David Ford and Annie Dressner will be bringing their music to South Cumbria this summer.
The pair began their musical alliance earlier this year and will appear at Staveley Roundhouse on July 17.
Annie and David became friends in January, while playing on the same bill at a couple of gigs in the North of England.
Initially sitting in for a song or two in each other’s set, these brief moments of collaboration became a highlight of the show.
Two weeks later, they had written and recorded their debut release, naming it 48 hours in honour of the two-day burst of creativity during which most of the
material was written.
The tracks were recorded live in a single session in David’s home town of Eastbourne, then mixed by Grammy award-winning engineer James Brown in Annie’s home town of New York.
Annie and David share a love of sweet harmony singing, brutally emotive songwriting and the joy of an exquisitely prepared bagel. They also both
spent their early years imagining a future treading the boards of theatre stages rather than the sticky carpets of music venues.
So it seemed only appropriate that their first headline tour should see them perform together in small theatres, spaces equipped to match the
atmosphere and intimacy of the songs.
Annie Dressner was born and raised in New York City where she recorded the first of three acclaimed albums. Annie’s heartfelt, confessional writing style and honest vocal delivery have won her supporters at BBC Radio 2 and 6Music and secured numerous festival appearances.
David Ford is an award-winning songwriter and has been hailed by The Guardian as one of Britain’s finest live performers. His 2022 solo album May You Live in Interesting Times was album of the week in both The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Times.
