Amazonne are based in West Wales
Symphonic Folk Metal
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Perryn and Gaynor have recently re-formed the successful folk rock band, Amazonne, and are now hoping to play concerts and festivals. Along with a Felix Hughes on drums and percussion, and Harley David Watson on guitar and vocals, Perryn Butler and Gaynor Colbourn, perform their own songs. This is really rather an understatement though, as the set they perform totally live, is every bit as full as any performance by a much larger band. Perryn not only sings, and plays the guitar, she is also a really mean Bodhron play. Gaynor plays the keyboards, but not one, not two, not three, not even four, but six keyboards and a proteus and waveform. The recent aquistion of hers is the PHENOMANAL Korg M3 Keyboard, which is simply outstanding. She has 9 foot pedals which means she can bring sounds up and down, its too much to describe. She really has been described as a keyboard Wizard. Gaynor, though less well known than keyboard wizards like Rick Wakeman and Keith Emerson, is up there with them, a keyboard great. This band has subtelty, it has nuance, it has simplicity, but it is also really complex. At a London concert a while ago, the review in the music press on Amazonne stated that they were as unplugged as Pink Floyd !!!
The songs that Perryn and Gaynor have written over the last 16 years, cover so much emotion and yes, aggression as well. Gaynor, who for many years was a session musician is more than competant in all styles, and toured for many years in a heavy rock band. It always amuses us, but the general attitude of the populous, is that all the best writers and performers are male, and that females lack 'balls', when playing. Many years ago, at a gig in Basingstoke of all places!!! Gaynor had set up, at the time four keyboards, and several MIDI linked rackmounts and pedals. A young man was heard saying to his companion, as he looked wistfully at the keyboards, ' What a waste, all those keyboards being played by a GIRL !!!!' After a performance which left the crowd shouting for several encores, the young man was heard saying to the same companion, 'I told you they'd be brilliant !'. He then asked Perryn and Gaynor for their autographs.
Felix has now joined the band as drummer and percussionist. He is also playing in a six piece metal band, Kryophere, who play various venues in Wales and England, and are touring throughout August. Felix is a very visual performer, who brings a visual element to the band, as well as a musical input. Felix, as a Metal Drummer, has brought a new aggression to the band, but also the ability to use his technique to enhance and drive the music. The drum set up he has allows him to play drums and percussion at the same time, using a floor snare, in conjunction with a huge percussion set up.
Harley has been playing in a variety of bands, from pop to metal, and he is finding that working with Amazonne has been a challenge! Their music is very different to anything he had played before, and the technical ability he needs for some of the very intricate melodic passages, is stretching him. He loves it!
Steve has been in a vareity of bands, metal, rock, pop, and more recently a Celtic Metal Band. His knowledge and ability makes him the ideal bass player for Amazonne.
SO, Seeing and hearing is believing, look out for
the UNIQUE
Amazonne Folk Symphonic Metal Band.
