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Boathouse Masters (Final Edition)

by Shiznitz

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    This is the final edition of Boathouse Masters and contains the full Boathouse sessions plus extra home recordings. We hope you enjoy it x
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Barroom 03:18
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Masons Apron 03:33
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Yo Ho Ho 02:47
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Jeans Reel 03:01
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Spook 02:52
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Morpeth Rant 02:50
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Devils Dream 03:26
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Jackie Tar 02:34
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Off She Goes 01:46
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Boathouse Masters (Final Edition with 10 Extra tracks)

"Folk music has more quirky facets than a rough-cut diamond – and when you dig your way through the dross, some of them shine. Not everyone will rave over Shiznitz. They are a band for singular rather than multiple tastes but they turn out folk that grabs an audience and unless you’re already dead, will not fail to excite.

Their music, which blends trad arranged with self-penned, offers frenetic accordion, spicy banjo and violin, punchy percussion and boundless energy. Their catalogue treats you to folk-standards like ‘Mason’s Apron’ through the rough-edged force of ‘Barroom’ to the out and out energy of ‘Tullah’s Reel’. There’s degree of the unusual with folk-accented, reggae-influenced ‘Spook’, the enigmatic drama and spoken poetic meanderings of ‘Hull Air (Burwell’s Piobaireachd)’ and a slightly sanitised version of ‘Whole World Over’ (for which I recall more obscene lyrics).

There’s a highly infectious, foot-stomping nature to their music. OK it’s not ‘hear-it-once-and-never-forget-it’ but it sure as hell stays with you long after the track finishes. Now until these guys dropped us a message it’s fair to say they had operated below our radar, which probably means they should travel further outside the environs of their native Yorkshire - when they do I’ll be there to listen.

Just so you know who to blame when you find that you’re addicted to their brand of folk, Shiznitz are Justin Quinn (accor­dion, gui­tar, banjo, vocals) Larry Mctavish aka Gary Mck­e­own (5-string banjo, vocals, percussion) Ste­vie ‘Sticks’ Clark (suit­case, drums, pots and pans, gui­tar, vocals) Corona Smith aka Lee Mer­rill Sendall (fid­dle, gui­tar, ukulele, saw, vocals, odds and sods) and Grace Wor­rell (bass, man­dolin and flute).

They’ve got an album ‘Boathouse Masters’ and a web site. Do take a trip down south chaps you deserve a wider audience".

- Dan Holland for Folkwords

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released June 3, 2015

The Shiznitz on this recording are:

Corona Smith - Fiddle, Guitar, Ukulele and Vocals
Larry Mctavish - Banjo and Vocals
Dave Ellis - Double Bass and Vocals
Stevie Sticks - Drums
Justin Quinn - Accordion

Guy Moore plays drums on a couple of the home recordings.
Grace Worrell plays bass on 'Spook' and 'All the Sunshine'

Tracks 1 - 14 are all from the Boathouse Masters sessions except 10 & 11.
The rest are demos and home recordings and sound quality varies.

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