Following her critically acclaimed May tour, blues rock guitarist/singer Joanne Shaw Taylor returns to the UK for a 10-date November, kicking off at the Buxton Arts Centre on Tuesday November 15th.
UK November tour dates as follows: Buxton Arts Centre (15), London Islington o2 Academy (16), Bristol Tunnels (17), Exeter Phoenix (18), Falmouth Princess Pavilion (19), Wolverhampton Robin 2 (22), Glasgow o2 ABC (23), St Helens, Citadel (24), Huddersfield Lawrence Batley Theatre (25) and York Fibbers (26). Tickets are available now from 0871 230 1101 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0871 230 1101 end_of_the_skype_highlighting and www.seetickets.com.
"There's a lot of incredible bands and musicians in Detroit," says Taylor. "It's given me new inspiration and been part of the reason for the slightly heavier sound on the Diamonds album."
Songs like Can't Keep Living Like This and Have Mercy showcase a remarkable range of dynamics. Taylor and her tight, two-piece rhythm section build gradually upon solid, riff-driven grooves. When the moment comes, the guitarist launches into one of her incendiary solos. On Have Mercy, Taylor, drummer Steve Potts and bassist Dave Smith explode together in a breathtaking climax.
The title track Diamonds in the Dirt is a song about the process of emotional recovery, and shows Taylor's softer, more melodic qualities of her singing and playing, as well as her willingness to reveal and heal. "Writing, for me, is very personal," says Taylor. "All the songs on this album are autobiographical. It's basically a chance to put thoughts and fears to paper."
As tempting as it was to try and repeat the success of White Sugar, so much has changed in Taylor's life since then. Diamonds in the Dirt is a fitting step forward. "I wanted an album that showed my growth as a musician and person," concludes Taylor. "I think Diamonds in the Dirt is a good snapshot of where I am right now as an artist and a good memoir of the past two years."
NOVEMBER 2011 UK TOUR
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Tuesday 15th November
Buxton, Pavilion Arts Centre
Tickets: £15.00 / Box Office: 0845 127 2190 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0845 127 2190 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk
Water Street, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6XN
Wednesday 16th November
Islington, O2 Academy
Tickets: £15.00 / Box Office: 0844 477 2000 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0844 477 2000 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
www.o2academyislington.co.uk
N1 Centre, 16 Parkfield Street, Islington, London, N1 0PS
Thursday 17th November
Bristol, The Tunnels
Tickets: £15.00 / Box Office: 0845 6050255 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0845 6050255 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
www.thetunnelsbristol.co.uk
Temple Meads, Bristol, City of Bristol BS1 6QS
Friday 18th November
Exeter, Phoenix
Tickets: £15.50 / Box Office: 01392 667080 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 01392 667080 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk
Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, Exeter, EX4 3LS
Saturday 19th November
Falmouth, Princess Pavilion
Tickets: £15.00 / Box Office: 01326 211222 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 01326 211222 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
www.carrickleisureservices.org.uk
41 Melvill Road, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 4AR
Tuesday 22nd November
Wolverhampton, Robin 2
Tickets: £15.00 / Box Office: 01902 401211 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 01902 401211 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
www.therobin.co.uk
26-28 Mount Pleasant, Bilston, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV14 7LJ
Wednesday 23rd November
Glasgow, O2 ABC
Tickets: £15.00 / Box Office: 0844 477 2000 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0844 477 2000 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
www.o2abcglasgow.co.uk
330 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JB
Thursday 24th November
St Helens, Citadel
Tickets: £15.00 / Box Office: 01744 735436 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 01744 735436 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
www.citadel.org.uk
Waterloo Street, St Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1PX
Friday 25th November
Huddersfield, Lawrence Batley Theatre
Tickets: £15.00 / Box Office: 01484 430528 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 01484 430528 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
www.thelbt.org
Queen's Square, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Saturday 26th November
York, Fibbers
Tickets: £15.00 / Box Office: 01904 651250 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 01904 651250 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
www.fibbers.co.uk
The Stonebow, York, North Yorkshire, YO1 7NP
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