Malcolm Le Maistre
Writer, singer, musician, storyteller, performer and tree planter. Malcolm Le Maistre is a former member of The Incredible String Band. He writes and sings songs about many things from fruit, vegetables, snakes, family members and life at sea, to beavers, oil, trees, lots of other animals and so called serious stuff. He is also artistic director of Environmental Arts and Action and leader of The BarrowBand. “By far the best folk/skiffle eat your greens market stall outfit you'll see anywhere this year..” The Children's Media Conference. He began his career in theatre and dance having trained at school under Vivian Soldan (a pupil of Eurythmics creator Jaques Dalcroze) . In 1966 he worked as a dancer/actor with The Exploding Galaxy one of the leading alternative companies in 60's London. In 1968 he left the Galaxy and went to New York to form his own group Stone Monkey. In New York he met The Incredible String Band which led to a long and fruitful working relationship culminating with him joining the band in 1971 where he stayed until 1975. Continuing mainly in music until 1980 he eventually returned to theatre, writing, performing and directing. with Mandarin Theatre and Borders Children’s Theatre but continued to write songs, especially for children as well performing many solo and comedy duo performances.
The Woolverstones
The Woolverstones are an alternative folk duo formed in Berlin at the end of 2019. In March 2020, The Woolverstones released their debut single "A Song For Harlequins". The single was greeted with positive reviews and was hailed as a "Folk Masterpiece" by David Postal of Laurel Canyon Radio. Music critic Joe Hoeffner of Two Story Melody wrote "It has a sense of purpose that other songs lack" and Barrie Hyde of BBC The Seventies Album Show described the song as "A wonderful piece of music". The single got airplay on radio stations in the USA, Canada and the U.K. and was praised by distinguished members of bands such as The Byrds and Woodstock legends Country Joe and the Fish. In January 2022 The Woolverstones recorded their debut album "Grey Eyed Dandy" at Slate Room Studio (located in the quiet village of Pencaitland, just 20 minutes to the East of Edinburgh). The record was produced by John Wood who produced classic albums such as "Pink Moon" (Nick Drake), "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight" (Richard and Linda Thompson), and "Solid Air" (John Martyn). The Album garnered positive reviews, received a "Track of The Week" on BBC Introducing and aired on multiple radio stations across the world. In July 2024, The Woolverstones played Cambridge Folk Festival at the festival's 60th anniversary.
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