Secret Symphony, the brand new album by Katie Melua,
will be released on February 6th, 2012
Katie Melua takes the stage in front of the Secret Symphony
Orchestra, on this, her fifth album. Always happy to
step away from people's expectations, Katie delivers
a superbly crafted set of tracks interpreting songs
drawn from a wide spectrum of songwriters including
herself and Mike Batt.
"This album was going to be my 'singer's album' says
Katie. I had always wanted to do this one day; singing
other people's songs brings something out of you and
your voice that isn't perhaps where you would have gone
vocally with your own material. It stretches you. As
it happened Mike and I did write a couple of new ones,
but the general idea was to find songs by great writers
such as Ron Sexsmith ('Gold In Them Hills') and a favourite
song of mine, originally recorded by Bonnie Raitt ('Too
Long At The Fair) plus some more well known ones like
'Keeping The Dream Alive'."
The result is a collaboration with orchestrator and
conductor Batt that imbues the songs with a distinct
personality that could only be the work of this creative
team. The gorgeous 'Secret Symphony' album was recorded
at Air Studios in London and represents a blend of musicianship
and dedication that will delight existing Katie Melua
fans and win her many new ones.
19.8.11 PAUL KELLY CONCERT NEWS
With his four night residency at Bush Hall
sold out, Paul Kelly has announced a new date in
London for 2012. Paul will take to the stage at
the Union Chapel on Friday 3rd February. Tickets
from www.seetickets.com. More information
from www.paulkelly.com.au
01.08.11 CARO EMERALD CHART NEWS
'Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor'
is:
#6 (4) on the UK Album Chart
#3 (3) on the Independent Album Chart
#2 (1) on the Jazz & Blues Album Chart
This
now makes it nine weeks in the Top 10
25.7.11 CARO EMERALD CHART NEWS
'Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor’
is:
#4
(6) on the UK Album Chart
(its highest position to date!)
#3 (4) on the Independent Album Chart
#1 (1) on the Jazz & Blues Album Chart
20.7.11 SARAH BLASKO ACOUSTIC TOUR
Sarah Blasko will embark on a series
of intimate shows through the month of October,
having toured extensively across Europe last
year with her full band. Sarah will perform
acoustically with her long-time guitarist as
a duo, testing new songs from her forthcoming
album and songs from her recent European release
of As Day Follows Night, described by The Go-Betweens’
Robert Forster as:
“A triumph…a wonderfully diverse
and melodic collection…a wonderful record.
A classic, in fact.”
This is a rare opportunity to enjoy the
beguiling and startling power of Sarah’s
voice, in a pure and elemental musical setting.
Fred
Kinbom, with his lap steel guitar, will join
Sarah as her special guest, supporting the recent
release of his new EP ‘Quit My Job’.
With her album ensconced in the UK top 10 and
her Jazz Café gig in August sold out,
swinging, stylish pop superstar Caro Emerald
will return to London ON Tuesday 13th December
with her superb eight-piece band to bring to
a close another extraordinary year. Tickets
are £22, available from www.02shepherdsbushempire.co.uk
With
her debut UK show at London’s Jazz Café
on August 25th becoming an instant sell-out,
Caro’s return to the capital will be another
highly anticipated show. Yet it’ll also
be a celebratory end to an enormously successful
year for the charismatic singer who slickly
translates the danceable party attitude of her
album to the live stage.
“Easy
to like, hard to resist: a real find”
**** - Daily Express
“A
truly classy piece of work” ****
- Mail on Sunday
“A
cross between Lily Allen and Jessica Rabbit
this is sassy stuff. Don’t miss out! Retro
loveliness” ***** - Star Magazine
"Deleted
Scenes From the Cutting Room Floor is so thoroughly
joyous and cleverly thought out it’s almost
impossible not to be seduced by it … a
great album" - BBC Music
11.7.11 PAUL KELLY ANNOUNCEMENT
Dramatico Entertainment are proud to annouce
the latest release from the famed, award-winning
Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly. The
British independent label will put out a deluxe
8 CD box set and book entitled 'The A-Z Recordings'
on August 29th. Kelly will also travel over
to London on the week of release to perform
four nights at Bush Hall from 30th August -
2nd September.
