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RED SHOES™ |
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| Location: | Birmingham, Midlands |
| Country: |  United Kingdom |
| Last Login: | Aug 10, 2008 (494 days back) |
About Me |
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| RED SHOES are one of the featured artists on a new Fatea Showcase Session. This one is called "Duo's", and includes our song "My Father's Green Beret", written by Carolyn Evans. As a FREE DOWNLOAD you get a total of 18 songs all by different artistes. Available to download as of August 1st 2008. www.fatea-showcase-sessions.co.uk. To read our latest review on FolkWords - Click on the link below FolkWords Review - March 2008 HISTORY - A long, long time ago in the days of jangly guitars and paisley shirts, a young folk singer called Carolyn auditioned a guitarist for her band. Mark passed the audition, and within weeks fired the other members apart from the young folk singer. Enlisting the help of a friend on bass - Derek - with added help from drummer John, RED SHOES was formed in the Autumn of 1983. As the first band to be called RED SHOES, due to Carolyn's obsession with the "Wizard of Oz" - the 4-piece set about carving out a name for themselves on the local live circuit in Birmingham. With the help and support of local radio stations, DJ & Journalist - Mike Davies, Pop writer - Paul Flowers, a Clive Gregson produced demo, and with their first single, "All Fall Down" released on their own label, they started banging on the doors of London's A&R Depts. Drummer changes along the way - Mark "Wombat" Mullen replaced John, only to be replaced by Nick Millward. It was around this time that interest was coming from American College Radio Stations, thanks to Howie Klein in San Francisco; culminating in Mooncrest offering the band a deal in 1987, releasing Sandy Denny's "By the time it gets dark", satisfying a long held dream for Carolyn to sing one of her favourite songs. In 1989 the band retired, with Mark and Carolyn getting married and having two children. Nick went on to play with Kenny Ball and Derek filling bass slots with various local groups (he is now performing as a solo acoustic artist). Mark and Carolyn kept on writing, and the band reformed in the mid-90's with Bert Priest on drums, lasting for a short period. Fed up with lugging huge amps, cabs, pa's and trying to squeeze into leather trousers, Carolyn and Mark took up their trusty acoustic guitars and now perfom as a duo under the name RED SHOES. Playing 'round your way sometime soon, but while you're waiting you can find us on You Tube. Looking forward to going back into the studio with invited guests and friends, the future is looking bright . . . . . At this moment in time - January 2008, we are constantly writing new songs, the latest demo's being placed on our MySpace player. These are home-recordings which we feel catch us in our most pure form, not big productions, but they are true to us as songwriters & singers. Artwork "Fallen Angel" was painted by the talented local artist Bobbie Cook, who's work captures a true inner spiritual beauty. Many thanks to her for allowing us to use it. Check out the RED SHOES myspace (www.myspace.com/redshoes1) for a new set of their folksy home demos that include a cover of the trad Quiet Joys of Brotherhood alongside new numbers Only A Fool, the Dennyish excellence of Celtic Moon and Carolyn’s moving, angry My Father’s Green Beret, a stark number about her war hero father who contracted MRSA in hospital, sung to just daughter Megan’s piano accompaniment. Mike Davies - Brum Beat February 2008 Below you'll find our 1987 Video of us performing "By the Time it Gets Dark". Recorded at BBC Studios, Pebble Mill, Birmingham as a promo video. This was back in the days before we had our kids, still wore Paisley shirts, could still fit into skinny jeans, and didn't have to rely on bleach to cover up the grey - Ah heady days indeed! A new homespun video recorded on April 30th - Carolyn, Teddy & Mark. Singing a new song "Kind Words", written together during Teddy's stay with us. Inspired by Shaza and her special friendship to all of us - Three people, two guitars, Chardonnnay and Grolsch - Happy times, hope you like - mistakes an' all!! |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 2/22/2006Band Website: myspace.com/redshoes1 Band Members: Acoustic Duo: Carolyn Evans - Vocals/Guitar - Blueridge Gospel. Mark Evans - Vocals/Guitar - Larrivee; Martin. Original line-up: Carolyn Evans - Vocals/Guitar. Mark Evans - Vocals/Guitar. Derek Eynon - Bass/Vocals. Nick Millward - Drums/Vocals. Influences: Fairport Convention, Sandy Denny, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Byrds, Marc Bolan, John Fogerty, Elvis Presley, Iain Matthews, Peter Case, Crowded House, Mike Scott, Van Morrison, Nick Lowe, Ray Davies, Tom Petty, Roger McGuinn, Elvis Costello, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Ray Davies, James Taylor, Neil Young, Graham Nash, Pete Townshend, Elton John, Jackson Browne, Richard Thompson, Clive Gregson, Tony Rice, Clarence White, Robbie Robertson, Joe Ely, Tom Paxton, Joan Baez, Judy Dyble, McGarrigle Sisters, Dixie Chicks, Bruce Springsteen, Ewan McColl & Peggy Seeger, Ronnee Blakeley, Phil Ochs, Emmylou Harris, Maria McKee, The Band, Gram Parsons, Tim Buckley, Los Lobos, Iris DeMent, Alison Krauss, T-Bone Burnett, Ally Bain, Jerry Douglas, we could go on . . . . . . Sounds Like: That's a hard one! Hopefully just us . . . . Record Label: 1987-89 Mooncrest. Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Folk / Country / Roots Music) |
My Blog |
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"Two Sisters" - background to our new song. |
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| "TWO SISTERS" - (Carolyn & Mark Evans)
RED SHOES
Dear Friends & Folks, Many a tale written long ago has inspired many folk songs.Our variant is on the theme of the "Twa Sisters - This g... Posted by Red Shoes on Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:50:00 PST |
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Fatea Showcase Sessions - Duos |
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| FATEA have included one of our songs on their next Showcase Sessions, this one being Duo's. The song chosen is "My Father's Green Beret" written by Carolyn Evans. We are happy to give this song a... Posted by Red Shoes on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:44:00 PST |
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Debut Album |
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| As from the end of July we start working on our debut album.
This project should hopefully be finished by the Autumn, and we've been very fortunate to be given the opportunity of working with Dave Peg... Posted by Red Shoes on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:07:00 PST |
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"Massacre of Glencoe" |
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| Our new song on our player is a version of the classic folk song "Massacre of Glencoe" which was written by Jim McLean in 1963. Often thought of as a traditional song, we first heard it done by Mad Jo... Posted by Red Shoes on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:26:00 PST |
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FolkWords Review |
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| To see our FolkWords review please click on the link:
http://www.folkwords.com/902_16115.html
... Posted by Red Shoes on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:41:00 PST |
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Someday We’ll Meet - New Song |
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| Hello Friends,
We've just uploaded a new song to our page, called "Someday We'll Meet" (Carolyn/Mark Evans).
Dedicated to Alexandra Elene Maclean Denny.
The beautiful artwork called "Fallen Angel" ... Posted by Red Shoes on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:30:00 PST |
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Two new songs - one very close to the heart |
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| Just recently demo'd two new original songs in their raw form.
"My father's Green Beret" - (Carolyn Evans); was written in anger at the way South Birmingham Health Authority have let my father down. A... Posted by Red Shoes on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 08:12:00 PST |
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FIND US ON YOUTUBE |
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| If any of you have arrived here by trawling thru MySpace and like what you've heard, then why not find us playing live acoustically on YouTube -
http://www.youtube.com/RedShoesDuo
If you've seen or he... Posted by Red Shoes on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:44:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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