20240920: Friday 20th September 2024: Charlie Dore and Julian Littman
£16.00
Support: Luke James Williams
At the Golden Hind, 355 Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 1SP
8pm (Doors open 7:30pm)
Entry: £17(door), £16(advance), £15(members).
Video of Charlie Dore with Julian Littman singing Cleaning Out My House: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yICujRd73Hc
Charlie Dore
Venerated singer & songwriter of worldwide hits
On tour with the celebrated multi-instrumentalist Julian Littman
Charlie Dore’s songs have been recorded by the good and the great including George Harrison, Tina Turner, Celine Dion, Jimmy Nail and Ricky Ross, but her live shows reveal that actually she keeps the best songs for herself.
As one of the UK’s most respected songwriters her own albums, described as ‘eclectic contemporary folk with crunchy lyrics’ continue to win awards both sides of the Atlantic, most recently Female Vocalist Of The Year (FATEA, 2020) and Best Lyrics (Like Animals ,US Indie Acoustic, 2021). Charlie has also played major festivals including Glastonbury, Celtic Connections, Cropredy, Shrewsbury Folk and Ventnor as well as appearing at some of the UK’s most prestigious venues including Kings Place and Liverpool Philharmonic.
Recent sessions for Mark Radcliffe (BBC Radio 2) and Ricky Ross (BBC Radio Scotland) as well as an inclusion on Ken Bruce’s final BBC show, prove Charlie’s relevance and ability to capture the imagination of increasing and new audiences.
For her 10th and most recent album Like Animals she turns away from the expansive science and space metaphors of 2017’s Dark Matter to focus on the internal landscape of the human brain and just what makes us tick. Sewn-through with Dore’s trademark dark wit, lyricism, and distinctive melodic voice, Like Animals explores some of our most basic instincts and how we’re often hi-jacked by our emotional responses.
“A voice like Kate McGarrigle meets Dory Previn. Wonderful.” Mike Harding
“Reaffirms her place as one of our most intelligent and erudite singer-songwriters”
Fatea Magazine
Luke James Williams is an indie-folk singer-songwriter from Cambridgeshire. Releasing his debut EP 'Drove' in November 2018, Luke gained huge support from BBC6 Music DJ Tom Robinson who made 'Still In Bed' his 6 Music Recommends Track Of The Week in April 2019, later naming it his Track Of The Year So Far in July. The song was also played across the station by Lauren Laverne, Steve Lamacq and Tom Ravenscroft. Elsewhere, he has received airplay from Amazing Radio and BBC Introducing.
In July 2022, Luke released his "outstanding" (Folk Radio) debut album, 'Our Blood Is Red'. As well as picking up rave reviews from some of the biggest sites & publications on the indie & folk scenes, Bandcamp made the album one of their 'New & Notable' releases which attracted new followers from all four corners of the globe.
Luke has received glowing reviews for his captivating & emotive live performances & has supported artists such as Thea Gilmore, Mark Chadwick (Levellers), Charlie Dore & Megson. After performing at Cambridge Folk Festival, Autumn '22 saw him head out on his first UK headline tour. He is currently working on his second full-length album.
Drawing on a wide range of musical influences Luke has crafted a unique sound, painting pictures with words & singing them in his own distinctly English voice.
https://www.lukejameswilliams.co.uk/