Following a run of intimate duo shows in California, Sarah Gillespie and Chris Montague took their collaboration off-grid to a cottage on Loch Fyne, Scotland, where they recorded a stripped-back album.
This raw, story-rich collection of songs, blends folk, Americana, beat poetry and rootsy, blues, combining Gillespie’s trademark poetics with Montague’s inventive, genre-crossing guitar work on electric, acoustic, and mandolin.
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Sarah Gillespie is a critically acclaimed Anglo-American songwriter described by The Guardian as “an incandescent presence with superior lyrics,” as like “Dylan on amphetamines” by the Times , as a “beat poet adventurer.” MOJO." She has toured internationally for 15 years playing leading venues and festivals as well as appearing on BBC arts and culture programs including Woman's Hour and Loose Ends.
Chris Montague is one of the UK’s most distinctive guitar voices. He has been called: “The UK’s greatest jazz guitarist since John McLaughlin” (Marlbank) “Rootsy, adventurous… like Tom Waits guitarist, Mark Ribot” (Jazzwise) and received plaudits from Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers. Known for his adventurous harmonic palette and improvisational fearlessness, Chris co-wrote five tracks on Sarah’s last album and brings an edge of rawness and unpredictability to the duo’s live show.
