Songs from the British Isles explained

Songs from the British Isles
Type:ep
Artist:Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp
Cover:Songs_from_the_British_Isles.jpg
Released:2011
Recorded:25–26 March 2011[1]
Studio:Studio 180, Brisbane
Genre:Jazz, classical music, pop
Label:Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp
Producer:Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp
Chronology:Katie Noonan
Prev Title:First Seed Ripening
Prev Year:2011
Next Title:Songs of the Southern Skies
Next Year:2012

Songs from the British Isles is a collobrative extended play by Australian singer songwriter Katie Noonan and Australian classical guitarist Karin Schaupp, available only from Katie Noonan webshop.[2] It was released to support the tour 'Songs from the British Isles'.

Katie said; "[it's] a chance to rediscover the Celtic music I grew up around, the classical music I fell in love with and the pop music that has informed my voice as a songwriter in more recent years."[3]

Karin Schaupp said; "For years we’ve been saying ‘We must do something together one day…’ and finally we found the time to make it happen! I am delighted to be collaborating with Katie - her voice is absolutely unique and she is a brilliant musician. The combination of voice and guitar is very intimate but also very versatile. We’ve had a wonderful time putting together this British programme drawn from so many different styles of music, and we’ve become great friends in the process!" [4]

Background

Karin and Katie first performed together at a music festival in 2006. This impromptu performance of a few songs led to a firm friendship and the musical collaboration.[5] The two found they had plenty of similarities; with both performers taught by their mothers, and now mothers themselves, there is a personal understanding that finds its way into the music they make together. Katie added "Both of us in our music making focus on a really pure sound, her on the guitar and me on the voice, We really like to get into the minutiae of dynamics. That's a big part of our approach."[6] The two continued to cross paths until they decided to tour singing songs from the British Isles [7]

Track listing

  1. "Last Flowers To The Hospital" (C Greenwood, E O'Brien, J Greenwood, P Selway, Radiohead, T Yorke)
  2. "Auld Lang Syne" (Robert Burns)
  3. "Favourite Hour" (Elvis Costello)
  4. "Roxanne" (Sting)
  5. "The Man With The Child In His Eyes" (Kate Bush)
  6. "I Will Give my Love an Apple" (Benjamin Britten)
  7. "The Fields of Athenry" (Pete St. John)
  8. "Solsbury Hill" (Peter Gabriel)

Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp 2011 Tour

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Songs from the British Isles 1. Karin Schaupp. 18 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Katie Noonan project - Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp. katienoonan.com. 3 May 2016.
  3. Web site: Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp. www.abc.net.au . 11 May 2011. 3 May 2016.
  4. Web site: Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp present songs from British Isles. www.abcmusic.com.au. 3 May 2016.
  5. Web site: Songs of the Southern Skies. www.weekendnotes.com. 5 July 2013. 3 May 2016.
  6. Web site: Festival Act a Perfect Pairing. Sydney Morning Herald. 4 October 2012 . 3 May 2016.
  7. Web site: Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp: In Duo - Songs of the British Isles . www.limelightmagazine.com.au. 2011. 3 May 2016.

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