Active until 2010 Genre Rock Albums Rosemarie | Active from 2007 Record label Big Bertha | |
Thistletown are a psychedelic folk band from Falmouth, Cornwall.
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They came to public attention through a Guardian Newspaper column by Will Hodgkinson concerning his year-long project to start a record label, after he saw them playing in The Jacobs Ladder pub in Falmouth. The band lived together on a boat, and formed due to a collective love of obscure 1970's folk bands such as 'Heron' and 'Trees'. They recorded an album, 'Rosemarie', named after their boat, in the garden of a Cornish cottage with Circulus main man, Michael Tyack, and Benet Walsh producing. The album was well received by the press, receiving 4 stars from The Times, along with 'Mojo' magazine, 'Record Collector' and others.
The band played at Green Man Festival in 2007, and Radio 1 DJ Rob Da Bank afterward declared them the "Kings and Queens of the Green Man", announcing, "They're so folky it hurts".
The group disbanded in 2008. They briefly reformed in 2010.
Discography
Band members up until 2008
Andrew Jarvis - Trumpet, Drums, Harmonium, Accordion. Lydia Thistle - Vocals, percussion. Tiffany Bryant - Vocals, percussion, Flute. Ben Tweddell - Guitar. Matthew Bennett - Drums and Percussion. Al Davies - Bass. Michael Tyack - Saz, Lute, Cittern, electric guitar. Benet Walsh - Bass, Mandolin, Clarinet. Mikey the dog - Vibes.
Songs
RosemarieRosemarie · 2008
Dance With The SeaRosemarie · 2008
Under The TreesRosemarie · 2008