Double Headliner: Sadie Jemmett and Russell Joslin

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We are delighted to announce a return to the kitchen from our first-ever performer Sadie Jemmett as part of a Songwriter Double Bill touring the UK with Russell Joslin.

Sadie's extraordinary songs reflect a remarkable life, from a wildly bohemian
childhood and teenage runaway to her role today as one of the most original
singer-songwriters to excite our ears in many years. Her latest album Phoenix was produced and recorded by Joby Baker (Cowboy Junkies,
The Waylin’ Jennys) on Vancouver Island, Canada.
‘Don’t Silence Me’, the critically acclaimed single and music video from the album made international headline news on both CBS and the BBC and has been hailed as ‘A powerful anthem for the #metoo movement ‘ .
Sadie’s was first discovered and mentored by legendary folk singer Judy Collins, who immediately signed her to her New York based label Wildflower Records. Her first album,‘ The Blacksmith’s Girl ’, was mixed and produced in Los Angeles by Grammy winner David Bianco (Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash). The album was released in autumn 2011 to critical acclaim. Sadie then played support for Judy on a major tour of the UK.

‘A powerful record, Jemmett speaks her mind freely and intelligently’ – Maverick Magazine
‘Powerful … heartbreakingly beautiful … as eloquently ( written) as you could wish for ….Jemmett has really matured as a songwriter and Phoenix is an intense album’ Rock ‘n’ Reel Magazine
‘An Anthem for our age… Sadie Jemmett speaks volumes with her defiant brand of protest songs’- Sunday Express Magazine
‘An anthem for survivors’ - CBS News

With a guitar style reminiscent of a grunge-soaked John Fahey moonlighting with the 13th Floor Elevators, plus vocal aims to mix the gravitas of 16 Horsepower’s David Eugene Edwards with the passionate abandon of The Walkmen’s Hamilton Leithauser, London-based Russell Joslin vitiates the singer-songwriter tradition until it sounds as splintered as today’s society. His fifth album, ‘O Veisalgia’, is a collection of vivid sonic pictures which twists various forms of duet-led folk-rock, post-punk and grunge into modern tales of addiction, urban violence, masculinity and digital malaise.

‘Intense and artistically serious mental cinema’ - MangoWave
‘Incredibly dramatic storytelling ... Americana noir’ - American Pancake
‘Living proof of how fresh, vigorous and abrasive an acoustic songwriter can and should be in the 21st Century’ - BBC 6music
‘Explosive, hard-hitting folk … a much-needed gust of fresh air into the British folk scene’ - Subba-cultcha

As with all our kitchen gigs, a booking reserves your seat and we then ask that you make the suggested donation of £15 cash on the night so we can pay our performers.

Bring your own drinks.