BABBLE

BABBLE NEWLY BORN OF MANY, DEEP PEDIGREES, MANY TIMES AROUND THE BLOCK, AWARE OF EAR AND VOICE, ELECTRO—ACOUSTIC MUSIC FORMED DEEP IN THE ROOTS OF ENGLISH FOLK AND AMERICANA WITH A SOUPCON OF
BLUES, JAZZ AND ROCK PLAYED BY 2 MAVERICK MAESTROS OF GUITAR (ROB WILLIAMS AND SIMON OTHEN),ANCHORED BY THE MANY FINGERED ELECTRO ACOUSTIC DOUBLE BASSIST (PAUL SMITH) AND SPANGLY COATED BY THE
RICH MULTIHUED TONES OF VOCALIST (KAREN LANGLEY).A RECENT ADDITION TO THE SOUND IS MASTER DRUMMER TONY (BIRDMAN) BIRD.
ROB AND KAREN WERE PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS "WISE CHILDREN" AND SOME OF THE SONGS DATE FROM THAT PERIOD - THEY DECIDED TO RENAME THE BAND AND USE A MORE ACOUSTIC/ROOTS APPROACH. THEY PRODUCED 2 CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED CDS "COLLABORATING WITH THE INEVITABLE" AND "THE LAW OF 3" - ALTHOUGH THE CDS ARE NOW SOLD OUT A COMPILATION OF TRACKS FROM THE 2 ALBUMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ITUNES AND OTHER DIGITAL PLATFORMS. .PAUL SMITH ALSO WORKED WITH THEM IN THE WISE CHILDREN FORMAT.
APART FROM AN EXTENSIVE CATALOGUE OF ORIGINAL MATERIAL WE PLAY A WIDE RANGE OF TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY SONGS COVERING BLUES,FOLK AND ROCK STYLES WITH A SOMETIMES DARK BUT GENERALLY BLISSFUL EDGE!
MORE ABOUT BABBLE
Vocalist/lyricist Karen Langley's credentials include being a founder member of popular accapella group "The Sweet Soul Sisters" from Bristol. But her varied career encompasses experimental and improvisational voice work in jazz, dance and theatre, as well as stints in rock and soul bands.
Guitarist Robert Williams has performed as a session guitarist, composer and band leader in a career spanning 20 years - bands include Uncle Po, The Fans and Tropical Hearts. His remarkable playing style and individual approach has earned him the respect of musicians and many others from different creative fields. In recent years, Rob has soloed as a soundscape guitarist under the guise of "Ineffability". In the early 90's, Rob founded the Skull Academy, a floating cast of disparate musicians, dancers and actors committed to staging original and challenging multi-media events, which included "The Shroud Of Chronos" and "Lust".