23 April 2008

Caernarfon's very own Sarah Louise of Cae Mur

Caernarfon singer-songwriter Sarah Louise has just released her new album, Skin Deep. Having built a reputation as a popular Welsh language singer-songwriter with leading Welsh record label Sain.  

Sarah has branched out into the global market with her debut English language album.

   Sarah is an acoustic/folk-rock artist, inspired by female singer-songwriters such as Sarah McLachlan and Alanis Morisette.
She has an honest song writing approach and hooky melodies.

   She has created an album that addresses a range of issues such as identity, materialism; issues especially relevant to young people and women, and has done so with a combination of up-tempo tracks and acoustic songs.

   Sarah released a Welsh language album in 2005 entitled 'Tir Na Nog.' She had created a style which not only appealed to a Welsh speaking audience, but to an international audience, who fell in love with her voice, regardless of language.

   The album was followed by a bilingual EP in 2007, featuring a duet with Canadian singer Tia McGraff. It was McGraff's husband, Nashville song-writer and producer Tommy Parham, who saw the potential in Sarah as an international artist, and invited her to let him produce her first English language album.

   Sarah recorded the album in Ontario, Canada, in the summer of 2007 in the legendary Grant Avenue Studios, built by U2 producer Daniel Lanois, which has been home to many a recording artist over the years including Emylou Harris, U2, Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan.

   The album features some extraordinary musicians such as guitarist Sean Ashby (Sarah McLachlan) and Mark LaForme (Columbia, EMI, RCA) to name a few.

   Sarah has created an album which combines British and American styles, and has also included one Welsh language song on her album entitled Fy Enaid.

   Sarah was also recently selected out of thousands of songwrites to attend the BBC Radio 2 (BBC NewTalent) Songwriters' Academy.

   Aside from her music, Sarah recently graduated with a 1st class honours degree, having studied journalism, film, English literature and creative writing. She is involved in the independent film, as a writer and also directed her own music video.

Her new recording is available from Na Nog in Caernarfon.