‘Live In Dawson City’
New Album – ‘Live In Dawson City’ – Released Monday 13th October 2014
‘Really something special. She’s amazing. Quite astonishing’ Guy Garvey, Elbow/BBC 6Music
‘a folk noir gem…a voice and songs to go stellar’ The Sunday Times
‘powerful and graceful’ The Independent
‘confident, enchanting and ballsy’ Q Magazine
Rachel Sermanni is taking her Naked Ladies on tour. This Autumn the Folk-Noir balladeer will be on the road, again, with a new Live Album, recorded in the Yukon at the prestigious Dawson City Music festival, and a collection of her drawings – nudes and dreams – following their debut exhibition in Edinburgh in June 2014.
Rachel is 22. Has been singing her songs since leaving school at 17. Channelling spirits of all ages and archetypes. Weaving images of childhood, womanhood, of instinct and inhibition simply with the breath from her lungs, a hardy martin guitar and a bandolim called Sue.
She’s travelled all over, singing. Most recently Canada; touring back and forth with Rose Cousins, with her friend and label-sister, Mo Kenney, and solo. Australia for the famous Woodford Folk Festival; And across the UK and Ireland including sold out shows at Londons Union Chapel, and Glasgows Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum touring with friend and label-brother, Colin Macleod. On top of this, Rachel has supported many marvels including John Grant, Fink, Mumford and Sons, Ron Sexsmith and Elvis Costello.
For this tour, Rachel will be joined by Jennifer Austin on the piano, Colin Macleod on the guitar (of course, he’ll sing a couple of his beautiful songs too). There will hopefully be some unexpected guests along the way also.
Rachel says: ‘I like the Autumn; It is my favourite.’
Here is Where and When the magic happens:
October: Thurs 23rd The Tolbooth, Stirling; Sun 26th Eden Court, Inverness; Tues 28th Mareel, Lerwick; Thurs 30th The Old Fruit Market, Glasgow; November: Sat 1st Gardyne Theatre, Dundee; Sun 2nd Universal Hall, Findhorn; Wed 3rd The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen; Tue 18th Kings Place, London.
More UK and European dates are to be added shortly.
Support will be from Miss Irenie Rose
Miss Irenie Rose is a young singer-songwriter from the Isle of Lewis; she has drawn comparisons to classic voices like Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez, and has supported artists such as Ben Howard, Rachel Sermanni, John Smith and Rae Morris. She also recently reached the semi finals of the Radio 2 Young Folk Musician of the Year Awards and delivered standout performances at this year’s Celtic Connections. With a release scheduled for later this year, 2014 looks promising for one of the most exciting new additions to the Scottish folk scene.
