Tickets are £6 / £5 concessions / £3 under 16s, and we strongly advise you to buy them in advance from here:
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/92228

ABOUT: JOSEPHINE FOSTER

Something really special for your live music programme, a show with a difference, from Josephine Foster (http://www.myspace.com/jfostervherreroband), whose new album is coming out this month on Fire Records (Giant Sand, Jackie-O Motherfucker, ESG, Jad Fair).

For lovers of music, poetry, dance and heady romance this show is bound to get the hearts racing. One of the most enigmatic, luminous and enlightening American singers of her time sings Federico Garcia Lorca’s popular folk song collection “Las Canciones Populares Espanolas” with guitarist Victor Herroro and live band.

Lorca is one of the most well known and revered Spanish poets and dramatist who had close associations with Manuel de Falla, Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí. Lorca's collection was banned under Franco’s dictatorship and today the music survives but marginally within the Spanish sub-conscious.

Josephine, who is already famous enough for her English and German-speaking projects, a captivating songwriter and performer (former Opera singer!), sings, dances a bit and play castanets with her band.


You can listen to songs from the forthcoming album here:

http://www.myspace.com/jfostervherreroband

for more info on Josephine:

http://www.josephinefoster.info/

Reviews

She’s a Grace Slick for the 21st Century—and that’s all grace, no slick. An amazing combination of God-given ability and formal skill. You can hear Jefferson Airplane in her music, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Joan Baez…She’s also the one, out of that whole scene that has embraced the electric guitar, while at the same time being the most classical of them all.

-Jay Babcock / Arthur


The new first lady of folk Josephine Foster has still seen off all comers to become America’s most adventurous songwriter. Foster’s recent solo set was a bewitching blend of American gothic, psychedelic ragtime, nursery rhymes, folk and mountain music. The fact that at one point in today’s afternoon set her truly incredible theremin-sounding voice is overlaid with an impromptu rendition of Greensleeves from a passing ice cream van only adds to the effect.

-Michael Lane /NME

Support

We didn’t want to just have the predictable option of another Spanish guitar act, and so we have what we’re certain will be surprising and challenging support from local talent Brad Field, who will be preparing new pieces especially for this performance. You can have a taster of his previous work here:

http://www.myspace.com/jeremybradfield


This event is organised by Tempo Tempo. To join their group please visit http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=113505955327457 or email tempotempoeilaty@yahoo.co.uk to join their mailing list and get a chance to win free tickets in their monthly raffles.

http://www.myspace.com/jfostervherreroband