Emily Barker's new album is a collection of solo versions of her songs, recorded live to 2-track tape at Toerag Studios in London with grammy-winning producer Liam Watson and, it sounds just beautiful.
In the album's sleeve notes, Emily explains how the idea came about: "over the last few years, in between touring with my bands The Red Clay Halo and Vena Portae, I've played lots of solo shows. Often people will come up to me at the end of those shows and ask if there is any way to get hold of recordings of the songs as they've just heard them - just me, my guitar and my harmonica".
The songs on the album go right back to her first UK band the-low-country, through all her albums with The Red Clay Halo, and including a brand new song, 'Anywhere Away', written last year as the theme to the forthcoming British movie Hec McAdam (starring Peter Mullan and Keith Allen).
The Toerag Sessions is released on Easter Monday, 6th April and there are various options to pre-order via Pledge Music
UK Tour:
With Gill Sandell as a duo;
Tue 24 Mar - Cambridge Portland Arms
Wed 25 Mar - Burnley Mechanics
Thu 26 Mar - Wakefield Unity Works
Fri 27 Mar - Bury The Met
Sat 28 Mar - Morecambe Hothouse
Sun 29 Mar - Halifax Square Chapel
Emily Barker solo:
Wednesday 8th April, 8pm - Exmouth Market Centre, Clerkenwell Pledge Music presents... Emily Barker -The Toerag Sessions album launch, with all profits going to Shelter From The Storm -Tickets exclusively from Pledge Music
In-stores appearances:
9 Apr - STROUD Trading Post
10 Apr - MARLBOROUGH Sound Knowledge, 6.30pm
11 Apr - LEWES Union Music Store, 3pm
18 Apr - Record Store Day
SOUTHSEA Pie & Vinyl, 1pm
BEXHILL Music's Not Dead, 5pm
