Matt Whoriskey.
Where
are you from?
Derry,
Northern Ireland.
Name
of band:
The
Folk Remedy
Who
else is in your band?
Maria
Bonner (vocals, violin) and Rob Ryle (guitar).
How
would you describe yourselves?
We
are a folk group, heavily influenced by country and indie and we like to think
we merge these sounds with a pinch of pop too!
Who
are your main influences musically?
There
are so many but mainly our influences come
from Ryan Adams, Bob Dylan, Elbow, Neil Young, The Postal Service and Damien
Jurado &
loads more too!
What
do you hope to achieve in music?
Recognition
and we want our music to be heard all over. I think we do have something that people like at the
moment and it’s a dream of ours to share that.
What
has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?
Our
response on twitter, particularly over the last few weeks has been a huge
highlight. We’ve received countless followers, loads of radio play
and fantastic reviews from lovely, generous people!
And
what’s the moment you want to forget?
The
ride home from a gig in Sheffield a few weeks ago. Travelling over Snake Pass from Manchester and the return
leg over some unknown road in the Peak District was one white knuckle ride at
5mph I would like to erase from my memory! We’ve only been playing together a short while and
thankfully nothing disastrous has occurred on stage yet, YET!
If
you could choose just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it
be and why?
I
would say New York Skyline. It’s the first song I ever really wrote and it means a
lot to me. Since we formed the band, Rob’s and Maria’s input to this
song has made it even more meaningful. It was written on honeymoon.
Where
can we listen to it?
Where
can we find out more about your music?
Email us thefolkremedy@gmail.com
Anything
else you’d like to say about your band that I forgot to ask?
Just to mention that we have
an EP coming out in April called Sirens. It
can be streamed from http://soundcloud.com/thefolkremedy/sets/sirens-ep/
Also, our gigs are on: http://www.thefolkremedy.com/#!whenthefolk/ctzx
We’re supporting Linnea Olsson
from Sweden on Friday 8th March
too, who’s recently had a 4-star review in Q Magazine, so we’re excited about
that!
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