Hailing from the Southernmost Reaches of Great Britain, these Four Players trade in Ballads of Melancholie & Tales of Murder.
Local singer/songwriter Danni Nicholls has started organising regular Americana concerts at the Hare and Hounds pub at Preston Circus in Brighton.
Salter Cane will be taking their shot this Wednesday, May 13th. Danni will open up the show with a few of her songs.
If you live in Brighton and you’d like to support your local live music scene, and you fancy an evening of rocking out with us, come along around 9pm.
by May 11, 2009
Caramel Jack are one of Brighton’s finest bands. Over the years, they’ve been steadily producing wonderful albums and playing arresting concerts—sometimes in the company of Salter Cane. On Friday night, Caramel Jack played an intimate set in the Sanctuary Cella in Brighton. We were only too happy to open up the show for them.
Seeing as it was a cosy little venue, we played a quieter set than usual, although we couldn’t resist rocking out just a little bit towards the end.
Our next concert, in the Hare and Hounds in Brighton on May 13th, promises to be a louder and longer affair.
by April 19, 2009
We’ve just spent two days in the Metway studios in Brighton recording some songs. This was our second stab at recording four new songs—our first recordings were lost in a hard drive crash at the studio (a stricter back-up regime is now being enforced).
Rather than just retread the same four songs, we thought we could spice things up a bit by adding something really new. The song Sorrow, which has only ever been played live once was put through its paces.
So in the two days we had in the studio, we recorded the instrumental tracks for five songs; the band playing live and then some overdubs. We even added some keyboard and piano to some songs; unheard of, for Salter Cane.
With time on our side, Chris managed to get a vocal recording done for one song. He chose Sorrow. As the rest of us listened to him sing, we were all struck by his words:
Passion was my first-born child,
I raised her pure, I raised her wild,
took her where no child should ever go.
She burned the bridge, cut the trees,
ripped each root out on her knees,
every single door was left wide open.
And all the people of the town
tried to keep Passion down,
said that I should keep her locked and bound.
And I never heard it when she fell,
just found her shoes next to the well,
my Passion’s sleeping cold deep underground.Blow, wind, blow
But you will never blow away my sorrow.My second child, I called her Love,
and I thanked the lord and the stars above
that I’d received a heart full overflowing.
And I built a house, wood and stone,
myself, my wife and child at home,
happy just smiling at the walls.
But late one night upon the road,
I could not find my way back home,
and I stepped into a cold and darkened doorway.
And I took a drink, maybe four,
took another five or more,
and thought I heard Passion calling for me.
For seven days and nights alone,
inside that gutter deep I crawled,
until I found that house upon that ground.
But when I got up close I saw
Love did not live there anymore
and no one knows where Love can be found.Blow, wind, blow
But you will never blow away my sorrow.My last-born child, I called her Pain,
Sorrow was her middle name,
I built high walls to keep her safe from harm.
But late at night I climb the walls,
and there’s this gap through which I crawl,
and I can see how strong my Sorrow grows.Blow, wind, blow
But you will never blow away my sorrow.
Blow, wind, blow
But you will never blow away my sorrow.
Blow, wind, blow
But you will never blow away my sorrow.
Blow, wind, blow
But you will never blow away my sorrow.
We’ll be going back into the studio (soon, we hope) to record the vocals for the other four songs and to do the mixing.
by February 1, 2009
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Prince Albert in Brighton last Saturday. We hope you enjoyed the gig as much as we did.
As well as playing some tried and tested favourites, Salter Cane used the opportunity to try out a brand new song called Sorrow. As luck would have it, that debut was captured on video.
Now that the song has proven its mettle live, our next step is to record it. We hope to do that sometime early in the new year.
by December 18, 2008
Salter Cane will be playing its last gig of the year at the Prince Albert tonight, so if you’re in Brighton and fancy some alt-country action, come on down to see us - we’ll be taking the stage at about 10.
We’ve already got our first concert lined up for the new year: we’ll be playing at the second Oyster Lounge event on Valentine’s Day in Lewes. We apologize to any of our fans expecting to see us at the first Oyster Lounge back in September; a welcome new arrival to Chris’ family meant we had to cancel the gig at short notice - but we promise to make up for it at Oyster Lounge 2!
We’ll also be heading back into the studio at the start of the year - to re-record the four songs we first recorded back in August. An unfortunate and unexpected hard drive crash at the studio caused us to lose the recordings from the summer. Needless to say, we’re pretty bummed out about that, but we’re looking on the bright side and hoping that we can get even better recordings of the songs the second time around.
Until then, you can listen to our new EP and old LP to tide you over - and catch us at the Albert if you can!
by December 6, 2008
