Disorder on the Border
Disorder on the Border was formed back in the early
nineties to play a broad spectrum of acoustic music and to bring together
the talents of Geraint
Watkins, Gary Rickard and Charlie Hart. Watkins and Rickard
both have substantial track records and were founder members of the
Balham Alligators.
The trio primarily uses an accordion/fiddle/guitar line up and plays
an authentically sourced range of Cajun, Zydeco, R&B, African, Mediaeval,
Swing and Country material. The trio inhabit the fascinating frontier
of these diverse but interrelated music cultures and lend to it their
own heartfelt identity.
2003 saw the release on CD by Babel
Records of the album ‘Vol. 1’, originally recorded
some 10 years earlier. Vol 1 concerns itself largely with the cajun,
african, mexican border and consists of some well chosen covers to accompany
the eight originals. Described by Hinternet as ‘an unplugged jem’
it was greeted by Jazzwise as ‘a big thing in a little package
from a lost age’.
Track listing
- New Mexican Man
- Seven Mabone
- Love has no pride
- Dynamite
- Allons Rock and Roll
- C13/Equator 1
- Tired of living in the country
- Basile Mille Etoiles
- Monsiuer Concorde
- Louise, Louise
- C’est ca
- That ol’ mule