Sad House Daddy & Starry Starry Nights present Adam Beattie & his band on Friday 25th May at the stunning Chats Palace in Hackney, with support from Stella Angelika with Jack Gillen on guitar, plus Barnaby Keen opening with a solo set.

ADAM BEATTIE
Scottish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Beattie is now living in London. He has been active since 2003 and to date has released 4 albums of his own songs: "Abu Bozy" (2006), "We'll Wave From The Shore" (2009), "Songs Of One Hundred Years" (2012) and "The Road Not Taken" (2016). Having roots in Scottish folk music, as well as a lifelong interest in old time jazz, blues and other folk styles, his music spans many genres but is all held together by Adam's distinctive voice and narrative lyrics. He has played opening shows for many of his musical heroes, including Bert Jansch, Jolie Holland and Sean Hayes, as well as collaborating on guitar and bass with artists including Brooke Sharkey, Scott Hirsch, Michael Chapman and Gabriel Moreno. In 2016 Adam was invited by Oscar-winning actor Mark Rylance to sing his song 'I'm On Your Side' at the Stop the War Christmas fundraiser, performing alongside Brian Eno. Adam has recently joined a new group called PicaPica featuring singers Josienne Clarke and Samantha Whates and producer Sonny Johns, which is signed to Rough Trade Records. He is also part of Band of Burns, a 12-piece band of singers and instrumentalists. Adam contributes interpretations of Robert Burns songs as well as original compositions, and this year they played Celtic Connections in Glasgow on Burns night at The Old Fruitmarket as part of a UK wide tour. Adam is currently working on a new album of original songs for his fifth solo album.
"Incredibly beautiful" – Mary Anne Hobbs, BBC Radio 6 Music

"A great ear for melody and a natural talent for lyric writing" – Bruce MacGregor, BBC Radio Scotland

"Carefully crafted, gently affecting songwriting with a dark twist" – Roddy Hart, BBC Radio Scotland
http://www.adambeattie.com/
https://adambeattie.bandcamp.com/

STELLA ANGELIKA
Stella Angelika is a London based singer-songwriter with mixing a cool blend of old school soul, modern R&B and classical influences. Her lyrical content is rich with the social, political and psychological ideas that have personally affected her and she sings with passion, compassion and emotion. Over the past few years Stella has been exciting audiences in venues such as The Jazz Cafe, The Bedford and the O2 (the latter as part of The Brits), won the Mayor of London’s GIGS competition (as well as being awarded the competitions songwriting prize) and was shortlisted for Jazz FM’s Love Supreme discovery competition, making the final three.

"Beautifully poignant, deeply affecting and shot through with raw emotion..." ★★★★★ – FMS Magazine
"Delicate, smooth, cheeky and talented" – BBC Radio 1Xtra 
"We expect big things from this young starlet!" – SBTV
https://www.stellaangelika.com/

BARNABY KEEN
Singer and songwriter with London band Flying Ibex, Barnaby Keen's music fuses Brazillian beats with Beatles-esque psychedelia, African rhythms and nods to Thom Yorke and Jamaican reggae. Built around guitar, vocal and loops, what emerges is a woozily catchy set of highly accessible world music infused songs, all delivered with charismatic flair. His debut album, "Tale Of A Waking Man", was released in 2009, followed by the 2011 EP "Learnt From Love".

"Stunning music" – Simon Raymond, Bella Union
"I’m smitten with this record" – Tom Ravenscroft, BBC Radio 6 Music
"This is something special" – James Blake, BBC Radio 1
https://soundcloud.com/barnabykeen
https://barnabykeen.bandcamp.com/