Thanks to the folks at Crack Magazine for publishing this glowing preview about Emily’s show at The Cluny in Newcastle (21 July).
MAGUIRE ON FIRE
And when I say “on fire” I mean “knocking out the kind of singer/songwriterly guitar-based indie-folk that arrows directly in to your heart”. She’s playing Cluny 2 this July.
Emily Maguire spent four years living in a recycled wood and tin shack out in the Australian bush a few years back, and while there she made her first two albums, Stranger Place and Keep Walking. They flagged-up the fact that here was a real talent, her lyrical acoustic folk featuring original and quite startling imagery. Much in demand, she returned to the UK and toured with some of the world’s great singer/songwriters including Don McLean, Eric Bibb and Aztec Camera’s Roddy Frame. Her third album, Believer, brought wider acclaim, but it was last year’s A Bit Of Blue that really had punters and critics hoisting her onto their shoulders with a quite stunning release which was beautifully arranged, supremely melodic and featured plenty of heart-in-the-mouth moments where her lyrical concerns and gorgeous tunes came together perfectly. A real talent, catch her live for plenty of those shiver-down-the-spine moments.
Emily Maguire, Saturday 21 July, Cluny 2, Ouseburn, Newcastle, 8pm, £12
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