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daughters of albion shows

caw — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:09:00 +0000

kathryn and neill will be performing at two new daughters of albion shows at birmingham symphony hall and brighton dome. kathryn is compere.

these shows are a celebration of english women singers and songwriters, and feature kathryn, lisa knapp, lou rhodes, norma waterson, june tabor and bishi backed by a house band featuring neill, martin carthy and tim van eyken, under the musical direction of kate st john.

kathryn and neill first met at the first daughters of albion show- in cork opera house a few years back- that's when they decided to make a record together...

should be 2 great shows:
birmingham symphony hall, 27th april- click for info & tickets 0121 780 3333
brighton dome, 13th may- click for info & tickets 01273 709 709

Regent's Park show- August 17th

caw — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:07:00 +0000

we've just confirmed a show in regent's park open air theatre on august 17th. it will be a full band show again... martyn barker on drums and simon edwards on bass- the pair who made the recent Queen Elizabeth Hall show so great!
if you've never been to the open air theatre, it's one of the most amazing venues- an amphitheatre in the centre of regent's park, surrounded by trees. beautiful. the show starts as the sun begins to set, so by the end night has fallen completely.
kathryn played regents park a few years ago- read the 5 star guardian review here.
a couple of songs from that show ended up as tracks on kw's "relations" covers album- "hallelujah" and "these days" were recorded live at the show and were the spark that led to the creation of "relations".
it's just a magical place that makes things happen...

get tickets at BigWheelTickets.com / 0844 8264242
gates at 6pm for picnics on the lawn. show starts at 7.30
2 great supports are TBC- we'll keep you informed

first live review (independent- 4 stars)

caw — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:20:00 +0000

pierre perrone from the independent reviewed the brighton show (the first show of the tour).
he gave it 4 stars: "wonderfully delicate... growing and developing beyond all expectations... breathtaking... exquisitely detailed..." i think he liked it!

album out now... downloads... video

caw — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:14:00 +0000

the album is out now!!
in the shops and everything...
or you can buy the cd from our little online shop here or from our downloads shop here
also, the video for come with me is online now... it's on kathryn's blog

more great reviews- 01/03/2008

caw — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:45:00 +0000

the telegraph, guardian, mail, uncut, NME, BBC, venue, crack, drowned in sound, gigwise and playlouder amongst others have all come out with great reviews this week... full reviews now posted on the press page.

"the songs they've written are exquisite"- Uncut

"incredibly intimate"- The Guardian

"a natural, spontaneous bond"- The Mail

"Individually, Kathryn Williams an Neill MacColl are great, but together they are superb"- Gigwise

"This record has no right to be as satisfying as it is"- PlayLouder

"Shits on Plant and Krauss"- Drowned in sound

full reviews now posted on the press page.

FREE london show

caw — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:15:00 +0000

[this show is now sold out]
kathryn and neill are doing an exclusive fans only gig in central london on 5th march... the show is being put on by amazon for competition winners. the amazon competition is now closed, but we've got a few guest tickets to give away. send a mail to [competition now closed] to be in with a chance of getting a pair of tickets. it'll be on march 5th at 7pm (doors are at 6.30) in central london.

it'll be kathryn and neill's first show in england (they did some highlands and islands shows in february), so get in quick for your chance to see them live.

the show will be at gibson guitars and will be an early evening thing- we're even going to throw in a few nibbles!

28/02/2008- update: thanks to everyone who responded to this, we had hunderds of mails in just a few hours! we've mailed the winners and the competition is now closed, but we'll definitely be doing something like this again in the future, as well as some offers around the tour, so get on the mailing list to be kept informed.

new single out now!

caw — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:11:00 +0000

"Come With Me", the first single from the album "Two" is out now on

the single is one of the Sunday Times' "hottest downloads" and a great review just hit the manchester evening news website.

the single's b-side is "ghost"- a great song which was written and recorded for the album, but which we just couldn't fit on the record in the end.

radio latest

caw — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:19:00 +0000

mark lammarr and jo brand played "innocent when you dream" on saturday morning (sitting in for jonathan ross on radio2) , they both commented on how great it was, with mark saying it was "absolutely beautiful".
look out for an interview with kathryn and neill by simon mayo on the radio2 music club on 3rd march.
also- we just heard that kathryn and neill will be on loose ends (radio4) on 22nd march.

latest reviews

caw — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:57:00 +0000

reviews and features are beginning to appear... looking great. take a look at the new press page.
we'll keep updating that page as things come along- we'll also keep you up to date with what's due to come out.
if you've seen any reviews, etc that we haven't got on the site, then maybe you could send us scans or links to label (at symbol) cawrecords.co.uk

video interview now online

caw — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:31:00 +0000

we made a video of interviews and performance by kathryn and neill- it's now online at WilliamsMacColl.com/video and also on youtube
here it is in the youtube format...

"Two" out March 3rd

caw — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:49:00 +0000

"Two", the completely wonderful album by kathryn williams and neill maccoll is out on march 3rd.

13 beautifully crafted songs... if you haven't checked out the samples yet, then click the player at the bottom of this page...

you can pre-order it for £10 direct from our online shop

amazon also have it listed for pre-sales

all of the album artwork is by kathryn, by the way

march / april tour- 25 shows!

caw — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:40:00 +0000

a load of new dates coming up... a full uk tour in march/april

thanks to all of those who came to the february in the scottish highlands and islands (brrr!) see a couple of pictures at kathrynwilliams.blogspot.com
subscribe to the rss feed to keep up with the very latest on new dates.

download the new flyer here

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download the flyer here

download of the week, podcast...

caw — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:22:00 +0000

a couple of things from the world of virtual newspapers...

"Come With Me" will be the Sunday Times download of the week on 24th february.

Kathryn will be doing a podcast for the Independent- she'll be reviewing albums (Autechre, Speck Mountain, Gary Lucas, R Stevie Moore and Bauhaus) alongside a journalist, doing an interview and playing one acoustic track. should be good. it'll be available for free on the independent's site and itunes for a month from 29th feb.

jonathan ross plays single

caw — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:56:00 +0000

jonathan ross played the single "Come With Me" on his saturday morning bbc radio2 programme (2nd feb). he has always been a big fan and remarked that it was "such a beautiful sound". damn right.
it looks likely that kathryn and neill will be playing a live session on the show at a future date.
mike harding has aslo been playing kathryn and neill, as has gideon coe, stuart maconie and a load of others.
the single is released on itunes on 25th feb

new myspace page

caw — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:11:00 +0000

we've put a kathryn and neill myspace page together, it's at myspace.com/WilliamsMacColl
kathryn's solo myspace is at myspace.com/kathrynwilliams