This September sees another in a series of magical St Giles Sessions with a performance by Golden Fable.
After hosting great shows at this year’s Focus Wales Festival the Sessions return with this event celebrating the launch of ‘Star Map’, the debut album from local experimental noisemakers Tim McIver and Rebecca Palin.
Tim is the multi-instrumentalist and computer programmer who provides the beats and the song structures, Rebecca is the captivating voice and, not to be outdone, also a multi-instrumentalist. Between them they have created an album that celebrates the natural world outside their front door, the legends of the North Wales mountains that frame their cottage, the history of song that flows through Clwyd and Wales as a whole yet sounds modern and innovative in its use of rhythm programming and sampling.
Golden Fable is more than simply a band or record. Running throughout everything that Tim and Rebecca do is a joined up theory that encompasses the music and the presentation. Live the duo reference the natural world through adornments to their stage costumes including bird feathers and leaves. Such adornments are both decorative and symbolic, referencing the fables, local myths and legends that inspire and inform their lyrics. In a world in which so many bands and artists feel confined by their art, Rebecca and Tim are striving to make music and meaning combined whilst not losing the sense of spectacle that runs through the greatest pop music. As with everything Golden Fable, the visual side of their live presentation involves more local talent in the costuming and the concepts behind it.
On the night they will be joined by collaborative music project Shy and The Fight, who will bring their unique alternative folk-pop sound to the event. DJ sets will come from BBC Wales’ presenter and host of the amazing Crackling Vinyl events, Adam Walton, as well as a rare appearance from local math rockers Gallops who return from their recent tour of China.
This promises to be another great night at St Giles’ Church, and a truly unmissable event for local music lovers.
To celebrate this unique event you can pre-order the special edition, hand finished CD and a ticket for the show for only £20. This offer is available exclusively through the bands website: www.goldenfable.com. This deluxe release comes with an exclusive download of acoustic re-workings of the album and is hand sewn, numbered and signed by the band.
General tickets are on sale now, and can be bought online from: www.thefoundrywrexham.co.uk/stgilessessions
Or in person from Tourist Information or Yale’s Café Bar
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Here’s some footage from St Giles Sessions present.. Golden Fable:
Follow this Youtube playlist link for a full set from Shy & the Fight
And follow this Youtube playlistplaylist link for a full set from Golden Fable
