Dumbo's Feather is a traditional Irish/Scottish/World Folk trio formed following the demise of popular Devon band The Maguires in late 2012. Former Maguires members Alice McShane and Richie Evans were founding members, and have recently linked with one of the most sought after folk performers and session players in the region, in the form of Mike Cosgrave.

ALICE McSHANE:

Alice has played traditional Irish/Scots folk fiddle for nearly 30 years. As a classically trained musician she was soon drawn back to her Scots/Irish roots to play with The Life of Riley for several years, touring England and Ireland supporting such acts as Sharon Shannon at The Swan's Nest in Brixton and The Waterboys in County Clare. She later joined Five Furious Fish, a Taunton based band that developed close musical connections with Jethro Tull's Martin Barre and The Summer Band which led to joint recordings and performances. Five Furious Fish performances include the mainstage at The Cropredy Festival and a live televised concert supporting Dr Hook and Big Country in Battesea Park. Alice has also worked on other projects with artists including singer/songwriters Billy Bragg and Lorraine Bowen, and poet John Hegley.


MIKE COSGRAVE:

Guitar/keyboard/accordion/whistle player Mike’s varied musical career includes work with artists as diverse as the late “Celtic Soul” singer Jackie Leven and current star of the English scene Jackie Oates, as well as bluegrass virtuosos Daily Planet and highly regarded singer-songwriter Reg Meuross, but started with renowned late 90s Celtic/World music crossover band Sin é. Sin é worked in situations as diverse as a collaboration with dance group the Jiving Lindyhoppers in New York's Lincoln Center, the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London's City Hall (the Mayor’s gaff), parties for Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance show and for Pierce Brosnan's birthday, and numerous festivals including Celtic Connections, Sidmouth, and Rudolstadt. 


Sin é's fearless exploration of music from all around the world, but grounded in the Irish traditional music talents of James O’Grady (pipes) and Teresa Heanue and Gerry Diver (fiddle) cemented Mike’s love of Irish trad, recently rekindled in the stellar company of piper Nick Scott, and which he now brings to Dumbo’s Feather.


RICHIE EVANS:


Richie Evans was drawn to traditional folk music in the folk clubs of Inverclyde in Scotland back in the early ‘90’s, where his love of singers such as Dick Gaughan and Christy Moore quickly brought him to the attention of legendary Greenock folk band, The Gaels, when they were looking for a new lead vocalist. Two and a half years of constant performing with the band honed his stagecraft and he was instrumental in forming the much-acclaimed roots rockers Powderfinger, who performed regularly on Scottish and Irish television.

Upon moving to Exmouth in 2006, Richie quickly became a staple of the local music scene, and was responsible for several bands of different genres coming together to take the Devon music scene by storm, including award-winning Americana band The Chicken Slacks, massively popular Motown, Stax and Atlantic soul band Souled, and importantly, one of the most accomplished traditional bands to arise in recent times in the town, in the form of The Maguires.  It was through The Maguires that Richie first made contact with fiddler Alice McShane, and when that band went their separate ways, Richie was delighted to be asked by Alice to be part of Dumbo’s Feather, as despite his genre-leaping ways, traditional folk is still what inspires him more than any other form of music.


This instrumental piece was recorded and mixed by Richard Glazebrook at his Gypsy Lane studio in Exmouth in September 2013, and was originally written and recorded by the great Donal Lunny on Moving Hearts seminal 'The Storm' album.

Tribute To Peadar O'Donnell

Dumbo's Feather is a traditional Irish/Scottish/World Folk trio formed following the demise of popular Devon band The Maguires in late 2012. Former Maguires members Alice McShane and Richie Evans were founding members, and have recently linked with one of the most sought after folk performers and session players in the region, in the form of Mike Cosgrave.

