DURHAM: Old Cinema Launderette

Tuesday 29th October, 2019

7:00pm

Event information

Pinny Gir

You Are Here is Piney Gir’s seventh record, and it’s the best one yet. From her debut, the wide-eyed Peakahokahoo through The Piney Gir Country Roadshow period, to 2015’s mR. hYDE’S wILD rIDE, Piney has evolved and deepened her trademark sweetness-with-strychnine aesthetic. She has gained substantial critical acclaim and a devoted fanbase, and is about to embark on a nationwide tour supporting Gaz Coombes.

"Absolutely brilliant" TOM ROBINSON, BBC6Music

“…a stunning debut album…it’s time for this dreamy, offbeat beauty, and her halo of blonde curls, to take centre stage.” – MAIL ON SUNDAY, You Mag

Fiona Bevan is a British-Canadian songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist from Suffolk, UK with a sweet, fiery voice and a soulful folk-pop sound creating "startling odysseys that suggest Erykah Badu, Joanna Newsom and Kate Bush spine-tinglingly joined" (The Guardian).

Samantha Whates

Samantha Whates is a London based singer and songwriter. Based in the capital since her teens, her heart, voice and songs retain a strong affinity with her Scottish roots, cultivating a sound that is thoroughly contemporary, rooted in tradition yet uniquely her own.

A regular live performer, Samantha has played throughout the UK from small town pubs to large festivals and major London venues (Union Chapel, Cecil Sharp House, Tate Modern, Royal Festival Hall, Roundhouse). Her debut album, ‘Dark Nights Make For Brighter Days’ & EP ‘Trees & Gold’, enjoyed both critical acclaim and radio play (BBC 6 Music, Radio 2, KCRW, Resonance FM).

“The most beautiful album...”
Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2

"Just gorgeous"
Tom Robinson, BBC 6Music

"Her songs are hauntingly beautiful”
Kathryn Williams

“A lovely surprise, her presence and songs made my evening a rare treat”
James Yorkston

"Whates is one of the true geniuses of the London scene"
Fiona Bevan

Even Dolly Parton is a fan of Samantha Whates exclaiming "I love her voice.

Venue information

38 Marshall Terrace
Gilesgate Moor
Durham
DH1 2HX

www.oldcinemalaunderette.uk/retro-gig-venue

01913841412