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KATHRYN WILLIAMS

Kathryn has captured the hearts of the national music press and a growing number of discerning music lovers who have been spreading the word about her two, self-released albums 'Dog Leap Stairs' and 'Little Black Numbers', the latter of which stands next to Coldplay, Richard Ashcroft and Badly Drawn Boy in the Technics Mercury Music Prize 2000 nominations.

This follows her recently lauded show at Ronnies as part of the Songwriters Festival with Mojave 3.
The Evening Mail wrote "they watched in a silence that bordered on reverence", the Sunday Mercury added "rapturous reaction for a beautiful set" and The Birmingham Post said "everyone was totally mesmerised".
Dog Leap Stairs features Kathryn's own artwork and contains tracks produced by 'Head' (PJ Harvey) including the acclaimed single 'Fade'.
As the word spread, she received an invitation to appear at the Nick Drake tribute night at the 'Barbican' in London, along with Bernard Butler and Robyn Hitchcock.
The Times wrote: "A woman who nobody had heard of had stolen the show".
At this show , John Martyn also invited her into the recording studio to add vocals to his 'Glasgow Walker' album.
The press have cited her sound as bearing similar intimacies as that of Nick Drake and having modern urban rootsy vocals like Beth Orton and Suzanne Vega.
Other contemporaries mentioned have been Belle & Sebastian, Kate Rusby and Eliza Carthy, none of which should detract from the observations, melancholy, humour and inspirations that are the personal hallmarks of her disarming songs.
Little Black Numbers continues to impress - Mojo wrote: "Very beguiling. Little Black Numbers is infinitely wise and compassionate and endlessly moving".
Time Out added: "Every now and again, a talent comes along that stands so strongly against the norm it reaffirms your faith in popular music as a living, breathing art form.
Little Black Numbers is genius".

 



LINK:
Kathryn Williams - The Unofficial Fansite

INTERVIEW:
Quiet cuppa for new star

INTERVIEW:
Spellbound by Simplicity
Appeared January 2000 - July 2000 - October 2000