ALICE McSHANE:

Alice has played traditional Irish/Scots folk fiddle for nearly 30 years. As a classically trained musician she was soon drawn back to her Scots/Irish roots to play with The Life of Riley for several years, touring England and Ireland supporting such acts as Sharon Shannon at The Swan's Nest in Brixton and The Waterboys in County Clare. She later joined Five Furious Fish, a Taunton based band that developed close musical connections with Jethro Tull's Martin Barre and The Summer Band which led to joint recordings and performances. Five Furious Fish performances include the mainstage at The Cropredy Festival and a live televised concert supporting Dr Hook and Big Country in Battesea Park. Alice has also worked on other projects with artists including singer/songwriters Billy Bragg and Lorraine Bowen, and poet John Hegley.


MIKE COSGRAVE:

Guitar/keyboard/accordion/whistle player Mike’s varied musical career includes work with artists as diverse as the late “Celtic Soul” singer Jackie Leven and current star of the English scene Jackie Oates, as well as bluegrass virtuosos Daily Planet and highly regarded singer-songwriter Reg Meuross, but started with renowned late 90s Celtic/World music crossover band Sin é. Sin é worked in situations as diverse as a collaboration with dance group the Jiving Lindyhoppers in New York's Lincoln Center, the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London's City Hall (the Mayor’s gaff), parties for Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance show and for Pierce Brosnan's birthday, and numerous festivals including Celtic Connections, Sidmouth, and Rudolstadt. 


Sin é's fearless exploration of music from all around the world, but grounded in the Irish traditional music talents of James O’Grady (pipes) and Teresa Heanue and Gerry Diver (fiddle) cemented Mike’s love of Irish trad, recently rekindled in the stellar company of piper Nick Scott, and which he now brings to Dumbo’s Feather.


RICHIE EVANS:


Richie Evans was drawn to traditional folk music in the folk clubs of Inverclyde in Scotland back in the early ‘90’s, where his love of singers such as Dick Gaughan and Christy Moore quickly brought him to the attention of legendary Greenock folk band, The Gaels, when they were looking for a new lead vocalist. Two and a half years of constant performing with the band honed his stagecraft and he was instrumental in forming the much-acclaimed roots rockers Powderfinger, who performed regularly on Scottish and Irish television.

Upon moving to Exmouth in 2006, Richie quickly became a staple of the local music scene, and was responsible for several bands of different genres coming together to take the Devon music scene by storm, including award-winning Americana band The Chicken Slacks, massively popular Motown, Stax and Atlantic soul band Souled, and importantly, one of the most accomplished traditional bands to arise in recent times in the town, in the form of The Maguires.  It was through The Maguires that Richie first made contact with fiddler Alice McShane, and when that band went their separate ways, Richie was delighted to be asked by Alice to be part of Dumbo’s Feather, as despite his genre-leaping ways, traditional folk is still what inspires him more than any other form of music.



This instrumental set of reels was recorded and mixed by Richard Glazebrook at his Gypsy Lane studio in Exmouth in September 2013.

The Clamdiggers

Dumbo's Feather is a traditional Irish/Scottish/World Folk trio formed following the demise of popular Devon band The Maguires in late 2012. Former Maguires members Alice McShane and Richie Evans were founding members, and have recently linked with one of the most sought after folk performers and session players in the region, in the form of Mike Cosgrave.

ALICE McSHANE:

Alice has played traditional Irish/Scots folk fiddle for nearly 30 years. As a classically trained musician she was soon drawn back to her Scots/Irish roots to play with The Life of Riley for several years, touring England and Ireland supporting such acts as Sharon Shannon at The Swan's Nest in Brixton and The Waterboys in County Clare. She later joined Five Furious Fish, a Taunton based band that developed close musical connections with Jethro Tull's Martin Barre and The Summer Band which led to joint recordings and performances. Five Furious Fish performances include the mainstage at The Cropredy Festival and a live televised concert supporting Dr Hook and Big Country in Battesea Park. Alice has also worked on other projects with artists including singer/songwriters Billy Bragg and Lorraine Bowen, and poet John Hegley.


