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With their critically acclaimed album Mesmeranto entering the official rock charts at number 18, and being voted number 4 in Top 10 Albums of the year by New York?s Big Takeover Magazine, award-winning electronic progfolk pioneers The Blackheart Orchestra take their music to a new, unexplored dimension. Described as ?A mesmerising powerhouse? ?An avant-garde musical utopia? and ?One of the most extraordinary voices singing anywhere today? vocalist Chrissy Mostyn and multi-instrumentalist Rick Pilkington combine their classical influences with vintage synthesisers and ultra- contemporary electronica to create music that takes over the senses.
Expect sublime harmonies, beautiful guitar, piano and synthesiser playing and songwriting and arrangements that take the audience ?from heartbreaking to uplifting in a single song?. With awards including Best British Duo, a Limelight Progressive Music Award Nomination and being voted in the UK?s Top 4 Best New Bands, plus performances at the London Palladium and Royal Albert Hall, The Blackheart Orchestra are two voices and thirteen instruments that create a unique musical experience.
?Ethereal? Daily Express
?A great band? BBC Radio 2
?Verges closer to an art installation than an album? Big Takeover Magazine USA
?Beautiful, powerful and inspiring? Steve Hackett, Genesis
?So stunning and beautiful that it reaches areas of your head and heart that you never knew existed? Metal Planet
?Genuinely profound and evocative. A life-enhancing listening event? Louder Than War
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No.16 Official UK Independent Album Chart
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No.18 Official UK Rock Album Chart
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No.23 Official UK Progressive Album Chart
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Voted No,4 Top 10 Albums of The Year
Big Takeover Magazine USA
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Voted twice in Rock Writers? Top 20 Albums Choice
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Chrissy Mostyn Voted No.8 Best Female Vocalist
PROG Magazine Readers Poll January 2020
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Nominated for The Limelight Award Progressive Music Awards
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Winner ?Best British Duo? Exposure Music Awards
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Voted No.4 Best New Band of 2018
PROG Magazine Readers? Poll
Licensed Cafe.
By day our Cafe serves delicious home-cooked food, Fairly Traded coffee & tea and homemade cakes & pastries. All with a nod to local and ethical sourcing. We cater for Vegetarians, Vegans and dietary issues, just ask if you need anything not catered for on our menus. We also have a Delicatessen serving our own home-cooked food daily.
On Sunday to Thursday evenings we host the best acoustic music in the City, specialising in Folk, Roots and Americana.
On Friday and Saturday evenings the Cafe is available for private functions, weddings and parties, please call or email for more details.
Opening times shown don't include music events / comedy, most of which are ticketed.
17 York Road,
Kings Heath,
Birmingham,
West Midlands,
England,
B14 7SA.
0121 443 4725
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