Amelia Coburn

Folklore Sessions & Love Thy Neighbour Presents;
Amelia Coburn + Support
June 5th, The Folklore Rooms
£10adv | 18+

Amelia Coburn is darkness and light. From tales of vengeful widows and moonlit stream-of-consciousnessto songs filled with whimsical romance, she has a knack for making the unusual sound timeless.

Her work is populated with the characters she meets in thedark shadows of literature, film noir and travels inunfamiliar lands. Amelia threads Tin Pan Alley melodies through European folk music and torchlit jazzwith a blur of psychedelia and baroque pop.Musical heroes and heroines include Serge Gainsbourg, Scott Walker, Joni Mitchell, Neil Hannon, RufusWainwright, Liza Minelli and David Bowie.

From early musical epiphanies pilfering songs from her dad’srecord collection which have infused her original work with a playful, punkish spirit that remains highlymelodic and distinctive, in no small part, due to her unique, cut-glass delivery which betrays a love of thegolden age of musicals and can pierce and melt even the most well-armoured heart.

A finalist in the BBC Folk Awards, Amelia’s live performances are captivating, dynamic and leave audiences stunned and walking away with a major new musical crush. Her natural, North Eastern stagepresence disarms and beguiles in equal measure. It is art without artifice: The wild, theatrical characterisations of Jacques Brel pinned to the unforgettable melodic ability of McCartney.

Her debut studio album produced by Bill Ryder-Jones is set to be released in Spring 2024.

“A fabulous voice, beguiling stage presence”
-Mark Radcliffe (BBC Radio 2)

“Absolutely genius”
-Tom Robinson (BBC Radio 6 Music)

“Amelia’s is a voice that needs to be heard”
-RnR Magazine