Recording: Franklin/Sheahan/N-L

Artist: Michael Franklin/Danny Sheahan/Matt N-L

Song: [excerpt]

Recorded at Array Space (Track Could Bend #49: Fourth Anniversary All-Star Spectacular!), April 2, 2019.

Michael Franklin/Danny Sheahan/Matt N-L - [excerpt]

For its fourth anniversary, Track Could Bend once more invited back all of the past year's performers to partake in some instant bands, with names being drawn from a hat before each set. A dozen musicians took up the challenge, divided into four trios. Unexpected connections emerged — there were more violins than usual, for example — and once more the results were highly satisfying. There was actually no violin in the last set, but its place was admirably filled by Michael Franklin's hurdy-gurdy. Matt N-L's modular moans and blips were an unexpected companion, but fit in quite wonderfully while Danny Sheahan completed the atmospheres on voice and piano.

[Track Could Bend is back at its Wenona home base tonight (Tuesday, June 4th) offering sets from Mike Barber, Ashley Urquhart and Friends plus Pete Johnston's Bog Standards.]