On Josienne Clarke’s ‘A Small Unknowable Thing’, the songs are so direct, showing an immediacy born of frustration and inspiration. Unshackled creative freedom screams out of every song…ripe with raw artistic expression combined with music of surefire melodic and dramatic purpose.
Watch a video exclusive of Josienne Clarke’s ‘A Letter On A Page’. Filmed by Alec Bowman Clarke, the song was written at a time when she wasn’t sure if she’d ever play music again… It’s from “A Small Unknowable Thing”, Clarke’s second solo album due for release on August 13th.
Josienne Clarke shares video for ‘Sit Out’, a gutsy and defiant new single taken from her forthcoming new album “A Small Unknowable Thing” which takes in a wide range of new and diverse influences. It’s also our Song of the Day.
Josienne Clarke brings you a new collection of rare early demos and song-writing sketches. Accompanying the announcement is a new video for ‘throwing love’ which premieres on Folk Radio today.
In All Weather feels like a high watermark (so far) with the promise of great, and greater things to come. It is an artistic triumph, and certainly Josienne Clarke’s most assured work to date. A remarkable, impeccable collection.
Taken from their new album ‘You’re Going To Die!’ and accompanied by Josienne Clarke, Paul Mosley takes a nostalgic trip back to the 1970s to “relive those car journeys, balloons, laughs, fights, Tupperware of sandwiches, the lot.”
Josienne Clarke has today shared ‘Slender, Sad & Sentimental’ and its striking video, from her forthcoming debut solo album ‘In All Weather’ which is released on Rough Trade Records on November 8th.
Rough Trade Records have announced the debut solo album by award-winning writer, singer and musician Josienne Clarke. Watch the video for ‘If I Didn’t Mind’ from the forthcoming album In All Weather.
Part Three of our Best Folk Albums of 2018 includes Landless, Gwenifer Raymond, Jim Ghedi, Stick in the Wheel, Ross Ainslie, Fara, Sarah Louise, Jack Hayter, The Left Outsides, Nathan Bowles and more.
Josienne Clarke on audience numbers at gigs, chemistry of co-writing and their new album with Samantha Whates “…I guess it’s enabled me to express more joy…it’s bought out a different flavour of songwriting.”
Richard catches Josienne and Ben in Leicester – “there is a new maturity to them – the melancholia is still there, the introspection and self-reflection survive, but the control has shifted and a new path is being explored.”
Their early work was full of frailty; now, on this album, there is a new maturity that is reflected in strength with, perhaps, more than a touch of grit. The melancholia is still there, the introspection and self-reflection survive, but the control has shifted.
