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Clare Bowditch and The Feeding Set

Clare Bowditch and the Feeding Set

About Me


Not many artists could combine a Vietnamese single-stringed instrument called a Dan Bau, a section of Cellos, Llama’s toenails, French Horn and six rusty Gongs, with a tale of relationship foibles as beautifully as Clare Bowditch does on the track “Peccadilloes”. No wonder it was runner up in the International Songwriting Competition in the singer/songwriter category judged by Tom Waits, Robert Smith and Jerry Lee Lewis amongst a slew of other notables.
But it wasn’t a one-off. What about the swaggering mishmash of Sax, African Balafon and Piano on “Your Other Hand”? Or the meditative amalgamation of Hammond, Indian Tambura and Vietnamese Dan Tranh of “People Like Me, People Like You”?
After studying ethnomusicology as part of her creative arts course in Melbourne and Vancouver, Clare set about combining her love of acoustic instruments the world over, her uncanny knack for melody and a insightful narrative sensibility into an enchanting indie-pop setting.
The album Autumn Bone was her first creation which attracted much attention from community radio in her homeland of Australia with such dark pop moments as “Human Being” which utilized a host of her musician friends from great Australian bands such as Machine Translations, Sodastream and Art of Fighting. The scene was set.
Next up was an album based around the themes of grief and loss entitled “What Was Left”. As gloomy as the topic sounds, the album never strays too far into pessimism exemplified by the lyric “The thing about grief is, few people know if the i goes before the e”. The head of EMI in Australia, John O’Donnell, loved it so much he offered a fantastic licensing deal which opened up the channels for Clare to take her music to a much larger audience and she ended up winning one of Australia’s highest musical honours, Best Female Artist at the 2006 ARIA awards.
In 2007 Clare released the “Moon Looked On” a collection of tales centered on the themes of lust and desire which included the mesmerizing single “When the Lights Went Down”. It is the pinnacle of Clares thematic songwriting so far, with an uncanny ability to tell stories as achingly personal as they are beautiful and joyous.
After exploring the world via instruments, Clare is letting her instruments allow her to explore the world, with a tour of Europe and the UK, then setting up shop in Berlin, before recording a new album early next year.

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Member Since: 11/20/2005
Band Website: clarebowditch.com
Band Members: Clare Bowditch - voice
Marty Brown - drums
Libby Chow - french horn and voice
Warren Bloomer - bass
Tim Harvey - lead guitar
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Record Label: EMI/Independent
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

YEN Young Woman of the Year Nomination

Clare Bowditch is very humbled to announce she has been nominated for YEN Young Woman of the Year for 2008, in the music category (of course!) The YWYAs were created to acknowledge and support the ac...
Posted by Clare Bowditch and The Feeding Set on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:34:00 PST

Clare Bowditch Receives TWO 2008 ARIA Nominations!

Clare Bowditch has received two ARIA Nominations in the categories of - Best Female Artist - Best Adult Contemporary Album For her 2008 critically acclaimed release 'The Moon Looked On'. In...
Posted by Clare Bowditch and The Feeding Set on Sun, 14 Sep 2008 05:52:00 PST

BOWDITCH SELLS OUT HER NATIONAL WINTER SECRETS TOUR, ANNOUNCES INTERNATIONAL DATES

BOWDITCH SELLS OUT HER NATIONAL 'WINTER SECRETS' TOUR, ANNOUNCES INTERNATIONAL DATES AND A HAS SPECIAL NOTE FOR YOU! The Clare Bowditch 'Winter Secrets' tour featuring Clare in solo mode, performing ...
Posted by Clare Bowditch and The Feeding Set on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:46:00 PST

Play live with Clare Bowditch  and win a Gibson guitar!

The opportunity to play alongside Clare Bowditch just became even more enticing!The overall national winner of the Winter Secrets competition (as chosen by Clare) will be rewarded with a brand new Gib...
Posted by Clare Bowditch and The Feeding Set on Tue, 20 May 2008 10:00:00 PST

Clare Bowditch goes solo for a very special ’Winter Secrets Tour’

Touring across the country with a brand new rollicking solo show throughout June and July, the 'Winter Secrets Tour' by Clare Bowditch promises intimate evenings of songs, stories and special guests (...
Posted by Clare Bowditch and The Feeding Set on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:08:00 PST

Peccadilloes - International Songwriting Competition

The results are in! Clare Bowditch has been awarded 2nd place for 'Peccadilloes' in the Folk Singer/Songwriter category of the 2007 International Songwriting Competition. The International ...
Posted by Clare Bowditch and The Feeding Set on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:30:00 PST

You Look So Good - Free Download

The new single ’You Look So Good’ is available for free download. All you have to do is Click Here, sign up to the mailing list and you will then be able to download and enjoy &r...
Posted by Clare Bowditch and The Feeding Set on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:40:00 PST

New Single - You Look So Good

The single went to radio last week so please feel free to request it from any of the following and even sign up for the Nova Survey to let them know you like it. Channel [V]Triple J Nova:Nov...
Posted by Clare Bowditch and The Feeding Set on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:35:00 PST

Bowditch News January 2008

"Thinking is not to agree or disagree. That is voting."So said the poet Robert Frost and so Triple J is giving you 2 more days to agree and disagree with your fellow music lovers before the Hottest 10...
Posted by Clare Bowditch and The Feeding Set on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:36:00 PST

well tak a cup o kindness yet

For auld lang syne, my dear,for auld lang syne,we'll tak a cup o' kindness yet,for auld lang syne.No idea what it means, but it sounds lovely and seems quite fitting as we bid farewell to an exception...
Posted by Clare Bowditch and The Feeding Set on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 04:23:00 PST