ON Beth Nielsen Chapman’s latest album, Uncovered, she rolls out a batch of songs she has written but never recorded despite being covered by other artists with success. Most were top ten hits in America, seven of them topping the charts.
Beth’s record could have been called Recovered, except that the idea for this collection sprung out of her digging up songs for her pending box set, Box Of Songs. The title Uncovered was suggested by none other than BBC Radio 2 presenter Bob Harris.
“Once I heard that name, I knew exactly what this record was trying to be,” says Beth. “It’s been a crazy few months pulling it together, but the universe seems to have been co-operating beautifully.”
Recorded in Scotland, Wales and her own Treehouse studio in Nashville, Uncovered features guest appearances by Duane Eddy, Gretchen Peters, Suzy Bogguss, Matraca Berg, John McCusker and Maartin Allcock, among others.
The focus falls back on Beth on the tour, for which she will rehearse at Pocklington for two days before the opening night there.
• Tickets for Pocklington can be booked on 01759 301547 or at pocklingtonartscentre.co.uk; Harrogate, 01423 502116 or harrogatetheatre.co.uk
Beth Nielsen Chapman, Pocklington Arts Centre, February 12, 8pm, and Harrogate Royal Hall, February 13, 7.30pm
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