Kerry Andrew

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Tue, 29 May 2018 09:56:17 -0400

KELD, the second album by Kerry’s You Are Wolf, is out NOW!...

Fri, 23 Mar 2018 04:31:25 -0400

KELD, the second album by Kerry’s You Are Wolf, is out NOW! Order at https://youarewolf.lnk.to/keld

- ‘gorgeous… a stunning concept record about rivers and water’ The Guardian

- 'dazzling’ Mojo

- 'a remarkably accomplished work in which the ancient & modern blend seamlessly’ fRoots

- 'a truly eerie soundscape’ Songlines

- 'totally compelling and totally immersive’ BBC Radio 3

- 'compared to Björk and Julia Holter, but she really does not sound quite like anyone else… an impressive range of influences to create something that makes the ancient sound very new’ The Quietus

- 'artful, plaintive, medieval and modern. One of best releases yet in 2018’ This Is Cult

Kerry’s debut novel, Swansong, published by Jonathan Cape, is...

Thu, 22 Feb 2018 05:50:41 -0500

Kerry’s debut novel, Swansong, published by Jonathan Cape, is OUT NOW.

“Swansong is the real thing, right from the start: spiky, strange and contemporary, but always with a dark undertow of myth and folklore tugging at its telling. The voice jags at you, and the plot grips: this is a brilliant novel by a writer - and musician - of frankly alarming talent.” – Robert Macfarlane

‘An enigmatic novel rich in detail… [Andrew’s] sensitivity to the character of sound and to the everyday musicality of the world resonates in her writing…her sentences and passages are as finely crafted and nuanced as her songs’ The Guardian

“[An] assured, immersive and atmospheric first novel” - The Independent (iPaper)

“centred on a witty, sharp and irreverent student, Polly Vaughan… memorably eerie moments… beautifully lyrical and steeped in local folklore” - Times Literary Supplement

“A dark, glittering, contemporary take on the traditional folk song Molly Bawn that frames heart-bruised emotion in tactile prose… Andrew gives us words that sing.” - The Herald

“A darkly captivating tale of myth, magic and sinister secrets” - Mail on Sunday

“a very striking debut novel… It is a swift, lithe and engaging read and promises more - and perhaps more idiosyncratic - work to come… Polly is a gobbier, sadder version of Alan Warner’s Movern Callar or the schoolgirls of The Sopranos… [the crossover] between the naturalistic and the supernatural… is done with singular elegance.’ - Scotland on Sunday

‘Elegant, eerie and strange, this is a brilliantly chilling debut’ - Psychologies

“Like the great storytelling tradition it extends so elegantly, Swansong is all about transformation, whether through love, rage, fear or desperation: a chilling tour de force that draws the old gods and demons from the land, and lets them loose in the most unexpected ways. It is also an utterly compelling psychological thriller, a book you will simply refuse to put down until the last piece of its extraordinary puzzle falls into place. Essential reading.” – John Burnside

‘An atmospheric and disquieting tale’ - Tatler

’[A} confident and atmospheric debut… Rooted in Celtic mythology and written with exquisite precision, the novel possesses a lyrical, dreamlike quality. - Daily Mail

“I loved Swansong: a subtle, supernatural tale told in a present-day voice, unsettling right from the start. The writing is so vivid and charged with energy, it’s truly a remarkable novel.” – Shirley Collins

‘a mesmerising blend of folklore, myth, ancient tunes, new tunes, poetry, sass, wit, innocence, wisdom, independent women and men in trouble… it’s a corker on so many levels and trust me, well worth the read.’ Max Reinhardt, Late Junction, BBC Radio 3

A lovely Q&A for the Guardian/Observer on Swansong! The book...

Sun, 14 Jan 2018 11:47:36 -0500

A lovely Q&A for the Guardian/Observer on Swansong! The book is coming soon on January 25th.

Highly chuffed to win my fourth British Composer Award! I won...

Thu, 07 Dec 2017 02:49:59 -0500

Highly chuffed to win my fourth British Composer Award! I won the Amateur and Young Performers Category for ‘who we are,’ a piece for the massed National Youth Choirs premiered at the Royal Albert Hall in 2016.

The first advance copies of my folk ballad-inspired debut novel,...

Tue, 28 Nov 2017 09:13:02 -0500

The first advance copies of my folk ballad-inspired debut novel, Swansong, have arrived on my doorstep! It’s published on January 25th by Jonathan Cape. Design by award-winning Penguin Random House art director, Suzanne Dean.

I chatted to one of my favourite authors, Sarah Hall, for BBC...

Tue, 07 Nov 2017 13:45:22 -0500

I chatted to one of my favourite authors, Sarah Hall, for BBC Radio 4’s Only Artists series, broadcast twice on November 7th. Listen back on iPlayer!

The Ora Singers commissioned and recorded my choral work ‘Psalme...

Sun, 06 Aug 2017 06:48:34 -0400

The Ora Singers commissioned and recorded my choral work ‘Psalme 150′ for their latest album, released in June 2017. Check it out here.

Proud to have some of my ‘fruit songs’ recorded on...

Sun, 06 Aug 2017 06:45:38 -0400

Proud to have some of my ‘fruit songs’ recorded on Sarah Dacey’s solo debut album of amazing, quirky art songs! Check it out here.

The 500-strong BBC Ten Pieces Choir premiered my piece ‘No...

Sun, 06 Aug 2017 06:38:30 -0400

The 500-strong BBC Ten Pieces Choir premiered my piece ‘No Place Like’ as part of the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall on July 23rd 2017. Hear it here!

Kerry’s ‘No Place Like’ for a cappella voices...

Thu, 20 Apr 2017 08:00:03 -0400

Kerry’s ‘No Place Like’ for a cappella voices is a commission by the BBC’s Ten Pieces scheme for 2017/18. It uses words from primary school children around the country and is inspired by the idea of hometowns. Schools will be able to make their own versions of the piece over the next year and the piece will be online and also premiered at the BBC Proms on July 23rd. Read about it here!

THE, WHAT IS IT? THE GOLDEN EAGLE? (Performed LIVE by Icebreaker)

Fri, 31 Mar 2017 15:05:27 -0400

THE, WHAT IS IT? THE GOLDEN EAGLE? (Performed LIVE by Icebreaker)

Here is the London Oriana Choir performing my'O Nata Lux’...

Fri, 06 Jan 2017 08:19:03 -0500

Here is the London Oriana Choir performing my'O Nata Lux’ under the Cutty Sark, in Greenwich, London! The London Oriana Choir have recently launched their five15 scheme.

A new recording, by the London Oriana Choir, of my ‘O Nata...

Mon, 02 Jan 2017 06:33:33 -0500

A new recording, by the London Oriana Choir, of my ‘O Nata Lux’! Buy the album here.

Juice are very exicted to be part of the Totally Thames festival...

Wed, 31 Aug 2016 13:20:42 -0400

Juice are very exicted to be part of the Totally Thames festival in September, performing alongside the Ben See Group IN the bascule of Tower Bridge! Juice will be premiering a new work inspired by female welders by Catherine Carter. It’s sold out already, alas!

An amazing time had on Fair Isle, Shetland, with a week of...

Wed, 31 Aug 2016 13:17:47 -0400

An amazing time had on Fair Isle, Shetland, with a week of island-inspired music-making with islanders and Chroma ensemble, plus performing as You Are Wolf to a packed house! A incredibly special week. Visit the Chroma blog here.