The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #107842   Message #2381654
Posted By: Folkiedave
05-Jul-08 - 10:54 AM
Thread Name: Rachel Unthank & The Winterset
Subject: RE: Rachel Unthank & The Winterset
I do however think it a shame that such talented women have to be driven, organised, recorded, told what to wear, sing, by their manager/sound engineer, bus driver, fiance, record company owner adrian mcnally.

Rachel has been with Adrian for over five years at least since when when I first came across her and Becky singing together as a duo - in 2003. I'd let her make her own mind up.

As for most of the functions you are talking about there - that's what some managers do. Otherwise they drive themselves? I see nothing "controlling" in driving them, organising them, etc. Unless you want them to do it - or a succession of complete strangers. Which would you prefer - a fiance or a stranger?

Adrian has been doing their sound for all that time for them and other groups.

As for telling them what to wear etc. - if he is controlling four young intelligent women and telling them what to do - then he is doing better than 99.99% of all the men I have ever known. I suppose it's possible but if true, quite an insult to the girls I'd say.

I seem to think there was some ccorrespondence on here claiming that Adrian had sold them out to EMI. Now he gets the blame for controlling them. I suspect that the truth is neither.

Rachel and Becky's Dad George went on their Australian tour - does he get some of the blame too?