Siberia. 2007

Hazel recently took a break from recording her third album to travel to Siberia accompanying her cousin who was undertaking research for an Ethno musicology dissertation looking at Shamanism. They flew from Moscow into Krasnoyarsk where Emma looked at museum archives and Hazel gained mealtime–related skills of surreptitiously scraping offal into her handbag. They then hired two blokes from down the pub to drive them to the Tuva Region to try and meet some Shamans. Hazel’s daily fear of death courtesy of Siberian roads/driving/absence of seatbelts/minus 20 degree temperatures /rape and dismemberment by everyone they met, was balanced by cousin Emma’s daily fear that she might be unable to wash and blow dry her hair. They finally ended up in Kyzyl near the Mongolian border where they met up with the fantastic Alash musicians [www.alashemsemble.com] and saw them in concert.

They were introduced via the instrument maker, to some Shamans and attended a ritual out in the mountains. Film footage of the ceremony will be avalable for download soon.

Hazel is now back in Bristol and continuing to work on her third album, along with her sister Trish’s band Horseplay.

[www.horseplay.org.uk]

Sleepwalking Video online

 

 

The video for 'Sleepwalking', taken from Death Row Bride, is now online. Directed by Hazel Grian, it's the latest addition to the Media section of the site.

 

 

Third Album Underway

7/1/2005

 

Hazel is at work writing her third album, following Put Away the Sharp Knives and Death Row Bride.
Expect updates in the near future.

 

 

Death Row Bride Released

Hazel Winter's new album Death Row Bride, was released on her own label - Death Row Bride Records - on Monday 16th February 2004. Distribution by Shellshock.

Hazel's debut album 'Put Away The Sharp Knives', was produced by John Parish (P.J.Harvey) and Adrian Utley (Portishead) and released on Bristol label Clearwater in 2000.

If you would like to order a copy of the new album, please send a cheque for £11 (£10 + £1 p+p) made out to

H Winter to :

Death Row Bride Records
PO Box 1050
Bristol, UK
BS99 1FT
and include your name and address

Death Row Bride is also available from Amazon