Turning of the Year - single release 18.4.24
Old Light - album release 5.9.24

Turning of the Year is the lead single from Anne-Marie Sanderson’s forthcoming debut album, Old Light. Six years on from her last release, the EP ‘Book Songs Vol. 1’, Sanderson opens a new chapter by offering both an invitation and a manifesto: ‘It’s time to set a new intention, focus our attention / Follow this breath to its full potential…’.
 
In an age where attention is spread thin and our focus seems constantly blurred by peripheral darkness, Sanderson’s songs seek out glimmers of hope and create space for them to shine. Appreciation of seemingly inconsequential things fuels her musical creativity, yet her songs often hint at the bigger picture, at once thought-provoking and uplifting. These elements of her songwriting are showcased with confident clarity in this new album.
 
Due out in September 2024, Old Light promises to be well worth the wait. In addition to being Sanderson’s first full-length album, it will be both musically and thematically her most diverse release yet, with a mix of brand new songs alongside previously unreleased material written over a decade ago. Touching on themes of nature, personal growth, and ancestral wisdom, the album is also rich in musical scope, paying homage to diverse influences from folk, pop and jazz. The end result is an original, organic sound, unmistakably Anne-Marie’s own; a signature sound crafted with care in her home studio, where she took on the roles of multi-instrumentalist, arranger, recording engineer and producer.
  
Combining deft guitar work with imaginative vocal melodies, Sanderson’s delivery combines a heartfelt tenderness with a sense of purpose. There is an understated authority to her work and an irresistible inevitability to its emotional momentum. Lush string and woodwind textures create a dreamy and expansive sound world, while her lyrics and voice strike the beautiful balance of expressing emotional complexity with grace and simplicity. Each note and every word is significant, an essential part of the greater whole. Or to borrow from the album’s soulful second single If, ‘everything has got its right place / everything has got its right time / and everything has got a balance / and everything will work out fine.’

Turning Of The Year

Old Light

Amethyst Shoes

Turning of the Year

Rooted

Carried by the Breeze

Disparate

A Reckoning

Bright Air

Prelude from JS Bach Cello Suite No.1

An acoustic fingerstyle guitarist playing folk, jazz, classical styles.

I play in the group "Appleby Stone": Emma Stone on vocals, saxophones and flute, Paul Smith double bass, and Greg Knowles percussion. We are seeking a flute player who has a feel for jazz as well as folk and can also sing, soprano or alto.

For many years I enjoyed playing in "Appleby Kinsey" with Emma Stone, Catherine Kinsey, Tristan Crawley, Talitha Cole and Hannah West.

I also put on concerts at a lovely, intimate venue in Colwall, Herefordshire:

https:/pindropevents.co.uk

and am always looking for original acoustic acts to perform there.

Prelude from JS Bach Cello Suite No.1

Ken Appleby