22/02/2010

Chocolate Paper Suites’
Krista Detor’s latest CD ‘Chocolate Paper Suites’ is a beautiful album presented via a series of music suites. Each suite is connected by theme and imagery inspired by the works of Federico Garcia Lorca, Dylan Thomas & Charles Darwin among other thinkers, artists and experiences. Release Date -March 22

  
The Suites: 1. Oranges Fall Like Rain, 2. Night Light, 3. Madness of Love, 4. By Any Other Name 5. Darwin Songhouse Suite
 
Guest artists contributing to ‘Chocolate Paper Suites’ include Colin Linden, Moira Smiley, Mark Erelli, Malcolm Dalglish, Jason Wilbur, David Weber, Dena Al-Safaar, Karine Polwart, Chris Wood, and a host of other talented players.
 
With her highly acclaimed album, Mudshow described as “A Small Miracle” by Rolling Stone Krista Detor has established herself as a gifted singer songwriter. Musical styles and influences abound in her writing and she displays a versatility that is hard to categorise. A poetic and sought-after lyricist, Krista’s songs are vignettes, telling stories of time and experience. 
 
In a blossoming career Krista Detor has seen her music reach the Cannes Film Festival, National Public Radio & Public Broadcasting Service (TV) in the USA and also the BBC in the UK, as well as countless U.S. and European national, regional & local radio shows.
 
Her follow up to Mudshow was the 2007 critically acclaimed  ‘Cover Their Eyes’ produced with her partner the much lauded engineer and record producer David Weber (Airtime Studios).  ‘Cover Their Eyes’ spans an era and style, incorporating the musical influence of some of the places in which Krista has lived and travelled – South America, the Midwest and Europe.
 
In 2007, she completed the collaborative CD and stage show ‘Wilderness Plots’ with Grammy-winning songwriter Carrie Newcomer, as well as Tim Grimm and a small group of talented Indiana based songwriters. Wilderness Plots has received rave reviews and continues to tour throughout the U.S. as a stage show. The work itself is based upon the book by noted author Scott Russell Sanders.
 
In March 2009 Krista was chosen to be a part of the Darwin Songhouse a group of writers challenged with creating new songs that had a ‘resonance and relevance to Darwin’. For seven days in a farmhouse in Darwin’s hometown of Shrewsbury in Shropshire, Krista, with songwriters Chris Wood, Karine Polwart, Jez Lowe, Mark Erelli, Emily Smith, Rachael McShane and Stu Hanna worked intensely to create songs to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin 

 
March 2010.
Sat 20. Acoustic Routes, CB2, 5 Norfolk St, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB1 2LD
Tel 07971 299659  Tickets £10.00 -- From 8.30 p.m. www.acousticroutes.co.uk
 
Sun 21 The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 1T2
Tel: 01743 234970 Tickets £10.00 – From 7.30 p.m. (http://www.hiveonline.org.uk/),
 
There is a free workshop with Krista before the performance where she will discuss the songwriting process, answer questions and explain how her songs are written. Tickets for this are free, but must be booked in advance by emailing neil@shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk or calling 01743 231522
 
Tues 23 The Black Horse Folk Club, High Street Amberley West Sussex, BN18 9NL
Tel 07787570207Tickets  £8.00 – From  8.00 p.m. www.amberleyfolkclub.com
 
Wed 24 The Farnham Maltings, Bridge Square, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7QR
Tel: 01252 745444 Tickets £12.50 – From 8.00 p.m. www.farnhammaltings.com
 
Thurs 25 Real Music Cub, Errigle Inn, 320 Ormeau Rd, Belfast, Co Antrim, N Ireland BT7 2GE
Tel 028 9064 1410 Tickets £12.00 – From 8.00 p.m. www.realmusicclub.org
 
Fri 26 The Bronte Music Club, Church Hill, Ballyroney, Co Down, N Ireland, BT32 5LX
Tel 028406 23322 9650 Tickets £12.00 – From 8.00 p.m. www.brontemusicclub.com
 
Sat 27. Ashover Parish Hall, Milken Lane, Far Hill, Ashover, Nr Chesterfield Derbyshire S45 0BA
Tel 01246 590 005 Tickets £12.50/Conc £11.00 -- From 7.30 p.m. www.ashoverparishhall.com + www.xelipromotions.co.uk
 
Sun 28 Twickfolk @ The Cabbage Patch, 67 London Rd, Twickenham, Middx, TW1 3SZ
Tickets £9.00 at the door or on line from www.wegottickets.com – From 7.30 p.m.
 
Wed 31 The Stables Theatre, Stockwell Lane, Wavendon, Milton Keynes, MK17 8LU
Tel 01908 280800 Tickets £11.50 Door & £9.50 Adv. From 8.00 p.m. www.stables.org