Kit Holmes

Versatile British Singer-Songwriter and Multi-Instrumentalist

British Guitarist/Singer/Songwriter - Contemporary Blues/Soul Most recent album - You Took The Blues (2014) Kit released her third album, Driving into the Blue, in 2011. The Guardian's **** review said:'Impressive...all the makings of a new British guitar heroine'. Her second album, in 2007, Catch The Echo, featuring the legendary double bass player Danny Thompson, received a 4 star review from from the All Music Guide. In 2004, The Observer described her debut album, Seeing You, as: ‘Macy Gray meets Nick Drake,’ and both Bob Harris and Andy Kershaw featured her on their BBC shows. Kit’s trademark sultry vocals and virtuoso guitar playing have wowed audiences across the UK through extensive touring with the guitar hero, John Etheridge. Recent gigs: three headline gigs at International Guitar Festival of Great Britain, the Anne Frank Awards at the BBC, a master-class at Paul McCartney’s LIPA and the Honorary Doctoral Ceremony for Bill Bryson and Andy Kershaw.