Texan songwriter Carrie Rodriguez will be touring the UK this November in support of her recent bilingual album 'Zola' the recipient of 4* reviews from The Guardian and Maverick Magazine to name but two. The tour includes a London show at The Old Queens Head on November 9th promoted by Green Note. More about Carrie Rodriguez and those all important dates follow.
“Lola is a heavenly slice of Tex-Mex country soul”
Carrie Rodriguez, acclaimed singer-songwriter from Austin, Texas, announces a headline November UK tour, following her recent project, the celebrated Spanish/English album “Lola”, released in the UK earlier this year. Carrie will perform at the Old Queens Head in London on 9th November, promoted by the Green Note.
A passionate performer, Carrie effortlessly melds fiery fiddle playing, electrifying vocals and a fresh interpretation of new and classic songs with an “Ameri-Chicana” attitude. Lola is both a return to her musical roots and something of a departure where she delivers her own twangy, Texas-bred twist on Mexican Ranchera songs, creating culturally blended music for a culturally blended world. Inspired by the 1940’s-era recordings of Carrie’s great aunt, Chicana singing sensation Eva Garza, the album is a mixture of new and old songs. It features Spanish songs written by some of Carrie’s favorite Mexican composers, as well as her own Ranchera-inspired original songs written in English, Spanish and “Spanglish.”
Produced by Lee Townsend, the album is supported by an all-star band, The Sacred Hearts, assembled especially for this project. The band features internationally acclaimed composer/guitarist Bill Frisell, Viktor Krauss on bass, Luke Jacobs on pedal steel and guitars, David Pulkingham on nylon string guitar and electric guitar and Brannen Temple on drums and percussion.
The crowdfunded project, supported entirely by friends and fans, was released on Feb. 19, 2016 by Carrie’s own label, Luz Records. Carrie, an Austin native, began playing violin at age five. Her training quickly became the passion and focus of her childhood, and by age 10, she had performed at Carnegie Hall. She continued the classical track in her first year at Oberlin Conservatory, then shifted gears to pursue her true love affair with the fiddle—staying true to her Texas roots—at the Berklee College of Music.
TOUR DATES:
Thursday 3rd November
The Kitchen Garden Cafe – Birmingham
Friday 4th November
The Live Room @ Caroline Social Club – Saltaire
Saturday 5th November
The Victoria Hotel – Menai Bridge
Sunday 6th November
Henry Tudor House – Shrewsbury
Wednesday 9th November
Green Note @ The Old Queen’s Head - Islington
Friday 11th November
Town Hall Live – Kirton-in-Lindsey
Saturday 12th November
Woodend Gallery – Scarborough
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Sunday 13th November
The Wee Gig @ Abington Village Hall – South Lanarkshire
Tuesday 15th November
Fallen Angel Presents @ The Admiral - Glasgow
Thursday 17th November
The Voodoo Rooms – Edinburgh
Early in her career, a collaboration with singer-songwriter Chip Taylor resulted in four highly acclaimed duet albums. Her subsequent solo albums highlight the diversity of her musical identity, from her debut “Seven Angels on a Bicycle” to 2013’s “Give Me All You Got,” which reached no. 1 on the Americana Music Charts.
Carrie has toured, recorded and co-written songs with legendary artists such as Lucinda Williams, John Prine, Bill Frisell, Rickie Lee Jones, Mary Gauthier, Los Lobos, Alejandro Escovedo and Los Lonely Boys, among others. She has made numerous television and radio appearances, including Austin City Limits, The Tonight Show and A Prairie Home Companion. She has been profiled in many publications, including Rolling Stone, The New York Times, The Times of London, The New Yorker, the Washington Post and many more.