MIKE COSGRAVE:

Guitar/keyboard/accordion/whistle player Mike’s varied musical career includes work with artists as diverse as the late “Celtic Soul” singer Jackie Leven and current star of the English scene Jackie Oates, as well as bluegrass virtuosos Daily Planet and highly regarded singer-songwriter Reg Meuross, but started with renowned late 90s Celtic/World music crossover band Sin é. Sin é worked in situations as diverse as a collaboration with dance group the Jiving Lindyhoppers in New York's Lincoln Center, the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London's City Hall (the Mayor’s gaff), parties for Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance show and for Pierce Brosnan's birthday, and numerous festivals including Celtic Connections, Sidmouth, and Rudolstadt. 


Sin é's fearless exploration of music from all around the world, but grounded in the Irish traditional music talents of James O’Grady (pipes) and Teresa Heanue and Gerry Diver (fiddle) cemented Mike’s love of Irish trad, recently rekindled in the stellar company of piper Nick Scott, and which he now brings to Dumbo’s Feather.


RICHIE EVANS:


Richie Evans was drawn to traditional folk music in the folk clubs of Inverclyde in Scotland back in the early ‘90’s, where his love of singers such as Dick Gaughan and Christy Moore quickly brought him to the attention of legendary Greenock folk band, The Gaels, when they were looking for a new lead vocalist. Two and a half years of constant performing with the band honed his stagecraft and he was instrumental in forming the much-acclaimed roots rockers Powderfinger, who performed regularly on Scottish and Irish television.

Upon moving to Exmouth in 2006, Richie quickly became a staple of the local music scene, and was responsible for several bands of different genres coming together to take the Devon music scene by storm, including award-winning Americana band The Chicken Slacks, massively popular Motown, Stax and Atlantic soul band Souled, and importantly, one of the most accomplished traditional bands to arise in recent times in the town, in the form of The Maguires.  It was through The Maguires that Richie first made contact with fiddler Alice McShane, and when that band went their separate ways, Richie was delighted to be asked by Alice to be part of Dumbo’s Feather, as despite his genre-leaping ways, traditional folk is still what inspires him more than any other form of music.


This 18th Century song was written by the Bard, Robert Burns, and was recorded and mixed by Richard Glazebrook at his Gypsy Lane studio in Exmouth in September 2013.

Green Grow The Rashes

Dumbo's Feather is a traditional Irish/Scottish/World Folk trio formed following the demise of popular Devon band The Maguires in late 2012. Former Maguires members Alice McShane and Richie Evans were founding members, and have recently linked with one of the most sought after folk performers and session players in the region, in the form of Mike Cosgrave.

ALICE McSHANE:

Alice has played traditional Irish/Scots folk fiddle for nearly 30 years. As a classically trained musician she was soon drawn back to her Scots/Irish roots to play with The Life of Riley for several years, touring England and Ireland supporting such acts as Sharon Shannon at The Swan's Nest in Brixton and The Waterboys in County Clare. She later joined Five Furious Fish, a Taunton based band that developed close musical connections with Jethro Tull's Martin Barre and The Summer Band which led to joint recordings and performances. Five Furious Fish performances include the mainstage at The Cropredy Festival and a live televised concert supporting Dr Hook and Big Country in Battesea Park. Alice has also worked on other projects with artists including singer/songwriters Billy Bragg and Lorraine Bowen, and poet John Hegley.


MIKE COSGRAVE:

Guitar/keyboard/accordion/whistle player Mike’s varied musical career includes work with artists as diverse as the late “Celtic Soul” singer Jackie Leven and current star of the English scene Jackie Oates, as well as bluegrass virtuosos Daily Planet and highly regarded singer-songwriter Reg Meuross, but started with renowned late 90s Celtic/World music crossover band Sin é. Sin é worked in situations as diverse as a collaboration with dance group the Jiving Lindyhoppers in New York's Lincoln Center, the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London's City Hall (the Mayor’s gaff), parties for Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance show and for Pierce Brosnan's birthday, and numerous festivals including Celtic Connections, Sidmouth, and Rudolstadt. 


