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No More the Green Hills

by Janice Burns & Jon Doran

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The defining themes of No More the Green Hills came to us when we started arranging False True Love, the lead single from the album. Working on the song we felt that spark of connection between the text, the music and our voices, and a connecting of the dots of the types of songs we’d been collecting. These were songs of love, loss, and nature, and how we navigate through our complicated relationships with them.

Most of the songs on the album are traditional, except The Black Fox and Up And Awa’. A large part of our inspiration was the idea that folk songs, rather than being treated as artifacts, are living parts of our culture, always evolving as they pass from singer to singer and place to place.

In telling these stories, we placed harmony singing at the forefront, using guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, harmonium and double bass to create a nostalgic, dream-like landscape. Working with Andy Bell (producer) and Ben Nicholls (double bassist) elevated these songs and perfectly captured our vision of a contemporary, yet timeless sound.

We collaborated with Laura Boswell Printmaker to design our album cover. Listening to our music, she chose colours that she associated with it and the themes within, and has created something truly beautiful.

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released October 28, 2022

Janice Burns: Voice, Mandolin, Tenor guitar, Harmonium, Piano
Jon Doran: Voice, Acoustic guitar, Bouzouki, Harmonium, Fiddle
Ben Nicholls: Double bass

Recorded by Andy Bell at Watercolour Studios
Produced by Andy Bell
Mixed by Andy Bell at Hudson Studio
Mastered by Sam Proctor at Lismore Mastering
Artwork by Laura Boswell Printmaker
Photography by Ellen Dixon

All songs are traditional and arranged by Janice Burns & Jon Doran except Up and Awa’ with lyrics by Andy Hunter and The Black Fox written by Graham Pratt.

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Janice Burns & Jon Doran Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

Janice Burns & Jon Doran are an Anglo-Scottish duo who formed in 2017, after discovering a shared love of traditional music. They find their songs in archives that span the depths of our history.

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