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Member Since12/23/2006
Band MembersAlbum launch Madame Jojos (photo by Sam Pearce)

Recorded: Quinta

Live: Quinta with an assortment of talented friends including Elisa de Grey, Francesca Simmons, Rebecca Waterworth and Victoria Hume

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Praise for 'My Sister, Boudicca'

"It’s a record of quite stunning grace and beauty, but also wildly inventive and playful. It delights from beginning to end" 9/10 [Sic] Magazine

"Quinta is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer of huge talent" Utility Fog Radio

"This music is incredibly moving, playful & nostalgic, each piece possessing a strong individuality. Album Of The Week at the drop of a hat!!" Norman Records

"An 11-track emotional tour de force...the album is a real treasure that yields endearing new secrets with every listen" Wears the Trousers Magazine

"Mischievous, original, mysterious, compelling, vulnerable, weird- I have a feeling we'll be hearing a lot more from Quinta. What a find!" 4.5/5 Joseph Seager, Leeds Music Scene

"Wistful, sparse, and transportive; this record sparkles with a sense of play, of willful originality and effortless grace." Danny Wadeson, The 405.

"Who is this mysterious Quinta? And how on earth will she follow this?" Mapsadaisical

"This is probably the strangest, most beguiling record I’ve heard in a long time. It’s hard to describe as it is so singular that comparisons are difficult and almost unhelpful. As a work of art it is wonderful: strange, beautiful and irresistibly unique." Nick Lewis, God is in the TV.

"As the album comes to a close, you get the idea you’ve just been to the most peculiar recital you’re ever likely to experience. Quinta comes from a different place, and a different age. There aren’t enough albums these days that are genuinely fascinating. This one is. Cherish it." Sam Shepherd, The Line of Best Fit

BBC Introducing with Tom Robinson on 6music

Record LabelTartaruga Records
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Nov 11 2009 8:00P
Bar Music Hall (with Chris Letcher) Shoreditch, London
Nov 15 2009 7:30P
Domesticity & Fishnets (collaboration with Victoria Hume and shadow puppeteer, Jennie Pedley) Camden, London
Nov 22 2009 8:00P
The Foundry (with Victoria Hume) London
Dec 10 2009 8:00P
Wilmington Arms Angel, London

Quinta's Latest Blog Entry  [Subscribe to this Blog]

'Two Dead Birds' featured on BBC6 Music Freak Zone  (view more)

'My Sister, Boudicca' Album of the Week at Norman Records!  (view more)

QUINTA'S DEBUT ALBUM 'MY SISTER, BOUDICCA' NOW AVAILABLE!  (view more)

Three new songs uploaded  (view more)

Bat for Lashes 'Two Suns' album out April 6th 2009  (view more)

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   About Quinta

Quinta’s dad gave her this name when she was a baby. He was a teacher of Latin and Greek, and she was the fifth of five children, and a girl.

Quinta plays violin, viola, musical saw, keyboards, clarinet, toy and vintage instruments, and anything else that makes a good noise.

As well as her solo work, Quinta currently plays with Collectress and Victoria Hume. She has played also with Joni Davis, Bat for Lashes, Pthhhh, Arthur Jeffes' Music From the Penguin Cafe, Orphans & Vandals, Mette Bille, Clearlake, Mary Hampton, The Accidental, Chris Letcher, The Memory Band, London Breakbeat Orchestra, The Irrepressibles, Tundra, Ginger Lee, and Bicycle Thieves.

She writes short-film scores for Living Lens, is co-founder of Music in Detention, and works whenever she can with Music in Prisons.


   Quinta's Friend Space (Top 20)
Quinta has 949 friends.
 Joni Davis 


 Collectress 


 Tartaruga Records 


 pthhhh 


 Francesca - Violin 


 Victoria Hume 


 LETCHER 


 Mette Bille 


 alice and her self karaoke machines 


 Music In Detention 


 The Irene Taylor Trust 


 Bat For Lashes 


 EARL SHILTON 


 Ben Christophers 


 Dig For Victory! 


 The Memory Band 


 The Irrepressibles 


 The Paper Cinema 


 Sparrow and the Workshop 


 Caroline Weeks 





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Mammouthman

Mammouthman



Oct 26 2009 2:30 PM

HOUHHHHHHHHHH, nice work around here!!!
Love the moods of your songs!!!
Thanks for adding me, Quinta!!!
Chiara Ambrosio

Chiara Ambrosio
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Oct 16 2009 3:34 PM

Hello Quinta,
I'd like to invite you to my moving image Salon, I truly hope you can come along
x


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Secret Home Party

Secret Home Party



Sep 29 2009 5:44 PM

you are too kind and we love you and your music madly... 




