Contact:
Please email kissoffire@hotmail.co.uk
for bookings.
for bookings.
Line-up:
Florence Joelle: Vocals and harmonica
Paul Seacroft: Lead guitar
Chris Clavo: Bass
Matt Jackson: Drums and percussion
Florence Joelle: Vocals and harmonica
Paul Seacroft: Lead guitar
Chris Clavo: Bass
Matt Jackson: Drums and percussion
New second album 'Stealing Flowers' out 13 May.
Florence Joelle returns to her musical roots for her second album, carving out a unique sound that, although rooted in the past, vibrates in the present.
A direct to stereo analogue recording, the album was made using vintage microphones and analogue processing and exudes the warmth and authenticity of the music of the pre-digital era.
Featuring Arthur Lager on drums and percussion, Paul Seacroft on lead guitar, lap and pedal steel, Chris Campion on bass and acoustic guitar and Matt Jackson on snare drum. Listen here for '29 Bus Blues'.
A direct to stereo analogue recording, the album was made using vintage microphones and analogue processing and exudes the warmth and authenticity of the music of the pre-digital era.
Featuring Arthur Lager on drums and percussion, Paul Seacroft on lead guitar, lap and pedal steel, Chris Campion on bass and acoustic guitar and Matt Jackson on snare drum. Listen here for '29 Bus Blues'.
LIVE... NEXT FEW SHOWS
Tuesday 21 May: The Home Spun Sessions, Floripa, 91-93 Great Eastern St, London EC2A 3HZ. Tel: +44 207 613 4228
Saturday 15 June: Gypsy Hotel, The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JB. Admission £12, £9.99 in advance. 8pm to 4am.
Saturday 22 June: Shout Collective (supporting Grupo Lokito), The Jamboree, 556 Cable Street, London E1W 3HB
Saturday 29 June: (Duo performance with Chris Clavo), Romany Day, Rural Life Centre, Reeds Road, Tilford, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 2DL. 01252 795571
Saturday 29 June: Brasserie Toulouse Lautrec, 140 Newington Butts, London SE11 4RN.
Admission free. Three sets from 8.30pm 'til midnight.
Saturday 20 July: Brasserie Toulouse Lautrec, 140 Newington Butts, London SE11 4RN.
Admission free. Three sets from 8.30pm 'til midnight.
Saturday 15 June: Gypsy Hotel, The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JB. Admission £12, £9.99 in advance. 8pm to 4am.
Saturday 22 June: Shout Collective (supporting Grupo Lokito), The Jamboree, 556 Cable Street, London E1W 3HB
Saturday 29 June: (Duo performance with Chris Clavo), Romany Day, Rural Life Centre, Reeds Road, Tilford, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 2DL. 01252 795571
Saturday 29 June: Brasserie Toulouse Lautrec, 140 Newington Butts, London SE11 4RN.
Admission free. Three sets from 8.30pm 'til midnight.
Saturday 20 July: Brasserie Toulouse Lautrec, 140 Newington Butts, London SE11 4RN.
Admission free. Three sets from 8.30pm 'til midnight.
INFO
Bred on jazz at home, and on the music of the Paris streets,the Gypsy art of Django Reinhardt,
bal musette, and North African rai, singer, songwriter, blues harmonica player Florence Joelle started collecting rock’n’roll, doo-wop, Latin jazz, and early blues as a girl. Her music draws from all these influences, carving out a unique sound that, although deeply rooted in the past, vibrates in the present
A twee retro singer she is not, though. Ever socially
conscious, her songs depict what happens around her.
The gritty ’29 Bus Blues’ tells of an assault witnessed on a London night bus, while ‘The God Of Things’,written during the riots of August 2011, warns of the materialistic world we live in. ‘How Many Chickens Are You Missing Today?’, a protest song composed on
behalf of the thousands of Roma brutally and illegally expelled from France in 2010, was recently included on an compilation by Amnesty International.
