Concerts & Events

A sense of rootedness is at the heart of Anna B Savage's third record You and i are Earth, a record that is as much about healing as it is an unbowed sense of curiosity, and, more simply, “a love letter to a man and to Ireland.”

Savage's connection to Ireland goes back over a decade, falling in love with the work of Seamus Heaney during a poetry Masters, then moving to Dublin in 2020 to study a Masters in Music. Since then Anna has spent much of her time on the west coast of Ireland, dipping back to her home in County Donegal between bouts of touring - this year supporting The Staves and St Vincent.

It's fitting then, that You & i are Earth folds in some of Ireland's brightest contemporary musicians, Kate Ellis and Caimin Gilmore (Crash Ensemble), Cormac MacDiarmada (Lankum) and Anna Mieke contributing to the album, all tied together by producer John ‘Spud' Murphy (Lankum).

Following her critically acclaimed album's A Common Turn and in|FLUX - You & i are Earth is her latest effort.

Anna B Savage is a singer and songwriter, originally from London, currently based in Ireland. Since her emergence in 2015 she has released three EP's and three critically acclaimed albums with support from NPR, The Guardian and Rolling Stone amongst many others. She has also collaborated on recordings with artists including Son Lux, Orbital, Hamish Hawk and Mike Lindsay (Tunng / LUMP).

https://annabsavage.bandcamp.com/album/you-i-are-earth

V.V. Lightbody

V.V. Lightbody is the solo project of Vivian McConnell, a seasoned songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from the thriving Chicago music scene. Her self-produced sophomore LP Make a Shrine or Burn It (Acrophase Records) was released with much anticipation in May 2020. Referred to as ”a masterclass in self-reflection and female autonomy,” the first pressing sold out within 24 hours and received critical acclaim from Noisey, Stereogum, Paste, Gold Flake Paint, Chicago Tribune, and more.

Jessi Roti writes of MASOBI, “An album of lingering farewells and cautiously optimistic beginnings punctuated by a deceptive wit, Lightbody - a.k.a. Vivian McConnell - turns her attention inward, exploring what it means to be with yourself after being with another; trading abstract, third-party narratives for those more poignant and conversational.”

https://www.vvlightbody.com/