Only one thing went wrong and luckily during sound check! My guitar (Karen’s) decided to NOT WORK!!!! yep! input wasn’t working so she borrowed Mark’s from Identity Crisis! thank you Mark! you are a life saver!!!! Apart from that little hiccup everything ran beautifully and the entire night was an amazing experience! looking up and down at all those faces while we played was a great feeling and as the nerves disappeared it was amazing to see our Friends, Family, Colleagues and lots of New Faces! Fantastic!!!x

Our Sound Man Andy Wright was fantastic, thank you Andy! and also thanks to Tom Giles for coming down to do a live recording of the night! Rob Rosa was as always amazing on the Violin and Mark Rice you were BRILL on the percussion young man! we are looking forward to having you play with us again over the next few weeks!

We are so proud of what we have achieved over the last 6 months!!!!!

And we couldn’t have done it without the overwhelming support of MANY!!!! so thank you !!!! you all know who you are!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

8th July 2011 

Nottingham based acoustic trio, “The Idolins”, launch their second album; “You Said” in support of Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People…

When: Friday 15^th July 2011, 20.00pm – 12.00am

Where: The Malt Cross, 16, St James’s Street,Nottingham,NG1 6FG

Local acoustic trio, The Idolins will be launching their eagerly awaited second album, “You Said” at the Malt Cross Public House and music venue on Friday 15^th July 2011.The band will be hosting the event which is expected to draw a full house and will be promoting their amazing new sounds as well as fundraising for Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People through album sales and raffle prizes, generously donated by local businesses including; dinner, bed and breakfast at the Lace Market Hotel.

To kick off the evening, two supporting acts “John Coates” and “Identity Crisis” will be warming the audience up before “The Idolins” perform a full live set which will showcase the new album as well as paying homage to some of the well-loved tracks from their first album, “Sound of the Rain.” The band will also be joined by two incredibly talented sessional artists in the form of violinist, Rob Rosa, and drummer, Mark Rice; who will collectively jam for your delight and delectation, providing beautiful music set to savvy lyrics with ridiculously catchy melodies that will have you singing to the rafters for days.

The band, produce and perform in a relaxed and organic way, where ideas are explored and laughter is adored – that’s when the magic happens! The combination of raw talent, a great friendship, story telling and a hypnotic energy allow for creative freedom and a natural honesty in the music, which is underpinned by a folk/pop aesthetic.

These emerging recording artists bring a vital vibration for your soul and make for a great live act, definitely worth watching, so why not come along to the launch and introduce yourself to this fabulous band whilst helping us to support Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People.
www.rainbows.co.uk

‘Eidolon’- A phantom, an apparition. An Idol, one that is adored, often blindly or excessively. The sound of stringed instruments, violins;

“T H E  I D O L I N S”

Karen Smalley: Writer, vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
Claudine Barker-West: Acoustic & electric guitars, mandolin, banjo, piano, keyboards, bass, percussion, kit & multi-instrumentation
Nick Scott:Vocal harmonies, acoustic guitar & banjo

Common appreciation of great music and songwriting brought this talented trio together. Life, death and a twist of fate spawned “The Idolins”; an acoustic folk, easy listening, pop band. Karen Smalley-Turner (the principle songwriter, vocalist and guitarist) and Claudine Barker-West (multi-instrumentalist) met while playing acoustic music at an ‘open-mic’ night’ in Nottingham around 2002. In 2010, guitarist and vocalist, Nick Scott became the 3rd official member of the band.

The Idolins have played numerous gigs, events, radio platforms and festivals and are now looking to promote their work nationally and internationally by securing a contract with a record label over the coming year.

Post the album launch, the group are due to feature at Nottingham Pride Festival on Saturday 30^th July 2011 and the Waterfront Festival on 20^th August 2011.

Monday this week saw the last recording session in studio for us. Bass guitar parts will be recorded by ‘our Ken’ next week its a WRAP!

Mark and Beck did a great job in our last session. We ended on hand clapping & harmonies and laughter.

Now the real work begins. Mixing, promoting, gig rehearsals.

We are extremely fortunate to have some great people working with us. To name a few…
Nzime http://www.nzime.com/index.html
Electric Mayhem http://www.electricmayhem.co.uk/em/Electric_Mayhem/Welcome_to_EM.html
Confetti Studios http://www.confettistudios.com/

A donation from all £££ sales on Launch night will go to Rainbows Hospice for children and young people.

http://www.rainbows.co.uk/?gclid=CO2emPbw5qgCFdFX4Qod3yLGCg

Our official website is on its way. http://www.theidolins.com

As well as a long list of contributers in due course.

Plus we got the cds delivered last week, to see the work arrive in that format was really exciting for us all. Looking forward to getting this album out to the public, and for a good cause. iTunes, Amazon etc.