Lissie Rettenwander's musical history has been a long journey, including many stops along the way, as well as numerous twists. Born in Kitzbühel, her career began with the traditional folk music of the Alps. As a child and teenager, she sang and played the zither in the well-known Hausmusik band formed by her family. Later, her path led her to Innsbruck, where she began to compose her own songs on the guitar and to contribute to various band, music and art projects. 
As a solo artist, her main focus is on the experiment and total improvisation. Thus, for instance, she likes to blend analogue effects in with the sound of her zither. Between immense clouds of sound and eerily focused calm, Lissie Rettenwander, with her extraordinary voice, leads us into unknown worlds. The freely improvised pseudo lyrics, meanwhile, play with the illusion of song. Yet, nothing is the way it seems. Lissie Rettenwander's music is unpredictable. Just like the basic themes of her work. The emotions are woven into an elaborate musical Gesamtkunstwerk, the interpretation of which leaves us a lot of freedom. 
For 2013, the Heart of Noise Festival has decided to honour this artist and her music with an album specially commissioned for the occasion. It will be exclusively available on vinyl and online as a digital download during the festival, where the artist will also present her album, on Saturday, June 22, at the Stadtsäle. On May 1st, the first single release will be published as a digital download. 

who are they aimed at, the countless, uncountable stitches, sound stitches, who is lissie rettenwander pointing them at by stitching up, by chaining up her sound space, by weaving it together any which way? who or what is meant to be pinned down or finally pushed towards dissolution? in her world of sounds, she creates simultaneousness and multitude at once, her at times almost childlike playfulness tempts us to hear more, to immerse ourselves in this vast space of vocal and instrumental breaths. a gasping for breath in wild gestures, gentle touches, elementary eruptions, hesitant calls, impetuous attacks ‒ the spectrum of sound events is vast, the dramaturgy admits sound images of the highest intensity and colourfulness. the musical experiment as a resounding-moving performance has its roots in mostly improvised procedures. here lissie rettenwander leaves behind the firm ground of the tried and tested, of familiar harmonies and rhythms, while on the other hand finding surprising structures in ostinato elements of recurring models. electronic manipulations and interventions enable additional developments, and seemingly mechanical sounds form a pulsating and complementing contrast to subtle melodic lines. lissie rettenwander's music unites highly disparate elements and thus creates unity in exuberant imagination. this talent for the extreme brings forth new things, is able to intrigue and draw attention. 

Wolfgang Praxmarer, thoughts on the new album by Lissie Rettenwander (coming soon) 



Contact & booking: 
lissie_rettenwander@hotmail.com

"A stirring heterophony!" - The Scotsman
 
"This must rate as one of the best quartet recordings of recent years.  Virtuosic playing with a strong jazz influence...…very strongly recommended"
- Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain
 
'Sensitively played and the resulting sound was nothing short of luxurious...impressive and diverse" - Broadway Baby (****)
 
 
 - World Saxophone Congress 2015 (Strasbourg)
 - National Chamber Music Day 2015 (Perth Concert Hall, Scotland)
 - Made in Scotland Music Showcase (Edinburgh Festival Fringe)
 - International Chamber Music Matters (Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow)
 - 15th World Saxophone Congress (Bangkok)
 - Les Rencontres du saxophone" Festival (Strasbourg) 
 - The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh
 - An Tobar, Tobermory, Mull 
 
 
Combining jazz, folk and classical music,  expect anything from Michael Nyman and Oliver Nelson to Ryuichi Sakamoto and Paquito D'Rivera (with a few Gaelic psalms and whirling reels along the way).
 
Led by Sue McKenzie (Delphian Records/Salsa Celtica), the Scottish Saxophone Ensemble was formed in 2000 and features some of the best of Scotland’s saxophone talent including Ellie Steemson (Workers Union), Allon Beauvoisin (Brass Jaw) and Michael Brogan (Transgressive North). 
 
The ensemble were hosts of the 16th World Saxophone Congress and their CD, "Mrs Malcolm", is available on iTunes.
 

This page showcases the work of the students on the BMus Traditional Music course at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Have a wee scroll through and enjoy! 

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Award winning guitarist and composer from Callander, Scotland, currently studying on the MMus Folk Music program at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland. 
2013 BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award Nominee with Scottish folk band ‘Thalla’. 
Now performing with quartet ‘Reelinki’ and 'Unissakävelijät'. 

Playlists for various projects.

For other sounds check out Rule Of Three and Boreas on Soundcloud. ruleofthreemusic.com
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Academic career guide. I firmly believe that your academic career has the potential for joy as well as success. I help academics build their confidence to do the work they find meaningful and find the time to do the important work.

Springthyme is a record label dedicated to presenting Scotland's living tradition in song and music. Founded in 1974 by musician and singer Pete Shepheard, the label has introduced many fine singers, musicians to the world of recorded music. The very first album was recorded during the weekend traditional music festival held in Kinross in 1973 with musicians including Aly Bain and Tom Anderson and the Shetland Fiddlers and the first recording of ballad singer Stanley Robertson of Aberdeen. Other artistes on Springthyme include Jim Reid, The Foundry Bar Band, Ossian, Jock Duncan, Bill Black, Duncan Williamson, Lizzie Higgins, Jim Crawford, Tom Hughes, John Watt & Davey Stewart, Iain McLachlan and many more including a CD from Pete's own band Shepheard, Spiers & Watson. Springthyme has also issued recordings from their field recordings archive in cooperation with the Musical Traditions label.

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