Sin é's fearless exploration of music from all around the world, but grounded in the Irish traditional music talents of James O’Grady (pipes) and Teresa Heanue and Gerry Diver (fiddle) cemented Mike’s love of Irish trad, recently rekindled in the stellar company of piper Nick Scott, and which he now brings to Dumbo’s Feather.


RICHIE EVANS:


Richie Evans was drawn to traditional folk music in the folk clubs of Inverclyde in Scotland back in the early ‘90’s, where his love of singers such as Dick Gaughan and Christy Moore quickly brought him to the attention of legendary Greenock folk band, The Gaels, when they were looking for a new lead vocalist. Two and a half years of constant performing with the band honed his stagecraft and he was instrumental in forming the much-acclaimed roots rockers Powderfinger, who performed regularly on Scottish and Irish television.

Upon moving to Exmouth in 2006, Richie quickly became a staple of the local music scene, and was responsible for several bands of different genres coming together to take the Devon music scene by storm, including award-winning Americana band The Chicken Slacks, massively popular Motown, Stax and Atlantic soul band Souled, and importantly, one of the most accomplished traditional bands to arise in recent times in the town, in the form of The Maguires.  It was through The Maguires that Richie first made contact with fiddler Alice McShane, and when that band went their separate ways, Richie was delighted to be asked by Alice to be part of Dumbo’s Feather, as despite his genre-leaping ways, traditional folk is still what inspires him more than any other form of music.



This instrumental set of reels and jigs was recorded and mixed by Richard Glazebrook at his Gypsy Lane studio in Exmouth in September 2013.

Jenny's Chickens

Recorded by Steve Clarke in Cheriton Fitzpaine in 2009 by the original line-up of Devon-based trad. Irish/Scots folk band The Maguires. This is the well-known and oft-recorded traditional Irish song 'She Moved Through The Fair'

Personnel playing on this track are:

Steve Clarke - Uillean Pipes
Olly Davey - DADGAD Acoustic Guitar
Richie Evans - Vocals
James Parkinson - Fiddle

She Moved Through The Fair - The Maguires

The Chicken Slacks are an Exmouth/Exeter based Alt. country/Americana/rockabilly band, formed initially from a loose collective of players as the house band for the very popular monthly Country/Americana music night in Exmouth called Nashville Rash, which has run on the third Thursday of each month in The Famous Old Barrel, Exmouth since 2008. The band have evolved into a popular live attraction in the East Devon area. This track was recorded at The Famous Old Breel by Robbie McGrath and Chris Peterson in November 2010.

THE CHICKEN SLACKS

Richie Evans - Lead Vocals, Acoustic rhythm guitar, Harmonica, Mandolin, Bouzouki.
Richard Glazebrook - Drums
Bob King - Lead Guitar, Pedal Steel, Backing Vocals.
Simon Thorn - Lead Vocals, Acoustic lead and rhythm guitar, Mandolin.
Jaime Thornton - Upright Bass, backing vocals.

I Just Dropped In (to see what condition my condition was in) - The Chicken Slacks

The Chicken Slacks are an Exmouth/Exeter based Alt. country/Americana/rockabilly band, formed initially from a loose collective of players as the house band for the very popular monthly Country/Americana music night in Exmouth called Nashville Rash, which has run on the third Thursday of each month in The Famous Old Barrel, Exmouth since 2008. The band have evolved into a popular live attraction in the East Devon area. This track was recorded at The Famous Old Breel by Robbie McGrath and Chris Peterson in November 2010.

