Lettie (musician)
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Lettie is a British London-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.
Biography
[edit]Lettie grew up in Suffolk, England.[1] She is a former history student[2] and avid collector of postcards and ephemera.[citation needed]
Lettie met producer/writer David Baron in 2006 and has made three records with him, Age of Solo and Everyman (2008) and Good Fortune, Bad Weather (2012). The records were primarily recorded and produced at Baron's home studio in Boiceville, New York. All three records have been independently released.[citation needed]
In October 2009, Lettie performed a session at the BBC's Maida Vale Studios as part of 2009's Electric Proms.[3] She performed "Atmosphere", "My Name Is", "Red" and "Hang On",[3] with Mike Mason on Alesis Ion and guitar. During the same month, Lettie embarked on her first European tour, supporting ex-Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy. Lettie appears as a singer and co-writer on "Counting Waves" on Sarah Fimm's White Birds EP.[citation needed]
Lettie's album produced and written with David Baron, Good Fortune, Bad Weather, makes use of Baron's collection of unusual instruments such as moogs, synths, and arps. The album features the musicianship of Danny Blume, Zachary Alford on drums and Sara Lee, D James Goodwin on guitars, Jeremy Bernstein, and David Baron on synthesizers and everything else. The album received four stars from the Irish Times.[2]
Radio and television appearances
[edit]In 2009, Dermot O'Leary picked Lettie for the Electric Proms, and played her track "Hang On" on BBC Radio 2.[3]
Lettie was one of the three featured artists in Rachel Davies' documentary Hello Glastonbury!, which first aired in the UK on BBC Four on 31 August 2010.[4][5]
Her song "Lucky" was featured in the film Exit Strategy.[citation needed]
In 2014, she released a three track EP called Crossroads with Dave Barbarossa.[citation needed]
Discography
[edit]- Everyman (2008)
- Age of Solo (2008)
- Good Fortune, Bad Weather (2012)
- If? (2017)
- Endless Climb (2022)
The first three albums listed were produced by David Baron.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lettie Music: Bio". Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
- ^ a b "Lettie". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012.
- ^ a b c "BBC - Electric Proms - Lettie". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Glastonbury 2010 : Hello Glastonbury!". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Glastonbury 2010 : Lettie". Bbc.co.uk. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
[edit]- Lettie's Website
- MSN Review May 2012
- Music Muso May 2012
- Somojo Magazine May 2012
- Popped Culture March 2012
- Electric Proms Featuring Lettie BBC Archived 19 April 2013 at archive.today
- Entertainment Weekly Pop Watch Review of Lettie's "Age of Solo"
- Wears the Trouser's Magazine Review of Lettie's "Age of Solo"
- Lettie's Myspace Site
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