TWICKENHAM: Twickfolk @ The Cabbage Patch Pub

Sunday 7th December, 2014

7:45pm

Event information

Two-time Grammy-nominated KIM RICHEY is a storyteller; a weaver of emotions and a tugger of heartstrings. Tender, poetic and aching with life’s truths, Kim’s songs transport you to her world, where words paint pictures and melodies touch the soul. And then there’s her voice. Pure, arresting and honest, it makes you take notice; Kim has the kind of voice where if emotions were ribbons, they’d be streaming in rainbow colours from your iPod.

Early on, the Zanesville, Ohio native thrived on the progressive side of mainstream country, her albums (1995’s Kim Richey, 1997’s Bittersweet and 1999’s Glimmer, all on Mercury) showcasing twang-pop sensibilities, a rich, rounded vocal tone and effortlessly sophisticated songwriting that other discerning performers - Radney Foster, Trisha Yearwood and Pam Tillis to name a few - coveted for their own recordings.

In the years since, Kim has made her subtly psychedelic album Rise (Lost Highway) in Los Angeles with producer Bill Bottrell, flown to London to enlist the help of Giles Martin and emerging with the crisply orchestrated "Chinese Boxes" (Vanguard) and turned to her East Nashville-based bandleader and frequent co-writer Neilson Hubbard to conjure the earthy indie-pop feel of "Wreck Your Wheels" (Lojinx/Thirty Tigers) and to complete her latest masterpiece of smart, sensual understatement "Thorn In My Heart" (Lojinx/Yep Roc).

The array of top-tier guests on the album include Jason Isbell, Wilco’s Pat Sansone, My Morning Jacket’s Carl Broemel, Will Kimbrough and Yearwood, who was, for the first time, returning the harmony-singing favor. And the dozen songs themselves show that Richey’s still dreaming up fetching melodies that arc and bend in unexpected ways, and still discovering fresh angles from which to articulate matters of the heart.

For this concert, Kim will be showcasing not only her fantastic record 'Thorn In My Heart' but also the sublime 'Nashville Session' EP that she recorded with Gareth Dunlop this year.

Born and raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland, 25-year old GARETH DUNLOP was invited to participate in a songwriting exchange between the sister cities of Belfast and Nashville, which put him on stage in at the famous Bluebird Café in Nashville. His talents as both a singer and uniquely gifted songwriter caught the attention of the Nashville music community and he was offered a publishing deal soon after.
The immediate buzz in the U.S surrounding Gareth’s music lead to several songs from being placed on such hit television series as House, Cougar Town, One Tree Hill, Do No Harm, Army Wives and more. His songs have also been featured in TV commercials for Subaru, Discover Ireland Tourism and Disney

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