Charlie Dore - Cheapskate Lullabyes (2011)

Respected singer/songwriter at the top of her game delivers eclectic set of contemporary alt folk-country - with punchy takes on infidelity, debt, death and desire Charlie's new album,'Cheapskate Lullabyes'. Her seventh album and first set of originals since 2006, is an eclectic collection of genre-defying musical styles which she describes as 'borrowed from folk, country, Django Reinhardt and the Beatles'. Lyrically, the subject matter ranges from infidelity ('His Wife') to debt ('Cheapskate Lullabye'), via drink ('A Man Walks Into A Bar'),death ('Australia') desire ('Liontamer'), therapy ('Fifty Pound Father') and difficult step-children ('Milk Teeth'). Co-produced & written with long-time collaborator and school friend Julian Littman, the album features her live band, The Hula Valley Orchestra. The 4 piece current line-up are all multi-instrumental and despite the name don't feature Hawaiian music or come from a valley. The band will be appearing at festivals throughout summer '11 including Cropredy, Cornbury and Ireby. Although best known as one of the UK's most respected singer-songwriters, Charlie enjoys a multi-faceted career that includes acting in film, TV & radio, comedy-improvisation, and composition for film and TV.