Holliday St Quartet

Well 2012 has started with a bang! Holliday Street have been given the fantastic oportunity to open a gig for 3 times grammy nominated singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading. We won this gig with our song ‘Old Town Blues’ which we are now in the process of recording ready to be released on a compilation album of all the bands who will be supporting Joan in her 2012 tour. 

We will be opening for Joan, with support from award winning musician Chris Wood, on 19 November in Stoke-on-Trent at The Victoria Hall.

We were really pleased to conect with Megan Huddleston from the band Mister Baby based in Charlottesville, Virginia. Megan is the songwriter of the fabulous ‘One Eye Open’ which you can watch us play in the video below. It was great to hear that she like’s what we’re doing with her song, and we are happy to giving the song voice on the other side of the pond!

I’m also really pleased to announce that Hannah’s project Urban Fox Folk will be returning this year at a new home at The Bulls Head in Moseley, Birmingham on 4th April with the Bonfire Radicals. HSQ shares the beautiful and talented percussionist Lydia Glanville with the Bonfire Radicals, so this is set to be a brilliant gig!

Urban Fox Folk are currently in talks with the Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) to promote a platform as part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad.. more on this to come..

As ever, check out the gig listings for all details on future events at a town near you!

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ps.. the next gig is at a Brewery, so make sure you secure your designated driver !!

A film from our gig earlier this week at The Bulls Head, filmed by Simon Gray.

One Eye Open (Megan Huddleston)
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
It’ll be Fine (Hannah Fathers)

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Hannah, of  Holliday St Quartet, is curating a gig at The Bulls Head, Moseley on Jan 11 2011! Holliday St are playing lots of brand new song, so come on down!

Here’s what we have lined up so far…

Abie’s Miracle Tonic ::

 It’s an ‘effervescent…esoteric…energetic…and (occasionally) off-the-wall…’ concoction of ragtime, blues, jazz, spirituals and novelty songs on guitar, washboard, vocal harmonies and trumpet impersonations!
performed by Abie Budgen, Dan ‘the washboard man’ Wilkins, and his shimmying sister Kate!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Abies-Miracle-Tonic/135387066522123

Big Tent and the Gypsy Lantern ::

A three piece multi-intrumental band with rich vocal harmonies
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Big-Tent-and-the-Gypsy-Lantern/193352614050173

We’ve had a bit of a re-jig to show of our best sides!

Holliday Street go out under two guises, as you’ll now be able to see reflected in the website….

Holliday St Quartet: Function Band

Add a touch of class to your event with this vibrant and versatile band, specialising in the great Jazz standards and Motown classics.

Holliday St Originals

Heavily influenced by Jazz, Blues and Country greats… Holliday St are passionate about new music – check us out and see if we’re up your street!

Here is one of our favourite tracks, Black Coffee, recorded for our demo a couple of months ago. Visit SoundCloud or our media page to hear more…

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