Sarah Gillespie
Soul Mama
Gantry Hotel (Curio Collection by Hilton), London, E201DB, Great Britain
England
51.546962
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Critically acclaimed, Anglo-American songstress Sarah Gillespie is renowned for mixing elements of jazz and folk with her trademark streetwise poetic lyrics.
Her 5 albums of original songs received outstanding reviews from the UK press and she's toured extensively for the last 14 years, headlining leading venues and festivals in Europe, the UK and USA. She's twice played live on BBC Radio 4's 'Woman's Hour' + was interviewed by Andrew Marr on BBC Radio 4's 'Start the Week' on the role of politics in song. (She has a master's degree in politics + philosophy).
Like Dylan on amphetamines’ The Financial Times ★★★★
‘Haunting tunes and striking lyrics…yearningly pretty and bitter sweet’ The Independent ★★★★★
‘Joni Mitchell with a little rap-like percussiveness thrown in, Gillespie is an original. The Guardian ★★★★
‘Her songs are beautiful, poetic artefacts’ Sunday Times ★★★★
