Voice of the Seven Woods

Infobox musical artist
Name = Voice of the Seven Woods

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Img_capt = Rick Tomlinson performing at Folkyeah Spring Festival in Big Sur, California on April 20, 2007.
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Origin = Bolton, England
Years_active = 2003–present
Label = Twisted Nerve Records Tchantinler
Frst Prsn
Great Pop Supplement
Blackest Rainbow
Sloow Tapes
Kning Disk

Associated_acts = Dakota Oak
Dave Tyack
Hush Arbors
Andy Votel
URL = [http://www.voiceofthesevenwoods.com Official site]
Current_members = Rick Tomlinson

Voice of the Seven Woods is the project of a Manchester based musician, Rick Tomlinson, who has released several 7" EPs and self-released CD-Rs. The band (with Chris Walmsley) is most commonly associated with the Manchester alternative music scene, and is regularly asssociated with the B-Music collective; a Manchester based DJ, Music and Arts collaboration that includes DJ Andy Votel, Super Furry Animals's frontman Gruff Rhys and various other DJs & artists.

Rick Tomlinson began his association with Twisted Nerve Records [ [http://www.twistednerve.co.uk Twisted Nerve Recordings. Manchester, UK ] ] when he played guitar alongside Dave Tyack [ [http://playlouder.com/review/+438davetyack/ Playlouder - Latest ] ] on various releases.

Rick's debut album was released on 6th August 2007. Eponymously titled, it was released on both CD and Gatefold vinyl. The US version, distributed by B-Music, contains 2 bonus tracks. It is one of his few unlimited releases to date.

He has played several notable festivals including Green Man Festival in 2005, 2006 and 2007, Supersonic Festival in Birmingham, again in 2006 and 2007 [ [http://www.capsule.org.uk Capsule ] ] , and the Moseley Folk Festival, Birmingham [ [http://moseleyfolk.co.uk Moseley Folk Festival 2007 - 1st & 2nd September 2007 - Moseley Park, Birmingham, UK ] ] .

After a period of performing solo, the live band is currently a trio of Rick, Chris Walmsley on drums and Pete Hedley on bass.

Discography

VVIIW - 4 track mail-order CDR, self release, June 2008

Holy Harbour b/w Sailing to Byzantium (Twisted Nerve Records - TN079) (Released 15/10/07)

Kafamdaki Yangin b/w Karanlik Nehir - 7" (Limited to 500 copies - Available through Twisted Nerve) The a-side is "The Fire in My Head" from the self titled album.

Voice of the Seven Woods - CD / Gatefold LP (Twisted Nerve Records - TN077) (The US release of the album contains Holy Harbour and Sailing to Byzantium as bonus tracks)

The Seventh Step - Available on live dates from July 2007 onwards (4 tracks)

The Far Golden Peak (Part One) - CDR on Blackest Rainbow Records (Limited to 333 copies on cd, 33 copies of cassette)

Black Morning - One Sided CS60 cassette released on Sloow Tapes (Limited to 100 copies)

The Journey - 6 Track CD EP, 2006 self-release, re-issued as a limited edition of 999 on vinyl and cd on Kning Disk Records in June 2008

Gone On The Way To Know b/w Mist & Snow - Split 7" with Hush Arbors on Great Pop Supplement

Unitarian Chapel 3" CDR on Tchantinler - Audience member-limited edition of 47

Solo Guitar Recordings - Four live guitar recordings on CDR, produced for US tour dates

5 track tour CDR on Tchantinler.

The Firefly Dusk / Winter's Temper - 7" Vinyl on Twisted Nerve

The Withering of the Boughs - 3" CDR on First Person

An Hour Before Dawn - 7" Vinyl on Twisted Nerve

Voice of the Seven Woods - 4 track CDR

'Svarka' (Rick Tomlinson w/ Chris Walmsley) - Split 7" Vinyl on Twisted Nerve (Part of Twisted Nerve Singles Club - Number 5 of 12 singles released monthly throughout 2003)

Forthcoming Releases

In a Blog posted on his Myspace page, Rick Tomlinson made reference to a number of future projects. [ [http://www.myspace.com/voiceofthesevenwoods MySpace.com - Voice of the Seven Woods - UK - www.myspace.com/voiceofthesevenwoods ] ]

He says that he is planning on shelving the Voice of the Seven Woods name (For the foreseeable future at least.) It seems that he plans on releasing material under his own name.

Appearances on Compilations

A Kind of Awe And Reverence and Wonder - CD Comp on Twisted Nerve

Ihmettelenpä Sanoi Kampela Jos Lahana On Pliisu - CDR Comp on 267 Lattajjaa records (Limited to 100)

Now Is The Winter Of Our Discount Tents - CD Comp on Twisted Nerve

References

External links

* [http://www.tchantinler-recordings.com/ Official Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/voiceofthesevenwoods MySpace Page]
* [http://www.paperthinwalls.com/listeningparty/index?id=32 Paper Thin Walls Interview]
* [http://www.factmagazine.co.uk/da/61063 FACT Magazine Interview]
* [http://www.poptones.co.uk/index.php?/questions_of_doom/more/voices_of_the_seven_woods/ Interview At Poptones]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2007/07/20/200707_votsw_iv_feature.shtml BBC Interview]
* [http://angryape.com/reviews/2006/01/voice-of-the-seven-woods-voice-of-the-seven-woods Review of An Hour Before Dawn 7"]
* [http://angryape.com/reviews/2007/04/voice-of-the-seven-woods-the-journey Review of The Journey]
* [http://angryape.com/reviews/2007/04/voice-of-the-seven-woods-hush-abors-mist-and-snow-gone-on-the-way-to-know Review of Split 7" with Hush Arbors]
* [http://brainwashed.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6433&Itemid=64 Brainwashed.com album review]