Rookery Ensemble would like to say a few words in honour of Alison O'Melia founding member who passed away just before Christmas 2020 after a illness. We will miss you; love you in so many ways. Its still so hard to comprehend but we will follow the paths you set in music and sound. Your patterns of spirit are there rich with colour and transcend the mundane. We hold our hands up and touch those stars above in which way they shine xxx Rookery were founded by George Harris and Alison O'Melia They were previously called Brother G and The Trouble and World Of Surprises and started in 2011.Through the recent lockdown in UK, Alison and George played a number of home performances for Crystal Palace Lockdown Live online which you can hear a best of album on soundcloud and bandcamp. As well as view some on YouTube and the CPLL Facebook group page. The bandcamp album is available to buy and is raising money for St Christopher's Hospice. This has been with the help of Erik Moore on various tracks virtually.Other members of Ensemble of late have been David Rothon on various instruments including the Omni Chord and Melodica, Mark Hill - Electronics and Radio, Erik Moore - Bass, Agata Liswoska on Violin with occasional appearances by Mitzy Valentine - Flute and Voice, Victoria Potterton on Trumpet and Voice. Rookery use Spoken word, piano, accordion, reel-to reel machines, clarinet, sampled environmental sounds, voice, percussion plus help from friends at different performances,Other collaborators with other names includeWalt Shaw - Percussion / Electronics,Lorin Jasper Halsall - Double Upright Bass
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Aside from Rookery Ensemble
George performs work with artist poet musician Keith Bray improvising on the spot with no rehearsing...
above photo by David Mosey
photo by Lee Campbell
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Me and Erik performed recently this year in August at Dark Circles in St Leonards Hastings
B W Slideshow of photos by John Barrett
plus photo of Erik rehearsing at his flat
Plus a review of Islets Of Langerhans album
in Terrascope
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Two gigs in May one on Thursday 16 May at The Front Room tickets link
Facebook event page
Then on Saturday 25 May at Water Into Beer in Brockley as a duo
Tickets here
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Next Ròokery Ensemble gigs
coming up in May
Linking Up
The Front Room in Croydon
Thursday 16 May
With
Gabrielle Sey
Negative Response
Matt Finucane
Tickets available in link below
The other gig in May will be at
Water Into Beer / Brockley
On Saturday 25 May
Will be playing two sets ourselves
More details soon...
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Some images and video from last gig .....v
At Free The Gallery in Crystal Palace
Line up included
George E Harris - Voice / Electronics / Melodica / Blowing things
Erik Moore - Guitar / Bass / Keyboard
Mark Hill - Electonics / Radio Effects
Hilary Robinson - Melodica / Keyboard
David Rothon - Melodica / Harmonica / Percussion
Photos and Video - Maxine Dubois
Top and bottom Photo - Mark Wetherall
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Our gig this weekend is only at this event in Crystal Palace @freethegallery with Dutch Grip and djs we maybe joined by other members of Rookery Ensemble but the basis is George E Harris, Erik Moore and Mark Hill
Video clip from Ealing Extranormal performance with Hilary Robinson, Erik Moore and George E Harris
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Some up coming performances throughout March and May
Saturday 16 March at Ealing Extranormal
OPEN Ealing
with John Bisset and Jem Finer
Blanc Sceol
Me,Claudius
Then we have two gigs with details yet to be confirmed
at Free the Gallery
Haynes Lane Crystal Palace
Saturday 30 March
Plus
Linking Up Trust the Doc
at Amersham Arms New Cross
on Sunday 31st March
25 May date at Water Into Beer with two sets by us details coming
Above video of a performance George did recently with Artist Poet and Musician Keith Bray for the 90th birthday celebrations of Jason Why's Mum Lee on Sunday 25 Feb at City Hope Church Bermondsey.
Plus one of Alison's composition frameworks E(n)D will be performed by COMA East Midlands on Sunday 17 March in Nottingham.
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George E Harris and Erik Moore will be performing as Rookery Ensemble at Dash the Henge Store in Camberwell on Saturday 11 November at 3pm. Its Free entry and there are other acts on before and after From 2pm and then at 5pm after us.
A video is also being premiered and released on Tuesday 14 November for the track Islets of Langerhans title track off Rookery Ensemble album that was released on 14 February 2023.
Its being released on this date because it is and would be Alison O'Melias Birthday who was co-founder of Rookery Ensermble and partner with George. This is done as a tribute to Alison who sadly passed away in 2020 and is a reflection on grief through abstract and other imagery.
To view video premiere at 00:03 into 14 November and all time after.
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This year apart from album launch as a five piece ensemble we have been performing at cafes and market places mainly as a duo of George and Erik plus trio sometimes which has included backing others sometimes at a event called When The Cats Away The Mice Will Play as well as improvising our own instrumental sound at a electronic night called Techno Sundays both events have been at Antenna Cafe in Crystal Palace some videos on here ...
