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[[File:A Different Thread Horizontal.JPG|thumb| A Different Thread, Robert Jackson and Alicia Best, photo credit Chloe Noblit Photography

A Different Thread performing in Lichfield, UK. (l-r: Alicia Best, Issac Collier, Robert Jackson)

A Different Thread[1] is a British-American band based in Lichfield Staffordshire UK and Durham, North Carolina, USA.

Members

They have performed with different musicians on tours in Guatemala, USA, UK, and Europe, including:

  • Gerson Rivera, from Mexico - Cello

Genre

They are calling themselves "British-Americana", heavily influenced by the Folk Revival of the 1970s, and Appalachian old time music, pulling their sound from the likes of Bob Dylan, Gillian Welch, Rhiannon Giddens, Jonathan Byrd, The Deslondes, John Martyn, and many more. Genres include: Americana, Singer-Songwriter, Folk, Old-Time music, Bluegrass, Country, Blues, Celtic, and folk music of England.

Discography

A Different Thread has released two EPs.

  • "Home From Home"[4] - April 8, 2017
  • "High Time"[5] - October 1, 2017
  • "On A Whim"[6] - September 13, 2018

Competitions

2017 Shrewsbury Folk Festival Winners of the Open Mic Competition.[7]

References

  1. ^ http://adifferentthread.com
  2. ^ http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/cahe/artanddesign.aspx
  3. ^ http://www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoire
  4. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/high-time-ep/id1282067055
  5. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/home-from-home-ep/id1214738811
  6. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/on-a-whim/1434638545
  7. ^ https://shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk/about/open-mic/
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