Mandy Breeze & Doug Kelly – Simple Folk

Simplefolk

A collection of some of our favourite, mostly traditional Anglo Celtic ballads, with a few surprises thrown in – just a touch of American contemporary Blues ‘Fogtown‘ and a lovely Appalachian gospel favourite  ‘Fly Away’. Also included are a few Australian favourites, the immortal convict ballad ‘Moreton Bay’, and lesser known ‘the Ballad of Jim Jones’ and ‘little Fishy’a lullaby sung to children.

Simplefolk was named to honour the stories of the ordinary people, those who ploughed the fields and harvested the grain, who lives were governed by the vagaries of the climate and the whims of those who rules over them.

We use all sorts of Instruments, ancient and modern, and love collaborating with musical guests, but the guts of our sound is built around Dougs Bouzouki and my vocals.