| More from Scotland to come, but here is a great live review...!
"Strachur Village Hall......crammed tae the rafters wi' hairy woodmen sittin there darin' these wee lassies tae entertain them...........They never knew whit hit them, in five minutes the audiance werestampin' their feet and clappin' their hands like weans at a picnic, at the end the girls couldnae get aff the stage, they just blew the dourest audiance in Scotland, away. Strachur had never seen dancin' like it since Half Hung Erchie did his wee jig at the end o' a rope!
The Stairwell sisters are an outfit to be reckoned with...They've got everything, beauty, intelligence, energy and most important of all a heartfelt commitment to the music they play and its history. This was not simply a performance, but an experience that not one
member of the audiance will ever forget.
As one said "Had it been Christmas, the audiance would have wrapped the girls up in tinsel and taken them home.""
Note: "Half Hung Erchie"......Archie McPhunn was a Strachur man hung for sheep stealing in the 1750's. After the execution, McPhunn's family cut down the body and revived the "dead" man with a mixture of mothers milk and whisky!.....Mcphunn survived another 30 years, rejoicing in the nickname of "Half Hung Erchie". His grave survives in Strachur Churchyard.
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New CD GET OFF YOUR MONEY available HERE. Produced by Lloyd Maines.
The Bay Area based Stairwell Sisters are knocking 'em dead from the shores of Lake Wobegone to the stages of London Town with their high-energy picking and buck dancing. Their latest self released album, Get Off Your Money, was produced by Americana legend Lloyd Maines and is evenly split between traditional tunes and originals written in the old-time style, every one of them a gem. The Sisters stretch the boundaries of old-time music while still staying true to its traditional roots, and their upcoming show will undoubtedly be unruly...j.poet EAST BAY EXPRESS, 1/2009
Stairwell Sisters chosen
BEST STRING BAND
East Bay Express 2008 "Best of the East Bay-Old School"
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This third Stairwell Sisters album is their best yet. With Lloyd Maines on production the Sisters are freed to do what they do best: play the heck out of their material…mountain music with total commitment and almost unbridled energy, exuberance and abandon.
—SING OUT!
With creative arrangements of traditional tunes and seven originals authentic enough to sound like they've been part of the canon for ages, the Stairwell Sisters continue to pump a vibrant energy into old-time with their third album Get Off Your Money. The five-female-piece handles multiple instruments (including feet!) with aplomb, displaying considerable chops on the upbeat “Boat’s Up the River” and “Stay All Night.” The woeful “Cinderella” is a peek into what happens when the prince doesn’t show, a memorable and pretty ballad. Get Off Your Money is both classic and timely with its penchant for up-with-the-people themes. A must-have for fans of bluegrass and old-time.
--OWL MAG
Together in San Francisco, offering dance, kinetic and dynamic music with a strong country feeling and vokálmi coated in old-time style.
--FROM SLOVAKIA!
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