Roo Panes
Roo Panes is English singer-songwriter Andrew Panes from Wimborne, Dorset, … Read Full Bio ↴Roo Panes is English singer-songwriter Andrew Panes from Wimborne, Dorset, United Kingdom.
Panes, who plays mandolin and guitar, is accompanied by Georgie Harris (Viola), Joanne Sy (Cello), Sean Hatton (Drums) and Deborah Panes (Vocals).
Panes is a British songwriter with a guitar to his chest and a heart swelling with hopes and dreams. A common on-paper pitch, perhaps, and one sold a thousand times before. But Dorset-born Panes has something special to offer those willing to wait a while for their favourite songs to settle into place.
Panes’ debut album, ‘Little Giant’, isn’t a collection operating at the vanguard of a cutting-edge, ultimately transient scene worthy of clicks for the next few months. It’s not an album that sets out to trick its audience in any way – what you hear is succinct, honest songwriting, from a place of deep personal expression, resonating with universal truths and values. It’s an embracing set, a welcoming one, which represents everything that its maker has worked towards since first picking up a guitar and exploring his innermost thoughts and feelings through song. No follower of fashion, Panes walks to his own beat.
It’s a strange admission for any artist, but nevertheless: “I’ve never really listened to much music,” says Panes. “Influences from other artists, they’re not really that important. I find that my music comes to me from situations I find myself in – those situations can come to me as songs. In terms of first picking up an instrument, my granny was a classical pianist – we’d go to her house, hear her play, and run around in circles. And my mum used to be in a travelling theatre company, so I was encouraged towards culture, towards the arts. But I always thought: if I want to listen to music, I’ll just write it.”
Don’t mistake confidence for arrogance – such statements come from a sincere place, as Panes’ upbringing in Wimborne, once home to novelist Thomas Hardy, proved more inspirational to his writing than any sessions in the company of a parent’s record collection. The natural beauty of Dorset’s open spaces – and those of the Lake District, a place he loves to visit – have become woven into the fabric of his craft. The peace, the silent solitude: it’s here that Panes feels more alive with ideas than he does in the hubbub of his adopted home of London. There’s a pastoral warmth to ‘Little Giant’ that couldn’t have manifested had its roots been laid within urban limits.
The comfort of home, of a tight and supportive family, punctuates proceedings throughout Panes’ debut LP – which is perhaps inevitable, as the collection was recorded there. Beside producer Rupert Coulson – a man with numerous soundtrack credits, as well as experience of working on records by Portishead, Robbie Williams and Oasis – Panes and his band captured the classic 12-string guitar sounds, rippling percussion and sweeping strings that decorate ‘Little Giant’ in, says the singer, “the music room, down at our house – just a small, wooden-floored room. I thought, why not keep the recording close to where I write the songs?”
He continues: “I’m a really big fan of the idea that you don’t need all the stuff you find in a big studio – it’s about how you use the things you do have. Rupert had a lot of imagination, and got a good grasp of the room and harnessed it. I love working in places that have an atmosphere, and I think it’s good to have that extra, background noise on a record. I’m sure there’s an ambulance on the album, actually.”
He was, briefly, the face of a Burberry campaign, something he describes as “random”. “I was on tour,” he says, “and I got a phone call asking me to do it. I just grabbed the opportunity that was in front of me. I went in a musician, and came out a musician. It’s a short episode in my life, but one that’s had some quite big repercussions.” Indeed, a Google search pulls up many attractively composed black-and-white photographs of Panes sporting fine threads – but it’s music that surges strongest in his veins, above all other passions.
And now that you’ve separated your senses from social media for a while, closed your chattering inbox, just what does ‘Little Giant’ offer above more garden variety singer-songwriter recordings? A little patience provides the answers: this is material that truly connects on an emotional level, its gentle rhythms and compelling cadences topped by vocals that can’t be faked, that come characterised by a complete lack of artifice and affectation. His is a deep voice, one that sounds aged beyond its years, perhaps. And yet, it’s telling of timeless stories, endless ache and forever love. It asks that we all find the right way to see the world around us.
One number that specifically addresses the need for optimism is the single ‘Tiger Striped Sky’. Says Panes: “It’s about the idea where we can look at any situation ahead of us in two ways: either it’s challenging, and off-putting, or you can say that you love a challenge. It’s about the idea that you chose your context, and if you put yourself into a negative context, you’re going to come out with stripes on you.”
The title track is about addressing one’s own shortcomings in order to better themselves. “It’s accepting that you have to realise your own vulnerabilities in order to become stronger,” says Panes. “That’s why there’s the line, ‘Have the heart of a giant / But know you’re a man.’ You have to take things step by step. It’s also got that message of hope, as well.”
