Blackheart
British Contemporary Folk
Saturday, 15 May, 2010; Time: 7:30pm
“Blackheart are writing the folk songs of the future”
Widely regarded as the fastest rising new stars of the British acoustic scene, Blackheart have had their unique style of music christened 'Urban Folk' by the UK music press.
Combining the sound of traditional acoustic folk instruments with a totally modern approach to their songwriting, Blackheart features the lemon and honey voice of Chrissy Mostyn, and the acoustic guitar and mandola playing of Rick Pilkington, plus their full band featuring Simon Davies (Racing Cars, Van Morrison) Andy Collins and Brian Thomas (The Storys).
Recently hailed as the most exciting British songwriting duo of the decade, they have released two albums and two singles of which their release 'Wednesday Afternoon' got national UK airplay and reached No.9 in the US Tower folk chart.
Other successes include a track on a major TV commercial (Moben Kitchens), BBC Radio 2 Song of the Day (twice) and single 'Bleak Midwinter' which reached No.1 in the NCM Euro Chart, making them one of the most inspiring acts on the folk scene today.
