Date/Time
Date(s) - 04/21/2018
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location
a Culture Factory
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Lizanne Knott: A long standing member of the Philadelphia music scene and partner of Grammy Award Winning MorningStar Studios, Lizanne Knott has also managed to make herself a home in Nashville as well as the UK. She has been captivating audiences throughout the US and UK, garnering accolades from radio listeners and peers around the globe. She has performed at some of the most prestigious listening venues, theaters and concert halls throughout the US, UK and Spain and at a growing number of mainstream festivals including; The Philadelphia Folk Fest, The Canterbury Festival (England) The Belfast Fest (Ireland) and The Sala BBK Fest (Spain). She has shared the stage with the likes of Shawn Colvin, Joan Osbourne, Josh Ritter, Jimmy Webb, JD Souther, Melody Gardot and more. A frequent featured artist on London’s acclaimed Bob Harris Show, BBC2 and other BBC stations, she also receives airplay on AAA radio throughout the US. Her music has been used in independent films, TV movies, documentaries and by national non-profit organizations. Her latest record, Excellent Day was released in Europe via Proper Music to rave reviews *5 Star Maverick Magazine and No Depression’s Top 10 albums of the year, 2016. More recently, she signed with a new upcoming Americana label in the US who is releasing an Anthology record of her music in March of 2018 to be followed by a radio tour in the states. She will also be releasing a brand new record July 2018 in the UK on Proper Music followed by a summer release in the states.
Katherine Rondeau (www.katherinerondeau.com) is a full-throttle singer-songwriter who focuses her passion for classic folk music through a thoroughly modern lens. After bursting onto the Philly folk scene in 2015, she was quickly recognized for her rich, bold voice and engaging performance style. Katherine has since claimed her place at venues throughout the region including World Cafe Live, Godfrey Daniels, MusikFest, Burlap and Bean, Folk Project, and as a 3-time Philadelphia Folk Festival performer (2015/16/17).
How to describe Katherine’s music? Ron Olesko of FDU-FM says it best – With her powerhouse vocals leading the way, Katherine Rondeau delivers a rootsy performance that harkens back to the best of the Folk Revival with a modern style. The Midwest Record agrees: She’s got a big bold voice that raises the roof with very little effort. Katherine’s 2016 release New Hope Chateau hit the top 20 on the Folk DJ charts with a #9 song and received kudos from folk DJs and journalists alike.
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