Lyn Acton and The Dyr Sister – “dear” not “dire” – are two women who have had long, illustrious careers in the music scene. They’ve seen the turning tide of musical genre, economical and gender equality and survived where others would fall.
Acton is a living melting pot, from Hessle Road, with a family history that stretches from India to Yorkshire, she was brought up in a house of music, especially jazz. Having been involved in music from a young age – she performed on stage at 12, was in a band by the time she was 14 and unable to join them on their road to success due to school – it isn’t a surprise that she would stay in the music world for her whole life, exploring other musical styles and enhancing her repertoire and reputation.
Sally, better known as The Dyr Sister, was also brought around music and was previously known as (or still is, depending on how well you know her) Salbo Baggins. With a wonderfully disarming aura of eccentricity that weaves its way through her music. She is, however, a realist, point out that, when it came to marketing Salbo Baggins, “I didn’t want to be a psychedelic wizard… With hairy feet on a quest to find the one ring.”
Both rebellious in their youth, they were both drawn back to music for their love of music, covering many genres and styles, finding the draw of the unfamiliar more interesting than the humdrum of routine.
Acton, covering bossa nova and jazz, hasn’t stayed with the traditions of genre, having worked with local electronic sound wizard Drartz and with plans to work with the legendary boss of bassline, endoflevelbaddie, whilst The Dyr Sister, despite her earlier protests, brings magic to music with everything from computer generated loops to pans! She also wants an alphasphere… imagine a modern day theremin and you’ve somewhere in the vicinity.
Pearls Cab Ride will take to the stage for Trinity Musical Festival, already having performed on the Yellow Bus Stage at Freedom Festival. Pearls Cab Ride reformed recently, after twenty years apart, to much acclaim. “When we first did Pearls Cab Ride, we were out everyday. (today) people have lives, bills and mortgages to pay. It’s a passion thing.”
The Dyr Sister will perform at Hull Folk Festival, along with many other engagements across the city. She reflects that music offers an escape from her day job, in finance, and it seems to be that she can find the wonders in the mundane, crafting music from seemingly ordinary occurrences and making them magical
Acton and Sally are powerhouses of the Hull music scene, they are dreamers who have embraced the opportunity. They have incredible knowledge of many genres, stitching a multicoloured dreamcoat of delight.
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