Louise Cairns - piano, vocals
Simone Welsh - violin
Jim Miades (based in USA) - bass guitar (new year in Ullapool)
John Paul Baxter - drums (man at the end of the road)
Steve Simmonds - drums (New Year in Ullapool)
Alex Eichenberger - cello (Signs - album version)
Kerry Egan - backing vocals (live gigs)
Caroline Fox - backing vocals (live gigs)
Influences
billy holiday, ella fitzgerald, aretha franklin, carole king, stevie nicks, stevie wonder, all things motown, the beatles, the stones, erikah badu, lauren hill, alicia keys, prince, john legend, miles davis, duke ellington, Thelonius Monk, ben folds, elton john, billy joel, beach boys, U2, Brian Eno, coldplay, snow patrol, radiohead, manic street preachers, doves, elbow, death cab for cutie, postal service, Sigur Ros, Guillemots, stereophonics, foo fighters, jeff buckley, duke special, ryan adams, richard hawley, joseph arthur, damien rice, iain archer, nitin sawhney, fink, massive attack, Bjork, portishead, faithless, basement jaxx, REGINA SPEKTOR, nom de plume, simone welsh, imogen heap, kathryn williams, shea seager, kt tunstall, philip glass, Thomas Newman, Craig Armstrong, Michael Nyman,beethoven ...everything ive still to buy, yet to listen to, the many amazing/unsigned bands and musicians that are a million times better than the most of the braindead crap that pollutes the airwaves, Those with a passion for what they do...my friends and the crazy stories that happen to be our lives.
Sounds Like
who knows.....you decide! (obviously spoken in a drawn out geordie accent)
Louises diverse career began as a classical musician performing at the Edinburgh Festival and throughout Germany, singing with the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. Her later progression to the worlds of pop, blues and jazz has seen her work with some of the biggest artists, record labels, studios (including Abbey Road) and promoters in the UK.
The ability to command her audiences to silence, thanks to her laid- back chords, classically influenced detail, heart-felt lyrics and spine-tingling vocals, has become legendary.
Louise was a regular on London’s live music scene (Bush Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Islington Bar Academy, Barfly, The Bedford, The Cobden Club, Jazzfly) before returning to Glasgow where she is now based and has since been featured on Jim Gellatly's (BBC Scotland) podcast and in the Glasgow Evening Times. She has performed throughout the UK and Ireland developing her reputation as an inspirational live performer.
Louise’s music has also been greatly received in New York City. Since 2005 Louise has been visiting the city and has played some of its most legendary venues including The Living Room, The Bitter End, Gramarcy Arts Club,Sin-e and Rockwood music hall.
In April 2008 Louise played several shows at New Yorks 'Tartan Week' and has been invited back for the 10th anniversary event this year.
Her May show at Bush Hall in Shepherds Bush was listed in the 'three things to do tonight' section of the 'London Paper' as No 1, with Glasgow band the 1990's at No 2.
She can regularly be found playing at one of the many piano bars around Glasgow, including The Urban Brasserie, Baby Grand and Corinthian.
Signs, Louises debut album is due to be released in the next coming months.
'gorgeous...Her voice, which can only be described as amazing, complements her piano playing beautifully.'
STV (scottish television) 'This weeks top events'.
'A favourite at My Village HQ...If her performances are any measure, we see no reason why things shouldn’t soon start moving very rapidly indeed'.
www.myvillage.co.uk
'...(sings) so beautifully....a fantastic artist.'
Malcolm McConnell, Jazzfly, London.
'Well felt songs with feelings and meanings to the words. You don't get much of that in todays music in the UK'.
Stuart Wakeman, executive producer, Reelsounds Studio
'...excellent style and performance' Red Admiral Records
My latest podcast now available for free from iTunes & radiomagnetic. com.
Jim
Episode 6 of Jim Gellatly’s NEW MUSIC finds Mr. G at the T Break Seminar, held this year at The Arches in Glasgow. Aware that he always leaves such events with a pile of CDs, he decided that the first ones he got would definitely feature in the episode… Join Jim on this voyage of discovery!
louise cairns...my hero. thank-you thank-you thank-you for the most fabulous uk adventure. between your platinum blonde string section, your celebrity peeps, your cullen skink, your all night bus trips and your pathetic attempts to dismiss deep fried mars bars, yes, miss cairns. get a straight jacket cause crazy lives here and she love love loves you!!!!
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