Roman Candle is delighted to welcome Jesca Hoop back to St Mary's Creative Space, Chester. Special guest Loris and the Lion. 

 

Friday 25th October, doors 7.30PM. Tickets £20 advance from Grey N Pink Records or See Tickets. 

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JESCA HOOP 

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California-born but now based in  Manchester, UK, Jesca Hoop is what you’d call a musician’s musician. Discovered by Tom Waits, and brought on tour by Peter Gabriel to sing in his band, it was a phone call from Elbow’s Guy Garvey that saw her move to the UK. Her most recent album “Stonechild”,  produced by John Parish (PJ Harvey, Aldous Harding, This is the Kit), received huge acclaim from fans and critics alike, and it’s easy to see why: her beautiful songs, rooted in the folk tradition are intricately detailed, acoustic-led pieces that teem with ideas.

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LORIS AND THE LION

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Loris & the Lion weave gentle tales of joy and loss; a patchwork of sonic delights to soothe the soul and feed the heart.

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An alt-folk / post-classical duo from Liverpool, navigating life together accompanied by: fairytales; folktales; lifetales; a piano; a clarinet; a harmonium; a guitar (often bowed); too many effects pedals; sometimes a tenor recorder; some homemade bells; many other instruments they haven’t discovered yet; a shared love of choral music; an insatiable appetite for tea; a general love of nature (especially trees when looked up at from beneath); Joni Mitchell (naturally); Kate Bush (a first love); love (a second one).

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Calling to mind the sounds and spirit of  Joanna Newsom, Tori Amos and Jesca Hoop.

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