Marie Schreer and John Garner formed Mainly Two in 2013 with a view to expanding the repertoire for two violins and bringing greater attention to an oft-neglected medium. They have since commissioned works by over twenty composers from across the globe, performed live at celebrated venues including Sage Gateshead and St David’s Hall Cardiff and toured internationally. Their two-part album Poetry / Synergy was independently released in November 2014 and re-released digitally on Turquoise Coconut in May 2016, followed some months later by an EP, Live at Listenpony. Their latest album, Squirrels in Matchboxes, was released in April 2020 and features new works by James Brady, Kate Williams and MT’s own John Garner, as well as improvisations by the duo. During the pandemic, Mainly Two released "World Tour", a YouTube series of short concerts featuring music new and old from across the globe and made their debut at the Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music. Also enthusiastic educators, they have given workshops and masterclasses across the country including at Sage Gateshead and Glasgow University.

From the playful to the melancholic, the brutal to the plain silly, Mainly Two are rejuvenating the world of two violins, summoning a universe of colour from eight strings.

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releases on Phantom Limb Label
https://camerongraham1.bandcamp.com/

VIDEOS_
thirty-three confessions: 
https://youtu.be/48YF0sdDYXQ
The Noise and Hardware Caravan Club 1.0:
https://youtu.be/FHoBDCDcWYA
the thing about shoegaze:
https://youtu.be/DwYVTUT-LXo
Symphony of Red Bubbles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvJ36aQb6GY
abide within plenitude:
https://vimeo.com/380260341

https://opensea.io/Cameron_Graham

Composer, improviser, pianist, teacher, writer

Violinist | Composer | Educator | Co-Founder of Turquoise Coconut Records

London-based independent record label. New music for curious ears.

Artists: 
Mainly Two
Music Of Our Kind
Steven Ebel
Tobie Carpenter Organ Trio
EMANATA

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contemporary music ensemble based in London

The Demon Lover - out now

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Northumbrian electro-folk musician and producer Frankie Archer has announced her new EP 'Pressure and Persuasion' and released new single "Barbara Allen" along with an entrancing accompanying video. New EP 'Pressure and Persuasion' will be released 4th October, arriving amidst dates this autumn supporting The Last Dinner Party (following a personal invitation from the band) - and a full UK headline tour of her own running through October and November.

Frankie Archer's new EP 'Pressure and Persuasion' tells the stories of four women and girls from centuries past who navigate the same expectations that are put on women today. It encompasses joy, bravery, defiance and helplessness, and challenges ideas about how womens’ stories are told and perceived.

New single and EP opener "Barbara Allen" is one of the most re-told songs in the English language. Frankie's spiralling interpretation - co-produced by Jim Moray - transcends expectations. "It's about a mean, cruel-hearted woman (irony there)," Frankie explains, continuing: "It’s 350+ years old but is dripping with the same expectation that’s laid onto women today."

Melding otherworldly electronic production that snaps and darts between the age-old prose, Frankie utilises harshly chopped and distorted fiddle, pitch-shifted vocals, swinging drum samples and a rich assemblage of analogue and digital synths, with her distinctive approach to folk storytelling opening up a new way of understanding the fabled tale.

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