User:DavidAnstiss/Natasha North

Natasha North, tipped to be “one of the biggest things to happen to the UK singer/songwriter scene in 2013”, is a singer/songwriter from Buckinghamshire, now based in London.

In 2012, Natasha set up her own record label, Green Oak Records, to release all her material on. A completely self-released and independent artist, Natasha’s will and determination to succeed in the industry, has already lead to features in The Huffington Post and Macs Magazine, and radio play in Australia and Switzerland as well as the UK.

Her songs range from reflective ballads to infectious upbeat numbers. Natasha's music is characterised by strong melodic and narrative lines, resulting in a powerful and individual voice drawing draw upon a number of influences including Damien Rice, James Vincent McMorrow, Laura Marling and Bon Iver.

Gather and Run, Natasha’s second EP, takes the listener on an increasingly emotive journey from the title track, an upbeat and feel-good song, through to the final track, The Last Goodbye, a stripped-back hymn to emotional independence. All four songs on Gather and Run were written earlier this year, and Natasha has performed them, with great success, at various festivals throughout the summer, alongside artists such as Jake Bugg and Aluna George.

The songs on Gather and Run retain the direct lyric writing style she showed on Walking on Water, Natasha’s first EP, but her music now demonstrates a more individual and contemporary feel. She continues to record and perform on a range of instruments including guitar, violin, piano and dobro.

Walking on Water reached no 11 in the iTunes Singer-Songwriter charts in 2012 and has helped Natasha achieve over 20,000 views on her YouTube channel and over 1200 followers across the social networks, from as far afield as Japan and the West Coast of the USA.

Natasha has performed at many festivals over the summer including Beach Break Live and Penn Festival, and has gigs at Ronnie Scotts, Notting Hill Arts Club and 229 Club this Autumn. ref http://www.natashanorth.com/#!about/c1enr