Kimwei
Thame, England, United Kingdom
Music
Press
Unusual in a brilliant, genuinely entertaining way - BBC
Kimwei combines unique guitar playing with lyrics full of wry observations - Exeter Pheonix
Kimwei makes the guitar sing with joy and rich pleasings sounds, and the way that she engages with her audience is outstanding! I am pleased to atest to her warm, engaging personality, her consummate skills and, above all, her huge talent - Nightchurch
Kimwei performs her own material and accompanies her warm vocal tones with some of the meanest acoustic guitar playing you're likely to witness on the UK circuit... 
Utilising various open tunings, and the whole of her guitar in a style that evokes the techniques of the late, great Michael Hedges and current big noise Newton Faulkner. Exeter-based, Kimwei cajoles sounds out of her instrument that have had some audience members questioning whether some sort of electronic wizardry is helping her to achieve the sound that she creates. But it's all done with one acoustic guitar, one pair of hands and one very imaginative approach that opens up a whole new world of sound. - The Plymouth Herald
"Splendid performance! I bought the record!" - Frank Buddingh
"Kimwei has a style that completely defies categorisation. I never realised you could do THAT with a voice and a guitar. Extraordinary." - Nigel Cheffers-Heard (The Bridge Inn Topsham)
"Kimwei's performances are totally original, captivating and entrancing. Times I'll cherish for ever!"
- Pete Milne - kimwei.com
Kimwei’s unusual approach to composition sets her apart from any other singer/songwriter in the UK today. Her songs are distinctive, and feature a level of musicality that is rarely heard in the present musical landscape – from her sweeping vocal lines to a vast array of inventive and unique ways to get sounds from her guitar - The Bucks Herald
Discography
"Sonic Structures For The Streets" started in improvisation and ended up as a vibrant yet intimate collection of tapped solo guitar pieces. A spontaneous project that came together in less than a month, I wrote more than half the pieces whilst sitting on the streets of Oxford busking. A couple of existings songs which have been in my busking set for years are also included. Thus the songs are inextricably linked to the city and express something of both the geometry and emotion of the streets. I love to think of it as a sonic representation of the city, if a city COULD be expressed in music.
Track List:
Sonic Structures For The Streets EP - Released Jan 2009
1. Sonic Structures For The Streets | 2. The Undermouse | 3. Thinking Round Corners | 4. Thinking Sideways | 5. Dance In Fmajor | 6. Sophie (Instrumental)
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Bio
Unique and innovative guitar playing, singing, and songwriting all in one package!
'Unusual in a brilliant, genuinely entertaining way' - Jon Holman, Channel 4 Producer, (talking about Kimwei's recent appearance on the TV show 'Homemade')
"Kimwei’s unusual approach to composition sets her apart from any other singer/songwriter in the UK today. Her songs are distinctive, and feature a level of musicality that is rarely heard in the present musical landscape – from her sweeping vocal lines to a vast array of inventive and unique ways to get sounds from her guitar" - The Bucks Herald.
"Kimwei combines unique guitar playing with lyrics full of wry observations" - Exeter Respect Festival
"Kimwei performs her own material and accompanies her warm vocal tones with some of the meanest acoustic guitar playing you're likely to witness on the UK circuit...
Utilising various open tunings, and the whole of her guitar in a style that evokes the techniques of the late, great Michael Hedges and current big noise Newton Faulkner. Exeter-based, Kimwei cajoles sounds out of her instrument that have had some audience members questioning whether some sort of electronic wizardry is helping her to achieve the sound that she creates. But it's all done with one acoustic guitar, one pair of hands and one very imaginative approach that opens up a whole new world of sound." Plymouth Herald
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