Amanda St John launching her debut album at Flowerfield Arts Centre, featuring Hannah McPhillimy
Tue, May 31, 2016
Amanda St John launching her debut album at Flowerfield Arts Centre, featuring Hannah McPhillimy
Amanda St John is launching her debut album on Thursday 9th June at 8pm in Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart. The launch will also feature Hannah McPhillimy, who will be launching her new record.
Amanda St John is a Soul and Blues singer from Glenariffe, Co.Antrim. She is a mainstay on the Northern Ireland radio, festival and gig circuit and has supported artists like Brian Kennedy, Duke Special, Eddie Reader (or Fairground Attraction).
The album includes collaborations with David Lyttle (MOBO nominated Jazz musician) and Jon Tiven (Nashville writer/producer who has worked with BB King, Wilson Pickett, Van Morrison and The Rolling Stones and many more) as well as a guest appearance from local Jazz legend Linley Hamilton.
An incredible live performer, Amanda is known for her passionate, powerful vocals and engaging stage presence. Her band are some of the best musicians in Northern Ireland and together they are set to celebrate the launch of this eagerly anticipated album.
Press Comments include:
“An incredible vocal performer and wonderfully talented songwriter.” Ralph McLean, BBC Radio Ulster
"Amanda St John is totally in control of her craft and could be a huge international star". John Kearns Irish News and Cool FM
“Feisty and fresh soul infused vocals...a must listen,” Hot Press Magazine
North Coast-raised, Belfast-based songwriter Hannah McPhillimy’s thoughtful music brings jazz-inflected indie warmth against a windswept backdrop. With her beguiling voice and ear for melody, paired with unguarded, reflective narratives, she has prompted comparisons to the likes of Feist, Regina Spektor and Daughter, all the while carving out her own distinctive path.
With a back catalogue of appearances including RTE’s Other Voices, with Go Wolf at SXSW, supporting slots with The Gloaming, SOAK, Gungor and Foy Vance - never mind a Culture NI trade delegation to Brussels - Hannah has developed a more sophisticated sound and into a bolder artist during a couple of action-packed years.
Flowerfield welcomes Hannah back to the North Coast launch of her new record, Wind Machine, a culmination of lessons learnt on the road and in the studio and a desire to explore new boundaries, Hannah’s latest music is packed full of surprises.
Press comments include:
“A signature voice that’s informed by jazz, but amenable to any which direction” -Stuart Bailie, BBC
“A show-stopping voice” -Irish News
“A hugely competent multi-instrumentalist and increasingly self-assured performer, it’s McPhillimy’s beguiling vocal talents that really hit home, time and time again” – Brian Coney, The Thin Air
For further information please visit www.flowerfield.org or telephone Flowerfield Arts Centre on 028 7083 1400. Tickets are also available at www.eventbrite.co.uk.
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