Our friends at Folie a Deux present the launch of Emma Gatrill‘s hotly anticipated Chapter I, tonight at Saint Barnabas Church in Dalston. Excellently selected support slots come from Rozi Plain and Dear Winesburg so get down nice and early. You can get tickets from the usual place or on the door, and read all about the gig on facebook.
Watch Dear Winesburg below:
We’re launching Emma Gatrill’s divine Chapter I this Friday at the Church of the Annunciation with Nick Edward Harris and the Steve Aston Trio. Plenty of details and a link to a map can be found here.
The pre-order comes with lots of extra goodies – mini bunting (handmade and complete with mini pegs), cut-out animals to make, Willkommen badges… don’t delay!
It’s The Great Escape in Brighton next weekend (10th-12th May). There are many Willkommen related bands playing as part of the Alternative Escape on Friday and Saturday, thanks to our friends at Neighbourhood Music. These events are free to wristband-holders and “normals” alike.
Friday 11th May at the Fishbowl (Facebook event here) features Woodpecker Wooliams, Rozi Plain, Emma Gatrill, Eyes & No Eyes and The Mariner’s Children (solo). Plus many more great but less affiliated people including Hot Feet and Sam Brookes.
Saturday 12th May at the Hydrant (Facebook event here) features Redwood Red and Laish plus Emily & The Woods and more.
Both events start super early at midday so set your alarm for 10am latest so you can get some breakfast.
We are extremely pleased to announce the release of Emma Gatrill‘s stunning debut album, Chapter I, on May 14th through Willkommen.
We’re expecting copies of the album this week and will be putting them up for preorder as soon as we do. The first fifty copies will come with a length of bunting and other surprises, all handmade by Emma. You can see some photos of her making them on her Facebook page.
The release will be marked by two launch shows – one in Brighton’s Church of the Annunciation on Friday 4th May and one in London’s St Barnabas Church, Dalston, on Thursday 10th May. Click the links for information on either show or go here for tickets to both. London support comes from the supreme Rozi Plain and Dear Winesburg and Brighton support comes from the superlative Nick Edward Harris and Steve Aston – all four are unmissable.
Emma is an unstoppable and multi-instrumental collaborator. As well as being a full time musician with the multi-tentacled psych-folk behemoth Sons of Noel and Adrian and getting crowds dancing to the rowdy stamp-along anthems of The Mariner’s Children, she has found time to lend her voice, clarinet or accordion skills to everyone from Laura Marling to Broken Social Scene.
No wonder then that it has taken her so long to get round to concentrate on her own music. Chapter One showcases poignant songs based around her latest acquisition – the harp. Subtly accompanied by various members of Brighton’s Willkommen Collective, her intricate harp playing and powerful vocals soars above her classic songwriting, which owes a debt to Bjork and Joni Mitchell as well as her friends and co-conspirators Rachael Dadd and Alessi’s Ark.
Laish have made one hundred copies of their new EP, Obituaries, to sale on the upcoming Sons of Noel and Adrian tour. You can order the CD or buy the tracks digitally through their bandcamp now. One track is available for free and it’s a banger.
