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Ray Cooper aka Chopper from Oysterband
Presented by: Green Note| 0 | LONDON: Green Note |
|---|---|
| P | Sunday 19th May, 2013 |
| N | 7:00pm |
Event information
PLEASE NOTE: DOORS OPEN: 7pm, MUSIC STARTS AT 8.30pm.
The venue comprises both seated and standing space. There are a limited number of seats. These are allocated on a first come first served basis, so if you’d like a seat, please ensure you arrive early.
We reserve the right to release all unclaimed tickets for re-sale at 9.15pm. If you will be arriving after this time, please inform us in advance, so that we can hold your tickets for you.
We can be contacted by email on mail@greennote.co.uk
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Ray Cooper also known as Chopper from Oysterband.
Born of of Scottish mother and an English father, Ray Cooper grew up in England and started to play in bands when he was 16. Moving between rock, punk, pop and world music, and working as a singer, bass guitar player and cellist, he finally hooked up with Oysterband in 1988 and began a long exploration into his own roots.
Moving to Sweden in 2000, Cooper continued playing in the group, eventually touring in 27 countries and recording 19 albums. In 2012 they won 3 awards from BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards for best group, best album and best traditional track and were dubbed by FROOTS magazine as one of the 3 'Icons Of Folk'.
After releasing Tales of Love War and Death by Hanging in 2010, Cooper began to tour solo, playing at folk festivals and a variety of other venues, including house concerts and all-acoustic shows in England, Wales, Sweden, Denmark and Germany.
ALBUM
Tales of Love, War and Death By Hanging was recorded in a small log cabin in Sweden. The sound is simple but at times evokes a much bigger scale. The heart of the album lies somewhere between the old world and the new, at times giving a pithy relevance to events from the distant past. Citing influences such as T-Bone Burnett, Ennio Morricone, Johnny Cash and June Tabor, Cooper produced the album alone using cello, guitar, harmonium, mandolin, mandola, harmonica and kantele to accompany his songs. A friend and neighbor, the award winning Swedish violinist Patrik Andersson added the finishing touches and a distinctive Swedish flavour. The album was mixed in the UK by Al Scott and was released on the Westpark label to widespread critical acclaim.
