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Experimental Irish songstress, Laura Hyland (aka Clang Sayne) brings a new project to Cafe OTO based on the theme of Irish poetry and folklore exploring stories about and writings by 'unknown' characters from Wexford, Dublin and beyond. Lauren Kinsella will also perform a set exploring similar themes and the pair will also collaborate on the night.
CLANG SAYNE
Directed by songwriter/improvisor Laura Hyland, Clang Sayne explore the boundaries between traditional song and free improvisation. The group began as a song-based collaboration between Laura, and guitarist, James O Sullivan in 2007, and later expanded to include bassist, Peter Marsh and percussionist, Paul May. The current line-up adds vocalist Judith Ring and drummer Matthew Jacobson to Laura's voice and guitar.
Their debut album, 'Winterlands', released in September 2009, has been described as "exhillarating and modest, yet perverse in its refusal to conform" by Clive Bell in The Wire and "Sandy Denny at her most fervent joining the sessions for Mark Hollis’ solo record" by Baked Goods
"an explicit and compelling example of music that interrogates traditional forms but explodes them due to some unnameable creative imperative” - Scott McMillian, Mapsidaisical
Both the album and their initial live performances focused on improvised interpretations of Laura's songs, however recently they have begun taking a more spontaneous approach to song craft, whereby they improvise melodies, rhythms and textures around lyrics and texts, and vice versa.
LAUREN KINSELLA
Lauren performs a set of improvised music with drummer Mark Sanders based on the poetry of Seamus Heaney. The evening would be loosely themed around Irish poetry and folklore.
Lauren sings in various collaborations and collectives in London and Dublin. She received the Young Musicwide Award from the Irish Arts Council funded company Music Network in 2010-2013 with her band Thought-Fox. She has performed at The London Jazz Festival, The 12 Points Festival (Porto), The Love: Live Music Festival in Dublin and The Songlines Encounters Festival at Kings Place.
