The
Road to the BCMAwards 2015: Spotlight on host Caddy Cooper
The
2015 British Country Music Awards (BCMAwards)
will be held at the Concorde
Suite, Crane Lodge Road, Heathrow, London, on Sunday October 25th, 2015.
The
hosts for what will be one the biggest events on the Brit Country calendar are
frequent compère Steve Cherelle the BBC Radio Essex “Big Country Show” country
presenter (BBC
Page)/
country artist and he is joined by the lovely West Australian singer-songwriter Caddy Cooper whose musical style is
described as being a mix of blues, country and folk.
Get
Onboard with Caddy Cooper!
Firstly
get to know her better through this interview when she spoke with Dan's LivelyWoodPictures
at Bracknell's Party at the Park
2015 which was held at South Hill Park
on Saturday 1st August to 4,000 people!
CADDY'S COUNTRY KITCHEN
On June
28, 2015 is was announced via a press release that a new regular Country Music Night format at The O2, London
had launched. Its aim is to dish up the best in Country, Americana and
Bluegrass.
The
fortnightly Country Music night takes place at the Water Margin Jazz Club # within the O2
London, hosted by country/blues singer songwriter Caddy featuring special
guests. These nights include visiting artists and emerging talent dishing up
the best in Country, Americana and Bluegrass.
The
first event (Episode 1) took place August 6th with further events to follow on
20th, and September 3rd and 17th, starting at 8pm (Tickets £7.00 on the door/ £5.00
in advance)
Forthcoming
gigs:
Thurs
20th August 2015 - The
Water Margin Jazz Club ,London(The O2, 23
Entertainment Avenue, Greenwich, London SE10 0DY) Tickets £5.50 Event
Detail special guests include BCMAward Horizon Act
of the Yea nominee Katy Hurt
Thurs
3rd September 2015 - The Water
Margin Jazz Club (The O2, 23 Entertainment Avenue, SE10 0DY) (Special featured
guests Antony
Snape and Pete Kennedy for "Caddy's Country
Kitchen" Live Show) Event Detail
Weds 9th September 2015 - Songwriters Circle, Cellar Bar, South Hill Park Arts (Ringmead, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest RG12 7PA) includes guest musicians fellow Aussie, Anthony Snape and local blues man, Mark Harrison Event Detail
Weds
7th October 2015 - The Water Margin
Jazz Club, London (The O2, 23
Entertainment Avenue, SE10 0DY) Special Guests include: Alan West + Steve Black and Paul Carella Event Detail
Entertainment Avenue, SE10 0DY) Special Guests include: Alan West + Steve Black and Paul Carella Event Detail
Saturday 17 October 2015 - Butters Cafe (89 High Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1ND) Venue website - Facebook:
Weds
28 October 2015 - South Street Arts, Reading (Caddy returns + support to this
fabulous arts venue for another local-ish show Tickets: £8 in advance, £10 on
the door Event Detail
Sunday
29 November 2015 - Railway Venue, Bolton (37 Chapeltown Rd, Bromley Cross,
Bolton BL7 9LY) Event
Detail
Sunday
20 December 2015 - Norden Farm
Centre for the Arts (Altwood Rd, Maidenhead, SL6 4PZ) A festive themed Caddy's
Country Kitchen!
Friday,
February 12, 2016 -: St John's
Church, Farncombe (St John's Street, Farncombe, Surrey GU7 3EJ) Event
Detail
ALBUMS
Caddy Copper has released two albums.
The first titled SNAPSHOT, was a 13
track set, self released on Feb 11, 2014.
She
tour the UK to promote it and the album received airplay on CMR Nashville and
BBC Radio Shropshire featured “Get Onboard” and “This Old Guitar”
"Snapshot is a great new album by Caddy
Cooper, 100% original and fits nicely in the Contemporary Folk/Country genre of
today." wrote Lee Williams CEO
Country Music Radio, Nashville CMA Broadcaster of the Year 2013 & President
of the BCMAwards
This
year on March 2, 2015 she released a 15 track follow up OUTSIDE THE WIRE (Amazon UK – UK iTunes) which was well received.
It was described as an “awesome mix of blues,
bluegrass and country” and that “it
is clear that Caddy is a hugely talented writer" Listen to the “title
cut”
Our
Top Picks: *** Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter, ** Get Onboard , ** Sunshine Hot,
* Far To Go
Take
a listen to “Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter”
We love this track!
Lighthouse
Keeper's Daughter is an historic ballad and was inspired by the upcoming ANZAC centenary.
Cooper explores the tale of Fay Howe, the daughter of a Lighthouse Keeper
living on Breaksea Island who purportedly used semaphore to translate messages
to family and loved ones from ANZAC troops docked in King George's Sound,
Albany. The story goes that Fay fell in love with an ANZAC soldier who
tragically died on the beach at Gallipoli.
"I was really moved by this story and felt
compelled to share it in musical form as there is something intrinsically
tangible in the intimate nature of it. So many loved and lost at this time when
international communication was slow and hazy at best and (in my opinion) their
stories and strength helped to shape our cultural identity. I find the
generation who lived through this period utterly inspiring." shared Caddy.
Listen
to the acoustic version from her
Soundcloud page
Suggested Tweet:
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Critical
reception for Caddy Cooper’s Outside The Wire:
For The Country Record (Andy Macbride) wrote: After
my first listen of ‘Under The Wire’, it’s clear to see the various musical
styles that influence Caddy’s music. I feel like I’m in a honky-tonk when I’m
listening to ‘Get Onboard’ whereas I’m taken to a chilled acoustic set in a
local bar in ‘My World and Everything In It’ then all the way to New Orleans
with the bluesy ‘Last Night’s Lover’.
