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19 May 2008
St John’s Shopping Centre, Perth has announced that Scottish singer-songwriter, Sandi Thom, will celebrate the release of her new album, ‘The Pink & The Lily’, with a free gig and album signing at Perth’s HMV in St John’s Shopping Centre on Tuesday 27th May. The gig starts at 3.00 pm, after which Sandi will remain in the store to meet fans and sign copies of the new album which is released through RCA Records the same day. Having made her first album on a miniscule budget in a freezing barn in Cheshire, Sandi famously came to the world’s attention in her tiny basement in Tooting with her ‘21 nights in Tooting’ tour – three weeks of concerts that she sent out to audiences worldwide via the Internet. When ‘I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker’ was re-released on her new label RCA, it went straight to number one in the UK and went on to be a hit world-wide. Sung mainly a capella with just handclaps and the most basic percussion behind her, the song was one of the stand-out tracks of 2006, showcasing Sandi’s strong, soulful voice and establishing her as a major new songwriting talent. Sandi may only be 26, but she’s been playing live for more than 12 years and her route to overnight success was a long one. She grew up in Macduff, a little fishing village on the north-east coast of Scotland, where her aunt Nelly started teaching her piano at the age of four. By the time she was 14 she was performing in a covers band called The Residents, travelling to bars, weddings and parties in a smelly van borrowed from a local fishing company. ‘The Pink & The Lily’, Sandi’s second album includes her new single ‘The Devil’s Beat’ which has been receiving great exposure across the radio. For further information about free music and other events at St John’s Shopping Centre please log on to www.stjshopping.co.uk -- ENDS --