Project Smok

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Project Smok
Project Smok.jpg
Project Smok performing in 2023
Background information
Genres Scottish folk
Years active2017–present
Members
  • Ali Levack
  • Ewan Baird
  • Pablo Lafuente
Website projectsmok.com

Project Smok is a neotraditional Scottish folk band.

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History

The band was formed in 2017 by Levack and Lafuente, and brought on Baird in winter 2018. [1]

Musical style

Simon Thompson, reviewing their performance at the 2023 Edinburgh International Festival, described their style as "defiantly tuneful, relentlessly upbeat, and an utter joy". [2]

Jim Gilchrist of The Scotsman , attending the same concert, noted their "blistering energy and impressively empathetic cohesion," with "Levack's low whistle playing all breathy swoops, overtones and rapid-fire ornamentation, over Lafuente and Baird’s tightly syncopated accompaniment." He felt, personally, that "tempering that relentlessly full-on musical muscle with more nuance would have been welcome," but acknowledged that the band had "delighted" festivalgoers. [3]

Johnny Whalley, reviewing The Outset for Folk Radio UK , commented that the band has "developed a framework for their compositions that ensures the traditional and electronic instruments sit comfortably together, producing music that can alternately energise or calm the listener." [4]

Band members

Discography

References

  1. ↑ "6 Questions with Project Smok". The Nest Collective. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  2. ↑ Thompson, Simon (13 August 2023). "Project Smok's utterly joyous concert of Scottish neo-trad music at the Hub". Seen and Heard International. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Gilchrist, Jim (13 August 2023). "EIF reviews: Project Smok". The Scotsman . Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  4. 1 2 Whalley, Johnny (16 January 2024). "Project Smok – The Outset". Folk Radio UK . Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Whalley, Johnny (12 May 2020). "Project SMOK: Bayview". Folk Radio UK . Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  6. ↑ Mele, Michele (2020). "Bayview by Project SMOK". Bright Young Folk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Monaghan, Alex (Summer 2020). "Living Tradition CD review of PROJECT SMOK – Bayview". The Living Tradition . No. 134. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Barrett, Caitlin (19 January 2024). "Project Smok – The Outset: Album Review". At The Barrier . Retrieved 25 January 2024.
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