Beresford + Marsh

Shades of blues, exotic drones and pastoral folk drift in and out of focus in this English/Welsh Primitive, perhaps, or traditional music from an as yet undiscovered planet.

Charlie Beresford is a visual artist, guitarist, singer, instrument
designer, engineer and filmmaker. His work as a musician has traced a
singular path, blending elements of folk, modern classical and jazz and
earning him much critical acclaim in the UK and Europe. His credits include
two solo records, collaborations with bassist Tim Harries, cellist Sonia
Hammond, guitarist Christian Vasseur and many others. In 2010 he helped
found Fourth Page, whose blend of song forms and impressionistic
improvisation has drawn comparisons with the work of David Sylvian and
Franz Schubert to name but two.

Peter Marsh spent decades as a bass player working across a baffling range
of genres from straight jazz to free improv to folk to electronica, before
taking up the lap steel guitar during the lockdowns of 2020. He has played
with or for artists such as Lol Coxhill, Alan Wilkinson, Alex Paterson (The
Orb), Julie Kjaer, Clang Sayne, John Sinclair, Spring Heel Jack, The Tiger
Lillies, Fourth Page, Woven Entity, The Quiet Temple, Andrew Sharpley,
Julie Campiche, Martin Siewert, Karl Blake, Vibration Black Finger, Petra
Jean Phillipson, and Duke Garwood.

In the depths of the Welsh winter of 2024/2025, these two old friends met
up, put the kettle on, settled down in front of an open fire and played
some music. The results defy easy categorisation but are marked by much
warmth and empathy; shades of blues, exotic drones and pastoral folk drift
in and out of focus. English/Welsh Primitive, perhaps, or traditional music
from an as yet undiscovered planet.