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EMILY BARKER & THE RED CLAY HALO

The Merrie England, North Pier

Saturday 19th February 2011, 7.30pm

Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo. Emily Barker hails from a tiny rural backwater in the remote south west of Western Australia. Emily commenced work on her debut solo album: ‘Photos.Fires.Fables.’ The album is an eclectic tapestry of old-timey narratives weaving gothic stories of fire, tragedy, love and hard lessons. It received much critical acclaim when it was released in the UK in 2007. The release of this album saw the birth of ‘The Red Clay Halo, an all-female trio consisting of Anna Jenkins, Jo Silverston and Gill Sandell who play violin, cello, accordion and flute respectively. They also all do backing vocals creating mesmerising 4-part harmonies. The band’s last album, Despite The Snow, was recorded over a snowy Easter weekend of 2008 in a 16th century barn in Norfolk. It was captured completely live in just 4 days. The sound is therefore incredibly intimate and serves to beautifully capture the virtuosity and charisma of The Red Clay Halo quartet. Released in November 2008, the album gained much praise In 2010 Emily’s song Nostalgia was selected for the Storm The Charts campaign. Meanwhile, the band toured Australia, began recording a new studio album and launched a campaign on Pledgemusic.com to raise funds to promote forthcoming releases. The Pledge reached 114% of its target within 5 weeks and continues to attract fans to the band's music.

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Tickets are £8.00pp

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