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What To Expect at Songs In Unexpected Places…

My latest project is in full swing now and I am LOVING meeting all the awesome people who have been brave enough to come and meet me at random places around my wonderful hometown of Hastings.  If you’d like to know what the heck I’ve been up to here’s a fab ‘behind the scenes’ movie by bestie mate and brilliant TV presenter Emily Booth made from the first event.

News

This week, The Hastings Independent Press have featured an article by the wonderful Sophie Shaw about Songs In Unexpected Places.  We met at the newly opened Goat Ledge to discuss how different spaces affect audience members and the performers who play in them. You can read the article below…

HIP article by Sophie Shaw. Photography by Georgie Scott. Shot on location at the Library @ The Holy Child, St Leonards.

Songs In Unexpected Places No.2

A while back, I was looking through some old photos with my Dad, when we came across this beautiful picture of my Mum and Dad on their first ever date, it was outside a coffee house my Mum worked at in the 50/60’s called The Regency.

Where it all began…The Regency Coffee House, George Street, Hastings.

I was really struck by the significance of this picture. Had this event not happened, I wouldn’t have happened! 

I tracked down the spot (of which I had walked past a million times and never paid any attention to) and decided that this was where I would meet everyone for my 2nd gig.

My son’s homemade sign attracting some attention…

I then led everyone The Clockwork Crow in George Street. This is a treasure trove of a shop which not only has a cave in the back, but also (handily for me) a vegan cafe, Sham City Roasters which makes its own coffee and stocks the most decadent Deadbeat Doughnuts I’ve EVER eaten!

So special to have my Dad at the gig…

I’m really enjoying exploring the richness and quirkiness of my beautiful hometown of Hastings through connecting with audiences in these amazing spaces.

Coming Up Next…

Songs In Unexpected Places no. 3 is on June 17th 2018 and I am REALLY excited about this one. It’s not usually open to the public so it will be such a treat to share with you…

To sign up go to Eventbrite

As always, thank you so much for all your continued support,

B x

I’m In Love…With My Violin

 

Bev Lee Harling by Ian Wallman

I admit it. I have totally fallen in love with my violin again. I’ve always had an interesting on/off kind of relationship with it, but right now, I just can’t stop playing it! Since moving back to Hastings, I’ve really been revisiting old roots, deep memories and places that sing out “home’ to me. This has also been reflected musically in what I have been doing.

Violin was the first instrument I ever learnt and so recently I’ve been exploring it just a little every day and realising how much it has influenced my own singing, phrasing and rhythm. This all feels very personal and so it only feels right that I should be playing solo, just me and my little ole violin, navigating our way through some new tunes, making some mistakes along the way, but always experimenting and pushing the boundaries of what I believe I can do with this combination.

 

New Song

To listen to one of my new songs about a kooky recurring nightmare I had as a kid, see below…

I recorded this in the gorgeous Bettie Page room at The Pelirocco Hotel in Brighton while I was there on a songwriting retreat called Pro7ect. I got to work with some INCREDIBLE Artists and Producers, including Talvin Singh, Matty Benbrook (Paolo Nutini), Iain Archer (Snow Patrol) and Ian Wallman (who took those pictures above of me lovingly cradling my violin).

I will be sharing some of that music with you very soon…but in the meantime…

London Gig

I’m going to be doing my first London gig in a while supporting the wonderful Honeyfeet Album Launch at Total Refreshment Centre, 2A Foulden Rd, Unit 2, London, N16 7UU, U.K on APRIL 5TH 2018. You can buy tickets here…

www.residentadvisor.net/events/1071541

Please come and say hi, I’d love to talk to you!

I’ll be playing solo and it’s a bit scary, so would love to see your smiling faces!

Thanks for all your support,

Love B x

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