Brighten The Corners Presents vocalist, guitarist, composer, dancer and poet Hannah Frances on Thursday 21st August. Support comes from Tom Rogerson.
“[Frances’] voice - a commanding alto one moment and a swan-diving soprano the next, often multi-tracked to give her words the credence of gospel - remains always at the fore, leading a compact band that can be as quiet as a creek or as rapturous as a waterfall.” Pitchfork, Best New Music
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Time: 7:30pm - 11pm
Venue: The Smokehouse
Tickets: £12+bf
Supports: Hannah Frances
Age Restrictions: 14+ (14- 15s must be accompanied by an adult)Accessibility: There is step-free access into the venue and the bar / venue is all on one floor. There is a Changing Places toilet across the courtyard from the venue. Please be aware we are a small venue. For further information, please email info@brightenthecorners.co.uk so we can make your visit as comfortable as possible.
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Hannah Frances (b. 1997) is a vocalist, guitarist, composer, dancer and poet. Her work is centered at the intersection of grief and nature, exploring the pathways of healing through cathartic process and land connection.
NPR's Ann Powers calls Frances a stunning vocalist and songwriter, making monumental and mythic freak folk, and she was awarded Pitchfork's Best New Music for her triumphant new album Keeper of the Shepherd, as well as nods for Best Albums of 2024 from Pitchfork, Paste Magazine, and Bandcamp, and a full feature in the Chicago Tribune.
A classically trained vocalist and self-taught guitarist with virtuosic dynamism, there is no singular way Hannah grips us with her complex open-tuned guitar work and storytelling. Through profoundly cutting lyricism, percussive polyrhythmic fingerpicking, and a prodigious voice, Frances’ unorthodox sound melds avant-folk, progressive rock, and jazz.
A persistent troubadour, Frances lives in Vermont with roots in Chicago, though she is most often touring internationally and nationally, opening for artists such as Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes, Hurray for the Riff Raff, The Weather Station, Hiss Golden Messenger, Billie Marten, Whitney, and Damien Jurado, among others. Whether performing as a solo act or leading her full seven-piece ensemble, her mythology spellbinds with an insistent gravity.
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Keyboardist, vocalist and composer Tom Rogerson's music has been described as “masterful” (Line of Best Fit) and “full of rewarding surprises, alive and wondrous” (Pitchfork.) His debut album 'Retreat To Bliss' was released in March on Western Vinyl and is a return to his roots, focusing purely on piano and voice. It's been praised for its “pristine beauty, building in emotional intensity, like a stripped-down Sigur Ros” (Uncut.) Tom is the founder and keyboardist of acclaimed experimental rock band Three Trapped Tigers, and his previous album 'Finding Shore' was a collaboration with Brian Eno, released on Dead Oceans.