Josienne Clarke is a British singer-songwriter. From 2009 until 2018 she formed a duo with guitarist Ben Walker, winning a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for best duo in 2017, and signing with music label Rough Trade Records,[1][2] with whom she made two duo albums, one record with her band PicaPica and her solo record ‘In All Weather’ in 2019. She also recorded an EP ‘Such A Sky’ with jazz pianist Kit Downes in 2017. She has toured world-wide and has supported folk musician Richard Thompson on one of his tours.[1]
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 Josienne Clarke performing in 2019 | |
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| Born | 1982 |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, composer |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
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| Website | josienneclarke |
In 2019 she formed a band called PicaPica. The band recorded a studio album called Together & Apart.[1] The Financial Times wrote in 2019 she was "recognised as a rising star of British folk".[1] She subsequently signed with the label Corduroy Punk Records to bring out more solo albums.
Of her 2023 solo album Onliness (which is a re-recording of some previous work), Folkradio wrote: "a graceful melancholy in the melodies and a bird-like fragility to her singing coating an underlayer of grit and menace you would be foolish to ignore".[3]
In 2024 she was interviewed by Neil Steinberg for the Chicago Sun Times regarding her song Chicago.[4]
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
| Year | Title | Credited to |
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| 2010 | One Light Is Gone | solo |
| 2013 | Fire & Fortune | Clarke & Walker |
| 2016 | Overnight | Clarke & Walker |
| 2017 | Such a Sky | Clarke & Walker |
| 2019 | Together & Apart | PicaPica |
| 2019 | In All Weather | solo |
| 2021 | A Small Unknowable Thing | solo |
| 2022 | Now And Then | solo |
| 2023 | Onliness – Songs of Solitude & Singularity | solo |
References edit
- ^ a b c d Cartwright, Garth (1 August 2019). "Josienne Clarke: between sunshine and solitude". Financial Times. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ Rogers, Jude (16 December 2016). "Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker – the duo who annoy bearded men called Brian". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ Neill, Danny (12 April 2023). "Josienne Clarke – Onliness (Album Review)". Folkradio. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ Steinberg, Neil (9 January 2024). "'Melancholy is a vocation in itself'". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
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