Fern Knight

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The Poisoner

Album: Castings

Released: Mar 5, 2009

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The Poisoner
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Genre: Folk Rock / Gothic / Progressive
Location D.C.-adelphia, Un
Profile Views: 125786
Last Login: 4/10/2012
Member Since 8/18/2005
Website fernknight.com
Record Label VHF Records, Eclipse Records, Normal Records
Type of Label Indie
Bio
.. our fourth album 'Castings' comes out in Nov 9, 2010 on vhf records, CD and LP (tip-on sleeves, ltd pressing)... Details coming soon... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. FK BIO .. .. Under cellist Margaret Ayre's orchestration, D.C./Philadelphia quartet Fern Knight transfigures her acoustic Medieval-tinged songs with contrasting layers of 60s improv, 70s prog rock and NWOBHM – retelling the band's collective history... Juxtapositions of the arcane and modern in her music and life drew Margaret to pen the band's fourth album (vhf), Castings, a song cycle exploring how the ancient divinatory art of the Tarot and the well-worn archetypes contained therein continue to flow through present day society. .. The core quartet is rounded out by harp/electric bass (Jesse Sparhawk), Flying V/drums (Jim Ayre) and violin (James Wolf). Guest drummers have included Brian Viglione of the Dresden Dolls... Fern Knight has toured mainland EU extensively, recently performing in November 2008 at the renowned Tanned Tin Festival in Castellon, Spain. Besides regular east coast U.S. shows, Fern Knight also enjoyed a successful west coast tour in May 2008. Ayre also co-wrote with Greg Weeks and others a new soundtrack to Valerie and Her Week of Wonders in The Valerie Project (CD/2LP Drag City 2007) and has lent her playing/arranging skills to many recordings such as Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Damon and Naomi and Espers (s/t)... .... For Northern EU booking [Benelux], please contact Hans von Seydlitz at Slave Traders: slavetraders@planet.nl.. .. For other EU booking, please contact Jose Luis Cuevas at Born! Booking: info@bornmusic.org.. .. For all US booking enquiries, please contact us directly at magpie@fernknight.com or through this myspace page. Thank you... .. Promo: Howard Wuelfing at howlingwuelf@aol.com / www.howlinwuelfmedia.com.. .. .. Music for Witches and Alchemists on vinyl on Eclipse Records is sold out, but we have a few copies so send us a message to order your copy using Paypal. Hand-printed sleeves by Neil Burke of Monoroid... .. Flasks/cozies for sale, each lovingly hand made (can do custom, email me) by Margie. $20 postage-paid anywhere in the U.S., $25 elsewhere. I do Paypal... .. .. CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO PURCHASE 'Leaves of Life' .. .. ........ .. .. I edited my profile with ..Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4..
Members
Fern Knight is guitarist/cellist and singer, Margaret Ayre; Jim Ayre, elec guitar/drums; Jesse Sparhawk, harp, electric bass and drums; James Wolf, violin.
Influences
medieval, renaissance, baroque; raga rock, stoner metal, prog, Krautrock, folk-rock; the year 1973, the year 1673
Sounds Like
The dark side of the wah.