Name: Thankful Villages Volume 2
Brand: Darren Hayman

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Limited edition

Release date

2017-05-26

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PIAS

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Artist

Darren Hayman

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Indie Pop / Shoegaze

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Rivertones

With a career spanning over two decades, *Darren Hayman* has established himself as one of the most influential singer-songwriters in the indie music scene. Inspired by artists such as Ballboy, Hefner, and Allo Darlin', Hayman's unique blend of folk-pop melodies and introspective lyrics have captivated audiences worldwide.

Known for his distinctive storytelling style, *Darren Hayman* effortlessly weaves together personal experiences with universal themes of love, loss, and nostalgia. His songs are filled with heartfelt emotions that resonate deeply with listeners. Whether he is performing solo or collaborating with other talented musicians like The Wave Pictures or Cinerama, Hayman's musical prowess shines through in every note.

Throughout his illustrious career, *Darren Hayman* has released numerous critically acclaimed albums that have garnered him a dedicated fanbase. From his early days as a member of Hefner to his solo ventures, each project showcases his growth as an artist and songwriter. With influences ranging from The Wedding Present to Trembling Blue Stars, Hayman's music transcends genres and continues to inspire new generations of musicians.

Rivertones is the label operated by British arts project [l=Caught By The River]. It seeks to document inventive musical and sound recording projects that defy easy categorisation, including field recordings, auditory experiments and sound narratives.

English songwriter and former Hefner frontman Darren Hayman continues his journey around the United Kingdom’s 54 Thankful Villages. A Thankful Village is a village where every soldier returned alive from World War One. An ongoing and hugely ambitious folk project, Thankful Villages is only partially concerned with the war itself, moreover it is a celebration of British rural life. Darren pulls together first person interviews, folk tales and songs, field recordings and his own personal experiences to create a vast patchwork depicting community, history and legend. Thankful Villages Volume 2 is less an album but something akin to an arcane musical radio documentary. The success of the first volume of Thankful Villages has encouraged Hayman to go deeper into his subject. Themes of “the river” and “death” weave their way through these eighteen villages. A centuries old drowning is uncovered in Arkholme on bonfire night. Dennis, the river man, tells us of a tragedy on the Weir in Cromwell. Judy Dyble, the original singer of folk legends Fairport Convention, joins Darren in the village of Upper Slaughter and sings a lyric about the generations flowing like water through the village. Darren uncovers two World War II air disasters in Woodend and Wrigsley, where he records in the abandoned control tower at the airfield, the so-called cemetery of lights. Perhaps the most shocking and miraculous of tales is found in Flixborough where in 1974 the local plastics factory exploded killing everyone inside but nobody in the lucky village. Derek and his son tell us the story of finding each other amongst shards of glass. However, glimpses of light shine through the darkness; a sunny day of wild swimming in Telisford, a village fete with bell ringing in East Norton and a tale of a grateful Belgian Refugee in Norton Le Clay.

Thankful Villages Volume 2

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