Songs from the British Isles is a collobrative extended play by Australian singer songwriter Katie Noonan and Australian classical guitarist Karin Schaupp, available only from Katie Noonan webshop.[2]
It was released to support the tour 'Songs from the British Isles'.
Katie said; "[it's] a chance to rediscover the Celtic music I grew up around, the classical music I fell in love with and the pop music that has informed my voice as a songwriter in more recent years."[3]
Karin Schaupp said; "For years we’ve been saying ‘We must do something together one day…’ and finally we found the time to make it happen! I am delighted to be collaborating with Katie - her voice is absolutely unique and she is a brilliant musician. The combination of voice and guitar is very intimate but also very versatile. We’ve had a wonderful time putting together this British programme drawn from so many different styles of music, and we’ve become great friends in the process!" [4]
Background
Karin and Katie first performed together at a music festival in 2006. This impromptu performance of a few songs led to a firm friendship and the musical collaboration.[5] The two found they had plenty of similarities; with both performers taught by their mothers, and now mothers themselves, there is a personal understanding that finds its way into the music they make together. Katie added "Both of us in our music making focus on a really pure sound, her on the guitar and me on the voice, We really like to get into the minutiae of dynamics. That's a big part of our approach."[6]
The two continued to cross paths until they decided to tour singing songs from the British Isles [7]
Track listing
"Last Flowers To The Hospital" (C Greenwood, E O'Brien, J Greenwood, P Selway, Radiohead, T Yorke)
