Join Dream-Folk songwriter and fingerstyle guitarist Chris Cleverley as he launches his brand new festive E.P with an exciting band.
‘Gods of All Things’ Festive Release PartyFeat. Sam Kelly, Minnie Birch & Kathy Pilkinton, Kim Lowings & Dan Whitehouse
For one special night this winter, Birmingham’s own Ambient Dream-Folk songwriter and fingerstyle guitarist Chris Cleverley brings his brand new Christmas E.P launch party to his hometown, with an exciting band of guest musicians.
"Rather Lovely Electro-Folk" - Radcliffe & Maconie - BBC 6 MUSIC
"The feel of Elliott Smith and Sufjan Stevens" ★★★★ - Scottish Daily Express
"Frighteningly brilliant works" - The Daily Star
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Chris Cleverley was born under a solstice moon, in the honeysuckle mysticism of a late 80s Midsummer, where the symbolic sounds of ‘Hunky Dory’, ‘Graceland’ and ‘Ladies of The Canyon’ echoed from the woodchip walls of the South Birmingham terrace where he was raised; quiet and curious, saturnine and shy. Here, the soul of a young artist was shaped.
And so this winter, Cleverley tours his brand new collection of alternative festive songs ‘Gods Of All Things’, the follow up to 2024’s critically acclaimed ‘In the Shadow of John the Divine’ (“Holiday Music that doesn’t suck!” - No Depression).
Come bask in the intricate fingerstyle and lush ambient soundscapes of this true guitar-man, inspired by the Lo-fi American Greats, Elliott Smith, Sufjan Stevens & Phoebe Bridgers; A curious tapestry weaved from the hazy psychedelia of the 60s folk revival and the soulful oblivion of the 90s Pacific Northwest.
In his characteristically unconventional style, Cleverley offers part 2 of a bittersweet Christmas compendium for the head-spinning modern age. A brand new selection of songs for the misfits, celebrating this curious, magical season, in all its joyful and melancholy contradictions.
Whether you love or loathe the festive period, this rare evening promises a welcome, serene and reflective space for all to unwind in their own way, as the year draws to a close.
Cleverley is honoured to be joined on this special night by Multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire and BBC Folk Award Winner Sam Kelly plus Minnie Birch & Kathy Pilkinton of Americana Old-Time harmony duo ‘Awake Mother’.
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