The
aforementioned track ‘Get Onboard’ kicks of the album and gets you clicking
your fingers and tapping your feet....Caddy’s vocals are impressive, and
although she possesses a powerful vocal range, its beautifully controlled and
what you’re left with is a sound as smooth as the cream on my hot chocolate....‘Lighthouse
Keepers Daughter’ is the perhaps the most folksy track on the album, adopting a
more nautical theme, a different story of a love between a soldier and his
lover....Overall there are 15 tracks of a very consistent good quality....The
thing I admire about Caddy, is that I’ve rarely heard someone so utterly
comfortable within her sound, and how the delivery sounds so natural, un-rushed
and all together beautiful...... Fans of blues and country will enjoy this
album….Read More Test Drive the album on Spotify
The Blues Music Blog wrote: ….From the opening country shuffle of "Get On
Board" to the rollicking blues of "I Be Leaving You" and the
acapella/doo-wop track "I Love You In the Morning", Caddy Cooper has
combined all the elements of country, blues and folk roots in an album that
shines from start to finish. Definitely and "all-killer, no-filler"
effort, Caddy's crisp and eloquent vocals combined with a HOT backup band that
includes searing and twangy guitar licks, a shuffling back beat, "front porch"
harmonica, complimenting backup harmonies and 2 stand out duets with Paul
Carella. Caddy's songwriting skills are exceptional, well crafted and tell
stories that will make you sit up and listen.
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Threechordsandthetruth wrote: This album, a follow up to 2014’s SNAPSHOT, is bursting at
the seams with songs designed to melt, engage and enthral the listener.
The treasure trove of glorious tracks effortlessly moves through a haze of late night lounge jazz blues onto more feet shuffling rock n’ roll, always paying the utmost respect to the style of the traditional songbook....OUTSIDE THE WIRE is a restless, feverish and marvellous album release by a talented artist determined to buck the trend. Caddy Cooper has an ear for a great sound and the skill to produce a superlative record successful in steering its content in the right direction for many discerning fans of roots music.... Read More
The treasure trove of glorious tracks effortlessly moves through a haze of late night lounge jazz blues onto more feet shuffling rock n’ roll, always paying the utmost respect to the style of the traditional songbook....OUTSIDE THE WIRE is a restless, feverish and marvellous album release by a talented artist determined to buck the trend. Caddy Cooper has an ear for a great sound and the skill to produce a superlative record successful in steering its content in the right direction for many discerning fans of roots music.... Read More
About: Caddy Cooper
Genres:
Acoustic Folk, Blues, Soul
Home
Town: Perth, Western Australia
Acoustic
singer/songwriter
Caddy Cooper is a West Australian
acoustic blues and folk songwriter.
Her
website describing her music and performance states: This
self-confessed troubadour weaves an irresistible tapestry of vivacious melodies
and poignant stories of the souls encountered on her travels. Caddy entices her
audience into the most intimate of emotional landscapes with tales of love,
loss and the fragility of the human condition. With a ‘little Martin’ guitar
and a voice of epic proportion, Caddy Cooper gives a live performance
guaranteed to leave you smiling and humming her tunes for days afterwards; an
experience not to be missed.
Acoustic
Blues, Country and Folk singer songwriter, Caddy Cooper is a travelling soul.
After
training at the West Australian Academy
of Performing Arts in Music Theatre, Caddy played featured roles in musicals such as The Sound of Music, Fiddler on the Roof and A ChorusLine.
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| The lovely Caddy Cooper - Publicity Photo |
She
has performed in major theatres across the UK, Ireland and Australia for the
likes of Sir Richard Attenborough, Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall,
the West Australian Agent General Kerry Sanderson and a number of BBC
television personalities.
At 25 she changed direction and concentrated on her music.
At 25 she changed direction and concentrated on her music.
She
was the lyricist and composer behind Australian Pop Burlesque
girls ENVY (>> Teaser
Video)
singles Fever Fever Fever and Monster in Me and was awarded a
prestigious Honourable Mention in the International Song of the Year Competition
for her urban composition Tender Heart (Teenage Girl) in 2012.
In
March 2012, Caddy published the first of a series of children's sign language
songbooks called 'Sign & Song' (short-listed for the Rhinegold Publishing
'Best New Resource' Award 2013) using Makaton signing to encourage language
development and cohesion between children in the mainstream and children and
young adults with special needs.
Caddy
released ACOUSTIC (EP) in 2011 which
quickly gained momentum (>> watch
the EP
Press Party & Digital Launch)
After
a year dotting across the globe from a British military tour in Afghanistan
through Australia, Europe, India, festivals, extensive radio play and a tour
spanning the length and breadth of Britain promoting her critically acclaimed debut album, SNAPSHOT.
Caddy
returned in 2015 to repeat the process with her band and recorded a brand new set
OUTSIDE THE WIRE on March 6th, 2015
at Club WM, The O2, London.
A
live EP will be released in London in October and a third album is slated to
drop in early 2016. Additionally she has signed to a new publisher penning songs for
others.
Quotes:
“...excellent
self-penned songs, good musicianship and Caddy Cooper's warm, stunning vocals
shining throughout.” - Blues Matters Magazine *****
“Infectiously
charming; the real deal” - Blues in
Britain ****
Deemed
‘one of the finest songwriters in the land’ - Express FM
Caddy’s
‘natural, un-rushed and all together beautiful’ vocals - For the Country Record
“Infectious
charm”’ - Blues in Britain Magazine
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