Dominic Waxing Lyrical x Mr McFall's Chamber

For the first and last time, Dominic Waxing Lyrical present their highly acclaimed new album ‘Diminuet’ and greatest hits performed with Mr McFall’s Chamber, and Ricky White (Oi Polloi), on pedal steel, all the way from Chicago.

‘Diminuet’, released on Innes Mor Records in November 2024, but as yet unperformed, was recorded in Indianapolis. To describe this masterwork, we can do no better than quote this effusive review from Gareth Thomson in ‘Rock n Reel’.

“It’s an intriguing and bracing project for fans of Tindersticks, Frightened Rabbit and King Creosote. Part chamber recital, the key element is Dominic Harris’s forceful, half-sung voice, like a meeting of David Gedge and Joseph Porter. Lyrical sparks fly and Harris searches for light amid desolation, perhaps to quell his own raging storms.

“The music is soaked in reflective sadness to reveal the alienation of a solitary wanderer, a man consumed by bygone visions. On opener ‘Girandole’, Harris declaims his wintry lyricism over biting strings and snappy piano, as the piece lurches into mediaeval woodwind. Rock Pool then has a discussion with nature backed by hoary acoustics and more sleeted violin work. ‘It’s A Long Way To Come’ dances in with a summery lilt à la Pentangle, albeit with minor chords gnawing at the revelry.

“‘Prague/Dear Amjad’ has a Zennish bell-like ambience, then zigzags into elegant strings, and Harris’s manic memories of crop circle kisses and smashed signposts. A gothic glockenspiel underscores the darkly tabular narrative of ‘Mad Bird’, maritime mysteries gain a sombre grandeur on ‘The Yard Arm’ while ‘Gute Nacht’ finds the tragic aura of Franz Schubert’s song imbued with a folkish charm.”

This will be a very special night indeed and a rare chance to see Dominic Waxing Lyrical and Mr McFall’s Chamber playing together live, a must-see for fans of both bands.

Presented by Soundhouse