David Thomas Broughton Support

Super excited to announce I shall be opening for the incredible @dtbroughton in London on August 1st!

The show is sold out already but there is a wait list you can sign up to if you don’t have tickets and want to try and join us!

https://dice.fm/event/e9gr2-david-thomas-broughton-emma-gatrill-1st-aug-the-bedford-london-tickets

Greenman Rising

I’m on the @greenmanfest Rising long list! 🤞

From 1000 applicants, I’m down to the last 24! A panel of music critics will choose the top 5 from this list, who will play a show at @clwbiforbach in Cardiff on June 13. Judges on the night will crown the winner, who will open the main stage at the best festival in the world, and the runners up will play the Rising Stage.

I’ve played Green Man many times with other artists but it’s always been my dream to perform my own music there. So THANK YOU Green Man and congratulations to everyone else on the long list for making it to this stage!

New album ‘Come Swim’

My new album ‘Come Swim’ is finally out there for you to hear. I’m so excited and proud to share it with you all.

A LOT of people were involved in making this album, as every song started with a seed from a drummer or beat maker:

1. Dan Harding
2. Jamie Whitby-Coles (of @thisisthekit)
3. Nick Carlisle @nickcarlislemusic
4. Conor O’Brien (of @wearevillagers)
5. Chris Boot (@notparamount)
6. Marcus Hamblett @marcushamblett
7. Chris Boot @chrisboot
8. Ben Gregory @griptightgriptight
9. Ben Gregory!
10. Thom Mills @thommillsdrums
11. Rachael Horwood (of @b_a_s__j_a_n@trash.kit etc)

I played the harp, clarinet and bass clarinet, mellotron and synths, then a huge number of extremely talented friends contributed:

🎤 Kate Stables, Rozi Plain and Rachael Dadd – backing vocals @katopinholephoto@thisisthekit@roziplain@rachaeldadd
🎻 Andrew Stuart Buttle – violin and viola @andrewstuartbuttle
🪈 Helen Whitaker – flute @helenwflute
🎷 Chris Cundy – baritone sax @chriscundychris
🎷 Mark Lockheart – tenor sax @marklockheart
🥁 Thomas Heather – drums @tom_heather_
🥁 Rob Pemberton – drums @robpemberton_

🎺 Conor O’Brien – trumpet and drum machines @wearevillagers
🎸Marcus Hamblett – brass, synths, guitar, bass, double bass, drum machine, bass xylophone, produce and mix @marcushamblett

🎛️ Ben Hampson – additional engineering and guidance @bwhampson
🎚️ Harris Newman – mastering @greymarketmastering
📸 Sequoia Ziff – photograph @oneseq
💿 Toby Hayes – design @bureaudefatigue

Plus thanks to my label @willkommenrecs, radio plugger @viaductpromotions, PR @hanglnds and my amazing extra band members recently @hannahshilvockmusic and @olivernewtondrum


Happy New Year!

Thanks so much to everyone who has listened to my new music this year! I can’t wait to share the full album with you on 12th January!

A special thanks to my beautiful family for supporting me and teaching me how to be a musician and a mother!

Wishing you all a safe, warm and peaceful 2024!

Seed

SEED is out on today! Really happy with how this song came out!

This one is a real toe tapper and features backing vocals from my friends @thisisthekit @roziplain and @rachaeldadd (The Winchester Three!) and some pretty wild ocarina playing by Kate Stables. Critics are calling it “the most culturally significant ocarina solo since Wild Thing by The Troggs”. Incredible strings by incredible @andrewstuartbuttle, drums straight from Dan Harding’s deep deep pocket and lots of instruments, production and mix by @marcushamblett.

What a dream team. Enjoy x

Adonis Blue review

Thanks to @atwoodmagazine for the lovely words about the first single to my album. I’m so happy it resonates with you .

“Softly stirring and sweetly tender, this is the music of discovery: A soundtrack to our endless, wide-eyed wonder. Life is long and full of surprise; we deserve songs that match that breadth and beauty. An expansive, stunningly cinematic indie folk reverie, “Adonis Blue” is a breathtaking serenade ready to open our eyes and our minds.”

You can read the full article here: