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The Oxted Sessions are very pleased to announce that brilliant Canadian-American folk singer-songwriter Suzie Ungerleider will be playing an Oxted Session at The Ginistry this June.

Suzie is a two-time Canadian Juno Award nominee. Until last year she had recorded & toured under the stage name 'Oh Susanna', but last year she released the album 'My Name is Suzie Ungergelider', her first record under her birth name, and one of the best of her career.

"My Name Is Suzie Ungerleider is a sweet, wistful album. It tells a beautifully painted set of tales; rich in genuine and moving narratives. The album flirts with the sounds of Americana, including blues, country, and bluegrass but with a close eye on some nifty pop sensibilities and alt-folk." (Folk Radio UK)

An impressive rebirth as Suzie Ungerleider, an album which repays several listens (8/10, Americana UK)

Bursting with trademark evocative melodies and trenchant lyrics, it?s the tenth solo studio album by the American-born, Canadian-raised artisit. The decision to say ?so long? to her long-time moniker Oh Susanna represents her recognition that the ?exciting, dark, funny, charming? character that she thought was Oh Susanna was actually Suzie Ungerleider all along.

The name change is both a personal and political decision, fuelled by her realization that ?Oh Susanna,? the Stephen Foster song of 1848, contained racist imagery and a belief system that she wanted no part of. She came to understand its historic associations to Minstrelsy, a tradition both demeaning and dehumanising to black people. Leaving Oh Susanna behind, she?s become her true self with a wonderful record that marks a fresh beginning, a collection of new compositions that refresh and redefine who Suzie Ungerleider is.

This event is at The Ginistry which has strictly limited capacity.

A small amount of double tickets for Suzie & Nite Jewel (Oxted URC, 22nd June) are available.

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90 Station Rd East,

Oxted,

Surrey,

England,

RH8 0QA.