BROKEN TREES
Live at the Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - Feb 2010
Supporting Cara Dillon and Sam Lakeman
Introducing Tinderbox:
Tinderbox are an acoustic duo featuring Monique Houraghan with a distinctive 'honey-like' vocal, and Dan Tucker with an intricate finger style guitar technique.
After meeting in North Yorkshire in 1997, Monique enticed Dan to return to her hometown of Dublin where they worked on writing and performing new material until 2001.
Tinderbox then traveled the world for two years taking their sweet and mellow sound to countries such as America, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Hong Kong, and Thailand.
After settling in Bournemouth in 2004 Tinderbox have performed a number of headline shows to capacity crowds. Additionally, they have played support sets for high profile acts including Cara Dillon, Jon Allen, Corinne West, Kris Drever, Ben's Brother, Ralph McTell, Emily Maguire, Uiscedwr, Chris Difford and Megson.
In 2008 Tinderbox released their second studio album. 'Golden' was launched at Centre Stage in Bournemouth, with the band performing to a record-breaking audience. Maverick Magazine recently described 'Golden' as "Quite inspirational really.a masterpiece". Maverick went on to describe Tinderbox as being "Poised to ignite the acoustic.world". Acoustic Magazine featured a review of 'Golden' in their August 09 edition labelling the music 'Lovely, hooky and mellow'.
More recently, in April 2010 the duo launched their third studio album 'The State of Play' to a sell-out crowd. Guests who joined the duo on stage included folk guitar wizard Kevin Dempsey (Whippersnapper, Joe Broughton, Dave Swarbrick and Uiscedwr) as well as whole host of talent. BBC 6 Music's Tom Robinson described the music as 'Gorgeous'. Rock N Reel Magazine's Dai Jeffries added “.tunes (that) stick in the memory from the start", and Ian Peterson of Livewire quoted “Quite simply wonderful”.
Tinderbox have recently returned from a hugely successful tour of the USA and have some superb gigs lined up for the rest of 2010 and 2011.
Tinderbox
'latest' on
The video 'Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want This Time' featuring the duo's take on the Smiths' 1984 classic nears 30,000 views.
Comments include:
- This is beautiful and feel a lump in my throat, so moving, thanks : ) x
- Omg. Goosebumps. Tears. I love this one. Thanks
- So emotional & quite simply beautiful:)
- beautiful, simply beautiful
- Simply beautiful. The best cover I've heard of this incredible song.
- That was truly wonderful and beautiful. :] Loved it.
"Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want This Time"
(Morrissey/Marr)
Recorded February 2009
More EXCELLENT Tinderbox videos below (bottom) care of AIDENADIA
"How gorgeous was that?" Tom Robinson, BBC 6 Music
Album Credits:
Monique Houraghan - Lead Vocals/Backing Vocals
Dan Tucker - Guitar
Gav Jones - Percussion
Catherine Burke - Whistles/Backing Vocals
Bobby Burke - Bass/Backing Vocals/Guitar
Produced by Dan Henry & Andy Stone
Engineered & Mastered by Dan Henry
Recorded and Mastered at Giant Killer Studios, Poole, UK
Photography by Grant 'Goba' O'Brien and Julian Stodd
Artwork and packaging by Brad Waters
Logo design by Maria Wills
All tracks written by Monique Houraghan/Dan Tucker
To purchase a copy of the 'GOLDEN' album,
or to download individual tracks online now click here
".it (is) really quite inspirational. A bit of a
masterpiece."
Laura Bethel, Maverick Magazine
"(Tinderbox) serve-up a delicate menu of intricate strings and
lighter-than-air melodies.The sweetly constructed
arpeggios and harmonies of this set's ballad, 'You', and the cultivated
production of the title track capture the heart and demands repeated
plays. Delectable."
Musician Magazine (Musician's Union)
"A selection of glowing embers with songs that convey tenderness and joy to rekindle your spirits.Tinderbox are indeed poised to ignite the acoustic folk world. It's flaming good!"
Andy C, Maverick Magazine
Tinderbox
Live at the BBC
"Dorset folk rock band Tinderbox brought the air-waves to a standstill during their Live Lounge session last week."
Phil Jackson, BBC Southern Counties Radio
TINDERBOX LIVE AT THE BBC will soon be available.
please check back for more information.
Thanks to Phil and the team,
and especially to Dan Bridge for the excellent audio production.
Album "The Fire's Inside" Available Now!
Album Credits:
Monique Houraghan - Lead Vocals/Backing Vocals
Dan Tucker - Guitars/Percussion/Bass
Martyn Oakland - Bass
Produced by Dan Tucker
Engineered & Mastered by Dan Tucker
Recorded and Mastered at Belle Vue Road, Bournemouth, UK
Photography by Grant 'Goba' O'Brien
All tracks written by Monique Houraghan/Dan Tucker
except 'Ghosts', written by Martyn Oakland
click here
to order your copy from the
Official Tinderbox Website
Also available for download on
iTunes
If you have Itunes installed you can
Click Here
to go directly to 'The Fire's Inside'
Tinderbox - Travelling (2008)
Monique - circa 2006
(Courtesy of Julian Stodd)
MULTIMEDIA:
Film:
'The Bilbee Boys' - US Independant - "Coming Back To You" - end creditsWinner: Director's choice Award, Indie Spirit Film Festival 2008
Television:
'Trinity' - US Television Series
'Aisling's Diary' - Irish Television Series (RTE2)
Live Radio Sessions
BBC Radio Solent ('Sally Taylor On Saturday') - Southern UK
BBC Southern Counties Radio - Southern UK
Forest FM - Southern UK
Original 106 FM - Southern UK
Hope FM - Southern UK
