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K-City Music
Tuesdays
Tuesday 25 November
8pm
Gulbenkian Café Bar
The last K-City Music
Tuesday of the season features top female singer/ songwriter Amy Wadge, who makes a welcome return
to the Gulbenkian,
with her honest,
unsentimental and emotionally articulate songs.
“Pint sized poetess with
valley quaking voice. Her songs have a raw vibrancy that suit her earthy voice
and emotionally mature lyrics” Q magazine
Amy Wadge has enjoyed many
highlights in her career so far. She played a sell-out gig at
“A new Joni Mitchell, with her distinctive voice and
well-crafted songs” London Evening
Standard
On the last Tuesday of
every month, K-City introduces their own brand of live music events in the
Gulbenkian Café Bar. With an emphasis on original bands and performers, Music Tuesdays aims to
elevate Tuesdays beyond ‘the most dull day of the week’ and present
an interesting mix of rising stars and seasoned
veterans.
Tickets £5
Booking Office 01227 769075
On line bookings www.gulbenkiantheatre.co.uk
Tapas menu available 5.30pm – 8.30pm (additional
charge)
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Editors Notes
Amy was born
and brought up in Backwell, a small village just outside
While still
at school, she regularly gigged around
Amy then
moved to
Amy signed with a small independent Cardiff label, 'FF Vinyl', who were also doing A&R work for the BBC, seeking out local acts for the 2001, 'Radio 2 Music Live' week in Cardiff. She got a slot on the Janice Long Late Night Session at Clwb Ifor Bach and was heralded as one of the week's highlights. The set was broadcast in its entirety that night.
'FF', released The Famous Hour. It ended up on the desk of the people launching 'BBC 6Music'. They loved it and immediately asked Amy to perform at their launch night. Also on the bill that night were The Stereophonics, Embrace, Pete Yorn and Lenny Kravitz. It seemed that the word was out.
Later that
year, Amy impressed at the Cambridge Folk Festival, took
2003 also saw Amy take the Best Female Solo Act title at the Welsh Music Awards, for the second year running, this time ahead of Cerys Matthews.
Since
graduating, Amy has stayed in