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Carolyn Hume

Hume has released seven albums over the last decade on 'Leo Records', five albums with long term collaborator Paul May and two solo albums with composition for cello and voice. Over the years she has played and recorded with many artists,crossing genres from prog rock to classical and free improvisation. She has performed sparingly in Europe and the UK and also provided music for short films, including work by 'Xaver Walser'(Sub Gravity Films) and 'Frank Mondeose'(Bal Erotique-Montreal).

Whilst working in '4th Page' she is currently working on a new solo project.

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Fourth Page: Encore With Masks

Read "Encore With Masks" reviewed by John Eyles


The release of Encore With Masks represents a significant milestone for Fourth Page. The quartet of Charlie Beresford on guitar and vocals, Carolyn Hume on keyboards, Peter Marsh on bass and Paul May on drums first came together in 2010 and released its first two albums within a year. Five more albums followed, the last two, Live Wales--Hungary (2019) and Harbour (2020), being released on Beresford's label, The 52nd. Now comes Encore With Masks which was ...

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Alexey Kruglov, Carolyn Hume, Paul May, Oleg Yudanov: Last Train from Narvskaya

Read "Last Train from Narvskaya" reviewed by John Eyles


In 2019, the UK-based Leo Records was celebrating the fortieth anniversary of its formation by the Russian émigré Leo Feigin, the self-styled “enthusiastic amateur" who managed to attract a host of first-rate musicians to the label, as well as developing many who were little-known when they joined Leo. An important part of the celebrations was the 8th Leo Records Festival, held in St. Petersburg in October, an event which had become almost annual. As Leo has had a cosmopolitan roster ...

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Fourth Page: Blind Horizons

Read "Blind Horizons" reviewed by John Eyles


Blind Horizons is the second album of 2011 from Fourth Page, the rapid follow-up to its debut, Along the Weak Rope, released on Forwind in May. Fourth Page consists of vocalist and guitarist Charlie Beresford, pianist Carolyn Hume, bassist Peter Marsh and drummer Paul May. There are long-standing links between Hume, May and Marsh. May has been the pianist's drummer of choice for several years now, notably on their impressive series of duo albums on Leo dating back as far ...

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Carolyn Hume: Solo Piano Works

Read "Solo Piano Works" reviewed by John Eyles


For her fifth album since the turn of the millennium, all released on Leo, Carolyn Hume breaks the pattern of the previous four. Firstly, she is no longer paired with drummer Paul May, instead opting to play solo. Secondly, she only plays piano here, rather than adding other keyboards and recorder as before. The pared-back approach suits the music well, showing it off to best effect.

In the past, among other things, Hume's music has been described as “chill out. ...

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Carolyn Hume & Paul May: Zero

Read "Zero" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


The initial press release states that keyboardist Carolyn Hume and drummer Paul May are “two young improvisers” - and that’s about it. And while this somewhat laid back and mood evoking release titled, Zero might represent an unusual twist for the normally free-spirited and modern jazz/improv based “Leo Records” label, the musicians do indeed improvise yet most of these pieces seem structured or pre-planned. Perhaps the real hero here is drummer Paul May, thanks in part to his disciplined and ...

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'Hume's palette is notably wide,moving from a flush of watery tones to delicate piano parts' David Keenan 'The Wire'

'Hume weaves impressionistic textures reminiscient of Debussy' Christian Care 'Splendid'

'haunting songs that scream for a spot in a movie soundtrack' Francois Couture 'Amg'

'intriguing and often haunting' Andy Hamilton 'Jazz Review'

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