Paul
Kelly is one of the most respected and prolific
performers to ever come out of Australia, with
a career spanning over 3 decades and 8 ARIA
awards. Last year he had a memoir published
entitled 'How To Make Gravy'. As well as his
songwriting he is also a vocal political figure
in his homeland, where he has long been a supporter
of the rights of the indigenous culture.
Kelly's new release 'The A-Z Recordings' is
a document of 100 live recordings. Working through
his back catalogue alphabetically and performing
twenty five songs a night across four nights,
Kelly has been touring these 'A-Z' shows since
2004 and will perform it in full at his Bush
Hall shows. 'The A-Z Recordings' is an 8-disc
set (two discs per night) and compiled as a
lavish hard cover book.
‘’To be working with the legendary
Paul Kelly is a dream come true'' Andrew
Bowles, MD Dramatico Entertainment
For Dramatico, Paul Kelly is the latest addition
to a roster that includes the likes of Katie
Melua, Caro Emerald, Marianne Faithfull, Asa
and TD Lind.
Upcoming releases include the second album by
Gurrumul, 'Rrakala', and Saltwater Band's 'Malk'
Dramatico is proud to announce the release of
'Rrakala', the highly anticipated second album
from Gurrumul Yunupingu, out on September 5th.
'Rrakala' taps into old songs from Gurrumul’s
band, his family's songwriting, his new material
and presents a choice of songs that reflect
deeper into his Aboriginal identity. Showcased
for the first time are his exceptional skills
on piano, drums, nylon string acoustic guitar,
electric and acoustic guitars.
Having performed to critical acclaim in Europe
in 2009 Gurrumul will return for a run of eight
dates in October:
You won't have seen this on the television coverage,
so here's an exclusive first look at The Wombles'
headline-grabbing performance at Glastonbury
Festival.
Following their triumphant Glastonbury performance
yesterday, The Wombles will be appearing on
ITV's 'This Morning' show this Wednesday.
24.6.11 CARO GOLD
In the UK this week not only did ‘Deleted
Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor’ achieve
Gold status but it also climbed from #17 to
its highest position so far of #8 on the UK
Album Chart.
Caro achieved her first UK #1 by topping the
Blues and Jazz Chart.
This sales surge was caused by her interview
and video play on BBC Breakfast TV and the Maida
Vale session for BBC Radio 2, this activity
also sold out
Caro’s first UK Show at the Jazz Café
on August 25th.
Gold Disc photo was taken at the BBC
Maida Vale studios with Dramatico Managing Director
Andrew Bowles with Chris Hession and Natalie
Peyton from Hesso Media.
21.6.11 CARO EMERALD ALBUM
Caro Emerald's album 'Deleted Scenes
From The Cutting Room Floor' has reached number
8 on the UK album chart!
A Deluxe Edition of the album is now available
on iTunes here.
20.6.11 THE WOMBLES CLEAN UP ON ITUNES
The Wombles have released five studio
albums on iTunes - 'Remember
You're A Womble', 'Wombling Free', 'Wombling
Songs', 'Superwombling' and 'Keep On Wombling'
- order now here
and get yourself word-perfect for the highly
anticipated live performance on the Avalon Stage
at Glastonbury Festival on Sunday.
After the astonishing success in The
Netherlands (5x Platinum), Caro Emerald’s
debut album “Deleted Scenes From The Cutting
Room Floor” has now reached Gold and Platinum
status in several other European countries.
The album already was double Platinum in Poland
(>40.000 copies) and Silver in England (>60.000
copies). Since last week, Caro and her team
can add a Gold status in both Germany (>100.000)
and the UK (>100.000) to their long list
of awards. In Austria, where Caro scored her
first international #1 hit with 'A Night Like
This', the album is almost Gold (>10.000).
