Songs from the British Isles

Songs from the British Isles
EP by Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp
Released	2011
Recorded	Australia
Genre	Jazz, classical music, pop
Label	Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp
Producer	Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp
Katie Noonan chronology
First Seed Ripening (2011)First Seed Ripening2011 Songs from the British Isles (2011) Songs of the Southern Skies (2012)Songs of the Southern Skies2012
Karin Schaupp chronology
Cradle Songs (2010) Cradle Songs2010 Songs from the British Isles (2011) Songs from the British Isles2011 Songs of the Southern Skies (2012) Songs of the Southern Skies2012

Songs from the British Isles is a collobrative extended play by Australian singer songwriter Katie Noonan and Australian classical guitarist Karin Schaupp, available only from Katie Noonan webshop. ^[1] It was released to support the tour 'Songs from the British Isles'.

Katie said; "[it's] a chance to rediscover the Celtic music I grew up around, the classical music I fell in love with and the pop music that has informed my voice as a songwriter in more recent years."^[2]

Karin Schaupp said; “For years we’ve been saying ‘We must do something together one day…’ and finally we found the time to make it happen! I am delighted to be collaborating with Katie - her voice is absolutely unique and she is a brilliant musician. The combination of voice and guitar is very intimate but also very versatile. We’ve had a wonderful time putting together this British programme drawn from so many different styles of music, and we’ve become great friends in the process!” ^[3]

Background

Karin and Katie first performed together at a music festival in 2006. This impromptu performance of a few songs led to a firm friendship and the musical collaboration.^[4] The two found they had plenty of similarities; with both performers taught by their mothers, and now mothers themselves, there is a personal understanding that finds its way into the music they make together. Katie added "Both of us in our music making focus on a really pure sound, her on the guitar and me on the voice, We really like to get into the minutiae of dynamics. That's a big part of our approach." ^[5] The two continued to cross paths until they decided to tour singing songs from the British Isles ^[6]

Track listing

1. "Last Flowers To The Hospital" (C Greenwood, E O'Brien, J Greenwood, P Selway, Radiohead, T Yorke)
2. "Auld Lang Syne" (Robert Burns)
3. "Favourite Hour" (Elvis Costello)
4. "Roxanne" (Sting)
5. "The Man With The Child In His Eyes" (Kate Bush)
6. "I Will Give my Love an Apple" (Benjamin Britten)
7. "The Fields of Athenry" (Pete St. John)
8. "Solsbury Hill" (Peter Gabriel)

Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp 2011 Tour

• Wednesday April 27th, Boonah Cultural Centre, Boonah, QLD
• Friday April 29th, Brisbane Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane, QLD
• Saturday April 30th, Brisbane Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane, QLD
• Friday May 6th, The Street Theatre, Canberra, ACT
• Saturday May 7th, City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney, NSW
• Sunday May 8th, Mother’s Day Lunch @ Lizottes, Newcastle, NSW
• Tuesday May 10th, Camden Haven Music Festival, Camden Haven, NSW
• Thursday May 12th, Melbourne Recital Centre Salon, Melbourne, NSW
• Friday May 13th, Melbourne Recital Centre Salon, Melbourne NSW
• Saturday May 14th, Melbourne Recital Centre Salon, Melbourne NSW
• Wednesday May 18th, Illawarra Performing Arts Centre, Wollongong, NSW
• Friday May 20th, The Boat House, Launceston, TAS
• Saturday May 21st, Wrest Point Show Room, Hobart, TAS
• Friday May 27th, Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, SA
• Saturday May 28th, Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, SA
• Wednesday June 1st, Orange Civic Theatre, Orange, NSW
• Thursday June 2nd, St Brigid’s Church, Dubbo, NSW
• Saturday June 4th, Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, Penrith NSW
• Saturday June 25th, Noosa Long Weekend Festival, Noosa, QLD

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