Katie Buckhaven
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Katie Buckhaven is a British
female singer whose style is an eclectic mix of jazz
and folk
songs.
Buckhaven played support to Ben & Jason
and Carina Round
on the Acoustic Roadworks tour 2001; she has also played with her band at various venues in London
including:
On the Lemonrock website she is described thus:
"Katie's voice is remarkable for its almost theatrical versatility. The moods created by her songs range from high melodrama
, demonstrated in her interpretation of "Summertime," to the rough-edged groove of "Take a chance". Her sets are unpredictable. A sultry blues
number with her band could be followed by a stripped-down melancholic torch song
."
Buckhaven has also toured Europe
, playing solo gigs in bars in Paris
, Seville
and Berlin
where she sang in French, Spanish and Italian.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
female singer whose style is an eclectic mix of jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
songs.
Buckhaven played support to Ben & Jason
Ben & Jason
Ben & Jason were a singer-songwriter duo from London consisting of Ben Parker and Jason Hazeley. Formed in 1998 and pre-empting the so-called New Acoustic Movement by about a year, they released three albums on Go! Beat/Universal: Hello, Emoticons and Ten Songs About You...
and Carina Round
Carina Round
Carina Round is a British singer/songwriter from Wolverhampton in the West Midlands of England.Comparisons are frequently drawn to PJ Harvey, though Round would contend that she is more directly influenced by Patti Smith.- Background :...
on the Acoustic Roadworks tour 2001; she has also played with her band at various venues in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
including:
- The Spot
- The Rock Garden
- The Kashmir KlubThe Kashmir KlubThe Kashmir Klub was a unique, non profit making, live music club housed in the basement of a Restaurant and Bar called "Fabrizio" at the "Baker and Oven" at No 6 Nottingham Place, central London, England...
- The Spice of Life
On the Lemonrock website she is described thus:
"Katie's voice is remarkable for its almost theatrical versatility. The moods created by her songs range from high melodrama
Melodrama
The term melodrama refers to a dramatic work that exaggerates plot and characters in order to appeal to the emotions. It may also refer to the genre which includes such works, or to language, behavior, or events which resemble them...
, demonstrated in her interpretation of "Summertime," to the rough-edged groove of "Take a chance". Her sets are unpredictable. A sultry blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
number with her band could be followed by a stripped-down melancholic torch song
Torch song
A torch song is a sentimental love song, typically one in which the singer laments an unrequited or lost love, either where one party is oblivious to the existence of the other, where one party has moved on, or where a romantic affair has affected the relationship...
."
Buckhaven has also toured Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, playing solo gigs in bars in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Seville
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
and Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
where she sang in French, Spanish and Italian.