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Biography
BLP sources|date=February 2011Infobox musical artist | name = Kathryn Williams| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name =| alias =| birth_date = Birth year and age|1974| birth_place = Liverpool , England | death_date =| origin =| instrument = Acoustic guitar , Human voice|vocals | genre = Acoustic music|Acoustic , Folk music|folk , alternative rock | occupation =| years_active =| label = Caw Records, Eastwest Records | associated_acts =| website = http://www.kathrynwilliams.net/ www.kathrynwilliams.net| notable_instruments = Kathryn Williams (born 1974, Liverpool , England ) is an English people|English singer-songwriter .
Background
Williams was born in Liverpool, and now lives in Newcastle upon Tyne after earning an art degree in the city. Williams released her first album , Dog Leap Stairs on her own Caw Records record label|label in 1999 with a budget of £80. The follow-up, Little Black Numbers , garnered a Mercury Prize nomination, bringing her to the attention of a wider public. A spell with EastWest / Atlantic followed ( Old Low Light in 2002, and the Relations (album)|Relations cover version|covers album in 2004), before she returned to her independent roots with 2005's Over Fly Over . She released her sixth album, Leave to Remain (album)|Leave to Remain , on Caw in 2006. http://www.ents24.com/web/artist/1432/Kathryn_Williams.html& usg=__E_i0_8gZJmknKXqzgU3GgTsImxA=& h=225& w=300& sz=59& hl=en& start=6& sig2=FFRRPNFJyLAYlcwrQ8rcgg& itbs=1& tbnid=DUn0I_pzq06pVM:& tbnh=87& tbnw=116& prev=/images%3Fq%3DKathryn%2BWilliams%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den& ei=_RJwS4TiDIS0tge8-LmUBg Ents24.com
Williams has collaborated with Neill Maccoll, John Martyn (singer)|John Martyn , Badmarsh and Shri , Thea Gilmore , Tobias Froberg and Ted Barnes . Two , released in 2008, is the first project to be released under joint names. Williams and Maccoll co-wrote most of the album, with the exception of "Innocent When You Dream", which is a Tom Waits song. Two further songs on Two are written solely by Williams "6 a.m. Corner" and "Blue Fields". Williams played guitars, mellotron, Hammond organ and harmonium on the album.
Commercial success
Her next step was recording some of her music onto CD. These quickly sold at her gigs, so Williams set up her own record label , Caw Records, to release her music. After her second album, Little Black Numbers , was nominated for the Mercury Prize, she signed a licensing deal with Eastwest Records . Little Black Numbers reached #70 in the UK Albums Chart in 2001.cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 604 The follow-up, Old Low Light reached #56 in 2002.
Her influences include Nina Simone , Nick Drake , Joni Mitchell , Bob Dylan , John Lennon , Simon And Garfunkel and Velvet Underground . She listens to classical and Cuban music, as well as artists such as PJHarvey and Nick Cave , though she says she will always go back to the influences she grew up with.Citation needed|date=February 2007 She has sung on the Badmarsh & Shri album and worked with Twisted Nerve artist Pedro. In 2006, she was a special guest on Tom McRae 's, Hotel Cafe Tour . Following this, Williams completed a tour with http://www.tobiasfroberg.com/ Tobias Froberg as support, to promote her album Leave to Remain . Williams released Two on 3 March 2008, written with and featuring Neill MacColl.
The Crayonettes
Williams collaborated with friend and former member of punk band Delicate Vomit, Anna Spencer, on a new project entitled The Crayonettes. Williams and Spencer, both tired of the same old children's CD format, decided to make their own record using their own children as an inhouse focus group. The results mixed folk, 1950s crooners, electro and hip-hop with songs touching on topics such as robots in the rain, brushing your teeth and pirates on the bus.Citation needed|date=February 2011
Personal life
Williams is an alumna of Northumbria University .cite news | title = Famous Alumni | url = http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/browse/naa/famous/ | publisher = Northumbria University | date = | accessdate = 2009-10-03
The Pond (2012)cite web|last=Knott |first=Alex |url= http://www.frostmagazine.com/2012/04/28/kathryn-williams-new-band-new-album-new-single-tour-details-music-news/ |title=Kathryn Williams – new band, new album, new single + tour details & #124; Music News |publisher=Frost Magazine |date= |accessdate=2012-04-30
"The Fade EP" – "Kiss the Forehead", "Some Kind of Wonderful"
"Jasmine Hoop" – "Foreign Skies"
"No One Takes You Home" – "Without Beat of Drum"
Miscellaneous
Her track, "Night Baking", appeared on the charity album , Colours Are Brighter , in October 2006. 'Words from the Garden' is a poets in residence involving Williams, Nev Clay, Emma McGordon and Anna Woodford. This CD is a selection of their writings from The Alnwick Garden over the winter of 2006/07, set in a soundscape by Caroline Beck, with music by Williams and Clay. In addition, Williams recorded a cover of Tim Buckley 's "Buzzin' Fly" for the 2005 tribute album , Dream Brother: The Songs of Tim and Jeff Buckley .
She also sung the title song " Beyond the Sea (song)|Beyond the Sea " for The Cafe (TV series)|The Cafe , first screened on Sky 1 in the last quarter of 2011.
References
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External links
http://www.kathrynwilliams.net/ Official website for Kathryn Williams
http://www.williamsmaccoll.com/ Official website for Kathryn Williams & Neill MacColl
http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool08/video/10/beat_kathryn_williams.shtml Video interview with Kathryn Williams and http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool08/video/10/beat_rolling_down.shtml Kathryn Williams acoustic session from BBC Liverpool08
http://www.folkradio.co.uk/interviews/5-an-interview-with-kathryn-williams-and-neill-maccoll/ Folk Radio UK Interview by Colin Irwin
Persondata | NAME =Williams, Kathryn | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = English singer-songwriter | DATE OF BIRTH = 1974 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Liverpool , England | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Kathryn Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:English female singers Category:English songwriters Category:Rough Trade Records artists Category:Music in Newcastle upon Tyne Category:Musicians from Liverpool Category:Alumni of Northumbria University
