Louis Eliot & The Embers

Heralded by Vogue magazine as a “country troubadour” and the Times as a “true pop genius”, Louis and his band have played storming shows at Glastonbury, Cornbury, Maker, Secret Garden Party and of course, the Port Eliot Festival.

Having lived the dream of 1990s London Brit-Pop hedonism, Louis Eliot snatched his Gretsch Country Gentleman guitar and headed west, swapping the fetid Thames fug for the fresh air of Cornwall. Away from the shrill whir of the capital, surrounded by timeless rolling landscapes and wild beaches, he started over.

The Long Way Round, Louis’ critically acclaimed solo debut released in 2004, marked his transition from metropolitan songsmith to country troubadour as he headed for home. It was declared album of the week by The Sunday Times and attracted high praise across the board.

Throughout his career, Louis has been at the hub of British songwriting talent, most recently contributing two co-writes to Adventure Man by current Ivor Novello Songwriter of the Year, Eg White.

His latest album, Kittow’s Moor, demonstrates more than ever Louis’s extraordinary talent for wry observation and a rip-roaring, roller-coaster ride of a tune. It’s an album full of warmth, pastoral beauty and raw passion, played with effortless skill by a band of consummate musicians – among them a dairy farmer and a tin whistler who runs a fairground waltzer ride – so obviously attuned to Louis’s artistic vision that the glorious sound they make feels like the most natural thing in the world.

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“Louis Eliot’s sharp lyricism and easy song writing serves him well.”
NME

“Winning blend of rustic charm and urban cool…a savvy pop brain with the lyrical articulacy of a Costello or a Weller.”
Uncut

“Eliot’s songwriting brings a Beatlesesque intimacy to the commonplace.”
Sunday Express

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