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Carrivick Sisters
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4**** Q Magazine
“Jaw-droppingly talented… The headline is that this is fantastic work and I'd urge anyone to get hold of the album or take the chance to see them play….this new album is music of full maturity, capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with pretty much any album I've heard in the last few years”. Flying Shoes review of ‘From The Fields’
They are at their best singing together, but the way they play all of the bluegrass instruments is almost frightening. Their fiddle, mandolin and vocal work on their songs ‘Now I know’ is almost too hot for comfort. So young, so much talent John Atkin, Froots Nov 2011
"I am very impressed by The
Carrivick Sisters, one of the best young duos I’ve ever heard. The girls
sing and play as one and their work is characterised by great
musicality. They are not only very talented instrumentalists and singers
but they write really good songs as well." Ralph
McTell
“Demonstrating
rare instrumental and vocal superiority that puts their colleagues to
shame… this is one duo
which is going places.” Maverick Magazine 5*review
“Is there
anything these young ladies can't do?” Folk
& Acoustic Music
“Great gig last night, absolutely fantastic performance and a sell out show” Manager, The Watermark Theatre
Identical twin sisters Charlotte and Laura Carrivick have grown up playing and writing music together. Their unique style shows their strong bluegrass influences without obscuring their English roots. With tight harmonies that only siblings can achieve, they perform their original songs on guitar, fiddle, mandolin, dobro and clawhammer banjo. They have performed both in the UK and internationally.
Both sisters have had varied musical influences. Laura started out with Classical violin at 10 but was soon more interested in folk music, playing along to Chieftains CD’s. Charlotte also started out classically, but in her case with guitar. Charlotte picked up the mandolin a few years later and in 2003 they attended the ‘Sore Fingers’ bluegrass course. This was where Laura first heard the dobro, which she started playing a year later. In recent months Charlotte has taken up the clawhammer banjo, sometimes bringing a more old timey feel to their sound.
They recorded their first CD 'My Own Two Feet' five years ago at home. Their second CD, "Better Than 6 Cakes" was recorded at Modern World Studios in September 2007 and attracted great critical acclaim. That year they even won the South West Buskers and Street Entertainers Competition and are four times winners of BBC 3’s Upstage Talent Show. Their third CD - “Jupiter’s Corner” - was released in early 2009. It was mixed by Joe Rusby at Pure Studios and has received rave reviews including a 5* review in Maverick Magazine. Also during 2009 they were invited to SxSW in Texas, toured in Canada and Europe and later in the year played alongside Martin Simpson, Ralph McTell, Eliza Carthy, Show of Hands, The Coal Porters, Po’Girl, Uncle Earl and Curved Air amongst others.
Starting 2010 as runners-up in the BBC Young Folk Awards, Laura and Charlotte went on to play at major venues throughout the country, headlining in their own right but also sharing bills with such names as The Quebe Sisters, Sara Watkins and Crooked Still. That summer they managed to fit in 26 festival appearances including The London International Guitar Festival, Glastonbury, Llangollen Eistedffod and a whole host of folk festivals. Other highlights included a live session on BBC’s Womans Hour and several regional TV and radio appearances.
In October 2010 the Devon twins went into the studio again with Joe Rusby and several top musicians including BJ Cole to record their 4th album ‘From the Fields‘ and this outstanding CD will be released later this summer. Advance copies have already been sent out and the first reviews are fabulous. It will also be the lead feature in Andy Fyfe’s ‘Roots’ column in the September issue of Q Magazine, which is out in August.
Discography
From The Fields - release date August 2011
Jupiter’s Corner – 2009
Better Than 6 Cakes – 2007
My Own Two Feet – 2006
2011 Selected Performances booked
Barnsley Acoustic Roots Festival
Chester Folk Festival
Cambridge Folk Club
Cambridge Festival
Brussels Folk Club
Cleckheaton Folk Festival
Glastonbury Festival
Nettlebed Folk Club
Hebden Bridge Arts Festival
Quest Festival
Broadstairs Folk Festival
Purbeck Festival
Diddmarton Bluegrass Festival
Cornwall Bluegrass Festival
Orwell Bluegrass Festival
Burnham on Sea Folk Festival
Moseley Folk Festival
Colchester Arts Centre
The Courthouse, Hereford
2010 Selected Performances
BBC Radio 4 ‘Woman’s Hour’
International Guitar Festival, London
Glastonbury Festival
St Ives Summer Festival
Llangollen Eistedffod, Wales
Fylde Folk Festival, Lancashire
Wadebridge Folk Festival
Westcountry Storytelling Festival
Saltburn International Festival,
Dartmoor Folk Festival
Sidmouth Festival Fringe
Warwick Folk Festival
Priddy Folk Festival
Ards International Guitar Festival, Ireland
Southwell Folk Festival
Wath Festival
Brampton Festival
2009 Selected Performances
Vancouver Island Music Festival
Vancouver Folk Festival
Acoustic Festival of Great Britain
Harrison Festival, British Columbia
European World of Bluegrass Festival
Glastonbury Festival
Teaching and Education
As well as performing together, Laura and Charlotte also offer workshops on individual instruments (mandolin, guitar, fiddle and dobro). Having taught both from home and for the BBMA (British Bluegrass Music Association) as well as at a number of festivals the Carrivick Sisters have experience teaching a wide range of abilities and age groups. They have also visited schools, presenting folk and bluegrass music in an engaging and child friendly way.
Our View. Mature, confident but with an innocent charm that is totally disarming, these two girls are a complete knockout. The music is fabulous and a product of the overwhelming passion for what they do. A promoters dream!
For upcoming dates see artist own website – http://thecarrivicksisters.wordpress.com