Kate Ashton-Butler, Joy Becker, Escuchando, Seamus Cowan

Are We Strangers Now? are proud to present the launch of Kate Ashton-Butler's debut album 'The Last Bubble'.

With support from Joy Becker, Escuchando, Seamus Cowan.

Kate Ashton-Butler is a 22-year-old singer-songwriter from Stockport. After a drastic move to London went sour, Kate, bored with the city, began writing music reminiscent of the small town existence she had left behind.

Since her return to Manchester in 2014 she has worked tirelessly delivering her own unique brand of folk music and has been fortunate enough to support artists like Rachel Sermanni, Herman Dune and Gideon Conn.

Her debut album 'The Last Bubble' (produced by Dickon Kyme-Wright) tells a dark tale of lust, love, guilt, fear, and redemption- all wrapped up in deliciously deceptive lyrics and malevolent modal melodies.

Her songs draw influence from artists like Joanna Newsom, Kate Bush and Beirut as well as fields and forests, classic literature, and HBO shows. She plays guitar, piano, mandolin and trombone, and hopes to meet you soon.