17.6.11 CARO EMERALD ANNOUNCES FIRST UK SHOW
- SOLD OUT
With her album ‘Deleted Scenes
From The Cutting Room’ riding high in
the UK charts Caro Emerald announces her first
UK concert, at the Jazz Café in Camden,
London on August 25th 2011. The
Dutch superstar will be joined by her eight-piece
band to perform songs from the debut album,
which this week was certified gold.
The show has already sold out, but another date
is expected in December.
15.6.11 CARO EMERALD PLAYLIST NEWS
It's official - Caro Emerald's 'That
Man' has been added to the A-LIST on BBC Radio
2.
10.6.11 ASA ANNOUNCES KOKO SHOW
Following sell-out shows at Barbican
and Indigo2 Asa will return to London on Tuesday
25th October to headline Koko, performing songs
from her well-received new album ‘Beautiful
Imperfection’ as well as her debut. Tickets
are £20 from koko.com
or 08444 771 000.
‘Dreamer Girl’, the new single,
is released on 27th June, taken from the album
‘Beautiful Imperfection’. It's another
winning song from an artist whose ability to
effortlessly combine reggae and soul with European
chic and pop nous marks her out as a true original.
8.6.11 NEW GURRUMUL ALBUM AND TOUR
Dramatico is proud to announce the
release of 'Rrakala', the highly anticipated
second album from Gurrumul Yunupingu, out on
September 5th 2011.
Recorded
at the old Power Station in New York, now AVATAR,
and 301 in Byron Bay by ARIA Award nominee producer
Michael Hohnen and engineer Anthony Ruotolo
[John Mayer, Anthrax, Meatloaf, Mary J. Blige
and Ron Carter], this second solo album retains
the quality, purity and sound of his first,
but has this elusive artist delving into other
genres and instruments within his own cultural
context.
It follows in the footsteps of this multi ARIA
award winning double platinum debut released
in Europe in 2009, and inexplicably connects
with the emotional psyche, this time even more
deeply. Rrakala taps into old songs from Gurrumul’s
band, his family's songwriting, his new material
and presents a choice of songs that reflect
deeper into his Aboriginal identity. Showcased
for the first time are his exceptional skills
on piano, drums, nylon string acoustic guitar,
electric and acoustic guitars. By opening up
further, this album reveals more of his rich
vocal harmonies which creates a deeper, more
complex and as he says "more cultural and
spiritual body of work."
Having performed to critical acclaim in Europe
in 2009 Gurrumul will return for a run of eight
dates in October 2011.
4th
Oct - Poland, Warsaw Congress Hall
6th Oct - UK, London Barbican
8th Oct - France, Paris Café De La Danse
10th Oct - Stuttgart Mozartsaal
12th Oct - Germany, Hamburg Fliegende Bauten
13th Oct - Germany, Berlin Passionskirche
15th Oct - Germany, Munich Carl Orff Saal /
Philharmonie
17th Oct - Switzerland, Zurich Volkshaus
6.6.11 NEW ASA VIDEO
Watch the new Asa video for 'Why Can't
We' - featuring Asa at a dance party that's
full of 50s technicolor rooms, pink and blue
balloons and a whole lot of boogiein'...
2.6.11 THE WOMBLES REUNITE FOR GLASTONBURY
PERFORMANCE AND ALBUM REISSUES
The original furry eco-warriors from
Wimbledon Common are back with an abundance
of album releases and their debut appearance
at Glastonbury. All four of their gold-achieving
albums plus the soundtrack to the 1977 film
‘Wombling Free’ will be released
by Dramatico Records on June 20th on CD for
the first time prior to their peformance on
the Avalon Stage at Glastonbury on June 26th.
23.5.11 CARO EMERALD CHART NEWS
Caro Emerald's album 'Deleted Scenes
From The Cutting Room Floor' has entered the
UK charts at number 10 - congratulations to
all concerned!
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