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Latest News
New Album Released in March 2008!
The news we've all been waiting for is finally here! I'm really thrilled and excited to say that the new album is coming out under the name of "kathryn williams and neill maccoll" and it's called "two" .
apparently there's a lot of excitement about the record in the industry, and its due to be released in March 2008, with promo-copies all ready to go!
More news as we get it, and thanks to neil for the update!
New Tour Dates for 2008
Also, news is trickling through about the tour-dates for 2008, to coincide with the release of "Two." Check out the forum for the latest, or visit the kathryn williams site at www.kathryn-williams.net
LATEST:
Leave To Remain gets US release
we're really pleased to say that kathryn has signed a deal with well-respected US indie label cheap lullaby records . they are going to release Leave To Remain on 28th August.
kathryn's label-mates will include the brilliant joan as policewoman, tobias froberg , sylvie lewis and standfast. so kathryn will finally be heading over there to do some shows. we'll keep you posted on this as we get more news.
About Kathryn
Kathryn Williams is a singer-songwriter whose work is characterised by delicate vocals and acoustic instruments. She has been compared in style to such artists as Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro and Joan Baez and is a former Mercury Music Prize nominee, and a Gold-Record artist.In her youth, Williams studied an art foundation course in her native Liverpool, before moving to Newcastle upon Tyne to study for a degree in fine art.
After a friend heard Williams' music, they booked a gig without her knowing it. Williams was intending it to be a one-off event, though she soon found herself being booked again and again by people.
Her next step was recording some of her music onto CD. These quickly sold at her gigs, so Williams set up her own record label, Caw Records, to release her music. However, after her second album, Little Black Numbers, was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize, the increased popularity of her music forced her to sign a licensing deal with Eastwest Records.
Her influences include Nina Simone, Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Simon And Garfunkel and Velvet Underground. She listens to classical and Cuban music, as well as artists such as PJ Harvey and Nick Cave, though she says she will always go back to the influences she grew up with, as a security blanket. She has sung on the new Badmarsh & Shri album and worked with Twisted Nerve artist Pedro.
She has a reputation as a powerful live performer, whose confident stage presence belies the fragile persona which characterises much of her recorded work.
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