Song Catchers - Parissa Bouas & Andrea Soler

Song Catchers – an intimate evening of song with Andrea Soler & Parissa Bouas

Friday 16 September - Marvell Hall, 37 Marvell st, Byron Bay - $20 -7pm

Two of the Northern Rivers, First Ladies of Song come together, for one night, to share their souls essence with the Byron Bay crowd. They’ll be performing familiar songs from their latest albums and new songs born of the COVID lockdown experience.

These 2 multi award winning songbirds know how to put on a show, and you can expect that to be intimate, compelling, positive, nourishing to the spirit and full of laughs.

Andrea & Parissa have great chemistry, which they explored in the extremely popular Calypso Cabaret group ‘The Bella Fontes’, who sold out many local and festival shows. Parissa will be accompanied by local legend Dan Brown on keyboard.

The night will also feature upcoming new talent student performances starting at 6pm

Main Concert - Doors open 7pm

“Do not miss any opportunity to see Andrea Soler play live. A brilliant, imaginative original artist!” Ian Peterson – LIVE WIRE, UK.

Parissa “ immediately engages by being blessed with a voice that has timbral overlaps with Billie Holiday’s. More significantly she shines the charm off that voice on some exceptional self-penned songs.”

**** JOHN SHAND, Sydney Morning Herald

ARTIST BIOS

Andrea Soler Bio 2021 – Singer /Songwriter Composer

Multi award winning chanteuse Andrea Soler grew up in a bohemian family of Spanish and French descent. She is a free spirited troubadour with influences such as Joni Mitchell, Manu Chao and Edith Piaf, and a voice like ‘wild honey’, smooth, warm and earthy.

Andrea’s latest single Things Look Better in The Sunshine, a summery, chilled-out track, revelling in nature, going slow, and the simple things in life was picked up by Sarah Howells and received air time on Double J Radio. This song exhibits all the Andrea Soler hallmarks: a smooth and subtly textured voice, lyrics that let the sunshine in, and a groove that will not be denied.

Six years ago, after three independent studio releases, two European tours and numerous Australian shows, this Northern Rivers singer-songwriter took time out to start a family and build a home in the hills near Nimbin.

Then, during lockdown, Andrea used the time to create and collaborate on new tracks with producer David White (Ed Sheeran – touring stage production) and musicians in Australia and the UK, including drummer Steve ‘Smiley’ Barnard (Robbie Williams, Lily Allen, and Billy Bragg), James Ross and slide guitarist Jason Lowe. Things Look Better In the Sunshine, the first of many tracks that Andrea will be releasing from her lockdown collection. Things Look Better In The Sunshine is a dub remix produced by Big Al (Abbey Road, UK).

Whether it’s an intimate duo show or a packed out festival, Andrea exudes a warmth and charm that envelopes her audience – she has an uncanny ability to connect with people through music on a very genuine and intimate level.

Andrea has received international acclaim for her captivating shows at festivals and concerts throughout ten countries in Europe and has performed at the renowned Woodford Folk Festival, The National Folk Festival, Blue Mountains Music Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Scotland), Mullum Music Festival and The Falls Festival to name a few. An ABC North Coast Artist of The Week, Andrea has received numerous awards including: ‘Female Vocals’ and ‘Adult Contemporary Songwriter’ categories at The North Coast Music Industry Awards.

“Do not miss any opportunity to see Andrea Soler play live. A brilliant, imaginative original artist!” Ian Peterson – LIVE WIRE, UK.

‘Andrea Soler is unique. Not only is her music difficult to pigeonhole, her

personality and ethos knocks spots off the word 'positivity'. If I was health minister

for Britain, I'd make sure her EP was available over the pharmaceutical counter,

not just in record stores." Plum Woodard, Unsigned Chart, UK

Parissa Bouas Bio 2022 - Singer /Songwriter/ Composer /Music Producer

PARISSA BOUAS, from The Hottentots, is shut-the-front-door DYNAMITE! A free spirited troubadour with an angelic voice that offers a deep level of emotional authority and fluency, alternating between ‘a tone that would cut glass and breathy seduction’, Parissa is a singer’s singer, with a well founded reputation for excellence, soulful generosity, warmth & humour.

With musical input ranging from Bob Marley to Billie Holiday, Esperanza Spalding & Joni Mitchell to Miriam Makeba, Parissa’s musical output is influenced by Folk, Jazz, Soul, Soweto, Brazillian and Afro-Caribbean, making her almost impossible to pigeonhole. Her songs share deeply compelling evocations on love, loss, heartache and joy.

Parissa’s latest album ‘The Full Force of the Wind’ won her critical acclaim in Australia and overseas and she has won numerous awards including: ‘Best Song’, ‘Best Jazz’, ‘Best World’ categories at the North Coast Music Industry Awards. Her earlier 6 albums, with Australia’s definitive Coffeehouse couple, The Hottentots, won ‘Best Album’ (twice), ‘Best World’ and ‘Best Folk’

Parissa has received international acclaim for her captivating shows at festivals and concerts throughout Europe and has performed, at the renowned Woodford Folk Festival, Port Fairy, Cygnet Folk Festival, National Folk Festival, Mullum Music Festival, Splendour, Island Vibes, Darling Harbour, Sydney Entertainment Centre, Lizotte’s, The Basement, Brisbane Townhall and Powerhouse.

During COVID lockdown, Parissa was offered a scholarship to study Music Production at SAE and used the time to write and record many new songs in various styles which will be released over the next year.

“she immediately engages by being blessed with a voice that has timbral overlaps with Billie Holiday’s. More significantly she shines the charm off that voice on some exceptional self-penned songs.”

**** JOHN SHAND, Sydney Morning Herald

“Here, as on all the Hottentots releases, Parissa’s superb vocals…seem capable of finding an emotional context for every genre”

Richard Jasituowicz, DIASPORA World Beat Magazine

“Parissa has a voice that would aggravate angels with it’s beauty”

PHILIP ADAMS, ABC RN