Songs from the British Isles


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.
It was released to support the tour 'Songs from the British Isles'.
Katie said; " 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."
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!"

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. 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."
The two continued to cross paths until they decided to tour singing songs from the British Isles

Track listing

  1. "Last Flowers To The Hospital"
  2. "Auld Lang Syne"
  3. "Favourite Hour"
  4. "Roxanne"
  5. "The Man With The Child In His Eyes"
  6. "I Will Give my Love an Apple"
  7. "The Fields of Athenry"
  8. "Solsbury Hill"

    Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp 2011 Tour