Better known as the founder of the rock/trad folk band, PRESSGANG, Damian has branched out with solo performances and in an acoustic trio HUMSTRUM with Marco Neumann and Horst Vogelsang from Germany. Other full samples can be heard at www.myspace.com/damianclarkeuk, along with gig dates. A video of Damian performing "She Moves through the fair", one of his most popular wedding/handfasting performance pieces is at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4tgqmGhwnM and you can see some of his artwork set to the "River Wherever soundtrack at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKAv_S_qB9c Website info at : www.voxpop.demon.co.uk/damian.html Released in 2008, "The River Wherever" is the first solo CD from Damian Clarke, performed entirely on his new instruments, the Hurdy Gurdy and Hammered Dulcimer. George, Tony and Cliff from Pressgang help out on some of the tracks as does Marco from OffLimits. This is an acoustic album in the true sense of the term, showing a different aspect to Damian's performances, but anyone who knows Pressgang will recognise the voice, character and enthusiasm within this album. The album also illustrates Damian's growing interest in songs from regional cultures. So there are songs sung in Breton, Plat Deutsch on here. Since then he has gone on to form HUMSTRUM, an acoustic trio with Marco from OffLimits (http://www.myspace.com/offlimitsfolkrockparty) and Horst from Wortsatia (www.myspace.com/wortsatia). This has meant that Damian can explore these ideas further with two hurdy gurdies, dulcimer, whistles and flutes, didgeridoo, bodhran and guitar as part of the array of instruments between them. Other languages are being explored such as southern swedish, Macedonian, and Friesian,
