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Christian Vasseur & Charlie Beresford: Les Amoureuses
by John Eyles
Having first made contact in 2008, after discovering each other's music, English-speaking Charlie Beresford and French-speaking Christian Vasseur, both guitarists, communicated with one another for several years, each keeping in touch with what the other was working on. During this period, Beresford was a member of the quartet Fourth Page and was also developing his links with cellist Sonia Hammond. As well as being a member of the musical collective O.E.S., Vasseur issued a steady flow of limited-edition recordings. Eventually, ...
read moreFourth Page: Encore With Masks
by John Eyles
The release of Encore With Masks represents a significant milestone for Fourth Page. The quartet of Charlie Beresford on guitar and vocals, Carolyn Hume on keyboards, Peter Marsh on bass and Paul May on drums first came together in 2010 and released its first two albums within a year. Five more albums followed, the last two, Live Wales--Hungary (2019) and Harbour (2020), being released on Beresford's label, The 52nd. Now comes Encore With Masks which was ...
read moreBeresford Vasseur: Beresford Vasseur
by John Eyles
Guitarist and vocalist Charlie Beresford has reached the point where he needs no introduction; his recordings in the duo Beresford Hammond, the trio Beresford Hammond Hume, the quartet Fourth Page and the larger ensemble Crystal Moth have cemented his reputation as a musician who can successfully combine elements of folk with improv and make the results sound like a natural blend. Despite the ongoing success of the above-named groupings, Beresford has continued to expand his horizons, notably on the album ...
read moreBeresford Hammond: Circle Inside The Folds
by John Eyles
Circle Inside the Folds is the fourth album on The 52nd label featuring the duo of guitarist, pianist and vocalist Charlie Beresford with classically-trained cellist Sonia Hammond, following The Science of Snow (2014), The Lightning Bell (2016)--on which the duo were joined by Beresford's Fourth Page band mate pianist Carolyn Hume and guest vocalist Judie Tzuke--and Each Edge of the Field (2017). Where those three previous CDs came packaged in atmospheric monochrome photographs by Beresford's partner in The 52nd label, ...
read moreBeresford Hammond Hume: The Lightning Bell
by John Eyles
The Lightning Bell is the second release on the label co-founded by Charlie Beresford and Canadian photographer Gaëna Da Sylva, The 52nd. Those familiar with Beresford's previous work will find that this album builds on it and explores new territory. The label's inaugural release, The Science of Snow, featured the duo Beresford Hammond which paired Beresford's acoustic guitar and piano with the classically-trained cellist Sonia Hammond, the two improvising in an engagingly relaxed manner. For this follow-up album, that duo ...
read more'This is a beguiling album, rich in emotional inflexions. Its mimetic melancholy is offset both by the immediacy of the performance and its poetry. It is really quite beautiful.' Tim Owen Dalston Sound
“a prime example of pure creativity.” The Musician (album was stand out for the issue)
“It's the science of snow, its rarely recurring forms, its logic-defying crystal building and eventual sublimation that this music attempts to convey. This stuff comes from a border country and a border state.” Brian Morton The Wire