Welsh fingerstyle instrumental guitar champion Gwenifer Raymond has shared a new single titled Bird Songs for Atomic Skies. The release marks her signing to the Oxford, Mississippi label Fat Possum. The label’s motto, “we’re trying our best”, is a humble statement given the growing collective talent on its roster, including KLOF favourites Jake Xerxes Fussell and The Weather Station.
As her latest press notes say, she has drawn international acclaim for repurposing Mississippi blues and John Fahey’s intricate Americana to reflect her roots in rural South Wales and her interests in folk horror and the avant-garde, inventing a new form dubbed Welsh Primitive. On her new single, the folk horror reaches post-apocalyptic levels…bring your Geiger counter.
“Bird Songs for Atomic Skies is a mutant rag, a blues gone awry. Lyrebirds are perched in irradiated nests and have grown new heads. Foxes bark in the night, but the barks are all wrong. This song is an assembly of sounds run through the wringer of an atomic age; New limbs are springing up by the hour.”
As KLOF’s Glenn Kimpton noted in his review of Raymond’s latest album, Last Night I Heard the Dog Star Bark, she has taken the instrumental acoustic guitar album to new heights, earning her a well-deserved, growing audience. Her following is set to grow still further as she prepares to support Geese across America and Canada, followed by a UK headline tour.
Purchase/Stream Bird Songs for Atomic Skies
Tour Dates
October 15 Saxapahaw, NC – Haw River Ballroom (with The Tallest Man On Earth)
October 16 Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel (with The Tallest Man On Earth)
October 17 Washington, DC – Lincoln Theatre (with The Tallest Man On Earth)
October 18 Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre (with The Tallest Man On Earth)
October 20 New York City, NY – Webster Hall (with The Tallest Man On Earth)
October 21 Boston, MA – Royale Boston (with The Tallest Man On Earth)
October 23 Toronto, ON – Massey Hall (with The Tallest Man On Earth)
October 24 Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark (with The Tallest Man On Earth)
October 25 Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark (with The Tallest Man On Earth)
October 27 Madison WI – Majestic Theatre (with The Tallest Man On Earth)
October 29 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall (with The Tallest Man On Earth)
November 1 Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed (with Geese) – sold out
November 3 Toronto, ON – HISTORY (with Geese) – sold out
November 4 Toronto, ON – HISTORY (with Geese) – sold out
November 6 Washington, DC – The Anthem (with Geese) – sold out
November 7 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore (with Geese) – sold out
November 8 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore (with Geese) – sold out
November 10 Boston, MA – Roadrunner (with Geese) – sold out
November 11 Boston, MA – Roadrunner (with Geese) – sold out
November 12 Brooklyn, NY – Union Pool
November 13 Washington, DC – The Anthem (with Geese) – sold out
November 16 Paris, France – Chair de Poule
November 17 Paris, France – Chair de Poule
November 20 Amiens, France – La Biscuiterie
November 21 Pulu, Finland – Tukikohta
November 22 Kajaani, Finland – Seminaarin Taidekampus
November 24 Tampere, Finland – Kulttuuritalo Telakka
November 26 Stockholm, Sweden – Kulturhuset Hartwig
November 27 Copenhagen, Denmark – Alice (with Londles Ireland)
November 28 Oslo, Norway – Kafé Hærverk
December 2 London, UK – 100 Club – sold out
December 3 Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK – Cluny 2
December 5 Marple, UK – The Strines Nightingale
December 6 Glasgow, UK – Mono
December 7 Birmingham, UK – Hare & Hounds
December 8 Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
December 10 Barcelona, Spain – Casa Montjuïc
December 12 Lisbon, Portugal – Galeria Zé Dos Bois
December 13 Porto, Porugal – Rca – Radioclube Argromonte
December 15 Cardiff, UK – Clwb Ifor Bach
January 14 Groningen, Netherlands – Eurosonic 2027
January 19 Brussels, Belgium – Le Botanique
January 20 Bruges, Belgium – Cactus
March 31 – April 4 Boise, ID – Treefort Music Fest
Tickets: https://www.gweniferraymond.com/shows