News
07.05.08 - Meg Baird returns to Europe
Meg Baird returns to Europe to play songs from her album Dear Companion, as well as new material and some interpretations of other people’s songs and traditionals. Those of you lucky enough to see Meg perform in January will know that the show is breath-taking and enchanting. More dates to be announced ASAP.
May
21 - Belushi’s, Paris (with Sharron Kraus)
23 - Paradiso Bar, Amsterdam (with Sharron Kraus)
24 - Paradiso Bar, Amsterdam (with Sharron Kraus)
25 - 013/Batcave, Tilburg (with Sharron Kraus)
June
04 - Cafe Oto, Dalston, London (with Sharron Kraus)
05 - St Pancras Parish Church, London (with Vetiver, David Thomas Broughton, Adrian Crowley)
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE - Tickets for St Giles still valid for St Pancras Parish Church.
19.12.07 - SOLO TOUR 2008
Meg Baird will be playing a short run of solo shows across the UK in January 2008. Support at all shows from Sharon Van Etten.
Thurs 24th January
Hare & Hound, High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7JZ
(Meg Baird, Sharon Van Etten)
Tickets £7.00
Friday 25th January
St Bonaventures, Egerton Rd, Bristol, BS7 8HP
(Meg Baird, Sharon Van Etten, Red Setter, photos by Gina Lundy and more)
Tickets £7.50 from Bristol Ticket Shop and 20th Century Flicks - 0117 9742570
Doors 7.30pm
Sat 26th January
Red Roaster Cafe, 1D St. James's St, Brighton, BN2 1RE
(Meg Baird, Sharon Van Etten)
£8 adv from www.seetickets.com and Resident Records
Doors 8pm
Sun 27th January
In The Pines at The Harrison, 28 Harrison Street, London, WC1
(Meg Baird, Sharon Van Etten)
£5 adv from www.seetickets.com (more on the door)
Tues 29th January
Dulcimer, 567 Wilbraham Rd, Chorlton, Manchester. M21 0AE
(Meg Baird, Sharon Van Etten)
Ticket details ASAP
Weds 30th January
The Luminaire, 311 High Road, Kilburn, London NW6 7JR
(Meg Baird, Sharon Van Etten, David Jaycock, Dean Mcphee)
Tickets £6 from www.wegottickets.com
07.04.07 - New Signing!
We are very proud to announce that Meg Baird (one of the clear-toned songwriters of Philadelphian sextet Espers) is to release her solo album Dear Companion through Wichita Recordings on 4th July.
It is a deeply personal record that very nearly never existed for public consumption. Made up of a mix of her own original material, cover versions and a selection of traditional numbers, Dear Companion is a collection of songs that are very close to Meg's heart. "I tucked into this collection of songs as much personal coding and shapes as I could without weighing down the branches too much. I really love these songs and take them very seriously and was just trying to do a really good job with everything I had available at that time. I wanted to make something new and worthwhile, all the while harboring a feeling that all songs have already been written."
Fans of Espers, and newcomers alike will immediately swoon to the sound of Meg's uniquely beautiful voice and the pluck or strum of guitar and mountain dulcimer. The passion and feeling in this record is immediately apparent and compulsive.
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You can also see Meg perform as part of Espers on their upcoming UK tour:
April
25 Crawdaddy Dublin
26 Dingwalls London
27 The Lemon Tree Aberdeen
28 Tramway Glasgow
29 Liquid Room Edinburgh
For ticket info please go here.
