Blame Sally To Tour UK And Ireland In Support Of New Album
Tuesday, 09 October 2012
Written by Elliott Batte
San Francisco folk-rock quartet Blame Sally have announced a UK and Ireland tour, which will take place this October and November.
To coincide with what is their first UK & Ireland tour, Blame Sally will be releasing ‘Live at KVIE Studios’, which was recorded in Sacramento for US Public Television last December. Featuring thirteen songs - including three previously unreleased and several from their acclaimed current studio album ‘Speeding Ticket and a Valentine’ - the album will be available in the UK & Ireland from October 15th.
The four women who make up the band - Pam Delgado (drums, percussion & vocals), Renée Harcourt (guitar, mandolin, banjo & vocals), Jeri Jones (guitar & vocals) and Monica Pasqual (keyboards, accordion & vocals) - have some experience with improbable complexities and contradictions.
Almost everything about their history is contrary to conventional wisdom. For one thing, they put their individual careers aside to start Blame Sally when they were in their late 30s and 40s - the age at which bands are traditionally supposed to break up and begin solo careers. For another, this is obviously an all-woman band - ‘girl groups’ usually being the province of youthful upstarts, not mature singer/songwriters.
Splitting the front person status among each of the four members goes against the agreed-upon maxim (agreed upon by everyone but the Beatles, anyway) that every group needs a single strong focal point. And didn’t they get the memo that women, in particular women in show biz, are supposed to be packing it in at this point, not making fresh introductions?
If you’re a fan of the talented group, check their tour dates below and catch them on their tour later this year.
Thu October 18th 2012 - St Bonaventure's Club, Bristol
Fri October 19th 2012 - Calstock Hall, Calstock
Sat October 20th 2012 - Victoria Rooms, Milverton
Tue October 23rd 2012 - The Old Queens Head, London
Wed October 24th 2012 - The Platform, Morcambe
Thu October 25th 2012 - Woodend Bowling and Tennis Club, Glasgow
Fri October 26th 2012 - The Cut Arts Centre, Halesworth
Sat October 27th 2012 - Lewes Constitutional Club, Lewes
Sun October 28th 2012 - The Victoria Hotel, Menai Bridge
Mon October 29th 2012 - Whelan's, Dublin
Thu November 1st 2012 - Raheen House Hotel, Clonmel
Sat November 3rd 2012 - The Venue Theatre, Ratoath
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