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Honey Harper announces a string of new UK headline dates in September and October 2020 to coincide with his rescheduled UK and Europe shows. The autumn dates will be the first live performances since the release of his debut album, Starmaker, on 9 March via ATO Records.

The album itself is primarily about the journey to create it and follows his mysterious emergence with Secret from 2017's critically-acclaimed Universal Country EP (Arbutus Records). The new album's self-awareness is largely the result of Harper's inner monologues about his fear of failure, desire for success, and the toll that journey has taken on him and his loved ones. It's an attempt at honesty through the veil of a country singer lost in the stars. The album also features appearances from Sébastian Tellier, Austra and John Kirby; the contrast of the songs becomes even more apparent and set Honey Harper apart to become the torch-bearer for a revitalised country sound.

Honey Harper, born William Fussell, grew up surrounded by country music in the heart of Georgia. He introduced himself to the country music world with his debut EP Universal Country, a genre-bending project pieced together over multiple years with deep ties to Harper's Georgia roots. Three years later Harper released Starmaker, his first full-length record which revealed a mature songwriter and superbly gifted vocalist pushing the genre of country music to its outer limits. His critically acclaimed music showcases a multi-faceted new vision of country music and harnesses its most beautiful elements from an outsider's perspective.

'A gorgeous kind of spaced-out country that's anchored by the musician's clean, androgynous voice' The FADER

'Weightless in sound and heavy in feeling' Pitchfork

'Interstellar country that wraps itself around the horizon' Clash Magazine

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Located on Oldham Street in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, Gullivers is an iconic, lively and bustling bar with a long history dating all the way back to 1865.
Gullivers has had many different guises over the years. It was originally a Wilson’s house called The Albert Hotel, then The Grenadier before J.W. Lees brewery bought the pub in the 1970s. They renamed it Gullivers and it has existed in its current form to this day.
But there’s much more to Gullivers than just the busy bar; it also houses two distinct yet complementary live music and performance spaces; the upstairs Ballroom – a 100 capacity gig venue with a raised stage and the downstairs Lounge – an intimate, 40 capacity space ideal for acoustic or low-key performances.
As well as working with established and longstanding promoters from Manchester and beyond, Gullivers prides itself on being a welcoming, supportive space and a creative hub for the city’s grassroots artistic communities; with many now successful bands, artists, performers and promoters cutting their teeth within its walls.
This rare combination of space, location and ethos allows Gullivers to boast a busy calendar of live music, spoken word, comedy, theatre, film screenings, exhibitions and much more on almost every night of the week.

109 Oldham Street,

Manchester,

Greater Manchester,

England,

M4 1LW.

0161 839 4064