Party: Mara Simpson

Party: Mara Simpson

With a style of songwriting equally as eclectic as her background, Mara delivers an old soul voice with a unique perspective, recently quoted by New Zealand Musician Magazine as ‘Soulful, sincere, warm, rich and intimate. The songwriting is stunning.’
Her new highly acclaimed album saw her collaborate with New Zealand household names Warren Maxwell, Jean Pompey and Ed Zuccollo (Trinity Roots, Eru Dangerspeil) and UK producer Dan Goudie (Florence and the Machine, Katie Tunstall).
This year also saw Mara features on ex-Genesis band member Ray Wilson’s solo album ‘Chasing Rainbows’. But UK / Kenyan songwriter Mara Simpson doesn’t stay
still for long. Off the back of her 25 date New Zealand tour, Mara returns to Europe where she now calls Berlin home and embarks upon a series of shows in Germany,
Czech Republic, England, Ireland and France.

Listen:
Unreleased Single: “Fine Lines”
https://soundcloud.com/mara-simpson/mara-simpson-fine-lines
“Lighthouse” Live at English Theatre Berlin, 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqiwx73G9o8
“The Lion & The Nomad” Live, 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmI_xDN2kMk
Mara on NZ national Radio:
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/20
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http://soundcloud.com/mara-simpson/whiskeysong
Latest review of Fine Lines
http://www.indieshuffle.com/mara-simpson-fine-lines/
http://2uibestow.blogspot.de/2013/10/mara-simpson-fine-lines.html
Latest review and press from her New Zealand album release tour:
http://www.nzmusician.co.nz/index.php/ps_pagename/album/pi_albumid/2086
http://www.nzmusician.co.nz/index.php/pi_pageid/8/pi_articleid/3140/pi_page/1
http://www.capitaltimes.co.nz/A-swan-song-for-the-sea
Review from 2012 Ireland tour:
http://2uibestow.blogspot.ie/2012/08/live-review-purple-sessions-boyles-aug.html
Recent performances of note:
MarchFest, Nelson, New Zealand, March 2013
Gardens Magic, Wellington, New Zealand to 1000 people March 2012
Sazavafest, Czech Republic, August 2012
Berlin Fashion week, Teirgarten, Berlin. July 2012
English Theatre Berlin September 2013
Bookings:
New Zealand:
Melody Thomas: [email protected]
Europe & United Kingdom:
Mara Simpson: [email protected]
Ireland:
Roisin Atcheson: [email protected]
Social Networks:
www.marasimpson.com
https://www.facebook.com/marasimpsonmusic
https://twitter.com/MaraDMusic

Invited: Mara Simpson, Jo Rhijn, Raptory Raptorý, Mémona Boutaam, Daniel Engels