Sit the Folk Down presents Nicky Schrire and Ariella Caira

Wed May 24, 18:30 - Wed May 24, 21:00

Drawing Room cafe

ABOUT

Join us at one of our favourite Cape Town spots, The Drawing room cafe for an evening of beautiful music courtesy of Nicky Schrire and Ariella Caira.

Nicky Schrire is a versatile and inventive vocalist and composer whose work has earned her comparisons to artists like Joni Mitchell, Tori Amos, and Esperanza Spalding. She has performed in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, London, Dublin and South Africa, with musicians ranging from Arno Carstens and Sibongile Khumalo to Grammy-nominated pianists Gerald Clayton and Gil Goldstein.

Her work with cellist Ariella Caira (founding member of Sterling EQ, Alice Phoebe Lou, Jeremy Loops) has seen the duo collaborate with composer Matthijs van Dijk, Prime Circle drummer Kevin Gibson, and double-bill with Beatenberg frontman Matthew Field. The two recorded and released the EP "An Education" on London label Wild Sound Recordings in 2015, followed by performances at the Cape Town Folk and Acoustic Music Festival, Milk & Honey Festival, Cafe Roux, Youngblood Gallery and an appearance on SABC's Expresso Show.

Doors open at 18:30, show starts at 8pm!