Biography
London-based singer/songwriter Rosie Wilby releases a new single ‘Be There’ on November 5th.
Be There is released on Wilby’s own Catflap label and comes backed with a brand new song Nobody Listens and an acoustic version of live favourite Lifeline.
This release comes ahead of a second album due in 2002. And the new material has already been going down a storm at gigs up and down the country.
Her debut album Precious Hours was released in July 2000 in the UK and Australia and was described by one journalist as ‘musical genius’.
Wilby has also received grants from the Arts Council and Generator to tour in early 2002.
Live dates:
The dates are... 7th Feb Water Rats, 328 Grays Inn Road, London 8pm 6th March Life Caf?, Manchester Ticketline 0161 832 1111 7th March Fibbers, York 01904 466149 8th March The Cluny, Newcastle 0191 230 4474 12th March Bier Keller, Bristol 0117 926 8514 13th March Komedia, Brighton 01273 647 100 15th March The Zodiac, Oxford 01865 420042 20th March The Musician, Leicester 0116 251 0080 22nd March The Spitz, London 020 7392 9032 26th March Phoenix Arts Centre, Exeter 01392 667080 Recent reviews:
‘Rosie Wilby is one of London’s strongest new singer/songwriters’ – BBC London Live website
‘Her voice is glorious’ – Betty Clarke, The Guardian
‘She’s going to win a lot of hearts’ – Samantha Ellis, Evening Standard
‘Straightforward quality songs with the potential to go far’ – Tim Bowden, Metro
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