Clandestine, by Agent Starling

Clandestine

by Agent Starling

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1.	La Sansonette 03:40	lyrics	buy track
Flutter flutter Chatter chatter Squabble squabble Rattle rattle Whistle whistle Warble warble Clack clack Wheezes Shacker shacker Chainsaw Telephone Ring ring Yak yak Chacker chacker Chacker Chacker Yakata! Flam flam Chacker chacker L Étourneau Lyrics by Lou Duffy-Howard
2.	Hellebore 03:30	info	buy track
3.	Djursdalapolskan 03:56	info	buy track
4.	Napoleon in Morocco 02:39	info	buy track
5.	Mazurka dos Irmáns Moreira 02:14	info	buy track
6.	La Funambule 04:49	info	buy track
7.	Principessa 05:43	info	buy track
8.	Konvulsionslåten 03:29	info	buy track
9.	Blue Sauscisse/Biscuit Shuffle 03:51	info	buy track
10.	Eye of Sea 03:50	info	buy track

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Agent Starling release their third full album 'Clandestine’ a celebration of ten tunes, eight composed by contemporary international hurdy-gurdy players together with two new arrangements of traditional tunes. All the tracks are performed, arranged and recorded in Yorkshire by Agent Starling. Agent Starling are Quentin Budworth hurdy-gurdy and vocals and Lou Duffy-Howard vocals, bass guitar, other instruments and programming. The album also features special guest Dexter Duffy-Howard on violin, cello and harmonium. Many of the tunes featured on the album are drawn from musical friendships and Quentin's year long quest travelling across Europe learning from master Hurdy-Gurdy players and folk musicians from different musical traditions - all given the Agent Starling re-imagining by Lou and Quentin.

Agent Starling's previous releases were internationally well received and the band made number one in the EthnoCloud Mediterranean music chart 2021.

'Experimental hurdy-gurdy on duo's impressive debut. European Howl is a complex, immersive and at times disorienting listening experience.' (SONGLINES July 2021)

'Sounding like the musical offspring of Sufjan Stevens and Steve Reich' Tom Robinson BBC 6 Music

'I doubt very much that you will hear anything quite like this anywhere else in current music... Truly wondrous.' (Review of Northern Lights by Neil March in Trust the Doc Issue 62 December 2022)

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released November 3, 2022

Recorded in Yorkshire UK by Agent Starling and mastered in Oregon by Kevin Carafa.

Composers: 1. Dominique Forges, 2. Toon van Mierlo, 3. Swedish Polska trad, 4. Nigel Eaton, 5. Inspired by Germán Diaz 6. Neil Brook, 7. Maurizio Martinotti, 8. Anders Norudde, 9. Cliff Stapleton,10. Matthias Loibner. All tracks arranged by Agent Starling

Both Quentin and Lou both have strong musical provenance. Lou was originally in recently reformed prophetic UK Indie band Red Guitars and has gigged and recorded ever since, currently heading up psychedelic rock band Loudhailer Electric Company. Originally part of Suns of Arqa, hurdy-gurdy specialist Quentin is the force behind world fusion medieval rave band Celtarabia.

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Loudhailer UK Hull, UK

DHM record label.

Rich & Lou Duffy-Howard Music

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Loudhailer Electric Company, Agent Starling, Lou Loudhailer and associated band releases.

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Jul 20

Wrecking Ball Arts Centre

Hull, UK

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