Astrid Williamson, Jules Maxwell

'Astrid Williamson was the frontperson for Scottish trio Goya Dress in the mid-'90s. After the dissolution of the band in late 1996, Williamson opted to go solo under the alias of her first name. Though a classically trained pianist and confessional-style singer/songwriter with a uniquely haunting and beautiful voice, Astrid's numerous comparisons to Tori Amos were lazy. Distinctive in her own right, Astrid's songwriting was more down-to-earth, subtle, and intricate than that of her redheaded peer; Kristin Hersch and Polly Harvey are better touchstones, but even those positive comparisons do little to bottle her artistry.'

Irish composer and songwriter. Maxwell's whose music has featured in the work of Foy Vance, Duke Special, Iain Archer, Dead Can Dance, Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.