May 25 - Astrid Williamson & Edwin Williamson
Thu 25 May
|Lewes Con Club
We've been following Astrid's music for a while and are very pleased that Astrid will be performing at our May Hilltop Session, supported by her brother Edwin.
Time & Location
25 May 2023, 20:00 – 23:00
Lewes Con Club, 139 High St, Lewes BN7 1XS, UK
About the Event
Astrid Williamson
Shetland born, Astrid Williamson rose to prominence in the 90s with her band Goya Dress. Their first album, Rooms, was produced by John Cale, and to date she has released a further eight studio albums including classical work Requiem & Gallipoli, lately reviving own label Incarnation Records to release her most recent contemporary album, Into The Mountain. She studied classical piano and composition with Judith Weir (current Master Of The Queen’s Music) at Scotland’s Royal Conservatoire, and over a career spanning almost three decades, as a vocalist, musician and co-writer, she has collaborated with various artists including (amongst others) John Cale, Johnny Marr & Bernard Sumner (as part of Electronic), Arthur Baker, Stereophonics, Leo Abrahams, This Mortal Coil/ Hope Blister originator Ivo Watts-Russell, and Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance/Hans Zimmer) .
"Williamson's voice is a thing of lustrous power, " - UNCUT (on latest release Into The Mountain)
Tickets
Astrid Williamson
£10.00
+£0.25 ticket service fee
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