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Clare Bowditch
Punk / Indie / Folk

Clare Bowditch and the Feeding Set



Melbourne, Victoria
Australia

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Last Login:  7/4/2009
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Member Since11/20/2005
Band Websitewww.clarebowditch.com
Band MembersClare Bowditch - voice
Marty Brown - drums
Libby Chow - french horn and voice
Warren Bloomer - bass
Tim Harvey - lead guitar

Australian Bookings:
Scott McKenzie, Premier Artists
scotty@premierartists.com.au

European Bookings:
Dan Bender, Burning Eagle
dan@burningeaglebooking.de
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CB, Mart and QUA in the studio "working"... from Clare Bowditch on Vimeo.

Record LabelEMI/Independent
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 4 2009 8:00P
at the Corner - I am singing a song with Charles Jenkins for the Blue Atlas Ball!
Aug 1 2009 5:30P
Cannot Buy My Soul - QMF, Riverstage in the City Gardens Brisbane, Queensland
Sep 19 2009 2:00P
Indie Music Festival, Ettamogah Pub Albury, New South Wales
Sep 26 2009 1:00P
Sounds of Spring Festival - RNA Showgrounds Brisbane, Queensland

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   About Clare Bowditch
Clare Bowditch & The Feeding Set - The Moon Looked On
 
 
 
 

Not many artists could combine a Vietnamese single-stringed instrument called a Dan Bau, a section of Cellos, Llama’s toenails, French Horn and six rusty Gongs, with a tale of relationship foibles as beautifully as Clare Bowditch does on the track “Peccadilloes”. No wonder it was runner up in the International Songwriting Competition in the singer/songwriter category judged by Tom Waits, Robert Smith and Jerry Lee Lewis amongst a slew of other notables.

But it wasn’t a one-off. What about the swaggering mishmash of Sax, African Balafon and Piano on “Your Other Hand”? Or the meditative amalgamation of Hammond, Indian Tambura and Vietnamese Dan Tranh of “People Like Me, People Like You”?

After studying ethnomusicology as part of her creative arts course in Melbourne and Vancouver, Clare set about combining her love of acoustic instruments the world over, her uncanny knack for melody and a insightful narrative sensibility into an enchanting indie-pop setting.

The album Autumn Bone was her first creation which attracted much attention from community radio in her homeland of Australia with such dark pop moments as “Human Being” which utilized a host of her musician friends from great Australian bands such as Machine Translations, Sodastream and Art of Fighting. The scene was set.

Next up was an album based around the themes of grief and loss entitled “What Was Left”. As gloomy as the topic sounds, the album never strays too far into pessimism exemplified by the lyric “The thing about grief is, few people know if the i goes before the e”. The head of EMI in Australia, John O’Donnell, loved it so much he offered a fantastic licensing deal which opened up the channels for Clare to take her music to a much larger audience and she ended up winning one of Australia’s highest musical honours, Best Female Artist at the 2006 ARIA awards.

In 2007 Clare released the “Moon Looked On” a collection of tales centered on the themes of lust and desire which included the mesmerizing single “When the Lights Went Down”. It is the pinnacle of Clares thematic songwriting so far, with an uncanny ability to tell stories as achingly personal as they are beautiful and joyous.

After exploring the world via instruments, Clare is letting her instruments allow her to explore the world, with a tour of Europe and the UK, then setting up shop in Berlin, before recording a new album early next year.


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vulturesofvenus





Jul 5 2009 6:30 AM

Yo Clare Bowditch ! ! !
Don't sit around staring at Televission
THIS THursday 9th July, at the JOHN CURTAIN BAND ROOM 29 Lygon ST CARLTON
come get warm, drink beer and fill your ears the psychedelic soundz)))))))))))))))) of VULTURES OF VENUS, TECHNOLOGY and GOLD GULL. kicks off at 9pm Were on at 10pm so it's not too late for the workers. Hope you can make it down , should be a riot ! cheers Simon Vulture
Dead Letter Chorus





Jul 3 2009 1:31 AM

You're back for while!?!
And working with Qua??? AMAZING!
LE MOTEL





Jul 2 2009 8:38 AM

Merci pour l'ajout !
renee





Jul 1 2009 4:40 AM

hey!! thanks for the message if i had to only pick one song.. hands down "i thought u were god" it's such a wonderful song.. my heart skips a beat every time.. thanks for the wonderful music... peace love and light
The Harvey Brown Ensemble





