Date/Time
Date(s) - 19/11/2022
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Location
Old Baptist Chapel
Categories
Katie Grace Harris Concert
Rising folk music star launches new record in Tewkesbury!
One of the most acclaimed new artists on the British folk music scene, returns to Tewkesbury’s Old Baptist Chapel as part of the launch tour for her brand-new album.
Oxfordshire-based Katie is a gifted multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter and storyteller with a fast growing reputation in the UK folk world. Her sound can best be described as earthy, piano and accordion accompanied English Folk.
Her debut album ‘The Toledo Sessions’ is released this Autumn, and she will be playing songs from it at this special intimate concert. Katie is looking forward to returning to the Old Baptist Chapel, where she first performed in November 2021. Her special guest for the evening this year (Saturday 19th November, 7.30pm) is the Worcestershire-based singer and songwriter, Mike Weaver. She will also be accompanied by Andy Nice on cello.
The Story behind the album…
The CD, which has already received glowing reviews in the music press, features Katie’s interpretations of traditional material as well as heartfelt self-penned songs. Well known musicians who feature on the album include Reg Meuross, Phil Beer
and Lukas Drinkwater. Lukas also produced and mastered the CD at Polyphonic Recordings in Stroud.
Katie explains the story behind the Toledo Sessions: “For much of my childhood, we drove around as a family of four in an inherited, dark blue Triumph Toledo, with Nan and Grandad often squeezed in too for good measure. “It had a wooden
dashboard, leather seats, analogue dials, an actual choke (remember them?) as well as a LOT of rust!
“It was a special car because in it I gained my love for singing and stories. Dad and I sang songs from James Taylor, Ralph McTell and The Spinners whilst on our way to collect Mum from late nursing shifts.
“When we had to make less exciting trips in the car, Mum would make up stories to distract us, (remember ‘The Curtain Shop Fairy’ Mum?) Hughie Jones’s song ‘Ellan Vannin’ was a regular favourite of ours and it captures perfectly this fantastic
combination of singing and storytelling – I have recorded it as the first track.”
Date and Times
Saturday 19th November
Doors open at 7.30pm
Concert begins at 7.45pm
Tickets
Tickets are £10 and can be purchased online from: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/547093/
They can also be obtained from the John Moore Museum, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5SN (Cash only)
Location
Old Baptist Chapel,
Old Baptist Chapel Court,
Off Church Street,
Tewkesbury,
Gloucestershire,
GL20 5SN
There is no parking at the chapel, which is in an alley off Church Street: Abbey Lawn Trust Car Park is nearby and is free after 6pm.
Further Information
Please note this a ‘BYOB’ event
For further information about Katie’s music visit her website: www.katiegraceharris.com
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