Biography
Folk-roots sensation Zora & the Tatsmiths burst onto the Brighton music scene in spring 2009. They quickly gained reputation with their fresh, punky, folk-pop sound and their raw, outspoken and often funny lyrics. Fronted by Zora’s powerful, gritty and soulful vocals, the Tatsmiths have been leaving revellers with a lingering earworm and a rhythm in their step throughout the southeast and further!
Starting 2010 with a fantastic performance at ‘Brighton Pride’, and moving on to playing at events such as Glastonbury, Boomtown, Secret Garden and Brunswick festivals, finishing the year by recording their second EP, The Casablanca Sessions. 2011 saw them gracing stages at the Strawberry Fair, Boomtown not to mention finishing the summer by playing at the notorious and awesome Chai Wallah’s at Shambala!
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Set, this winter, to take their audacious yet charming songs around the southwest once again, the crew are looking forward to a storming 2012 in which they start off by recording their first 5 piece studio album and then a promotional tour to coincide with playing the Bearded Theory festival in May.
Current line up includes members of festival favourites Los Albertos and Tragic roundabout; playing sax and drums. Complimenting the original violin led folk/punk trio to create a signature sax and fiddle led sound on which the vocal harmonies dance.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.