THE CHICKEN SLACKS

Richie Evans - Lead Vocals, Acoustic rhythm guitar, Harmonica, Mandolin, Bouzouki.
 Richard Glazebrook - Drums 
Bob King - Lead Guitar, Pedal Steel, Backing Vocals. 
Simon Thorn - Lead Vocals, Acoustic lead and rhythm guitar, Mandolin. 
Jaime Thornton - Upright Bass, backing vocals.


Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms - The Chicken Slacks live

An early version of East Devon based Soul band 'Souled' performing Ray Charles' classic What'd I Say? in Exmouth in 2012. Stunning keyboard work by Paul Barnham. Lead vocals by Richie Evans.

Souled live at The Famous Old Barrel, Exmouth 9.9.11 - What'd I Say?

Recorded in 2006 as part of two songs recorded for a tribute album dedicated to my late, great friend Buddy Blue, who died unexpectedly in April 2006. This is one of two tracks submitted by B.S.O.R.E. (Bastard Sons of Richie Evans) who are literally four incredible young musicians who I've watched grow up from tiny children into the awesomely talented men that they are today. B.S.O.R.E. existed only for the purpose of recording these two tracks, but would have been a great barroom band. They were Tommy Muggleton, Craig Bowditch, Keith Bowditch, Joe Smillie and of course, me. Production was by Rob Muggleton.

B.S.O.R.E. - Gun Sale At The Church

Recorded in 2008 as part of two songs recorded for a tribute album dedicated to my late, great friend Buddy Blue, who died unexpectedly in April 2006. This is one of two tracks submitted by B.S.O.R.E. (Bastard Sons of Richie Evans) who are literally four incredible young musicians who I've watched grow up from tiny children into the awesomely talented men that they are today. B.S.O.R.E. existed only for the purpose of recording these two track,s but would have been a great barroom band. They were Tommy Muggleton, Craig Bowditch, Keith Bowditch, Joe Smillie and of course, me. Production was by Rob Muggleton. 

This, I am proud to say, was the title track on 'Goldmine - The Songs of Buddy Blue', released in California to great acclaim in 2009, featuring acts from all over the world performing Buddy's songs. It's available in many, many places all over the internet - go seek it out and buy it - it'll show you how great a writer this man was, and how many lives he touched, and will fit into any decent record collection of people who love American music. Most importantly, it'll help continue his legacy and provide income for his lovely daughter Lulu, which is why we all wanted to do it in the first place........

B.S.O.R.E. - Goldmine

Scottish-born Richie Evans has been a working musician for over 20 years, performing as a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist in such diverse musical genres as traditional folk, blues, Alternative Country, American roots, jazz and soul.

Since locating in Exmouth in Devon in 2006, Richie has been incredibly pro-active in the local music scene, and is actively involved with several very different popular musical acts of multiple musical genres. He has also firmly established himself as a promoter of regular genre-specific music evenings within the local area, which have helped to significantly support, develop and increase public awareness of many local musicians.

Between 2008 and 2011 he was an integral part of assisting Exmouth's annual music and arts festival in planning elements of their fringe programme, in particular his ambitious week-long project in 2010 called "The American Music Club" from which spawned his 9 piece soul band, Souled, who have gone on to become one of the most popular live acts currently playing in the South-West of England.

Having established a reputation for creating high-quality music events at various locations, Richie has been involved in assisting several local venues to establish popular music nights, or provide acts on a regular basis to perform in a wide variety of settings. This ranges from promoting local acts trying to establish themselves on the music scene, to representing several experienced acts in finding work throughout the south-west, to promoting multiple events featuring nationally renowned artists, and is particularly pro-active in the Acoustic & Roots genre.

In addition to being a working musician and progressing as an agent and promoter, Richie Evans Music continues to develop an existing small stable of acts that he represents in a managerial role. All of his on-going musical activities can be followed on this website and he can be contacted in the following ways;


Website:   www.richieevansmusic.com 
Facebook: www.facebook.com/richieevansmusic
Twitter: @richevansmusic
Email: info@richieevansmusic.com 


