The Grey Lady Music Lounge, Wednesday 13th April 2011

Son of Kirk is a meeting of hearts and minds. A constantly evolving musical force driven by four uniquely creative individuals, who build on a foundation of inspired song-writing and strong melodic and lyrical interplay.

Interweaving violin, cello and syncopated guitar lines, combine with dance and Afro beat informed percussive drum patterns and elements of improvisation. Four part harmonies create overlapping vocal lines, inspired by tribal and folk traditions. Expect to be taken on multiple rhythmic twists and turns, by songs that circle and hover, unveil and reveal.

The members of Son of Kirk grew up in varying backgrounds around the world, from Australian cults, to the wilds of West Africa, through American suburbia, to the industrial Midlands and the lush, green beauty of The Garden of England, ultimately coming together on the Tunbridge Wells music scene.

The band are currently working on new songs to be released as a series of E.P.s with accompanying films. The first of these ‘Utopia Shake’ is available to view on Facebook. Songs are available at iTunes

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Rebecca is a 23-year-old singer-songwriter and composer from Tunbridge Wells. She started performing at The Grey Lady in 2008 having won a competition at her school, and continued to perform there in a regular slot for two years, whilst enjoying a high level of involvement in the general local music scene. 

  For the past four years Rebecca has lived in Oxford, studying her undergraduate degree in Music at Oxford Brookes University and is now completing her masters in Composition and Musicology. During this time, she has been in a band, ‘The Lanterns’, performed in several musicals, an opera, and in numerous choirs. This year, she ran a show choir called The Fortune Cookies and was Assistant MD for the Brookes production of Spring Awakening.

   As a singer-songwriter, Rebecca is currently working on her debut EP ‘Wolves’ and is enjoying experimenting with new styles and sounds, drawing inspiration from her very eclectic taste in music and artists such as Brandi Carlile and Emma Stevens.

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Kirsti & Josey have been playing and recording together for about 2-3 years, previously working on covers in productions and concerts. They have also played at small local venues, such as the Retreat, performing covers and original material. The last year has seen the duo working on their own compositions, fusing their individual creativity to produce their own unique style. Much of their music has soul, r'n'b and pop influences that focus on joining lyrics that reflect experiences in our lives with soulful, meaningful melodies and piano parts.
Kirsti has been singing all her life, performing with confidence and technical flare from a young age. Over the last few years she has been singing on popular adverts and is currently studying Music Technology at Lancaster University. Josey has been playing the piano for about 12 years and has been writing her own material since she was 13. She is currently studying a Music degree at the University of Southampton.

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Until fairly recently Luke sang and played guitar in local band ‘Tehillah Commission’ who over a six year period performed throughout the South East (and occasionally further afield). Since their final performance in the summer of 2009 Luke has taken time working on new material, collaborating with a number of local artists and also writing songs to perform as a solo artist. Drawing from extremely diverse influences (from John Mayer to Usher), Luke sets out to write songs that interrogate the highs and lows of life, often imbedding insightful questions within carefully crafted toe-tapping melodies.

Luke is accompanied by Barnabus Shaw on piano.

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