We have a video premiere for you all today from Louisville songwriter Joan Shelley who will tour the UK and Europe this spring in support of her 3rd LP Over and Even. This is Jenny Come In and was filmed at The Bomhard Theater in Louisville, Kentucky and also features Will Oldham:
Shelley recorded Over and Even over a weekend last winter in her home state of Kentucky with help from Rachel Grimes, Bonnie “Prince” Billy and guitarist Nathan Salsburg. Salsburg will accompany Shelley at all shows on this tour, where they will perform as a duo.
Over and Even was given 4 stars in Rolling Stone magazine, which called it “a masterfully turned set of folk reflections.” It was one of NPR Music’s top albums of 2015 and has been recognized by the BBC’s Gideon Coe, Ricky Ross and the BBC Radio 2 Folk Show. Uncut Magazine called the album “profound” in their 9/10 review upon it’s release in September, stating that Shelley is a “major talent”, while Martin Chilton wrote in The Telegraph: “Joan Shelley has a rich voice that ebbs and flows, and brings out the deftest emotions of her strikingly well-written songs… the result is terrific”
Tour Dates
Below are the first batch of tour dates. Tickets are on sale now and more will be announced soon:
27-Feb – Auditorio de Espinho – Espino, PT
02 Mar – De La Warr Pavilion – Bexhill-On-Sea, U
03 Mar – The Islington – London, UK
04 Mar – The Band Room – Farndale, UK
05 Mar – The Glad Café – Glasgow, UK
06 Mar – The Basement – York, UK
08 Mar – The Castle – Manchester, UK
09 Mar – South St Arts Centre – Reading, UK
10 Mar – The Prince Albert – Brighton, UK
11 Mar – N9 – Eeklo, BL
12 Mar – London Calling Festival – Amsterdam, NL
13 Mar – Cloud Nine Club @ TivoliVredenburg – Utrecht, NL
14 Mar – Monarch – Berlin, DE
19 Mar – El Lokal – Zurich, CH
21 Mar – Black Market – Rome, IT
22 Mar – House Show – Turin, IT
24 Mar –Espace B – Paris, FR
25 Mar – BRDCST Festival – Brussels, BL