
Management: bridiejacksonarbour@gmail.com 
Label: press@debtrecords.net
Website: www.bridieandthearbour.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bridieandthearbour
Twitter: @bridieandarbour

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Following on from their recent success at the Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition, Bridie Jackson & The Arbour announce the release of their new single, ‘Prolong’, on Debt Records. 
‘Prolong’ follows in the footsteps of its acclaimed predecessor ‘Scarecrow’; haunting, ethereal and utterly tender. 

"Haunting and spellbinding, with dazzling wordplay and astonishing delivery, Prolong is sort of track to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end." Just Music That I Like 

Song of The Day: "Bridie Jackson & The Arbour are seriously awesome, and ‘Prolong’ proves exactly why 8,000 other fine bands had to settle for watching Greg James (at Glastonbury) on BBC3 all weekend." For Folk’s Sake 

"Harmonies so soothing they should be prescribed by doctors as a means of curing stress." - The Devil Has The Best Tuna 

"Graceful string motifs sigh heavily against beautiful harmonies… They play and sing with unfathomable dexterity, driving subtle emotion into each and every vocal note.... The highlight is a wonderful pizzicato string section, while the lack of percussion leaves the track bare and expressive." - Fwd Music


“If we were to die tomorrow we'd be happy to pass away with the knowledge that we'd had the pleasure to witness Bridie's voice live, a thing of subtle yet powerful loveliness. Did we melt a little? No, not just a little - completely" Breaking More Waves

“You feel as if you should be sitting in candlelight listening to their music with no distractions whatsoever” The Guardian

“Refreshingly unpretentious and movingly soulful” – The Telegraph 

"One of the most original and unique bands we’ve heard all year, melding traditional folk with hints of dark gothica and a graceful touch of the otherworldly." - Mad Mackeral 

Links
Website: www.bridieandthearbour.com 
Soundcloud:	@bridieandthearbour
Label: press@debtrecords.net / www.debtrecords.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bridieandthearbour
Twitter: @bridieandarbour

For more information:
Kim Astley-Cooper / Super Cat PR
kim@supercatpr.co.uk
+ 44 (0) 7869146119

Prolong
Written by Bridie Jackson
Arranged by Bridie Jackson & The Arbour
Recorded and mixed at Blast Studios, Newcastle by Mark Broughton
Mastered by Dick Beetham at 360 Mastering
Special thanks to Ed Boyd and Dean Thompson

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Prolong

Bridie Jackson and the Arbour are a Newcastle trio of folk-influenced musicians; creating works of haunting beauty, both sparse and detailed. With rich vocal harmonies and subtle string arrangements, they are led by Bridie’s remarkable voice and evocative wordplay, at once dark and playful, joyous and melancholic.

With her early performances wild and untamed, Bridie Jackson’s compositions for solo voice and acoustic guitar began to encompass an ever-changing backing band of guest musicians, playing across the pubs and concert halls of the North East of England. Bridie’s experience of leading choirs, as well as absorbing numerous musical styles from an early age travelling Europe with her family, allowed her to deftly lead her talented ensemble. Condensing and honing their varied musical backgrounds (traditional folk, classical, dance), the Arbour brought her songs brilliantly to life.

After their debut album Bitter Lullabies was released in 2012, the band began touring nationally and the changeable seven-piece line up was soon condensed to the quartet of Bridie, vocalist and percussionist Carol Bowden, cellist and double-bassist Jenny Nendick and fiddle player and vocalist Rachel Cross. Rapidly gaining widespread acclaim, they received radio play on BBC 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 Music, played live sessions for Dermot O’Leary and Radio 4′s Loose Ends, won a Journal Culture Award for their Arts Council funded project, Music in Museums, and performed on multiple stages at the legendary Glastonbury Festival, having beaten over 8,000 contenders to win the 2013 Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition.

On their second album New Skin, released in May 2014, the group’s melting pot of influences have formed a breathtaking new whole. Supported by awards from Help Musicians UK and City Music Foundation, this fully realised work has seen them head out on a 19-date headline UK tour, play sessions for Radio 3′s In Tune and Tom Robinson on 6 Music, as well as gaining support from the likes of Lauren Laverne, Guy Garvey, Steve Lamacq and The Telegraph.

Contact: 
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www.bridieandthearbour.com

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