Allysen Callery is an American folksinger from New England whose delicate, austere sound has been compared to classic British folk artists like Nick Drake, Sandy Denny and Vashti Bunyan. A native of Rhode Island, Allysen taught herself to sing and play fingerstyle guitar by listening to her parents' collection of U.K. folk records from the '60s and '70s. Allysen is on the vinyl exclusive German label Cosirecords Schallplatten .
“Somehow she seems to come from somewhere else. Travelled through the clouds or gone through the stones. Her music is neither spooky nor eerie, but rather surrounded by a kind of positive mysticism and a familiar strangeness, radiating charm and a generous flair.”-Guteshoerenistwichtig (Austria)
Josienne Clarke is an award-winning singer-songwriter. Clarke’s stunning, Joni Mitchell-like voice soars throughout her songs. Clarke has certainly worked through a lot. Rejecting a male-dominated system where women in music are discouraged to voice an opinion, retain artistic control and produce music, in 2020 Clarke ripped everything up and started again. She went solo and for the first time, Clarke was in complete control of everything from her songwriting to arranging and production – and she even released on her own label, Corduroy Punk. The result, after years of being told women couldn’t do all those things in a patriarchal industry, was an album variously described as “the sound of an artist in full bloom”, “a remarkable, impeccable collection” and “her finest work to date.”
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