Katy Carr

Katy Carr is a British born, Polish roots, London Town, England based performer and songwriter who sings, plays a vintage, wurlitzer electronic piano, ukulele and banjolele with her group ‘Katy Carr and The Aviators’ released albums on her label Deluce Recordings. ‘Screwing Lies,’ 2001 and ‘Passion Play’ 2003, ‘Coquette’ 2009, 'Paszport,' 2012 'Polonia' 2015. Her records have received no less than 4/5 star reviews in the mainstream UK music press with 5 star reviews from Music Critic, ‘Quite simply a masterpiece.’ Katy’s music is inspired by themes, stories and characters from 1940s Britain, France and Poland. Boasting a wide variety of performances from The Royal Opera House to Glastonbury music festival together with regular appearances on BBC radio, this eccentric and eclectic performer delivers her self -penned folk songs, with verve and humour. Expect the gentle tone of a Spitfire Mk 1 as it soars with balletic grace in the skies above and maybe the roaring of a 1936 Mercedes-Benz 500K racing around the Berliner Ring in the midday heat…. ‘Katy Carr’s performances for Beaford Arts effortlessly blended contemporary song writing with timeless 1940s classics. A delight for audiences of all ages.’ Hannah Ashwell Programming and Events Manager, Beaford Arts. ‘Exquisite, original and lovely.’ 4/5 PSYCHOLOGIES ‘This album ‘Coquette,’ is a scrapbook of characters, places and stories from deep inside Katy Carr’s imagination and it has been a mesmerising experience to glimpse into her world.’ 5/5 Music Critic ‘Katy Carr celebrates the “beautiful feminine energy” of wartime icons Gracie Fields, Katharine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers, evoking their resilience, beauty and eroticism in the most haunting and uncanny ways.’ 4/5 Daily Express Katy Carr and the Aviators can offer venues a live, multi-media music and film show, which will consist of Katy Carr’s highly acclaimed, music compositions themed on the era of 1940s as well as some golden oldies, and song hits from the era of the 1940s from both Britain and Poland. Accompanying the music there are specially created short films and visuals by White Gloves Films evoking the song writing narratives and based on design imagery by Susan Burghart. In terms of a package, the first half of the evening with Katy Carr and the Aviators includes a film screening of ‘Kazik and The Kommander’s Car,’ a 25 minute documentary about a Polish boy scout, Kazimierz Piechowski, who made a daring escape from Auschwitz in 1942. Directed by Hannah Lovell and produced by Katy Carr. Katy Carr’s song about the escape provides the soundtrack for parts of the film. There will be a question and answer session on the film as well as 1940s inspired music. The second half would feature music from Katy’s album ‘Coquette’ and further 1940s songs. Outreach work and site visits to schools, clubs and retirement homes are greatly welcomed between both the youth and the elderly, in particular with Polish WW2 veterans. Katy’s native tongue is British however she speaks Polish fluently and can readily translate. The main focus would be to encourage people to share stories from the past and connect experiences with the contemporary to create greater understanding between cultures and age groups. Feedback will be gathered and freely available on the Internet in the form of pod casts, video blogs and in the written form. For more information please visit www.katycarr.com or email info@katycarr.com CONCERT BOOKINGS : info@katycarr.com