Natalia Beylis’ music revolves somewhere between sonic story-teller and multi-instrumental explorer. She has released over 40 albums between solo works and collaborations and has appeared on numerous compilations. Her work parallels the lines of her surroundings: bird song, creaky trees, farm animals, the northwesterly breeze and rainfall. Lots and lots of rainfall.
Her solo compositions and improvisations are a unique calling of a Ukrainian born, American raised, Irish settled subconscious. The resulting sounds are a mix of garbled tape collage recordings, eerie mandola mantras and dreamscape piano voyages.
While she regularly records on a variety of traditional instruments (mainly pianos, organs, keyboards and mandola), she is just as likely to use non-musical sound sources within her compositions. For example, she recently released an album using just the sounds created by a domestic sewing machine.
In her live performances, Natalia layers seemingly incongruous sounds atop of each other to spawn strange juxtapositions and garbled parallels by exploring the sonic potentials of domestic appliances, found objects, cassette tapes and field recordings.
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Head to Forgan’s and experience one of our unforgettable Saturday night ceilidhs, just don’t forget your dancing shoes!
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Come and join Kirkcaldy Music Society for a series of classical chamber music concerts in Kirkcaldy Old Kirk!
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Hugh Cornwell will be playing the 'Nosferatu' album in full along with some Stranglers choice cuts and a selection of solo delicacies when he plays Carnegie Hall on 21st November!
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Add a little sparkle to your Friday and join us for a ladies’ lunch in the Winter Garden at the Old Course Hotel on Friday 21st November all in support of CHAS!
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80's Dunfermline legends White China return to headline PJ Molloys on Saturday 22nd November!
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Don't miss W2, a Scottish-based U2 tribute band, when they headline PJ Molloys on Saturday 22nd November!
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