Released in 2011, her first album, Kiss Of Fire, was described by the Arts Desk as ‘Smokin’, while Michael Dregni (author of the Django Reinhardt biographies) said in Vintage Guitar Magazine that she sings “rock ’n’ roll like Billie Holiday might, croons a torch ballad as Wanda Jackson may, and spices it all with a bit of
Patti Smith attitude."
While paying homage to the past, Florence Joelle
has carved out a unique sound that vibrates in the present.
"Imagine a jazz panther ate a chanson raccoon and then ran away to join the rockabilly circus." What's Cookin'
"Left Bank cool, rock'n'roll and Gypsy jazz for a sound that is both sultry and fiesty." Fatea Magazine
" Florence Joelle sings rock ’n’ roll like Billie Holiday might, croons a torch ballad as Wanda Jackson may, and spices it all with a bit of Patti Smith attitude." Vintage Guitar Magazine
" Paris-born, Camden-based, her music has a heady, jazzy swing of the hips, the sultry tango of 'I’ll Come Running' the perfect soundtrack to any Martini-fuelled, Mad Men-themed party." Q Magazine
“It's her voice that smacks you around the head. It's utterly unique. “
Ruth Barnes' Pick Of The Week, Tom Robinson’s Show, BBC 6 Music
“Kiss of Fire is just that: the tenderness with the heat, and the sensuality with the danger. Smokin’!” theartsdesk.com
"Gloriously retro, incorporating elements of vintage rock’n’roll, jazz, French chanson, and rhythm and blues as it used to be". R2 RocknReel
“Right now this is the best cigarettes and coffee album of 2011.” Garth Cartwright
"Super fine and sassy singer fusing a Tarrantino-esque sense of cool with a vocal style that imbibes both Peggy Lee and Edith Piaf with touches of jazz and rock 'n' roll." Time Out
"All you can do is nod in assent and enjoy. [...] An absolutely splendid debut. " Bucketfull of Brains
“They conjure an atmosphere of sultry exoticism on this mix of standards and originals that combine early R'n'B stylings with French chanson and create something very special. Listening to these settings and her delightful voice the real world fades from view and you're suddenly decades away in a Left Bank cellar or a Manhattan cabaret. Addictive and compulsive.”
Bucketfull of Brains
“It stretches out past traditional big band charts without losing any of the fun or fireworks. An exciting addition to the jazz landscape.” All About Jazz
"An album to be taken very seriously.” The Vinyl District
"The whole thing has tinges of R'n'B, blues, jazz, calypso, rockabilly and even some chanson 'n' swing, with reverb-y guitar to the fore. Fantastic". Intoxica Records, Christmas Top 10
NEWS
The song 'How Many Chickens Are You Missing Today' is included in Amnesty International's new compilation, Roma Rights, out now. Enjoy the music and take action yourself! The money raised by this album will be used by Amnesty International to continue their work for the human rights of the Roma in Europe.
http://www.amnesty.nl/listentoromarights
08/04/13: Today is International Roma Day.
Across Europe, thousands of Romani children are placed in segregated schools and receive a substandard education.
Roma are often denied access to jobs and quality health care. They are victims of racially motivated violence and are often left unprotected by the police and without access to justice.
This is not a coincidence. It is the result of widespread discrimination and racism that Roma face throughout Europe. Governments across the region are failing to protect their rights.
If you would like to take action, there is more information and a petition here on the Amnesty's website:
http://www.amnesty.org/en/roma
First album Kiss Of Fire is available from all good retailers,
including this website's online shop. Also on itunes, spotify
etc.
Listen here...
Bred on jazz at home, and on the music of the Paris streets,the Gypsy art of Django Reinhardt,
bal musette, and North African rai, singer, songwriter, blues harmonica player Florence Joelle started collecting rock’n’roll, doo-wop, Latin jazz, and early blues as a girl. Her music draws from all these influences, carving out a unique sound that, although deeply rooted in the past, vibrates in the present
A twee retro singer she is not, though. Ever socially
conscious, her songs depict what happens around her.
