A sonic reflection of the contemporary London street, Greenwich-born singer-songwriter Sarah Gillespie delivers a melting-pot mix of urban-folk and middle-eastern blues. Expect emotive ballads & raucous gypsy swing incorporating pre-rock elements of blues & vaudeville - all with her trademark lyricism that knits everyday banter with raw poetry.
Sarah performs regularly on the London circuit @ diverse venues inc Ronnie Scots, the Borderline, the 606 Club, the Vortex, Pizza Express Dean St as well as Arts Centres, festivals and venues across England. Her dynamite band features internationally renowned Israeli-born jazz artist, Gilad Atzmon on accordion, clarinet and saxophone, Ben Bastin on double bass and Asaf Sirkis on drums. Her debut album Stalking Juliet is out in April 2009 in Egea Records. To buy a copy on Amazon go here.
To hear Sarah play live on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour go here.
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"She's an incandescent new presence who matches her imposing delivery with superior lyrics."John Fordham, **** The Guardian
"Haunting tunes and striking lyrics.... these songs are by turns tough and touching as well as being full of humorous asides such as the notion that the Girl from Ipanema has ended up as tabloid fodder...yearningly pretty and bitter sweet"
Howard Male ***** The Independent
"A leftfield singersongwriter...wry lyrics and sinuous melodies"
John Bunjey, **** Mojo
"A major new singer songwriter...Sarah Gillespie is one of the most individual yet recognizable voices to emerge in some time." All About Jazz
"Excellent Greenwich born singer-songwriter Gillespie crafts acoustically-styled songs that shimmer with beauty while accompanying herself on finger-picked guitar. New album 'Stalking Juliet' mixes blues, jazz, vaudeville and gypsy swing... very much a talent to watch" Time Out
"Lyrically full of sly observations and witty put-downs, and sung in a powerful bluesy howl yet full of intimate conversations asides...Gillespie looked every bit the arty, quirky and ironic author of her songs." Norwich Evening Press
"Gillespie’s fiery originals offer a contrasting combination of sweet folkish melodies and a lyrically witty, street-talking attitude, that transports Lou Reed and Dylan to multicultural London.” Jazzwise
"A powerfully expressive voice.. with lyrics in the realm of poetry" Eastern Daily Press
"It's not too wild to make comparisons with Joni Mitchell" Libero - Italy
"This artist has produced a truly outstanding disc in every parameter, creative, instrumental as well as her interpretation...every song is interesting and unravels more beautiful than the former, alone Moons Millions is worth purchasing the disc. A real discovery". TG Magazine - Italy
"Sarah Gillespie tells of a multicultural world where musical traditions are mixed, where East meets the West, where passions are born, conflicts rise, where a woman is not afraid to express her social criticism, love, spirituality or carnality. It is a picture of manifold faces, where intimacy, social tensions, courage and romanticism appear…. The result is one of the best singer-song-writing debut album of 2009". JAM Magazine
"The ballads, at times with a World style, have biting texts, confirming a new talent of urban music without borders". Alias - Italy
"An unexpected, original "migrant" sound, suspended between the Midwest and the Middle East" l'Unità - Italy