Gabriel Moreno and Madeline Thorp in Leeds

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Join singer-songwriters Gabriel Moreno and Madeline Thorp for a one-off concert in Leeds at The Book Club Hyde Park.
Gabriel Moreno and Madeline Thorp are an integral part of the London Alternative Folk Revival which favours poetical and political lyrics and passionate performances which take from other more energetic genres.
WE shall also have a reading my nationally acclaimed poet Ian Duhig.
This show will also part of the nationwide tour of Nights In The Belly Of Bohemia with Richars Moore on violin and Juampi Mauro on bass.

Gabriel Moreno

GABRIEL MORENO
"Moreno’s warm voice, embroidered by The Quivering poets accompaniment, engrosses and soothes. Meditative one moment and despairing the next, these unhurried songs offer spiritual succour and solidarity, a balm for our trying times"
- Morning Star ★★★★★

“The songs tread a path between Folk, Latin and cabaret torch song. It’s an oddly effective mix which forms the perfect bed for Gabriel Moreno’s distinctive voice -a blend of Leonard Cohen, Peter Sarstedt, and dare I say it, Rex Harrison.” -(Trevor Raggart, RNR magazine)
“An Offshoot of Leonard Cohen and Neil Diamond. I love it!” (Cerys Mathews, BBC6)
Gabriel Moreno is Gibraltarian singer-songwriter, currently based in London. An irresistibly engaging performer, he combines a latin exuberance and passion with a rare lyrical calibre (he is also an accomplished poet, with 12 books published to date). Performing on nylon string guitar and accompanied by The Quivering Poets, he creates a live experience that has been described as ”Taberna Folk” - at once both energetic and intimate, anarchic and absorbing.

MADELINE THORP

Madeline lives in a constant state of reinvention with each performance bringing a totally unique alchemy of soul baring lyricism and a fearless stage presence. Having carved her name firmly into the London folk scene, the release of her debut single, “No One Can Have Me” in March of this year demonstrates her commitment to representing her lived experiences, bringing an urgency to connect with the listener. The single makes up part of a project ran by Spritual Records, funded by Arts Council England to support independent Artists that they truly believe in. Madeline now embarks on her first UK tour consisting of, to her delight, plenty of northern towns, the places that consistently haunt her lyrics and humour. With an equal measure of rehearsal and wishing, she hopes she can provide an evening of excellent music. For fans of Fiona Apple, Florence and the Machine or one of the many Folk- musicians that graduated from the Chelsea Hotel, Madeline is a force worth lending your ears to. As the poet and musician Gabriel Moreno whom the night will be shared with, recently wrote “There is nothing exceptional in her singing, except that for when she sings, the whole of London turns inside out”.