These songs are, says Panes, “personal, and vulnerable – but expansive, too. Because I don’t want it to just be about me. Here’s a bit of me, to help you understand a bit of you. I think positivity and hope are things worth giving to people, and I think that the album does transmit a lot of hope.”
Panes, who plays mandolin and guitar, is accompanied by Georgie Harris (Viola), Joanne Sy (Cello), Sean Hatton (Drums) and Deborah Panes (Vocals).
Panes is a British songwriter with a guitar to his chest and a heart swelling with hopes and dreams. A common on-paper pitch, perhaps, and one sold a thousand times before. But Dorset-born Panes has something special to offer those willing to wait a while for their favourite songs to settle into place.
Panes’ debut album, ‘Little Giant’, isn’t a collection operating at the vanguard of a cutting-edge, ultimately transient scene worthy of clicks for the next few months. It’s not an album that sets out to trick its audience in any way – what you hear is succinct, honest songwriting, from a place of deep personal expression, resonating with universal truths and values. It’s an embracing set, a welcoming one, which represents everything that its maker has worked towards since first picking up a guitar and exploring his innermost thoughts and feelings through song. No follower of fashion, Panes walks to his own beat.
It’s a strange admission for any artist, but nevertheless: “I’ve never really listened to much music,” says Panes. “Influences from other artists, they’re not really that important. I find that my music comes to me from situations I find myself in – those situations can come to me as songs. In terms of first picking up an instrument, my granny was a classical pianist – we’d go to her house, hear her play, and run around in circles. And my mum used to be in a travelling theatre company, so I was encouraged towards culture, towards the arts. But I always thought: if I want to listen to music, I’ll just write it.”
Don’t mistake confidence for arrogance – such statements come from a sincere place, as Panes’ upbringing in Wimborne, once home to novelist Thomas Hardy, proved more inspirational to his writing than any sessions in the company of a parent’s record collection. The natural beauty of Dorset’s open spaces – and those of the Lake District, a place he loves to visit – have become woven into the fabric of his craft. The peace, the silent solitude: it’s here that Panes feels more alive with ideas than he does in the hubbub of his adopted home of London. There’s a pastoral warmth to ‘Little Giant’ that couldn’t have manifested had its roots been laid within urban limits.
The comfort of home, of a tight and supportive family, punctuates proceedings throughout Panes’ debut LP – which is perhaps inevitable, as the collection was recorded there. Beside producer Rupert Coulson – a man with numerous soundtrack credits, as well as experience of working on records by Portishead, Robbie Williams and Oasis – Panes and his band captured the classic 12-string guitar sounds, rippling percussion and sweeping strings that decorate ‘Little Giant’ in, says the singer, “the music room, down at our house – just a small, wooden-floored room. I thought, why not keep the recording close to where I write the songs?”
He continues: “I’m a really big fan of the idea that you don’t need all the stuff you find in a big studio – it’s about how you use the things you do have. Rupert had a lot of imagination, and got a good grasp of the room and harnessed it. I love working in places that have an atmosphere, and I think it’s good to have that extra, background noise on a record. I’m sure there’s an ambulance on the album, actually.”
He was, briefly, the face of a Burberry campaign, something he describes as “random”. “I was on tour,” he says, “and I got a phone call asking me to do it. I just grabbed the opportunity that was in front of me. I went in a musician, and came out a musician. It’s a short episode in my life, but one that’s had some quite big repercussions.” Indeed, a Google search pulls up many attractively composed black-and-white photographs of Panes sporting fine threads – but it’s music that surges strongest in his veins, above all other passions.
And now that you’ve separated your senses from social media for a while, closed your chattering inbox, just what does ‘Little Giant’ offer above more garden variety singer-songwriter recordings? A little patience provides the answers: this is material that truly connects on an emotional level, its gentle rhythms and compelling cadences topped by vocals that can’t be faked, that come characterised by a complete lack of artifice and affectation. His is a deep voice, one that sounds aged beyond its years, perhaps. And yet, it’s telling of timeless stories, endless ache and forever love. It asks that we all find the right way to see the world around us.
One number that specifically addresses the need for optimism is the single ‘Tiger Striped Sky’. Says Panes: “It’s about the idea where we can look at any situation ahead of us in two ways: either it’s challenging, and off-putting, or you can say that you love a challenge. It’s about the idea that you chose your context, and if you put yourself into a negative context, you’re going to come out with stripes on you.”
