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http://www.wupadupa.com/artists/martha/
Bio:
Synergy Project 28th of April 2006 - Small World Stage
Martha has been writing songs from an early age and enjoyed a succesful couple
of years playing with Nick Marshall in acoustic duo - MOUSE. Mouse toured all
over, released 'mouse-tales' the album and supported artists such as Roddy Frame,
Damien Rice and Martha's father- singer songwriter Steve Tilston
Martha was born in the west country and brought up in the songwriting
tradition -her father Steve Tilston, a well respected song
writer/performer (who's songs are covered by Fairport Convention among
others) and her step mother, folk singer Maggie Boyle, had a great
influence on her musicality. She would visit her father in Bristol and
if Bert Janch or John Renbourne weren't sitting in the front room
playing guitar then Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell would be spinning round
the turntable. - Though she didn't realise it these artists were to
influence her own writing later on. Martha spent most of her growing up
years just outside London with her artist mother and theatre teaching
stepfather in a house full of kids, cats and a piano which she played
and composed on every night. She went to study as an actress then
realized song writing was where her heart was.
She first appeared on the scene three years ago with mouse- an
acoustic duo, in which she played with Nick Marshall. Mouse gained huge
respect and a dedicated following both in the underground festival
scene and also the contemporary acoustic culture.
At the end of 2002 Martha supported Damien rice on tour round Ireland
and this was really the start of her solo career. Since then Martha has
picked up an ever growing word of mouth following.
Martha has played to blissed out audiences at Glastonbury, big green
gathering, the Astoria, full houses at the borderline, London, the bush
hall, Komedia, concord/ Brighton and the peace concert at the oceans
hackney.
She or mouse has appeared on numerous radio shows both on the play
list and interviews - such as radio 4's loose ends, BBC radio Bristol,
London, LBC, and BBC Southern Counties and has a song on the Big Issue
'peace not war' CD, which is distributed to over 50,000 people.
As well as the unplugged end of the scale, Martha has always
experimented with more contemporary styles of music. She has
collaborated with J-spool - nature records and sang on the Warp records
magic bus tour in Rome, as well as having songs on compilation albums
with tru thoughts records.
Last year she recorded a little lo-fi bedroom album ('rolling') with
friend Nigel for the festival season. And though she is currently
recording her official debut album - which should be out early summer,
Rolling seems to have been very well received in all it's querky
rawness.
Her influences at the moment would come mostly from the wupadupa crowd
and the artists she is playing with on the Small world solar stage - a
breeding ground for talent, concise and party music. There is a
bubbling scene under the radar and the standard of the music is
outstanding.
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