Harmonies. Soul-touching lyrics. Underhill Rose has become synonymous with beautiful Americana music.With Eleanor Underhill, playing her distinctive claw-hammer style on a Deering banjo along with harmonica, Molly Rose on guitar, and Salley Williamson plucking the upright bass, the trio has carved out a place in the Americana scene with songs that run the gamut from heart wrenching to sassy and playful to thought-provoking. Eleanor’s salty blues-inspired voice and Molly’s soaring range lead the group in tandem with Salley’s country twang to create three-part harmony music that is real and inspired, rooted in everything life has thrown at Asheville, North Carolina’s pre-eminent female trinity.
Molly Rose and Eleanor Underhill’s musical partnership is the result of a chance meeting at a makeshift performance of ‘Angel from Montgomery’ between classes at Warren Wilson College. Molly Rose’s beautiful voice resonated with Eleanor, and the two eventually started performing live together. Their affinity for the music they make has kept them together for more than 12 years. Underhill Rose formed in 2009, and the addition of Salley Williamson two years later created the foundation for an internationally-recognized female trio known for blending aspects of Americana, rhythm and blues, country and bluegrass into an authentic sound that is all their own – ‘Heartfelt Country Soul.’
2016 has already become a high-spirited year for the boot-wearing trio, with performances at Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour and Folk Alliance International, the band's first-ever international tour to the UK and Ireland, and sold-out shows at clubs and performance centres along the way. On the heels of outstanding UK reviews for their latest album The Great Tomorrow, released to coincide with their first visit earlier this year, Underhill Rose return for a second UK tour in November.
‘After our first trip to the UK, I couldn’t be more excited to return,’ says Eleanor. ‘We met the most incredible people, saw beautiful places, and played on stages we can’t wait to return to play.’
The trio will play the following dates:
Nov 10th: The Hut, Corby
Nov 11th: The Square Tower, Old Portsmouth
Nov 12th: Green Note, London
Nov 13th: Santini's, Kenley
Nov 14th: The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Nov 18th: Woodend Gallery, Scarborough
Nov 19th: The Studio in Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne
For more information on Underhill Rose, including ticket information for their tour dates, visit underhillrose.com.