Secret Home Party

Secret Home Party



Sep 22 2009 5:38 PM

Thank you Quinta! You are an inspiration to us!




Christan

Christan



Sep 10 2009 7:23 PM


 

ANDY HARVEY DRUMMER

ANDY HARVEY DRUMMER



Jul 31 2009 11:11 AM

'The Ballad of the Ice Dancer' is my current favourite tune of the above selection. I'm buying the album on payday.
Magdalena Solis

Magdalena Solis



Jul 6 2009 4:46 PM

Oh this is so good! Falling in love with your sounds.
Supernova is a masterpiece. Thanks a lot for adding!
love

Robert Suvaal

Robert Suvaal



Jun 9 2009 8:39 AM

Last Saturday at the Swan: unforgettable ...
JACKALOPE

JACKALOPE



May 28 2009 1:33 PM

you are really great, Quinta! thank you!

Sparrow and the Workshop

Sparrow and the Workshop



May 5 2009 1:41 PM

Yes, lets dangle!!! I tried dangling on Nick yesterday but it just didn't feel right, ps.I love your music, it's very spooky and ethereal.xo
Czechandsend

Czechandsend



Apr 21 2009 4:14 PM

Mighty fine.
x
Lumiere Brothers

Lumiere Brothers



Apr 15 2009 7:56 PM

gentle & intimate, absolutely breathtaking. what a wonderful album you've made, darlin'. I can tell I'm going to be living inside of it for awhile.
I raise my cup of tea in your general direction - we salute!
red nails; wrong city

red nails; wrong city



Mar 31 2009 12:12 PM

i am so in love with your tiny soundscapes. i would like to curl up inside each and every one and roll away.
Brassica

Brassica



Mar 29 2009 11:12 PM

enjoying your album enormously!
The Saw Lady

The Saw Lady



Mar 29 2009 9:33 PM

Hi Quinta,
I saw the nice review of your album on the 'music musings' blog. Congratulations!

All the best,
Natalia
p.s.
the annual NYC Musical Saw Festival is July 18th, 2009.
Odessa

Odessa Harrison



Mar 23 2009 4:48 AM

At one point a year ago I was listening to "At the top of bear hill" alot....so I had a dream in which it was playing and everything was really nice and happy haha
Mette Bille

Mette Bille



Mar 18 2009 12:04 PM

YEAH Quinta!!! Sounds Great!!! Can't wait to hear the rest!
Somehow I didn't receive a notification, that there was an email from you - so just had a listen to it now :-) Speak soon & love xXx
Michael K

Michael K



Mar 15 2009 10:49 AM

i LOVE these new tracks, they're playing now as sunday morning comes into focus. Can I pre-order yr solo album yet? That I'm waiting for, and also this: http://www. filmpreservation. org/dvd/treasures4_dvd. html
The Paper Cinema

The Paper Cinema



Mar 12 2009 9:34 AM

oh you sound fun or your sound is fun.. i don't know which way sounds worse anyway you know what i mean, i'l try and catch a gig when paths cross, thank you for your words about our nonsense....
EDWARD KEY

EDWARD KEY



Mar 11 2009 2:47 PM

i really love 'the ballad of the ice dancer'... as in REALLY. It has only made more more annoyed that I cannot see you and Joni live in June (and on my birthday! oh what a present it would have been)...
anyhow, magic to you
xxx
Francesca - Violin

Francesca - Violin



Mar 11 2009 9:36 AM

Oh what lovely new songs!! I like the Supernova it sounds like teddy bears talking!!!! x x x x
Mette Bille

Mette Bille



Mar 8 2009 7:07 PM

Hello Quinta!
Congratulations with finishing the recording of your CD - can't wait to hear it!!! Yes of course we're coming in May :-) Tickets are booked already - Will write you a longer mail tomorrow!
Lots of love from me xXx
AZa ElyaH

AZa ElyaH



Feb 19 2009 6:54 PM

lov for ya my friend!
Take care
Aza
Frank Julie

Frank Julie
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Feb 9 2009 6:40 AM

thank you so much, you made my monday.
yours /FrankJulie
Ross Campbell

Ross Campbell



Feb 6 2009 12:08 PM

love that saw!
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