- Saul Rose
Saul Rose is an English folk musician known for both singing and playing
melodeon . He first picked up the melodeon after breaking his leg at the age of eleven and was taught his first tunes by his father.Career
After entering the Young Tradition Award in 1991 (which he didn't win) he gained some exposure. Through that he was invited to join the ceilidh band Phungus as cover for the main melodeon player Paul Nye who had been unwell. Saul still plays with them currently.
In early 1994 he met Eliza Carthy and with Nancy Kerr they formed The Kings of Calicutt and subsuquently he joined Waterson:Carthy. He toured extensively with both bands and eventually formed a successful duo with Eliza Carthy.
With Dan Plews, Saul formed Dansaul. More recently Saul has joined Faustus.
Discography
Kings of Calicutt: Evolving Tradition1 (Mrs Casey) Kings of Calicutt: Evolving Tradition 2 (Mrs Casey) Eliza Carthy and Nancy Kerr: Shape of Scrape (Mrs Casey)Waterson:Carthy: Common Tongue (Topic Records) Waterson:Carthy: Broken Ground (Topic Records) Eliza Carthy and the Kings of Calicutt (Topic) Dansaul: Foot and Mouth (All our own work) Eliza Carthy: Rice (Topic) Random: Deviation (Wildgoose) Laurel Swift: Beam (NECTA Arts) Random: Toadstone (Wildgoose)
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