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PHOTOS FROM BRILLIG'S FRINGE SHOW (click to enlarge)
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LAST
CHANCE ... Brillig has one more session
of its Fringe show this Sunday (7th March)!
All previous sessions have hosted a full house,
so get there early for a closer view. Click
here for details.
The
buzz on TALKFRINGE
:
"An excellent show with lots of good tunes celebrating
death and dying. But not in any way morbid. Well worth seeing."
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BRILLIG PRESENT:
"Til
Death Do Us Part"
(Brillig's Adelaide Fringe Festival Show 2010)
Sunday 21 February
Sunday 28 February
Sunday 7 March
@ the Grace Emily Hotel, 7:30pm
*FREE*
Featuring the Adelaide launch of new LP "The Red Coats"
Murder
ballads, sea shanties, tales of lost love…
Australia’s own 'gothic folk' act BRILLIG proves an
evening of folk’s finest theme, 'death', is enchantingly
melancholic, beautifully tragic, and... strangely uplifting...!
Described
as “the offspring between The Pogues and
Nick Cave” ( - Side
Line Magazine, Belgium) and taking their name from Lewis
Carroll’s poem 'Jabberwocky', it’s
no surprise that 'BRILLIG' bring a certain whimsical
charm to their performance and song-writing, despite
the (deliciously) dark themes.
After a successful
Fringe Festival debut in 2007, 'BRILLIG' return in 2010
with a new sound, style, stage set and
show for 'TIL DEATH DO US PART'. Over the
Fringe’s first three Sundays, these
early evening shows will transport you
to an eerie, yet oddly familiar place,
long ago and far away, as the band spins tales that are
best served with a swig of whiskey –
or a large glass of absinthe.
And there
is no shortage of instruments to help in
this quest… Singer/songwriter Matt Swayne
wields a Guild guitar, black-skinned banjo
and harmonica, while the band’s second
singer/songwriter Elizabeth Reid swaps between
a viola, piano accordion, autoharp and ukulele.
Bassist Denni Meredith adds sweet grooves,
and throw in vocal harmonies and a penchant
for strong melody, and the result appeals to all
ages and genres.
Known for
their love of elaborate stage sets, 'BRILLIG'
will transform the beloved Grace Emily Hotel into an enchanted
(and colourful) cemetery for their Fringe shows, but fear
not – the friendly and inviting surrounds of this
legendary live music venue are perfectly suited to the task.
Signed
to Germany’s Black Rain label, BRILLIG gained
critical acclaim in Europe with the recent
release of their debut acoustic album, 'The Red
Coats', which showcases 12 tracks of their own
brand of folk. A tour to Berlin, Prague and Leipzig
in May ’09 earned a host of new fans, and the band
is currently planning a return visit for 2011.
To celebrate
the debut of "The
Red Coats" in Australia, each of the Fringe
shows will act as an Adelaide CD launch,
with tracks from the LP performed during the show, along
with a handful of BRILLIG’S favourite ‘murder/death
ballads’ by Leonard Cohen, Johnny Cash, Nick
Cave & more.
So join 'BRILLIG'
for a sorrowful but sweet journey to folk music’s
new frontier, and remember, “Til
Death Do Us Part…”
Click here to see what
the International
Press are saying...
brillig@brillig.com.au
PO Box 396, Rundle Mall,
South Australia 5000 Australia
Bookings & Media Enquiries only please,
Ph 0408 381 995
(please do NOT add phone to texting mailouts...!!)
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