{"id":396,"date":"2020-03-02T14:31:37","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T14:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allhallowsdramaticsociety.co.uk\/?p=396"},"modified":"2020-03-02T14:33:12","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T14:33:12","slug":"live-local-kelly-oliver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/allhallowsdramaticsociety.co.uk\/?p=396","title":{"rendered":"Live &#038; Local: Kelly Oliver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/allhallowsdramaticsociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thumbnail_Kelly-Oliver-flyer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-398\" src=\"http:\/\/allhallowsdramaticsociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thumbnail_Kelly-Oliver-flyer-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/allhallowsdramaticsociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thumbnail_Kelly-Oliver-flyer-213x300.jpg 213w, http:\/\/allhallowsdramaticsociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thumbnail_Kelly-Oliver-flyer-768x1084.jpg 768w, http:\/\/allhallowsdramaticsociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thumbnail_Kelly-Oliver-flyer-726x1024.jpg 726w, http:\/\/allhallowsdramaticsociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thumbnail_Kelly-Oliver-flyer.jpg 907w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a>Kelly Oliver is a superlative, sweet voiced singer-songwriter, guitarist and &#8216;pretty damn fine&#8217; harmonicist steeped in the folk traditions of Ireland. Her award-winning albums have seen her hailed as &#8216;a vital voice in British folk music&#8217; (Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2), and as an international rising star she has collaborated with industry stalwarts such as Phil Beer (Show of Hands).<\/p>\n<p>Oliver&#8217;s distinctive vocals, harmonica mastery and sparkling pop sensibility consistently wows audiences; her brand of old\/ new folk is a force with which to be reckoned.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; She hails from rural Hertfordshire; however, it was not until she returned to her Grandmother\u2019s hometown of Tralee, Ireland that she discovered her deep affinity with the traditions of folk music and what would become her signature sound.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Oliver\u2019s work straddles both the old and the new; she collaborated with industry stalwarts like Phil Beer (Show of Hands) on her second album \u2018Botany Bay\u2019, while her sparkling pop sensibility brings a fresh new take to traditional material.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Her distinctive vocals and mastery of the harmonica consistently wow audiences, as does the inclusion of the delightfully titled \u2018stomp box\u2019 in live shows.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Deemed a \u2018fantastic new talent\u2019 by Chris Hawkins at BBC 6 Music, she\u2019s also toured internationally and been included in \u2018The Sunday Times Essential New Releases\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Oliver is an award-winning artist, receiving both the \u2018Best Female Solo Artist\u2019 and \u2018Breakout Artist\u2019 in the 2015\/ 2016 NMG Awards, as well as \u2018Best Female Artist 2016\u2019 in the FATEA Awards.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Quite an amazing young songwriter.\u2019 Mike Harding<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Crystal voice\u2026 confident harmonica\u2026 intricate guitar.\u2019 Folk Radio UK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kelly Oliver is a superlative, sweet voiced singer-songwriter, guitarist and &#8216;pretty damn fine&#8217; harmonicist steeped in the folk traditions of Ireland. 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