kimya dawson irish & uk tour

k i m y a . d a w s o n

while acclaimed new york anti-folk duo MOLDY PEACHES take a hiatus, founder member kimya dawson has been busier than ever, releasing four solo albums (the lastest of which, ‘hidden vagenda’, was released earlier this year on K RECORDS) and touring constantly "in a mission to embrace the whole world" and connect with as many people as possible. she is the modern-day WOODY GUTHRIE and BILLIE HOLIDAY rolled into one. she has recently toured with DANIEL JOHNSTON, HERMAN DUNE, JEFFREY LEWIS, CALVIN JOHNSON, JASON ANDERSON and SCHWERVON! and shares the same playful innocence wrapped in world-weary-knowing as each of them.

kimya’s tender and often heart-breaking songs, are performed so simply and intimately, sung through a smoker-toned tongue, that you feel as though they are being whispered into your ear by your best friend. like a dream, and your mother is singing you asleep; a familiar lullaby of joy and depair in life and of death and the world and of it’s strange beauty... the bittersweet first-love heartache of a laughter wrapped in grief. a kimya dawson show is a special occasion – it’s a reassurance that you can still feel life the way you did when you were six.

www.kimyadawson.com
www.kpunk.com
www.antifolkonline.com/kimyadawson.html
www.moldypeaches.com

s t r a n d . o f . o a k s

philadelphia's strand of oaks have recently collaborated with - and subsequently become the backing band for - artists such as JASON ANDERSON (K records), KIMYA DAWSON and RED HOUSE PAINTERS, and show the same gentle restraint and subtle approach in their own songs as they lend to others.

taking the simplicity of a folk song as a starting point and building it into a larger moment - an idea rich in musical and emotional complexities, yet sparse enough to allow breathing space for genuine tenderness. a concept reminiscent of NICK DRAKE, ELLIOT SMITH, SMOG, EDITH FROST and VASE.

strand of oaks are tim (guitar, banjo and vocals) greg (bass, guitar, keys) and thomas (drums).

www.strandofoaks.com
www.purevolume.com/strandofoaks

u n d e r . e i g h t e e n .?

where possible we try to all shows we're involved in accessible to everyone. this can be difficult due to many venues having licences which insist they enforce an unfair over-18 only policy. please contact us if you have any questions about the age restrictions on this tour. please let us know of any good all-ages venues in your town.

note that the following shows on this tour are all ages (no age restrictions):

18 sept - glasgow
23 sept - reading
25 sept - london (early breakfast show)
26 sept - bristol

the following shows on this tour are over-16 only:

25 sept - cardiff
29 sept - brighton

a c c e s s i b i l i t y

please contact us if you have any questions regarding wheelchair or other access to any venues on this tour.