PROJECTS
CLAUDIA SCHWAB QUARTET
CLAUDIA SCHWAB & HANNAH JAMES
Live at the Green Note, London
PLUIRIN NA MBAN
Photo c Brian Farrell
Photo c Sophie Rastl
"Schwab’s fiddle and James’ accordion kept reaching for the unexpected and the new. They were restless, contemplative, beautiful." (Gavin McNamara, Downend Folk Club)
Claudia and Hannah had their first yodelling encounter at the Celtic Connections Festival in 2012 --- read more
In an intimate setting, Cathy Jordan, Irene Buckley and Claudia Schwab express their bond to traditional music, whereby ancient tradition is summoned to meet new burgeonings:--- read more
"hypnotically blended voices, accordion, fiddle, bass guitar and restrained percussion creating beautiful, multi-layered atmospherics. [...]
They were restless, contemplative, beautiful. The closest comparison,
in the folk world at least, would be Lau, and that is high praise indeed"
(Gavin McNamara, Downend Folk Club) --- read more
THE CRAIC ADDICTS
CLAUDIA SCHWAB QUARTET FEAT. JOHANNES BÄR & VINZENZ HÄRTEL
Twisted Trad and Folked-up Pop with The "Mighty" Craic Addicts. Jigs and reels inter-woven with our own versions of 1980's electro pop classics and funky tunage from now 'n' then, here 'n' there and everywhere --- read more
Line-Up:
Claudia Schwab (Violin/Voice/Composition)
Hannah James (Akkordeon/Voice/Dance)
Marti Tärn (E-Bass/Voice)
Bodek Janke (Percussion/Tabla/Voice)
Johannes Bär (Brass/Alphorn/Voice)
Vinzenz Härtel (Flugelhorn/Harmonika/Voice)
--- read more
CLAUDIA SCHWAB SOLO
Photo c Julia Wesely
"pretty much unforgettable" (David Kidman, FATEA magazine)
"she makes Yodel music modern and happening" (Eelco Schilder, folkworld)
In her solo show, Claudia incorporates fiddles, loops, drone instruments and vocals to create a unique and atmospheric sound world of funk- beat Yodels, reels turned to ragas and alpine harmonies.
--- read more
WORKSHOPS
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