Rachel Sermanni
Rachel Semanni releases her stunning debut LP ‘Under Mountains’, October 15th on Middle of Nowhere Recordings.
Like a carpenter whittles away at his craft, Rachel Sermanni gives herself up to her music, sculpting bare lyric bones from nature and adding multi-instrumentalist flesh to each song little by little.
Produced by Ian Grimble and born from a profound understanding of the world, this is classic singer-songwriting as Rachel carves her own niche with the kind of tough, witty, observational outpourings which borrow from the troubadour tradition.
From poetic opener ‘Breathe Easy’ - with earthy, bass-y clout - to standout track ‘The Fog’, an introspective number haunted by strings and propelled by percussion; other highlights include the fairytale-esque ‘Sea Oh See’, acoustic lullaby ‘Sleep’ and the intoxicating ‘Black Currents’, the title track from her debut EP which launched her onto to scene earlier this year.
Highland born Rachel has already toured with, and supported the likes of Mumford & Sons, Michael Kiwanuka, Elvis Costello, John Grant and Ron Sexsmith and after playing two spellbinding London shows - Union Chapel and The Lexington - embarks on a cross-country tour this autumn, taking in 20 dates, including London’s Bush Hall on September 26th.
August
18th Leicester, Summer Sundae
24th Leeds, Leeds Festival
25th Cheltenham, Greenbelt Festival
26th Reading, Reading Festival
September
14th Middlesborough, Westgarth Social Club
15th Manchester, Soup Kitchen
16th Liverpool, Hope Street Feast (12pm)
16th Bury, Ramsbottom Festival (4pm)
17th Nottingham, The Rescue Rooms
19th Norwich, The Bicycle Shop
20th Cambridge, Emmanuel United Reform Church
21st Oxford, Academy
23rd Brighton, Latest Music Bar
24th Southampton, The Cellar
26th London, Bush Hall
27th Birmingham, Glee Club
October
2nd Portrush, Playhouse
3rd Belfast, Voodoo
5th Dublin, Whelans
9th Bristol, Thekla
10th Cardiff, Ten Feet Tall
11th York, Fibbers
12th Glasgow, Arches
13th Cairngorm, Ptarmigan Restaurant
15th Edinburgh, The Pleasance Theatre