Josh Rouse + Kathryn Williams

A concert by American singer Josh Rouse, with British singer-songwriter Kathryn Williams as special guest, at Band On The Wall in Manchester's Northern Quarter.

Josh Rouse works in traditional and country music and has been active since 1998, the year the debut album Dressed Up Like Nebraska appeared on Rykodisc. This visit centres on Museums and Women, the first release on New West Records, a ten-song collection produced by Brad Jones, who also worked on the 2003 album 1972. The songs are observational, populated by characters drawn from small moments noticed on the road, and their gentle surface hides a bittersweet undercurrent of memory and desire.

Kathryn Williams is a British folk, alternative rock and acoustic singer, born in Liverpool, active since 1998 and signed to One Little Independent Records. Nominated for the Mercury Prize, Williams has recorded the solo album Night Drives, the collaboration Willson Williams with Withered Hand, and the recent Mystery Park.

Band On The Wall is a concert and performance venue on Swan Street, in the Northern Quarter of Manchester.