Roll a Penny contemporary folk band

".They can certainly do subtle, but they're not averse to the odd bit of rocking out. They play imaginative, inventive and effective arrangements with power and conviction..."
Kathryn Tickell

"Self-evidently mega-talented youngsters from the north-east!"
- Netrythms.com

"they achieve variety and power within basic line-up. Attractively quirky, with buckets of spirit and attack…dynamic and imaginative…"
-fRoots

Katie Doherty:
vocals, piano,

Andrew Cadie:
vocals, fiddle, guitar

Roger Purves
mandolin, bouzouki

Contact Details

e-mail enquiries:
info@rollapenny.co.uk

Andrew Cadie
email: andrew@rollapenny.co.uk
Focal Music
Tel. 0191 2724629
focalmusic@hotmail.co.uk
GERMANY (Weisenheim)
0635 395 97929

Roll a Penny present a lively show, combining foot stomping grooves, quirky reels and pensive love tales with a knack for innovative twists and textures.

The trio's sounds feature Katie Doherty's "fantastically pure and powerful voice" and dynamic, versatile piano, the impressive, flowing mandolin & bouzouki styles of Roger purves, plus Andrew Cadie's eclectic concoction of clear, harmonic fiddle-singing and crafty acoustic guitar grooves.

Varied and fresh, these forward-facing traditional musicians have gained recognition in several camps. In 2005 Katie won the coveted MBF Award for Song Creation, while the group was selected to play showcase slots at some of northern England's most influential folk institutions, including Brampton Live! festival, The Sage Gateshead and York's Black Swan Folk Club.

Their 2005 debut CD 'Swingin' Hinnies' was released to enthusiastic reviews and has been featured on folk radio programmes all over the world.

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To buy the Roll a Penny CD "Swingin' Hinnies", send a cheque for £11 (£10 plus &£1 p+p) made payable to Roll a Penny to:
34b Leazes Terrace, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 4LZ. Also available at Roots Music, Westgate Rd. Newcastle, at www.tradmusic.com, and in the Euro-zone from the German web-shop www.bluebird-shop.com

To book Roll a Penny, contact
Focal Music
29 Dilston Road
Fenham
Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5AB

tel 0191 2724269 / mobile 07986032765
focalmusic@hotmail.co.uk

NEWS

Other projects:
Katie has recorded 'Building Bridges', a solo album with her own band. Label and release-date are not yet decided on, but we assure you that it's well worth waiting for!

For more information about Katie's other projects, please visit www.myspace.com/katiedohertyband

Andrew's solo CD 'The Snow Tree' (released Feb. 2006) has received great reviews and has prompted calls for a follow-up album on a larger label. This will hopefully be out by early summer 2007.

Information about Andrew's solo work and other collaborations, plus details about how to buy his CD can be found at www.andrewcadie.co.uk

NEWS ARCHIVE

Both Katie and Andrew have been very busy writing and researching new material over the last few months, and are looking forward to adding this to some of the existing band repertoire on stage.

*** Katie wins MBF national award for song creation *** >details<

Roll a Penny chosen to play the "Emerging Talent" slot on the Mainstage at Brampton Live in 2005.
See giglist for details

Roll a Penny played a similar showcase event in York in February.
They are among the first graduates from the Folk Degree Course at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. (see picture below, taken at their celebration concert at the Sage Gatehead, on stage with Alistair Anderson)

folk degree students with Alistair Anderson

Katie is a phenominal singer, whose voice has limitless appeal.She has been singing folk and jazz since childhood, and Roll a Penny is the latest in a long line of groups she has been involved with. Katie's songs straddle the often risky divide between traditional and contemporary music with ease and integrity - gaining praise from folk and pop fans alike... Besides her work with Roll a Penny, Katie has toured and recorded with the likes of Nitin Sawhney and Kathryn Tickell. Her solo album is due out very soon.

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Andrew has gained praise and critical acclaim for his playing, singing, tradition-based songwriting and tune composition. fRoots magazine described his songs as "quite outstanding". His CD 'The Snow Tree' has received excellent reviews all over Europe. Andrew brings the magical art of 'fiddle-singing' to the band.

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Roger and Katie

Roger's mandolin and bouzouki playing is about as rock-steady as it comes - his exciting, flowing style was developed in the years he spent living in the west of Ireland, and his repertoire serves as an impressive anthology of dance tunes from Ireland, Northern England, Scotland, North America and Eastern Europe. Roger's creative use of his talent has won him many admirers.

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