'Her witty, free-flowing originals have a beat poet's eye for observation'
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In the last 12 years Anglo-American singer songwriter Sarah Gillespie has released 4 critically acclaimed albums, 3 EP’s + a book of poetry. She’s toured extensively, headlining leading venues + festivals in Europe and the USA including headline shows at London’s Ronnie Scott’s, the Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room + shows in Sicily, Seattle, NYC, Spain + Germany. She's twice played live on BBC Radio 4’s 'Woman's Hour' + was interviewed by Andrew Marr on BBC Radio 4’s 'Start the Week' on the role of politics in song. (She has a master’s degree in politics + philosophy).
Tonight, Gillespie will be performing an intimate set with her bandmate Chris Monatgue. They will be debuting songs (4 of which they co-wrote) from Gillespie’s soon to be released album recorded in Berlin’s legendary Hansa studio. The music is a mix of wonky narrative folk, Americana + jazz punctuated by Gillespie’s trademark poetic lyricism.
Like Dylan on amphetamines' The Financial Times ★★★★
'Haunting tunes and striking lyrics…yearningly pretty and bitter sweet' The Independent ★★★★★
'Joni Mitchell with a little rap-like percussiveness thrown in, Gillespie is an original. The Guardian ★★★★
‘Beat poet adventurer strays beyond the boundaries of singer-songwriter’ MOJO ★★★★
'Just beautiful' Robert Wyatt
'Her songs are beautiful, poetic artefacts’ Sunday Times ★★★★
