Don Gallardo (USA) + Hannah Rose Platt (UK)

Karen Turley

Presented by: Americana UK Promotions

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0	LIVERPOOL: 81 Renshaw Street
P	Friday 14th July, 2017
N	8:00pm

Event information

Don Gallardo was raised in a small town in Northern California, where he spent years building his songwriting career on the west coast before relocating to Nashville in 2008. Now based in Nashville, Tennessee, he walks the line between folk, Americana and roots-rock, mining the influence of classic 1970s singer-songwriters while creating a sound that nods to the past while still pushing ahead toward something new.
With four full-length albums, a live acoustic release, and an EP under his belt, Gallardo has earned a broad audience on both sides of the Atlantic. A road warrior who frequently tours the U.K., he's also earned high marks from outlets like Rolling Stone (who calls Gallardo a singer-songwriter that is one of country and Americana's true journeyman), AmericanaUK, and The Nashville Scene, the latter of which described his music as "country-rock with brains, charm and experimental impulses that are perfectly integrated into a familiar context." No Depression offered similar praise, calling Gallardo a "rare gem".

Hannah Rose Platt is an enchanting singer-songwriter, talented storyteller and guitarist. She recorded her debut album Portraits in Nashville where she worked with some of the industry’s leading names.
Her melodic, poetic and accessible music offers self-written narratives, stories about tales of luck, stoicism, loneliness, love, heartbreak and hope. While avoiding clichés, she warmly builds characters like an author, penning songs that almost eavesdrop on other people’s lives.
Lyrics are the mainstay of her work, while subtle acoustic arrangements and beautiful guitar hooks form an uplifting backdrop. Hannah’s stories get under your skin…she plays with sentiment without being saccharine, focusing on optimism infused with realism and honesty.
Hannah’s gigging highlight of 2016 was being chosen to perform by Baylen Leonard, at the inaugural ‘Nashville Meets London’ festival at Canary Wharf alongside acts such as Logan Brill and award winning Nashville artist Ty Herndon. 2017 sees her playing several festivals including, Rambling Roots, Truck and Maverick.

Karen Turley is a Singer-Songwriter from Omagh in Northern Ireland, living in Liverpool. She started playing the guitar at the age of 15 and has always had a passion for music, particularly American Folk and Country.
In March 2015 Karen was lucky enough to be one of two Singer/Songwriters chosen to travel to Nashville for a full week of Songwriting workshops and activities with esteemed songwriters. She was also able to perform in the round with Beth Nielsen Chapman and Don Henry in the famous 'Bluebird Cafe'. The competition is part of an exciting exchange between Liverpool and Nashville, with The 'Bluebird Cafe' being recreated in August 2015 in 'The Bluecoat' in Liverpool for an evening of live performances. Karen performed at the Early Show for this event while the late show was hosted by 'Whispering Bob Harris' and included special guests from Nashville.