KIRSTY ALMEIDA
Huge tunes, huge performances, Kirsty is a one woman spectacular, a truly unique writer and performer. Out of Manchester, Kirsty’s debut single is “Spider”. Produced by the legendary Youth, it’s pure drama, a darkly soulful voodoo tale according to Kirsty “about delving into your imagination and the price you sometimes have to pay in the eyes of others for that journey”.
Kirsty is a true Global citizen. Born in the UK, brought up in Gibraltar, she grew up travelling to Venezuela, Singapore, Florida and The Philippines to name a few. Returning to the UK, she studied art and music at college and joined the traveling theatre company of “Carnival Messiah”. Moving to Manchester, Kirsty became a singer/songwriter touring the city’s smokiest dive bars and sang on one occasion for Latin band La Gran Descarga who, by the end of that night, requested she join the band full-time. Soon, Kirsty became their principal singer and song-writer and toured with them for 3 years. Deciding at this point that she wanted to move on, she left to write her own album. Fast forward to now and she is signed to the legendary label Decca and about to release her single “Spider” taken from her debut album ‘Pure Blue Green”, due out in September.
Kirsty and her amazing seven piece live band have been confirmed to appear at many festivals throughout the summer including Glastonbury, Big Chill, Secret Garden Party and Summer Sundae
“Spider” is also coming with a host of fabulous mixes, courtesy of Mr Scruff, T Boy, Tim Bran and Time and Space Machine.
“Spider” is released on Monday 14th June on Decca Records on download.
Hear a stream of Mr Scruff’s incredible remix here!
http://soundcloud.com/mr-scruff/mr-scruff-vs-kirsty-almeida-pickled-spider-1
FRAN AND JOSH
Super talented teenage flamenco troubadours Fran and Josh are bringing their genre-defying musical fusion to the Stop Making Sense festival in Croatia this year.Influenced by the likes of Rodrigo y Gabriela and other masters in their craft, this is a chance to catch the Chester born duo in the Capital before they become huge – their unique guitar style is set to make waves on the festival circuit this year. Their recently launched weekly vidcast has received over 1000 downloads…type in Fran and Josh in your itunes to see what the fuss is all about!
"The audience thrilled enthusiastically to this endearing pair, as they loped on stage brandishing their acoustic guitars.
A performance of brilliant and ravishing eclecticism ensued which dared to mix drum and bass, classical, flamenco, jazz, blue grass, rock and reggae - A glorious cacophony of melodic bliss.” - XYZ Magazine
http://www.myspace.com/franandjosh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lztEX9fXX1U
DJ CAL JADER
Founder of Movimientos events celebrating latin culture & music in the capital, Cal Jader is a fixture at most of the UK festivals and co programming with Bonanza the Stop Making Sense Festival in Croatia this summer
http://www.myspace.com/caljader
http://www.movimientos.org.uk/
For further information please contact Carl, Beth
£8 in advance from www.ticketweb.co.uk <http://www.ticketweb.co.uk> , £10 door
