Homegrown Musical Extravaganza comes to Exeter!
Billie Bottle’s Temple of Shibboleth are delighted to announce that they are bringing their Mending Tour to Exeter Phoenix on Sun 4th June.
The tour is promoting the release of their eponymous debut album, produced by George Shilling (Blur/Primal Scream/Bjork). The night will also feature folktronica duo, Solarference.
The Temple band are an all woman 5-piece based in Devon, who blend mythic prog/ jazz with pop melodies. They have been described by All About Jazz as !vigorous and unequivocally hip”. The show combines art-rock with melodic grooves and is an engaging experience that tells the story of The Week. How we cope with the world as it is today, practically, soulfully and with humour.
Billie Bottle’s previous band, The Multiple, are well known on the progressive rock scene and this new line-up adds two new members.
Billie sings and plays piano and keyboards and is joined by Viv Goodwin-Darke on flute and vocals, Roz Harding on alto sax, Anna Batson on bassoon and Emma Holbrook on drums.
With Billie, Viv also plays flute and sings for The Invisible Opera Company of Tibet, the tending of a vision sown with cult 70s band Gong. She was also a key member of psychedelic rock band, Magic Bus.
With Billie, Roz Harding has a long working relationship with avant-garde legends, Kate and Mike Westbrook.
People will also remember Billie from her surreal appearance on The Voice in 2015, performing a memorably stripped-down version of Snap’s classic rave anthem, gaining the Twitter following of will.i.am alongside another clamouring 20,000 fans.
Between them all, they have played Ronnie Scotts, London Jazz Festival, The Jazz Cafe, King’s Place, Camden People’s Theatre, Teatro Rossini, Vortex Jazz Club and Halle Women in Jazz Festival. They have had their music played on Jazz FM and BBC 6 Music and have played live on air for BBC Radio 3 (Late Junction and In Tune) and BBC Radio 4.
Solarference are singers and sound artists Nic Janaway & Sarah Owen. They perform a genre-defying mix of live electronics and traditional folk. With voice and harmony at the heart of the music, Solarference meet audiences with an intense live energy.
Billie Bottle’s Temple of Shibboleth was released worldwide on double vinyl and digital download on 31st March 2023. It also features the voice and bass of the Canterbury Scene, Richard Sinclair (Caravan/Hatfield & The North) and has been entered for the Mercury Music Prize.
Billie Bottle’s Temple of Shibboleth & Solarference play Exeter Phoenix on Sun 4th June.
Tickets are selling fast: £12 - starts at 8pm.
For more info and ticket link go to: billiebottle.co.uk