The gritty ’29 Bus Blues’ tells of an assault witnessed on a London night bus, while ‘The God Of Things’,written during the riots of August 2011, warns of the materialistic world we live in. ‘How Many Chickens Are You Missing Today?’, a protest song composed on
behalf of the thousands of Roma brutally and illegally expelled from France in 2010, was recently included on an compilation by Amnesty International.
Released in 2011, her first album, Kiss Of Fire, was described by the Arts Desk as ‘Smokin’, while Michael Dregni (author of the Django Reinhardt biographies) said in Vintage Guitar Magazine that she sings “rock ’n’ roll like Billie Holiday might, croons a torch ballad as Wanda Jackson may, and spices it all with a bit of
Patti Smith attitude."
While paying homage to the past, Florence Joelle
has carved out a unique sound that vibrates in the present.
"Imagine a jazz panther ate a chanson raccoon and then ran away to join the rockabilly circus." What's Cookin'
"Left Bank cool, rock'n'roll and Gypsy jazz for a sound that is both sultry and fiesty." Fatea Magazine
" Florence Joelle sings rock ’n’ roll like Billie Holiday might, croons a torch ballad as Wanda Jackson may, and spices it all with a bit of Patti Smith attitude." Vintage Guitar Magazine
" Paris-born, Camden-based, her music has a heady, jazzy swing of the hips, the sultry tango of 'I’ll Come Running' the perfect soundtrack to any Martini-fuelled, Mad Men-themed party." Q Magazine
“It's her voice that smacks you around the head. It's utterly unique. “
Ruth Barnes' Pick Of The Week, Tom Robinson’s Show, BBC 6 Music
“Kiss of Fire is just that: the tenderness with the heat, and the sensuality with the danger. Smokin’!” theartsdesk.com
"Gloriously retro, incorporating elements of vintage rock’n’roll, jazz, French chanson, and rhythm and blues as it used to be". R2 RocknReel
“Right now this is the best cigarettes and coffee album of 2011.” Garth Cartwright
"Super fine and sassy singer fusing a Tarrantino-esque sense of cool with a vocal style that imbibes both Peggy Lee and Edith Piaf with touches of jazz and rock 'n' roll." Time Out
"All you can do is nod in assent and enjoy. [...] An absolutely splendid debut. " Bucketfull of Brains
“They conjure an atmosphere of sultry exoticism on this mix of standards and originals that combine early R'n'B stylings with French chanson and create something very special. Listening to these settings and her delightful voice the real world fades from view and you're suddenly decades away in a Left Bank cellar or a Manhattan cabaret. Addictive and compulsive.”
Bucketfull of Brains
“It stretches out past traditional big band charts without losing any of the fun or fireworks. An exciting addition to the jazz landscape.” All About Jazz
"An album to be taken very seriously.” The Vinyl District
"The whole thing has tinges of R'n'B, blues, jazz, calypso, rockabilly and even some chanson 'n' swing, with reverb-y guitar to the fore. Fantastic". Intoxica Records, Christmas Top 10
NEWS
The song 'How Many Chickens Are You Missing Today' is included in Amnesty International's new compilation, Roma Rights, out now. Enjoy the music and take action yourself! The money raised by this album will be used by Amnesty International to continue their work for the human rights of the Roma in Europe.
http://www.amnesty.nl/listentoromarights
08/04/13: Today is International Roma Day.
Across Europe, thousands of Romani children are placed in segregated schools and receive a substandard education.
Roma are often denied access to jobs and quality health care. They are victims of racially motivated violence and are often left unprotected by the police and without access to justice.
This is not a coincidence. It is the result of widespread discrimination and racism that Roma face throughout Europe. Governments across the region are failing to protect their rights.
If you would like to take action, there is more information and a petition here on the Amnesty's website:
http://www.amnesty.org/en/roma
First album Kiss Of Fire is available from all good retailers,
including this website's online shop. Also on itunes, spotify
etc.
Listen here...
