Soho Folk and Blues, Soho
Thursday 18th September
Doors 7:30pm, Live Music 8:00pm
Tickets £14 Advance
‘A great singer who I love very much…a great, great album…a great listen from start to finish’, Jamie Cullum on BBC Radio 2
‘Beautiful sound, great vibe…I just love her talent’ – Janice Long on BBC Radio 2
‘Absolutely stunning‘ – Aled Jones on BBC Radio 2
‘A talented tunesmith, happy to wrangle words into memorable phrases’ – Q
Rebecca Holweg’s music has folk, country, jazz and pop influences and she is an accomplished singer working with a band of exceptionally good musicians. She accompanies herself on acoustic guitar, and works with her husband Andy Hamill,a highly respected bass player who has worked and recorded with many big musical names (including Laura Mvula, Rumer, Eska, Natacha Atlas, Mark Murphy, Nitin Sawhney, Omar, 4Hero and Kylie Minogue).
Her albums have been played on BBC Radio 2 by Janice Long, Jamie Cullum, Jeremy Vine, Aled Jones, Eamon Holmes and Alex Lester, and she has played sessions for BBC Radio 2, BBC 6Music (Tom Robinson), and played live on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Woman’s Hour’ and ‘Loose Ends’ as well as Broadcasting House, BBC London (Robert Elms and Simon Lederman) and World Update with Dan Damon on the BBC World Service.
She has played venues and festivals all over the UK and Europe, from Ronnie Scott’s and the South Bank Centre, to Glastonbury Festival, Latitude and Moseley Folk Festival.
Her music is most like that of James Taylor, one of her major influences, and her songs and special voice connect with people.
She writes about things in her life that are important to other people too. Listening to her play live, one audience member described as ‘like being enfolded in a warm embrace’.