We have been in negotiations for over 6 months to get this artist to come and play and have finally got
a date Donations are only £7.00 or £4 for concessions please contact us for your invites
( via contact at bottom of page
Risa, originally from Forest Hills, Queens, New York
went to Rock and Roll High school with The Ramones and Simon and Garfunkel also went there as did Leslie West. Risa’s
music has been described as ‘musically eclectic, lyrically courageous compositions performed with genuine inspiration’
by the BBC and The Music Fix said: ‘Hall has a lusty, Broadway-babe voice and can really belt out the tunes ala Bonnie
Raitt or Vonda Shepard’.Risa has supported Nerina Pallot , Alice
Gold, James Apollo and Jess Klein and headlines regularly. She has both a UK and USband. and she is bringing here full band minus drums to us so
it promises to be a good gig ( arnt they all )
Glass
Half...? is the debut album from Queens-born singer
songwriter Risa Hall. Hall has a lusty, Broadway-babe voice and can really belt out the tunes ala Bonnie
Rait or Vonda Shepard. Take the bluesy 'Can't Take Away', with its icy cool piano or
the breezy 'Shooting Stars' which works particularly well with her powerful alto. The songs have an easy, Prime Time
feel to them and you can imagine them playing in the background shows like Ally McBeal or One Tree Hill,
soundtracking yet another tense moment of middle class naval gazing. The one bum note is the New Age-y 'The Grail',
its fey lyrics and twee flute incongruous alongside Hall's voice. The soft rock tempo of 'Candy Coated
Hell' is a much better match for such a punchy vocal style. A promising debut album then from an aspiring singer songwriter
that will no doubt please those who are in the market for feel-good tunes to wind down to after a long day at the desk
