Photograph: Annelie Rosencrantz. From left: Johnson-Jay, Tom Worrall, Vin Goodwin, Hannah White, me. As singer-songwriters and performing artists, we have to go out there and play on a nightly, weekly, or monthly basis. There’s no better way to roadtest new songs, woo new Facebook likes with some suitably needy-yet-quirky banter, and hone your playing. And [...]
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http://soundcloud.com/tommallowinterviews/tom-mallow-and-julia-johnson An interview with the lovely Tom Mallow, including the whole album and an updated chat from this October at the beginning
Bestival 2012 – I took one picture. And it’s terrible. But you do get the general impression of the everlasting blue sky, candyfloss clouds, adventure-playground edifices and primary colour schemes.. Am back from Bestival with a smudge of sunburn on one arm, a bizarre ringing in my ears despite the stupendously expensive fitted earplugs I [...]
No particular reason for this one, other than that it came into my head as I sat at the piano. It’s a very unpolished cover; makes me feel sad as it always does. I’ve always wondered about the story behind the lyrics. http://soundcloud.com/julia-johnson/time-tom-waits-cover
Here is an entire gig’s worth of footage – featuring the sublime Kate Feldschreiber on BVs and cello Head to 1.09.00 or thereabouts, and enjoy. http://www.justin.tv/thebedfordlive/b/314572377
I recorded this on International Women’s Day – Ani diFranco’s ‘Talk To Me Now’. Here are the lyrics: He said ‘Ani, you’ve gotten tough’ ‘Cause my tone was curt And when I’m approached in a dark alley I don’t lift my skirt In this city self preservation is a fulltime occupation And I’m determined to [...]
I was very lucky – and proud – to be a part of the Maggie’s London Night Hike in 2010 and 2011. Here’s a video of last year’s hike – I do appear for a nanosecond at the Royal Geographical Society, playing the piano. Maggie’s was set up by Maggie Keswick Jencks, who was inspired [...]
So: the plan was to perform a song written by an artist born on the day of the gig; the chosen gigs were my monthly Troubadour residencies. How did I do? Well… January – gigs don’t really start at the Troubadour till February. February 3rd – I performed ‘Look What They Done To My Song [...]
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