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[edit]Kitty O'Neal, also known as march is an independent British singer-songwriter and artist born in Claygate, Surrey. In 2023 she was named as one of Glastonbury Festival's long-listed emerging talents, [1] after playing for the first time at the festival in 2019 on The Spike.[2] Her debut album, released in 2021,[3] was funded by Help Musicians UK 'Do it Differently' fund.
Career
[edit]Kitty O'Neal started performing under the alias march in 2019, after spending multiple years on the South UK Coast gigging circuit whilst a student at University of Southampton.
In 2019, march released her debut EP Wear Me Down.[4] It was written and recorded from her bedroom in Southampton whilst studying music. [5] The title track appeared in BBC Radio 6 Music presenter and musician Tom Robinson's Fresh Faves,[6] and was recorded as a live version for the BBC Radio Solent live lounge.[7] Her debut album All of the Above was released in 2021 on her DIY label Snail Tape Records[8], receiving attention from Folk Radio UK[9] and BBC Radio 6[10]. Whilst studying for her MA in songwriting, march received ICMP's Accelerator Fund [11] to support this release, as well as receiving a 'Do it Differently' grant from Help Musicians UK. In February 2022, the album was launched with a live string quartet and full band at The Stage Door, Southampton to a sold-out crowd. [12]
In 2023, she released five-track EP Greens and Blues, receiving airplay from BBC Introducing on Radio 6[13], BBC 3 Counties and BBC Radio Solent. She performed the EP, including single When We Get Old for BBC Introducing[14].
Her third EP Cross St Demos is due for release in 2024, and will be the first entirely self-produced release from the songwriter.
- ^ tonyhardy2 (2023-03-17). "FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: AND NOW THE GLASTONBURY ETC 2023 LONGLIST". fifty3. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Glastonbury Festival Line-Up 2019". www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ Birch, Tony. "FATEA - Home - Reviews". fatea-records.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ Dalton·Review·, Tara (2019-06-18). "MARCH IS NOW MY FAVOURITE MONTH, AFTER THIS EP ANYWAY". The Rodeo Magazine. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "'I once described my music as a cake…': An Interview with March". The Edge. 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Fresh Faves: Batch 329". Fresh On The Net. 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "BBC Radio Solent - BBC Music Introducing: Solent, March in the Live Lounge!, March performs 'Wear Me Down' in the Live Lounge!". BBC. 2019-07-16. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Spotlight: Snail Tape Records". ICMP. 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Premiere: March - For The World". Folk Radio UK. 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "BBC Radio 6 Music - The BBC Introducing Mixtape, 16/11/2020". BBC. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Interview: March". ICMP. 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Southampton Music". thestagedoor.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "BBC Music Introducing Mixtape: 23 January 2023". BBC. 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "BBC Music - BBC Music Introducing, Beds, Herts and Bucks, Live Session from March!, March in Live Session for BBC Introducing!". BBC. 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2024-01-15.