leave your sleep natalie merchant

I saw her last night

The first time she has performed in the UK for 7 years

she sang poetry for the first two hours - but her voice

a capacity crowd - three quarters men. She is not glamorous but ultra sexy, wonderful voice, melancholy, vulnerable - sings just for me!

What Does It Take - Nell Bryden

BBC
A woman who not only packs a vocal punch, but knows how to write a killer tune as well.

Sunday Mercury

Devendra Banhart – What will be

Guardian

Your chance to hear the freaky folkie's weird and wonderful new album before it's released.
What Will We Be is your typical Devendra Banhart record. Although by "typical", we do of course mean a stark raving bonkers serving of freaky folk.

Ted: Natalie Merchant

Superior Jazz

James Brown - "Get Up Offa That Thing"

Get up Offa That Thing

Click link for info


James Brown @ KK&R Music Blog

Elio Pace

In November 2009, at the request of Sir Terry Wogan, Pace featured on the Bandaged Together CD in aid of BBC Children In Need with his version of a long-forgotten Elvis Presley movie song, Confidence.

December 2009 not only saw Pace’s Christmas single, What A Day playlisted by BBC Radio 2 and the whole of the BBC Local Radio Network, it also brought the announcement that Pace is to be Musical Director and house band for Sir Terry Wogan's new live Radio 2 show, Weekend Wogan.

In January 2010 Pace completed an eleven date UK tour with his eleven-piece band to promote his new album.

OK - not my usual source of inspiration - but I saw this