We are very happy to announce that Tea & Cakes returns with a fantastic new season at the end of 2011, still bringing you the best in underground & breakthrough indie folk artists...
We are now delight to have support from the wonderful Teapigs, an organic tea company, which will be served on the night of all shows along with some of the finest homemade cakes available in the local area. So now there really is a reason to leave your sofa & come relax with tea, a cake and some of the finest indie folk music that the UK has to offer...
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Wednesday 14th September
Now signed to Witchita Records they are embarking on a UK Tour once again with the release of their second album following up the success of the band’s début album, Fossils and Other Phantoms, released in April 2010.
'PJ Harvey-style guitars, giddy whirls of accordion, and a thrilling array of sharp and snappy percussion from their show-stealing drummer.' - THE GUARDIAN *****
Wednesday 28th September
Welcome to the world of Beth Jeans Houghton, who, to paraphrase The Guardian, joins the dots between Gwen Stefani and Vashti Bunyan. With her alternative blend of experimental folk she has been hailed by the NME as "a Joni Mitchell for the anti-folk generation"
Wednesday 26th October'In Yorkston's case at least, the legendary Fence Collective line in charming self-deprecation masks something rather more steely.'
THE GUARDIAN ****
'Yorkston is a deft raconteur... Sweet, but fiercely intelligent.'
EVENING STANDARD 5/5
Wednesday 9th November
As Lauren Laverne tells us, Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis says they’re ‘better than Joni Mitchell’ – and he’s a man who knows. Their Americana/folk influenced bliss, with Ellen's sultry, husky tones sung over the Escapades sizzling 60's influenced sounds. A perfect combination indeed.
'Enormously catchy songs...they would fit nicely into the music collections of the 400,000 Brits who’ve bought Mumford & Sons album.'
Chris Salmon (THE GUARDIAN) ****
Wednesday 30th November'Clothes, Friends, Photos' - their 6-track E.P released on March 21st 2011 via Tape Club Records, was completed over a few days in the summer of 2010, and was written, recorded and co-produced by London based artists Peter and Kerry at Peter's family home in Southampton, UK.
'What originally started as a side-project for the duo has quickly evolved into something entirely more consuming, and the pair showcase perfectly enthusiasm, sharp hooks and earthy appeal.' - CREATURE MAG *****
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