Lukas Drinkwater

We are delighted to welcome Emily Barker to the bookshop. Joining Emily will be Lukas Drinkwater on double bass.Emily Barker is best known as the writer and performer of the award-winning theme to the hit PBS Masterpiece drama Wallander starring Kenneth Branagh. Growing up in rural Western Australia, Barker fell in love with American roots music from the soul of Aretha Franklin to the country of Gillian Welch and Emmylou Harris. Her travels led her to settling in the UK, where she has released a succession of critically acclaimed albums, including Nashville-recorded Applewood Road with Amy Speace and Amber Rubarth.Her new solo album Sweet Kind of Blue was recorded at Sam Phillips Recording Service in Memphis with Grammy winning producer Matt Ross-Spang (Margo Price, Jason Isbell, Mary Chapin Carpenter). From country-soul ballads to the unfettered joy of the bluesy 'Sunrise', the album has been lauded as Barker's best yet and features contributions from some of Memphis' finest musicians.the arrangements are exquisite and the clear love [Barker] has for this music brings its own integrity The Times ★★★★country-soul with luminous warmth Mojo ★★★★finally sets out her true claim for stardom Q ★★★★the sweltering funk of Sunrise and the title track sound like lost Muscle Shoals gems UNCUT 8/10[Barker is] not some cultural interloper, but a true believer who has it in her blood No DepressionEmily and Lukas will be performing 2 intimate sets throughout the evening.