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Storytelling on Page and in Song

Friday 14th March at 7:30 pm

£15.00

Join us for a unique collaborative event exploring Louise Beech's novels and Carrie Martin's music, with songs inspired by the books! Expect extracts and discussion of page-turning stories with characters who stay with you, combined with Carrie's stunning mix of folk, blues and prog rock influenced music.

We're thrilled to welcome author Louise Beech (also known as Louise Swanson) and singer-songwriter Carrie Martin to the Book Tree for a unique collaborative event!

There will be two sets, each alternating between Louise sharing extracts and talking about seven of her highly acclaimed books, and Carrie performing her gorgeous original music inspired by each story. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions to both Louise and Carrie about their work.

Drinks will be available to purchase at an informal bar before the show and during the interval. The evening will be held in our atmospheric upstairs performance space, surrounded by the building's old oak beams.

Doors will open from 7pm, and the event will start at 7.30pm.

This is sure to be a wonderful way to engage with stories told on page and in song. Join us for an immersive experience, reflecting on the themes and characters as we hear them brought to life through words and music!

About the Author
Beautifully written, intelligent and moving, this book will stay with you long after you reach the end — Ruth Dugdall, on How To Be Brave

Louise Beech is an exceptional literary talent, whose debut novel How To Be Brave was a Guardian Readers’ Choice for 2015. The follow-up, The Mountain in My Shoe was shortlisted for Not the Booker Prize.

Her following books Maria in the Moon and The Lion Tamer Who Lost were widely reviewed, critically acclaimed and number-one bestsellers. Maria in the Moon was described as quirky, darkly comic and heartfelt by the Sunday Mirror, while The Lion Tamer Who Lost was shortlisted for the RNA Most Popular Romantic Novel Award and longlisted for the Polari Prize.

Call Me Star Girl longlisted for the Guardian’s Not The Booker Prize and was Best Magazine’s Best Book of the Year 2019; and I Am Dust was a Crime Magazine Monthly Pick. This Is How We Are Human was published in June 2021 and Nothing Else in June 2022.

Louise's short fiction has won the Glass Woman Prize, the Eric Hoffer Award for Prose, and the Aesthetica Creative Works competition, as well as shortlisting for the Bridport Prize twice.

She also writes under the name Louise Swanson, and her first book in that guise, End of Story, was published in March 2023 by Hodder & Stoughton and her second, Lights Out, followed in September 2024.

Find out more:
Read more about Louise on her website
Follow Louise on Instagram

Tense and intriguing, creeping paranoia oozes from every page... Louise Swanson is a talent that shines in the dark — Janice Hallett, on Lights Out

About the Singer-Songwriter
Martin is equally skilled on guitar, on vocals and as writer. The voice is distinctive — the crystalline purity and range of a Kate Bush, the depth and delicacy of a Sandy Denny. And the songs to which she applies them stand up with any of her peers. The chord sequence of the title track evokes Joni Micthell’s Hejira album. — Trevor Raggatt, RnR Magazine.

Carrie is an acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter, whose music spans an eclectic mix of folk, blues and prog rock influences. She is an incredible songwriter, vocalist and guitarist.

Mentored by instrumental guitarist Gordon Giltrap MBE she has attracted endorsements from Vintage Guitars, G7th Capos, Martin Strings, and is currently an artist for Faith Guitars.

Carrie's last three albums Seductive Sky, Entity and Evergreen have included guests Elliott Randall, Gordon Giltrap, Oliver Wakeman, Daniel Cassidy (brother of late Eva Cassidy) ex Bad Company guitarist Dave Colwell, John Verity (Argent) and Roger Fisher (ex Heart guitarist).

She has performed in Canada on tour and has represented Vintage Guitars three times at the Namm Show In California. She also guests at various guitar shows around the UK to demo her use of open tunings.

Find out more:
Follow Carrie on Facebook or Instagram
Read more about Carrie on her website
Listen to Carrie’s music on Spotify or YouTube

It’s pretty obvious from the moment you hear Carrie Martin sing that she is an outstanding vocalist with passion in each breath. Don't be too sidetracked by that voice and stage persona and well-crafted songs, because you might just miss the fact that she is a fine guitar player as well! — Gordon Giltrap, MBE

Details

Date:
Friday 14th March
Time:
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Cost:
£15.00
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Website:
pickeringbooktree.co.uk

Venue

Pickering Book Tree
43a Market Place
Pickering, YO18 7AE
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Phone
01751 469715
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