Artist description Jacqui Callis offers a unique hybrid of alt.country attitude and a distinctively English popsensibility.

Music Style Alternative Country/Folk

Musical Influences Sixties Pop, Beatles, Byrds, Gram Parsons, Patsy Cline, Kirsty McColl

Similar Artists Midway between Nick Drake and Lucinda Williams. A Celtic Patsy Cline.

Artist History Jacqui's musical history included periods with post-punk bands Delta 5and the Mekons before fronting her own alt.country bands including The Rivals "the most exciting country band to hit London -City Limits", Devils in Disguise "the best British acoustic trio inyears - Music Week", Idlewild and Folk City Sisters. This latter groupinspired her to go solo and to start recording her own album.

Group Members Musicians on Night-time, Just like you, Sea-song and Where I belong: Jacqui Callis - vocals and rhythm guitar,B.J. Cole - pedal steel (on Just like you and Night-time), Charlotte Greig - dulcimer/backing vox, Tony Minnion -double bass, Emma Peters - fiddle/backing vox. Musicians on Hey Hey Hey Hey: Jacqui Callis - vocals and rhythm guitar, Paul Mackie - lead guitar, Tom Anthony - drums, Emma Peters -fiddle, Tony Minnion - double bass and backing vox.

Press Reviews "Jacqui Callis has the pipes of a Celtic Patsy Cline and some of Sinead O'Connor's intensity, which she tempers with a dash of Kirsty MacColl's Pop sensibilities. Her ace backing band only adds to the "Sandie Shaw Sings the Richard Thompson Wrist Slashers" feel." Nick Dedina, www.listen.com. "Midway between Nick Drake and Lucinda Williams, Jacqui Callis offers a unique hybrid of alt.country attitude and a distinctively English pop sensibility." John Williams, writer and contributing editor at GQ magazine.

Location London, Gtr. London - United Kingdom

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