You can't pigeonhole rebellious singer Katey Brooks

Singer Katey Brooks has had a very interesting background which includes being brought up in a cult in the US. She has played all over the world including North America, Australia and Bethlehem. Also within the last few weeks she has featured at Luxembourg and Munich Pride and has just returned from a tour in North East Iceland (we had a good time and it never got dark!). She comes to Newbury tomorrow.

Katey is a rebellious artist who defies easy classification, with a sound blending folk, soul, blues and Americana. Her versatility has become one of her biggest assets when lending her voice to different genres and moods. She tours to Arlington Arts, Snelsmore, tomorrow (8pm).

Brooks’ vocals have featured on records with Brian May, Bill Wyman, Nick Mason of Pink Floyd and Paloma Faith, recorded at Abbey Road for BBC Radio 2’s Children in Need album Bandaged Together and she has shared bills with a host of big names including Newton Faulkner, Seth Lakeman, Nick Mulvey, Lou Rhodes (Lamb), Mike and the Mechanics and Mystery Jets.

Katey’s haunting ethereal sound on the 2016 I Fought Lovers EP received an enthusiastic reception from radio stations around the UK and internationally, including BBC Radio 2, BBC 6 Music and CBC Canada and her most recent album Revolute was released in 2019 to huge critical acclaim across the world including a ‘Best Album of the Year’ credit from music magazine Popdust.

Brooks has made fans out of her peers with Joss Stone telling her fans online “I love this lady’s voice. She really means what she’s singing” and Squeeze legend Chris Difford “Your voice is just amazing” which has recently earned her an opening slot during his tour in 2022.

See for yourself on this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLIX__FYMjM

More information at www.arlington-arts.com

All proceeds from Arlington Arts Centre go directly to Mary Hare, a school and national charity supporting deaf children.