The Wilderness of Manitoba

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THE WILDERNESS OF MANITOBA (Toronto, Canada)
After having wowed the crowd in a full-to-capacity tent at the End of the Road festival in 2010, Canada's finest harmony-rich group are back in the UK this summer to play WOMAD and we're more than happy that they've included a Windmill show on their schedule.

"'From the moment I hit play on The Wilderness of Manitoba's latest EP 'Hymns of Love and Spirits' I knew I was hooked. There's a stark understated beauty to it's 8 tracks, which combine perfectly executed four part harmonies intertwinned with muted banjos, solitary cello and subtle fingerpicked parts. There's a clear homage to the 'classics': Joni, Neil and CSNY but the heavily reverbed guitars and slow pace also call to mind slowcore lynchpins Red House Painters and, to an extent Neil Halsted's Mojave 3." - The Line Of Best Fit
"It's totally modern yet captivatingly anachronistic at the same time" - Time Out Chicago
"Think early Joni Mitchell and the first Crosby, Stills & Nash album, and you've got one of the prettiest, most wistful albums of the year. Highly recommended." - Toronto Star
http://www.thewildernessofmanitoba.com

*Artur Dyjecinski*
Canadian-in-London Artur Dynjecinski and his band eke out slow-burning folk-country masterpieces, as seen and heard at End Of the Road and other fine festivals.
www.myspace.com/arturdyjecinski

*Zervas & Pepper*
Cardiff-based Paul Zervas & Kathryn Pepper write west coast folk rock. Currently promoting their debut album 'Somewhere in The City' and this summer have done live sessions for Radcliffe & Maconie as well as being played regulalry on 6 Music, Q Music and other stations.
www.zervaspepper.co.uk