Two Ways Home

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.........Headliners TWO WAYS HOME are up from London and they’ve brought a sizeable fan club with them. They’re all about Country Rock and they make a big, fat sound, based around their debut EP, “Wood For Trees”. They’re driven solidly from the back by magnificently moustachioed sticksman Chris Brice and a stand-in bass player (name unknown, sadly) who also switches to ultra-smooth double bass for a couple of tracks – some stand in!

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Guitarist Adam East is unobtrusive and very effective indeed, both chunking up the sound with his rhythm work and also pulling off some sizzling solos – fine player.

And there’s fireworks up front with founder members Lewis Fowler and Isabella Mariee providing dual lead vocals of very high quality in addition to Fowler’s very solid acoustic guitar work. And there’s an unexpected ace in the hole as well, in the shape of an autoharp expertly struck by Mariee, the startling, bell-like sound shearing through the backdrop in the two standout tracks of the night.

Fine band.

In short, one Hell of an evening. Make sure you’re there for - Behind The Scene Gloucestershire

Vor rund fünf Jahren haben Isi und Lewis einander während ihres Musikstudiums in London kennengelernt. Eine aus Wien stammende Sängerin traf auf den Gitarristen Lewis. Er nannte sie „My Little Austrian Friend“ – der Name des Duos war gebo- ren, unter dem sie einige Zeit mit Country-Pop-Folk Songs in Lon- doner Clubs auftraten. Bei ihren Gigs trug Isi als Markenzeichen immer ein Dirndl, und das hat auch Paul McCartney verzau- bert. Als Isi nach ihrem Studium am Liverpool Institute for Per- forming Arts ihr Diplom im Rah- men einer offiziellen Feier von McCartney persönlich überreicht bekam – selbstverständlich trug sie ein Dirndl - konnte er sich gar nicht mehr von ihr trennen. „Er wusste, dass ich Wienerin bin und sprach Deutsch mit mir. Er hörte gar nicht auf, mit mir zu reden, was auf der Bühne einen Stau verursachte.“
Die Dirndl-Zeiten gehören aber nun der Vergangenheit hat: seit letztem Jahr sind Isi und Lewis die Front Heads der Band Two Ways Home, zu der auch Adam, Ray und Chris gehören.
Ihre erste EP „Wood for Trees“ hat der Wiener Musikproduzent Georg Gabler produziert, der unter anderem mit Reinhard Fendrich, Marianne Mendt, Etta Scollo, Harald Junke und vielen anderen Sängern und Musikern aus Österreich wie Mother’s Cake oder Jimmy and the Goof- balls zusammengearbeitet hat. Im Laufe des Jahres werden ins- gesamt drei EPs erscheinen, die parallel auf Plattformen wie bei- spielsweise Spotify oder iTunes released werden..........

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Two Ways Home - Time Lasts Forever: This gorgeous, country-inspired duet is the crowning moment of the Anglo-Austrian band's upcoming EP Wood For Trees. Crystal clear harmonies tinged with melancholy.
**** - The Sun Newspaper UK

When a male and female vocal blends harmoniously, the result can often be life-affirming. Isabella Mariee from Austria and Cotswolds lad Lewis Fowler are Two Ways Home, a duo whose voices and delivery on this superb track will blow you away. Taken from their debut EP Wood For Trees, the song builds effortlessly, reminding us of the wonderful 2014 UK Top 10 hit by Common Linnets that surprised us all by coming second at last year’s Eurovision Song Contest but sounded like a long-lost Nashville classic. The pair travelled to the home of country music to play the circuit, soak it all in and pick up invaluable knowledge and experience along the way, all of which has shaped their sound. The track has had specialist regional plays to date but we reckon this truly deserves a national and global audience now. On stage they’ll perform as a five-piece at London’s Zigfrid Von Underbelly at Hoxton Square this coming Thursday night (April 2). The lyrics of the song urge us to speak now, before it’s too late. We suggest you jump on this and catch them live for that very same reason. - Record of the Day

Back in March, we first introduced you to Two Ways Home, an unsigned Anglo/Austrian band, with a track from their well-received debut Wood For Trees EP tiled Time Lasts Forever. Now comes the second release and it’s another fine song, in a similar vein to one of the year’s biggest breakthrough acts, our Record of the Day favourites The Shires. This pacy little acoustic-driven single is the first taster of their latest EP Better Days and was recorded at The Doghouse, the studio owned by Jethro Tull drummer Barrie Barlow, and produced by MsM (who’s previously mixed and recorded tracks for acts as varied as Ed Sheeran, The Saturdays and Skepta). It’s crisp, clean and radio-friendly with the voices of Lewis and Isabella blending beautifully once more, providing rich harmonies throughout. They play their next London gig this Sunday evening (October 11) in Islington at The Old Queens Head. With a whole bunch of great, memorable songs in their set, Two Ways Home truly deserve much major label interest as 2016 approaches. - Record of the Day