LONDON: The Harrison

Friday 17th May, 2019

7:30pm

Event information

New Roots presents a Saturday night double bill: Hugo M. Hardy (trio) and Valeria Pozzo (trio). Doors open 7.30 pm, music from 8.00 pm sharp. Nearest tube Kings Cross, 6 minutes walk.

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After years of playing in different bands, working on records with David
Gray, Caro and more, sharing studios with members of Elbow, Hugo M. Hardy’s
latest musical incarnation is an exploration to the core of his evocative songwriting.
After losing loved ones, and moving away from a familiar home, Hugo locked himself
away in the French Alps with nothing but a guitar, a laptop, and music from Kanye,
Sufjan Stevens and James Blake. By the time he brought himself back to the UK, he
realised that he had written and recorded his debut album. A combination of off-
kilter, acoustic and electronic production alongside thought-provoking, introspective
lyrics create an atmosphere that has been likened to Elliott Smith, Bon Iver and The Microphones.

Italian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Valeria Pozzo grew up surrounded by music. Classically trained in Violin at the Venice Conservatory “Benedetto Marcello”, Valeria has been playing the professionally with several orchestras since a young age. In 2011 she relocated to London, going on to work with The Neil Cowley Trio, Antonio Forcione, ESKA, Nick Zinner, Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker, Rhys Lewis & The Relics, and Your Correspondent), radio appearances on BBC Introducing, and live performances at The Barbican, The Royal Festival Hall and The Purcell Room. In February 2014 she released her debut EP ‘Here I live and Breathe’ collaborating with the Italian producer Marco Anzovino and songwriter Samantha Jones. Since the release of her album, she has been gigging regularly in the UK, in Italy, in Belgium and Spain.

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New Roots is committed to promoting events that shine a light on up and coming talent in the UK alt-folk scene. It’s committed to providing artists with an environment that is sympathetic to what they do, giving musicians the respect they and their music deserves - for this reason we ask for no talking and no use of mobile phones while artists are performing. Our music policy comes from the kitchen table, the roots of public performance- intimate, acoustic based, high quality musicianship with as little interference between performer and listener as possible.

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