Jun 30 2009 10:30 PM

A pleasure Claire,
Good stuff here so I will forgive the increasingly American production sound and mor musical(?)influence that threaten all original artists-Germaine Greer called America's current cultural influence 'the Gorilla in the room'...
on behalf of Gorillas everywhere I'll take exception to that!
Meanwhile,if your usual swing goes missing, or friends you know and love have problems finding or maintaining their swing,don't you worry,'The Harvey Brown Ensemble' Album is now available in post-modern quanties online at Amazon, emusic,itunes and all online swinging outlets!
All such swing purchases will fund further HBEnsemble Swing making. Love Harvey
&
The HBEnsemble
London Town x
p.s. Tell us when you are coming here and I will try and hear you.
Pete Winwood (Now on Twitter)





Jun 30 2009 1:19 PM

best wishes
pete
Amy Louise





Jun 30 2009 12:15 PM

Thanks Clare for the reply. I would like to vote for 'People like me, People like you' as a song that I'd like to hear. I absolutely love the dynamics and incredible layering of this song. Building up to the climax of the song, the extensive instrumental melodic use is so moving. Your voice is awesome and I would love to implement some of your technique with my own voice. It would definately help me with my song writing and ability to create different melodic nuinces.
Shannon Bourne





Jun 30 2009 11:48 AM

Looking forward to Sunday!
Michael Fugazi





Jun 30 2009 1:11 AM

Thanks for the add Clare. Interesting and highly listenable music here. Faint echo's of Suzanne Vega but certainly rather more unique with the wonderful mix of 'exotic' instruments. All the best, Michael.
Schism





Jun 29 2009 11:10 PM

Hi Clare,

No worries, thanks for joining us here. The band really appreciates it.

Keep On RoCKiN,

SCHISM.....
Schism





Jun 29 2009 11:10 PM

Hi Clare,

No worries, thanks for joining us here. The band really appreciates it.

Keep On RoCKiN,

SCHISM.....
Kate Ceberano and Mark Isham





Jun 29 2009 5:08 PM

Hey, thanks for the add! Hope you are doing great!

Mark + Kate






http://www.bittersweetthealbum.com
Heidi Everett





Jun 29 2009 11:12 AM

Hi Clare and all the comment voyeurs, hope life is sending you a little wack. After all, it's what songwriters thrive on. xH
MICHAEL JOSEPH GREEN





Jun 29 2009 10:43 AM

cheers, my friend. good to hear ya! don't forget me and i won't forget you
♡CHeLsIA RoSe LaMbErT™♡





Jun 29 2009 8:48 AM

Thank you very much for da Link Up & Sharing the music
Nice to meet you through cyberlink!
Luv your tunes & keep up da Great Work!
Wishes you All da Best in 2009!
Enjoy your Week!

CHeLsIA RoSe LaMbErT
Mikke's space





Jun 29 2009 5:40 AM

:)
Boston Solar





Jun 25 2009 10:56 AM

Hey Clare, I met you at Aurora's 30th. Im Brian, Alicia Clarks partner. I had your song Peccadilloes in my head all morning at work today, great tune, rock on. b.
Yi





Jun 25 2009 9:59 AM

hey clare,
haha, i read an article on you in a magazine... you seem really cool

-Yi
maddisonlouise♥ in BALI.





Jun 25 2009 9:43 AM

hey clare, just wanted to say,
I LOVE YOU.
you.are.gorgeous!
i'm learning to play "i thought you were god" on guitar and i think it's a beautiful song, as all your songs are.
xx
Teak Rivers & The Handsome Shadows





Jun 24 2009 8:57 PM

WE ARE JUST STOPPING BY TO SAY HI. TEAK RIVERS AND THE HANDSOME SHADOWS
Lamplight





Jun 24 2009 5:18 AM

Hey Champ!

I like the tough new pic. Big guns Bowdanger.

xo
Mijo
Andrea Soler





Jun 21 2009 11:58 AM

hey Clare,
I'm loving your tunes so much!
I'd love you to come and have a cup of tea and listen to mine : )
Andrea x
free cube





Jun 21 2009 2:52 AM

Hello, thanks for the add!
All the best.
Nice sound!

free cube
Popular Bitch...





Jun 20 2009 5:01 AM

Hey there. Would love to see "people like me, people like you" on the playlist. Its my favourite song on the new album (though they're all so good to listen to *sigh*) :)
M.F. Silva’





Jun 19 2009 8:23 PM

Everything is pleasing to the senses around here!! BIG ups! Keep doin' what ya love!!!

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