chilli Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 This is worth saying againInteresting Music Promotions are delighted to announce:-Saturday 22nd November 2003Dr Drakes Doors 8.00pmFee 5.00Featuring the very best of Scottish female singer songwritersfor a very RARE gathering in Aberdeen. Monica Queen with Johnny Smillie Kathryn SawersJo McCaffertynow read on Monica Queen has sang "Streets of Baltimore" with the Jayhawks, "Cortez theKiller" with Grant Lee Buffalo, "Fairytale of New York" with Shane McGowan.She was also the singer in Thrum who starred on the Word, were featured inMojo, appeared many times in session on Mark Radcliffe's show and made awonderful album 'Rifferama' in San Francisco. With Thrum, Monica wascompared to many great singers such as Emmylou Harris and Maria McKee.Monica now records/performs under her own name but works closely with JohnnySmillie from Thrum. The result of their work together is 'Ten SorrowfulMysteries' and was released through Creeping Bent on the Feb 2002.Following the release of this album Monica was dubbed by Uncut magazine asthe "Royal Highness Of Glumbient Folk. Her voice was described by Mojomagazine in reference to her contribution to the Belle and Sebastian hit -Lazy Line Painter Jane - as "Lifting the song to another, devastatinglyhuman level, like a back street, whiskey-drenched Emmylou" Together withJohnny Smillie (producer and guitarist) They have made "One of the mostheart rendingly powerful records you will hear-a work touched with genius"(Metro), "In strong contention for solo debut album of the year" (ScotlandOn Sunday) The key elements are "Johnny Smillie's aching guitar and Queenslovelorn voice which "Make a spine tingling combination"(Scotsman) and"Superbly haunting electronica" which "make for a truly original sound"(TheList)Kathryn Sawers is another original performer. Her intense performance styleis a double edged sword. Akin to Tori Amos with similarities to CerysMathews yet in truth comparable to no one. Her husky, stark breathlessvocals accompanied on piano playing which is at times melodic and at othertimes brutal. She sits serenely, beautifully at the piano, she looks like anangel. And then she starts, she stares at the audience, she's staring at youand it is frightening! Try and avoid the witchy eye contact, she's going toget you. Last year Kathryn recorded one of the greatest unreleased albums ofall time which if it ever see the light of day would surely establish her asone of our most unique singer/songwriters."Scary, but as special as buttons"Jo McCafferty has been performing since the age of fourteen. Her firstalbum, "Nothing Whispered to Katy" was created at age seventeen the dayafter leaving school and received wide acclaim, this recording led to hertaking part in and leading many different projects within the Aberdeen musiccircuit. Jo has enjoyed supporting various singer/songwriters who haveplayed in Aberdeen; these include acts such as Dr. Robert, Lucy Kaplansky,Carol Laula, Horse, Glen Tilbrook, Midge Ure, Fish, Donnie Munro and DavidKitts. Towards the end of 2001 Jo started work on the long awaited second album,"Radiaxial". Throughout this period Jo's profile rose as she started to playlive again more and more. The album is an acoustic album, designed toshowcase the songs and Jo's voice. Jo's work has been a big hit round theworld with one German fan writing: "Radiaxal is strong, haunting andintensely personal... Poetry and storytelling rolled into one... Radiaxal isa beautiful, sparse instrumented album, lyrically poignant and stunning inits power and emotional intimacy." Jo has just released a new acoustic album called 'The Eight Year Gap" which is comprised of sessions recorded between 'Nothing Whispered to Katy' and Radiaxial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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