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Large Plants started in 2020 as a solo recording project for Jack Sharp, the singer and guitarist for psych-folk luminaries Wolf People (currently on hiatus). The 2022 debut ?The Carrier? and newly released ?The Thorn? were recorded and performed entirely by Sharp in a barn.
?It was a dirty, rusty, metal shack with no insulation or sound treatment, and it was full of junk, but it sounded weirdly great, and I loved it.? Sharp told Shindig magazine.
The music of Large Plants could be characterised as psychedelic folk-rock; a continuation of Wolf People?s melding of 70?s folk-rock (Mountain, Jethro Tull, Fairport Convention) with the bluesy psychedelia of Black Sabbath, Cream or Traffic.
?The Thorn? shows the darker, heavier elements of those influences, driving rhythms and fuzzed-out guitars over distinct folk underpinnings. More contemporary comparisons might be made with the likes of Midlake or Fleet Foxes.
Sharp currently fronts the live incarnation of the band on lead vocals and guitar with Paul Milne on bass and backing vocals, Joe Wooley on guitar and Itamar Rubinger on drums. They have, so far played only a handful of shows including supporting Love with Johnny Echols, Warm Digits and a slot at Barcelona Psych Fest.
The Thorn was released on 17th November 2023 through Ghost Box records on LP, CD and all digital channels
"captures the moment when the post-hippie comedown was chiselled into Deep Purple granite... Effortlessly
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Foxlowe Arts Centre is a community run arts centre for the people of Leek and The Staffordshire Moorlands.
Leek’s arts centre is housed in the historic building, Foxlowe, at the top of Leek’s market place.
Foxlowe Arts Centre opened its doors in December 2011 and has already gained a strong following from the local community and is attracting attention from further afield as well. Funded by individuals’ pledges, donations and trading proceeds and with the majority of the staff volunteering, this is truly a community arts centre for the people of Leek and the Staffordshire Moorlands.
With a popular café, bar, gallery, live performance space for music, drama, comedy, talks and a cinema, the Foxlowe Arts Centre has rapidly established a reputation as the go to place in Leek.
Foxlowe arts centre has limited parking at the back of the building for permit holders and disabled users only. Some workshops will include a parking permit spaces are available. To access the car park follow parking signs on Stockwell Street signed ‘P Short Stay, Council Offices’ and turn left after the first parking bays – this is the entrance to Foxlowe arts centre car park for permit holders, disabled users and others with permission e.g. workshop attendees.
Market Place,
Leek,
Staffordshire,
England,
ST13 6AD.
01538 386112
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