The title track is about addressing one’s own shortcomings in order to better themselves. “It’s accepting that you have to realise your own vulnerabilities in order to become stronger,” says Panes. “That’s why there’s the line, ‘Have the heart of a giant / But know you’re a man.’ You have to take things step by step. It’s also got that message of hope, as well.”
These songs are, says Panes, “personal, and vulnerable – but expansive, too. Because I don’t want it to just be about me. Here’s a bit of me, to help you understand a bit of you. I think positivity and hope are things worth giving to people, and I think that the album does transmit a lot of hope.”
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Roo Panes Lyrics
"Once" I tried to part the sea, Find wonders for your love, I…
A Gift to You You're the reason I'm alive You're the reason that I try You…
A Message to Myself Going to get out of here So many voices fill this…
A Year in a Garden I′ve spent a year out in a garden Too broken to…
All These Walking Thoughts I feel like I'm fire Don't say another word Seems the more…
Awoken I want the air I've breathed I want the heart that…
Big Wide World I've got the feeling dear That everywhere I go from here I…
Can't Help Falling in Love Wise men say only fools rush in But I can't help…
Childhood Every day's a childhood Every day's a wild wood Always learn…
Colour In Your Heart I'm gonna colour in your heart I'm gonna colour in your…
Commentator All for the love of those eyes Would you take the…
Corner Of My Eye Corner, of my eye Corner, of my eye There's no ignoring you …
Cub Don't let them paint you grey They're gonna see you're Someb…
Daydreamer Pay attention, boy Stop looking out the window Well, sorry, …
Deeper Than Shallow We were drifting deeper than shallow Where the ripples went…
Different Child You're homeward bound for wisdom 'Cause you've seen the web…
Glory Days King of the ocean, riding the seven seas, But every thought…
Hands Ooooh, ooooh, ooooh I will hold you as you held me, You…
Home From Home Bright young sun, looks like the morning's come And its all…
How Long This pitter-patter falling sure, A hypnotic pattern calling…
I Just Love You You tie your hair up prettily You say your middle name's…
I Was Here I was here, I was here Once the world was only…
I'll Move Mountains Time will heal those broken eyes, Fashion you a face from…
Ill Move Mountains Time will heal those broken eyes Fashion you a face from…
Indigo Home Dry eyes, roaring falls, God knows I've travelled far, so…
Know Me Well Well you know me with that ancient gaze Stripping down with…
Land of the Living Where they go That we shall cherish and that I wrestle Don…
Leave That Light On Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, You’ve gotta choose, …
Listen To The One Who Loves You Oh darling Won't you listen to the one who loves you? Oh…
Little Giant Thought that I was in, my prime. But I was naked,…
Lullaby Love An avenue once bent in shadow, In a morning straight and…
Mistral Child hold your tongue, Your time has come, Sure as…
My Narrow Road You're my narrow road but how I love you And everything…
My Sweet Refuge I don't think you want grand gestures Just a simple faithful…
Nightjar And The Nightingale (Ooh) (Ooh) Nightjar and the nightingale I'm still awake be…
Once I tried to part the sea, Find wonders for your love, I…
Open Road Open road, no one stopped you from trying. To lose your…
Ophelia The fallen leaves made an amber sea Over which you floated…
Pacific Loves the pacific Full of wide, unspecific dreams And you ca…
Paperweights I'll show you I'm not made of stone, How could I…
Quiet Man It's in your nature, I am blessed It's in the cradle…
Ran Before the Storm Upwards I climbed, above me stretched the northern sky, Ben…
Remember Fall In Montreal Mmh Mmh Mmh Remember fall in Montreal Our heads out of the …
Silver Moon Down by the waters Where I once dreamed Beneath a silver m…
Sing For the Wind It's said I run like a stubborn tide, Unstoppable, untamed a…
Sketches of Summer Born in summer's robes a child of June But how much…
Soldier Of Hope Oh no, don't cry, it's in your heart So dry those…
Stay Alive There's a rhythm in rush these days The lights don't move…
Stay With Me Well I've been everywhere, but I've been nowhere, It was all…
Summer Thunder Summer thunder come again, You roll like history, Your memor…
The Original Well it seems she'll play the same old piece to…
The Sun Will Rise Over The Year You can't see in the dark When all you see is…
There's A Place Another life, another time Could there be a place for you…
Tiger Striped Sky Pouncing ray to ray through the dappled shadows Light was po…
Vanished Into Everything Even now I can see you in my view somehow I can…
Water over Fire Well I fear I never look on you again, That I…
Weight of Your World Sleep, leave it behind Lay all your burdens aside. For here,…
Where I Want to Go Well I've found what I need In your arms, in your…
Sandra Dunkel
on Know Me Well
Beautiful song.... beautiful voice :-)