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Black and White Photos - John Barrett
Colour Photo - Jean-Francios Nerre
We have also played two performances at Crystal Palace Food Market entertaining the traders and shoppers to our improvised sounds as a duo and trio with Hilary Robinson
George, Hilary and Erik - photo Tim Wright
Rookery Ensemble at Album launch Book and Record Bar March 2023 with David Rothon, Hilary Robinson, Mark Hill, Erik Moore and George E Harris
photo by Adam Bainbridge
We are also preparing a video for title track off Islets of Langerhans album here is a still from one part... This will be coming out soon.
Plus future gigs being planned at Dash The Henge and other venues. News to come.
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Since Alison passed away in 2020 we had to go through many stages of grief with thought and process which is still on going. But the idea of playing live again was always an intention as was completing the Islets of Langerhans album. The initial gigs in coming back through 2022 were full of a new energy with a new member K whom later dropped out for abit to concentrate on other projects. The last gig we did with him was the Alison Tribute event with Annabella Maneljuk also joining us on stage. The line up shifted again doing some solo bits and pieces then the build to do album launch. We were looking at working with a classically trained pianist whom also improvised for this. We didnt have to wait that long and found someone who lived locally as in Hilary Robinson. The live album here in link is the recording of part of our set we did with Hilary.
This is a recording of Rookery Ensemble performing live at the Islets of Langerhans Album Launch that took place on Saturday 25 March 2023 at The Book and Record Bar in West Norwood South London.
Quote about our live sound from another gig at Crystal Palace Food Market from one of the stall holders - "It's not selling music. It's the kind of music that makes you rise up above capitalism and realise you don't need money. Quite hard to sell salami to. It's the kind of music that makes you forget who you are, where you are and what day it is."
Rookery Ensemble on this recording are
George E Harris - Voice, Electronics, Typewriter, Flugelhorn, Melodica, Glockenspiel, Kalimba Loops Hilary Robinson - Piano, Keyboards, Melodica Erik Moore - Bass Guitar, Electronics, Percussion Mark Hill - Electronics and Radio Effects David Rothon - Pedal Steel, Omnichord, Drone Box, Melodica, Percussion
Recorded and Engineered by Jono Podmore / Kumo Thanks To Michael Johnson and Staff at Book and Record Bar in West Norwood and speical thanks to Woodland Chaos for performing the support slot on day.
Also Thanks to all those in Audience that came along on night.
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We released a single Pictures Slipped on May 21st 2023 which was a track that began life through the creation of a percussion backing through the inside workings of a Fender Rhodes Electric Piano by Annabella Maneljuk in Germany 2021.
It was a track put together in the time period just before our Islets Of Langerhans album was finally realised with the overdubs through 2021.
There are only three of us on this track .
George E Harris - Voice/Words and Dulcimer
Erik Moore - Bass and Guitar plus mixing
Annabella Maneljuk - Percussion and Electric Piano
The track is also available to stream via Spotify
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We are doing a launch for our album Islets of Langerhans at Book and Record Bar in West Norwood on Saturday 25 March. The line up for ensemble will include Hilary Robinson, David Rothon, Erik Moore, Mark Hill and myself George E Harris. The sound is very spaced out and undescribable maintaining the dynamics that we have been building over the last two years or so.
We also have support from Woodland Chaos with Jessica Cahill, Dani Calli and Mark Hill a mash up of folk and electronics.
The sound is more spaced out than it has been in a long while and Im really looking forward for you to hear what we are now doing. I know Alison would be so happy about it.
Wishing you well x
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Rookery Ensemble are releasing an album called Islets of Langerhans ... Here is the poster ad with cover artwork created by founding member Alison O'Melia in her therapy sessions with St Christophers Hospice before she sadly passed away in 2020.
We completed the album in Alison's honour which comes out on 14th February 2023 on vinyl, download and streaming.
Pre save album in your Spotify Account https://distrokid.com/.../rookeryens.../islets-of-langerhans
you can also pre order at Bandcamp
https://rookeryensemble.bandcamp.com/.../islets-of... with vinyl order being pressed by Deepgrooves and digital download ...
half of sales will be going to St Christopher's Hospice
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A solo performance online in December 2022
George E Harris performing
The Bird People
Untitled Instrumental
Conversing with A Voiceover
Islets of Langerhans with extended instrumental section
George Performing at Alison Gathering in Belper Saturday 19 November 2022 with Alan Jenkin - Bass Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone and Clarinet.
Photo by Clive Wheeler
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Islets of Langerhans album by Rookery Ensemble is coming soon here are some images of printed cover with art created by Alison in her care with St Christopher's Hospice ... Album in production from Deepgrooves in Netherlands ... its looking great. Insert Printed by John Barrett Words & Pictures Crystal Palace Release will be in 2023 date to come soon.
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Rookery Ensemble at Alison Tribute Concert
Photos (C) John Barrett 2022
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Our next gig will be at the Crystal Palace Food Market on Saturday 16 July then its our gig in honour of Alison founding member of Rookery Ensemble and partner to George ... there are a number of acts on Saturday 23 July from 5pm until late ... its free entry but were raising money for St Christopher's Hospice Charity.
Limited Tickets Available https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alison-tribute-concert-tickets-373513387597
also donate via this link naming Alison in process https://www.stchristophers.org.uk/donate
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