Exuberant, shiny folky pop. Raw & live & full of energy & life.

12 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Folk Pop, FOLK: Modern Folk

Show all album songs: LIVE Songs


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JIGZAG have been touring the folk/roots festivals for
10 years now with their live show which has seen them
captivate intimate rooms in people's houses to
standing ovations during full-blown concerts at
festivals in UK,Denmark,Canada,NZ and Australia.Greg
Bryce(acoustic guitar,vocals)Liz
Frencham(semi-acoustic double-bass,vocals) and
Caroline Trengove(violin,viola,vocals) are basking in
an onstage maturity and comfort that connects easily
and open-heartedly with their audience without losing
any of their fiery intensity.Their new album Jigzag
Live which was recorded both in front of intimate
studio audiences and large festival concerts shows off
a new area of risk-taking and spontaneity in their
instrumentals along with their
spine-tingling,trade-mark, 3 part harmony songs.
Here's a few snapshot descriptions from independant CD
and 'live'festival reviewers:

"Jigzag were a revelation!This three-piece high energy
band from Sydney combine Celtic snap,heartfelt ballads
and punchy folk with energetic, joyful stage
presentation. See them if you ever can. Buy their CD.
It's on the web."

Steve Baker
Tablelands Folk Festival
Yungaburra,Qld

"As a unit Jigzag are as tight as a jigsaw, though
there's always space for spontaneity. It's a perfect
blend of instrumental skills and voices. Greg Bryce
(guitar), Elisabeth Frencham (upright bass) and
Caroline Trengove (violin/viola) fit together like
interlocking pieces. They read each other's moves like
reef fish. All innovative players and singers, lead
and harmony, they also have a flair for writing catchy
yet thought-provoking songs. Their folky pop contains
bright splashes of jazz, blues, classical and Celtic."

"Live performance is Jigzag's lifeblood so it's nigh
tantamount to stating the bleeding obvious to say that
the new album shows off their best qualities. Recorded
before a studio audience in Melbourne and at festivals
in Victoria and Queensland, Live! stands as eloquent
testimony to the Sydney trio'sstage artistry."

"Sheer vivacity, musicality and inherent ability to
entertain"

(Tony Hillier-Rhythms Magazine)


"The coalescence of voices sends shivers down
the spine, and there's no greater tribute to musicians
than that they can make ring, like a spoon on a glass,
a resonant chord within."

"The trio, of guitar, violin and double bass, blend
acoustic folk, pop, Celtic, jazz and even
country swing; these streams flow into a river that
glistens on the surface with sunlight, yet has a
musical and emotional depth to it."

(Warwick McFadyen,The Sunday Age,Melbourne)