RICH TEA
Andy Hornby, Sian Phillips and Paul Sherwood are members of the Thursday Night Session at the Gregson in Lancaster. Rich Tea play a rich blend of tunes from Europe & beyond and are available for pub and cafe gigs, concerts & private parties etc.The CD "Rich Tea" is now available.
Contact Andy for details
Her main instrument is the piano accordion and she has a particular liking for Eastern European and Klezmer tunes (but she will play anything that takes her fancy!).
Paul plays all kinds of French, Scandinavian and Klezmer music on Hurdy-Gurdy, mandolin and clarinet.
Andy plays amongst other things, mandolin, oud, charango, tenor banjo, Scottish small pipes and tin whistle. From his background in the traditional music of Europe and beyond and as a member of various ceilidh bands, he writes tunes with a wide range of influences for dancing and listening.
On the CD:
1. Alborada de Santa Maria (trad Spanish arr Hornby/Phillips)
An Alborada is a gentle kind of tune from from Northern Spain, traditionally played at dawn to welcome the day (as if musicians could get up that early!!).
This one is from Spanish band Milladoiro. accordion/mandolin
2. Dinaresade (trad Syrian arr Hornby/Phillips)
Like most of our instruments, much European traditional music has its roots in the Arab world.
This one from Syria, accordion/oud
3. The Jocular Constable (© Andy Hornby 2008 arr Hornby/Phillips)
The Laughing Policeman's smarter brother!
You could dance a Schottishe to it.
accordion/mandolin
4. Rich Tea Bourée/ Blue Ribbon (Trad French arr Hornby/Phillips)
We didn't know the name of the first one, but it had to be a biscuit.
It's probably from Bourbon!
accordion/Scottish small pipes - thanks also to Paul Sherwood on hurdy-gurdy
5. Agurra (Reverencia) (Trad Basque arr Hornby/Phillips)
The tune to a balletic Basque dance where a chap dances to impress his lady
accordion/mandolin
6. Simon's Fandango (Trad Basque arr Hornby/Phillips)
The Fandango is a faster dance from the Basque country
not unlike the Italian Tarantella. We learned ths from Simon Booth, ace melodian player with Ran Tan Band (not to mention "Northern Frisk") accordion/mandolin
7. Tam Lin/Reel Beatrice (Trad Scottish/ Canadian arr Hornby/Phillips)
An interesting & driving Scottish reel (aka The Glasgow Reel)
followed by a fun three part French-Canadian reel
accordion/tenor banjo
8. Rhum et Coco (Trad Guadeloupe arr Hornby/Phillips)
Two Rumbas from the sunny FrenchCaribbean
accordion/charango
9. Scott's Gurdy (© Andy Hornby 2008 arr Hornby/Phillips)
Scott was the mastermind behind Lancaster's first hurdy-gurdy festival
We're not sure what sort of tune this is but it has an Eastern European feel.
accordion/charango
10. Gwenda's Welcome (© Andy Hornby 2008 arr Hornby/Phillips)
Written for a well known Lancaster fiddler.
accordion/tin whistle
