India Electric Co – are to play a completely unplugged, candlelit gig at the National Trust’s stunning Tudor Sutton House in the heart of Hackney next week. The prestigious gig on Friday, July 15 will see Cole Stacey and Joseph O’Keefe playing in two rooms of the 16th century merchant’s house – one of the oldest buildings in London’s East End. The first set will be upstairs in the oldest room in the house and the second set downstairs will see multi-instrumentalist Joseph at the keyboards of a Steinway grand piano. They will be unveiling several new songs.
Says Cole: “We’re very excited to be debuting some of our new songs amongst 16th Century wood-panelled rooms, with Joe on a Steinway grand piano and a harpsichord that neither of us can get a note out of yet! If that hasn’t swayed you then there will also be a bar!”
Tickets for the 7.30pm gig, price £10 are available on 020 8986 2284 or online at www.wegottickets.com/event/357639OR
See Cole and Joe in rehearsal:
Ingenious singer songwriters, musicians and coffee connoisseurs, Cole (26) and Joe (24) spent a year writing and recording the 10-track debut album The Girl I Left Behind Me. Reflecting their shuttle life style on both sides of the English channel (they lived in France for a time) the heady concoction brewed in Devonshire barns and stirred in Parisian cafes attracted instant widespread media acclaim when released last year.
While Stacey shines as a vocalist O’Keefe impresses as a breath-taking multi-instrumentalist. The material is inspired by roots themes from Eastern Europe to Africa, through to Latin America. Gregarious gypsy jazz sidles alongside the influence of lively Irish reels, fresh arrangements of 18th century sea shanties and beguiling self-penned songs of winsome emotion.
The duo have announced their first tour of Ireland with Midge Ure next February with dates in Belfast, Dublin, Cork, Galway and more as part 2 of Midge’s Something from Everything Tour. The duo open for him and then play as his band. Before that they will tour the UK and Germany with him this year. They will play Festival 6 on September 6, the BAA Festival on Sept 11 and support Cara Dillon at Southdowns Folk Festival on September 23.
India Electric Co live dates 2016
| Date | Venue | Location | |
| Jul 15 | Sutton House | London, United Kingdom | |
| Jul 29 | Cambridge Folk Festival | Cambridge, United Kingdom | |
| Sep 02 | Festival No6 | Penrhyndeudraeth, United Kingdom | |
| Sep 09 | The Barber Rooms | Faringdon, United Kingdom | |
| Sep 10 | The Beehive | Honiton, United Kingdom | |
| Sep 11 | BAA Fest 2016 | Bellingham, United Kingdom | |
| Sep 23 | Southdowns Folk Festival
w/ Cara Dillon |
Bognor Regis, United Kingdom | |
| Oct 15 | Goosfest Arts & Music festival | Goostrey, United Kingdom | |
| Oct 21 | Stratford Arts House
w/ Midge Ure |
Stratford-Upon-Avon, United Kingdom | |
| Oct 23 | Epstein Theatre
w/ Midge Ure |
Liverpool, United Kingdom | |
| Oct 24 | The Lowry
w/ Midge Ure |
Salford Quays, United Kingdom | |
| Oct 25 | The Apex
w/ Midge Ure |
Bury St. Edmunds, UK | |
| Oct 26 | Gatehouse Theatre
w/ Midge Ure |
Stafford, United Kingdom | |
| Oct 27 | The Capitol
w/ Midge Ure |
Horsham, United Kingdom | |
| Oct 29 | THE LIGHTS
w/ Midge Ure |
Andover, United Kingdom | |
| Oct 30 | The Gulbenkian
w/ Midge Ure |
Canterbury, United Kingdom | |
| Nov 03 | The Stables
w/ Midge Ure |
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom | |
| Nov 04 | The Bucleuch Centre
w/ Midge Ure |
Langholm, United Kingdom | |
| Nov 05 | Gala Theatre
w/ Midge Ure |
Durham, NC | |
| Nov 06 | The Lemon Tree
w/ Midge Ure |
Aberdeen, United Kingdom | |
| Nov 07 | Eden Court
w/ Midge Ure |
Inverness, United Kingdom | |
| Nov 16 | Kolosseum
w/ Midge Ure |
Lubeck, Germany | |
| Nov 18 | Zeche
w/ Midge Ure |
Bochum, Germany | |
| Nov 19 | Emsdetten
w/ Midge Ure |
Mühltal, Germany | |
| Nov 20 | Die Pumpe
w/ Midge Ure |
Kiel, Germany | |
| Nov 21 | Savoy Theatre
w/ Midge Ure |
Dusseldorf, Germany | |
| Nov 22 | Batschkapp
w/ Midge Ure |
Frankfurt Am Main, Germany | |
| Nov 23 | Technikum
w/ Midge Ure |
Munich, Germany | |
| Nov 25 | Tempodrom
w/ Midge Ure |
Berlin, Germany | |
| Nov 26 | Laeiszhalle
w/ Midge Ure |
Hamburg, Germany | |
| Nov 27 | Erlöserkirche
w/ Midge Ure |
Duisburg, Germany | |
| Nov 29 | Alte Seilerei
w/ Midge Ure |
Mannheim, Germany | |
| Dec 09 | Roses Theatre
w/ Midge Ure |
Tewkesbury, United Kingdom | |
| Dec 10 | Royal Albert Museum
w/ Midge Ure |
Exeter, United Kingdom | |
| Dec 14 | Concert Hall
w/ Midge Ure |
Motherwell, United Kingdom | |
| Dec 15 | Rothes Hall
w/ Midge Ure |
Glenrothes, United Kingdom | |
| Dec 17 | Union Chapel
w/ Midge Ure |
London, United Kingdom | |
| Feb 22 | The Waterfront
w/ Midge Ure |
Belfast, United Kingdom | |
| Feb 23 | Cork Opera Theatre
w/ Midge Ure |
Cork, Ireland | |
| Feb 24 | Town Hall Theatre
w/ Midge Ure |
Galway, Ireland | |
| Feb 25 | Pavilion Theatre
w/ Midge Ure |
Glenageary, Ireland | |
| Feb 26 | The Helix
w/ Midge Ure |
Dublin, Ireland |
