Kitty Macfarlane

Presented by: Roxanne at The Verdict

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0	BRIGHTON: The Verdict
P	Wednesday 7th November, 2018
N	7:00pm

Event information

Roxanne at The Verdict and terrace cred. present Kitty Macfarlane with local support from Caleb Harris.

A Bristol-based songwriter and accomplished guitar player, Kitty's sharply observed narrative songs are pure poetry. Rich with visual imagery and written with an eco-eye – bound loosely by the theme of mankind’s relationship with the wild, she captures the essence of nature in her songs. Kitty has just released her highly anticipated debut album NAMER OF CLOUDS produced by Sam Kelly and Jacob J Stoney, which features a recognisable cast of musicians. Gathering inspiration from the sky to the seabed, Kitty’s lyrics touch on intervention and rewilding, climate change and migration and one singular song which is a magical aural tapestry of woman’s historical relationship with textiles and the land. From the starling murmurations on the Somerset Levels to the lowly eel's epic transatlantic migration, and the small part we ourselves play in a much bigger picture. The album is augmented by all kinds of ‘found sound’ recorded in locations from Somerset to Sardinia – birdsong, waterfalls, the click of knitting needles- and is bookended by sounds of the wild.

Kitty has toured with acclaimed folk duo Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman, and also Blair Dunlop, and performed extensively around the UK. Her first EP received airplay on BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music. She has been shortlisted for the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award, received project funding from the English Folk Dance and Song Society and been awarded the Lynsey de Paul Prize for female songwriters. Her debut album is out 21st September 2018.

"Exciting young talent" - The Guardian

"A confident singing voice and a compelling writing style deriving inspiration from growing up in the south-west, allied to a talent for finding wider significance in everyday experiences" - fRoots Magazine

"In my view: authentic emotion. That and talent of course" - Tom Robinson, BBC 6 Music

Caleb Harris is a Cornish indie-folk singer songwriter/multi-instrumentalist based in Brighton, blending intricate folk with chilled alternative rock. He's a fond favourite at The Verdict.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=wk54H-OWCn4

https://soundcloud.com/kittymacfarlane/wrecking-days-1