Ella Raphael is blessed with an amazing voice; a woozy, bluesy, euphoric sound that’s filled with warmth and emotion. Brought up on Elvis, Ella Fitzgerald and Edith Piaf, her travels in the UK, US, Australia and Spain have refined that eclectic mix, adding The Shirelles, Julee Cruise, Love, Serge Gainsbourg, Karen Dalton (she sounds to us just like Karen Dalton), ESG, Broadcast, Vashti Bunyan, Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes, the original masters of Tropicalia, exotic 50s guitars and the more esoteric sounds of The Beatles. She’s a truly original talent in her own right though and her sound is like all of the above and also none of them…. On her first LP ‘Mad Sometimes’ , the sound comes from a stylish mix of lap steel, mandolin, guiro, congas, synthesisers, a shruti box and stringed instruments. Expect some or all of the above as she joins us for the first time with her band on what should be an evening of gorgeous blues-tinged music. Highly recommended !