Wandering Oak: Little Barrie / Malcolm Catto
Schedule
Fri, 11 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
The Common Room of the Great North | Newcastle Upon Tyne, EN
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Wandering Oak brings you:Little Barrie and Malcolm Catto
plus Jenni Mac
at The Common Room Of The Great North
Tickets: https://www.seetickets.com/event/little-barrie-and-malcolm-catto/the-common-room-of-the-great-north/3273974 • https://link.dice.fm/We5ea2247225
• Little Barrie and Malcolm Catto • (Easy Eye Sound)
Genre-bending psych-funk ‘n blues trio Little Barrie and Malcolm Catto return with their explosive new album ‘Electric War’, a unique musical melting pot of 21st century rock ‘n roll, deep funk, jazz and fuzzy atmospherics that pushes their music into exciting new directions. Further cementing the chemistry between guitarist Barrie Cadogan, bassist Lewis Wharton and drummer Malcolm Catto that produced their debut ‘Quatermass Seven’, It sees the trio trusting their instincts to push themselves into unchartered musical territories. “We just pretty much do what we want to without tailoring our music to any specific genre” says Malcolm when discussing their approach to the new record. Explains Barrie; “From Mal I learned a lot about the power of taking things down musically rather than just smashing the audience over the head with loud guitar for an hour. That can be cool, but in slowing the tempo or bringing the volume down it gave us scope to say much more. We wanted to capture more of that in the studio as well as the freakouts.”
Over a 20-plus year career, Little Barrie, have proven themselves to be one of the UK’s most respected and resilient bands, cooking up a genre blending sound that touches on the ’60s British blues explosion, deep funk, hip hop and the best rock n’ roll of the last six decades. Decades on from his childhood in Nottingham, Barrie is one of the worlds most respected musicians, having worked on music for film and television (as well as his day job of being a guitarist), composing and performing the main title theme for the award winning Breaking Bad prequel Better Call Saul and composing the soundtrack to the documentary Year Of The Dog. He’s also contributed to music for Hollywood releases including Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, featuring on ‘Cotton Candy Land’ with Stevie Nicks & Chris Issak, and critically acclaimed BBC drama Peaky Blinders.
Malcolm Catto has been a legendary leading figure of the UK’s underground funk, jazz and psych scenes for over three decades, working with Jazzman Gerald on his Stark Reality label (who also released Little Barrie’s first single) as well as master drummer for well-respected UK funk outfit The Soul Destroyers before he formed The Heliocentrics along with fellow Soul Destroyer Jake Ferguson, going on to gain global recognition for Malcolm’s production chops and as leading exponents of mind-expanding psych-jazz and funk.
FFO The Heliocentrics / Taste
http://www.littlebarrie.com
• Jenni Mac •
Jenni Mac is an artist who draws, paints, moves and amuses with images and sound and body. With a background in jazz bands and various counter cultural obsessions, they released a solo demo in early 2023 “Everybody Gets Left Behind!”, a collection of ditties, poems, fish and birds. Mac loves Blind Willie McTell more than most but probably not as much as some, and considers making sounds with vocal chords, singing and mouth trumpeting, as the best paint money can’t buy.
https://jennimac.bandcamp.com/album/everybody-gets-left-behind-demo
Advance tickets available via See Tickets:
https://www.seetickets.com/event/little-barrie-and-malcolm-catto/the-common-room-of-the-great-north/3273974
and via DICE:
https://link.dice.fm/We5ea2247225
and in person from Reflex CD Vinyl Newcastle.
The Common Room Of The Great North
North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers
Neville Hall
Westgate Rd
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 1SE
For ages 16+ (under 18's to be accompanied by an adult), from 7:00pm
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Where is it happening?
The Common Room of the Great North, 5 Quarter Cafe Bar, Orchard Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1, United Kingdom,Newcastle upon TyneEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
