CHRIS WHILE and JULIE MATTHEWS
Touring Australia in March-April 2009
"Voices as sweet as honey…"
Maverick Magazine
Sound Samples
1. Starting
All Over
2. On
My Way
3. The
Light of My Mother's Eye
Legendary duo Chris While & Julie Matthews (UK) are breathtaking
singers, songwriters, musicians and performers whose dedication
to their craft and audience holds no bounds.
Internationally acclaimed, they continue to be a leading
force on the acoustic/roots arts circuit around the world.
Their songs cover life as they see it, from the industrial
wastelands of the north, to injustice and freedom, matters
of the heart and everything in between.
Their songs are covered by many revered singers the world
over but it is While & Matthews' musical partnership and
obvious joy of performing together that really brings their
songs to life. As performers they are unrivalled and their
audiences leave their concerts having been through every emotion
possible.
Chris and Julie already have five Duo albums and a songbook
to their credit as well as several solo albums.
Julie Matthews has been described as "Awesomely talented"
by FRoots Magazine (UK), and is recognised as one of the most
talented songwriters to have come out of the British Isles.
She has been compared to Richard Thompson and Mary Chapin
Carpenter but Julie's powerful style puts her in a class of
her own, and her songs have been covered by Fairport Convention
and Mary Black to name but a few. Matthews is a dynamic performer,
vocalist and multi instrumentalist. (Piano, Guitar, mandolin
and Bouzouki).
Chris While "… rises like an angel from the ashes
with a voice to match" (The Guardian) and has been described
a singers singer. Even though many other artists around the
world have covered her songs, she is the definitive interpreter
of her own powerful and extremely personal songs. People will
try to compare Chris While's voice to others but as FRoots
wrote of her, "She learns from many, takes from few and
comes away her own woman". While is also a multi instrumentalist.
(Guitar, Banjo, Dulcimer, Bodhran / Percussion).
www.whileandmatthews.co.uk
NEW WHILE & MATTHEWS ALBUM OUT IN 2009!!
BOOKINGS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Ruth Hazleton or John McAuslan
Across The Borders Touring Agency
Phone: (03) 9387 3376 Fax: (03) 9380 8234
Email: bookbmf@yahoo.com.au
OR johnbmf@vicnet.net.au
www.acrosstheborders.com.au
| www.brunswickmusicfestival.com.au
Reviews for 'The Best Of While and Matthews' (2007)
"A stunning collection of self-compositions & you've
one of the most consistently impressive folk roots & singer-songwriter
collections to be released this year”
Rock n Reel
“A genuine selection of some of the best British contemporary
acoustic songs of the last ten years. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy…..”
Living Tradition
A self-compiled retrospective that’s highly recommended.
They are good enough to hold their own on an international
stage, & any future success which may come their way has
been more than earned & consequently, well deserved”.
Maverick Magazine
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What they say:
While & Matthews Live Performance:
"They're simply World Class, it just doesn't come
any better than that"
Chris Leslie (Fairport Convention)
"I have become one of their biggest fans as a result of listening to their
superb output. They are what I most admire, intelligent
and musical with attitude" Barbara Dickson
"These women far outclass their many famous American
cousins, and prove just how immediate and powerful well-written
and performed music can still be" "Awe- inspiring"
Dirty Linen
“Together they are one of the most established
& successful duos on the folk circuit”.
The Living Tradition
“The voices blend perfectly in harmony but still
have their own character in solo items”.
Folk London
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