"Surprises, excitement and astonishment abound" Melvyn Dover in 'The Beat'.
        
    
    

        

            
Zoe McCulloch  
 
      Gypsy Noodle
        
        
        


            
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1.   Gypsy Noodle  
2.   Canto Alla Vita  
3.   What it is
4.   Largo Deluxe
5.   Big River  
6.   Forever
7.   Baroque-A-Nova  
8.   Cardiff Bay
9.   Sacha
10. Santa Fe Souvenir
11. Sailing to Philadelphia
12. He?s Gonna be with Me
13. Classical Gas
14. My Secret Hiding Place
15. Sultans of Swing
16. Moonshine


        
    
    

        


            
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In the summer of 2003 Zoe had a month long tour of America which took in the Nokie Edwards (Ventures) Festival. While there she met Mason Williams who came to see her show. Afterward they exchanged cds which Zoe played in the car while travelling the 2500 miles to her next gig in Nashville. Zoe soon released that Mason who is famous for Classical Gas also had written some fabulous guitar instrumentals that she had never heard before. When Zoe came off stage in Nashville the first person to greet her was Mason Williams and Zoe her manager and Mason and his girl friend Karen Dunlop all went to diner. Over this diner Mason invited Zoe to record some of his music which he felt suited her style of playing. Before returning to England the UK national press were chasing her for the story about the Lord Mayor of Austin Texas proclaiming 3 days in her honour when she was in the town. This resulted in her being invited to tour all the big arenas of the UK and Ireland as part of the Young Voices Tour. 
            
Zoe decided to try out a previous unreleased Mason Williams Instrumental and it was a huge success with audiences at the Point Dublin giving the track a standing ovation. This convinced Zoe to make it the title track of the 2004 album Gypsy Noodle. Mason was over the moon with Zoe's powerful version of Gypsy Noodle and 4 over of his compositions were also included on the album including a wonderful duet with Mason called Largo Deluxe. Mason says this should be the theme track to a James Bond Flick.
        
    

    

        


            
Dave Burke, Editor: Pipeline Instrumental Magazine
            
"...this new cd is terrific! Kicking off with Gypsy Noodle, a recently found composition from Mason "Classical Gas" Williams, Zoe shows us that all the recent globe-trotting and rubbing shoulders with some of the world's great guitarist has not been wasted. She plays with great feeling, one minute gentle and restrained, the next exploding with power and incorporating all those neat little touches that separate the ordinary guitarist from a slick professional. Canto Alla Vita follows and is another great track. It has a warm summery, Latin feel, vaguely jazzy but mixing in Welsh sounding vocal chorus - so it's like LA via Aberystwyth!..." 
            
From Rock Society Magazine, Robert Allen
            
"The influence of the Shadows and Ventures is evident on the 5th album from 18 year old Zoe, who started to play electric guitar at age 11. The album has 16 instrumental tracks in all including 4 Mason Williams pieces and 3 by mark Knopfler. The title track composed by Williams stands out as a future classic, overshadowing Classical gas which is also covered.
            
Sailing To Philadelphia captures the Knopfler style, instantly recognisable to anyone with a passing acquaintance with Dire Straits music. The more famous Sultans Of Swing is also covered.
            
Backing drums, bass, guitars, keys and strings are very much in the background allowing Zoe to show her guitar skill with maximum impact." 
            
Melvyn Dover in 'The Beat'.

            
"Here's an album of distinction: first, the title track was composed in 1971 by Mason Williams, the same genius behind the seminal instrumental Classical Gas: second, Zoe's electric guitar playing continues to astound.
            
No wonder there's a tv programme all about her in the pipeline. No wonder she's not long finished touring the large UK arenas as part of the Young Voices series of concerts. Here was a 17 year old performing to audiences of 20,000."