The Harrison, Kings Cross
Saturday 16th May
Doors 7:30pm, Live Music 8:00pm
Tickets £12 Advance £15 on the door
For one special vernal evening this May, Contemporary folk songwriters Chris Cleverley and Poppy Prescott bring a rare, collaborative live show to Kings Cross’ iconic Harrison, for a showcase of dexterous fingerstyle guitar and healing, meditative songwriting to soothe the frayed edges of this fractured modern world. After meeting at Chris Difford’s mythical Somerset songwriting retreat, this special evening marks a new and exciting phase in their combined creative exploration
Chris Cleverley was born under a solstice moon, in the honeysuckle mysticism of a late 80s Midsummer, where the symbolic sounds of ‘Hunky Dory’, ‘Graceland’ and ‘Ladies of The Canyon’ echoed from the woodchip walls of the South Birmingham terrace where he was raised; quiet and curious, saturnine and shy. Here, the soul of a young artist was shaped.
Three decades on and his unique brand of dreamy, psychedelic folk has taken him from the columns and airwaves of The Telegraph, Sunday Times and BBC 6 Music, to the world-renowned stages of Cambridge Folk Festival & the English Folk Expo, twice earning him FATEA Magazine’s ‘Male Artist of the Year’ Award.
Come bask in the intricate fingerstyle and lush ambient soundscapes of this true guitar-man, inspired by the Lo-fi American Greats, Elliott Smith, Sufjan Stevens & Phoebe Bridgers; A curious tapestry weaved from the hazy psychedelia of the 60s folk revival and the soulful oblivion of the 90s Pacific Northwest.
Hastings born singer-songwriter Poppy Prescott draws even the rowdiest of crowds to silence with her soft soulful vocals and folk-style storytelling.
Growing up surrounded by musicians, Poppy begun performing live long before she was allowed to be hanging around music venues.
a songwriter drawing equally from the folk tradition of John Martyn, Nick Drake and Joni Mitchell and the sharp honesty of contemporary artists like Adrianne Lenker, Billie Marten and Lianne La Havas.
Over the past year she’s co-headlined a tour across London and the South East, sold out The Troubadour, and played festivals including WOMAD. Her music has been praised on BBC Radio 6 Music and she’s been awarded both the Creative Access x McLaren bursary and a scholarship to Richard Thompson’s New York guitar camp.
The best introduction remains her live shows – understated, open, and charming.