Bearer of an eccentric, operatic voice, Colorado-born singer Josephine Foster's most recent album 'Graphic As A Star' saw her setting the lyrics of prolific American poet Emily Dickinson to her sparse, delicate folk guitar and bluesy harmonica. A thrilling task at 26 songs in length - no matter how short some of them are - Foster moulds Appalachian folk and early 20th century blues, with the result finding contemporaries in Vashti Bunyan and Joanna Newsom. Live, meanwhile, she's wisp thin, waif like and a compelling beauty, which heightens the reverence that's already demanded by her extraordinary, oft reverbed voice.

The record is already out via indie Fire Records, and she visited the UK relatively frequently for touring last year, so hopefully she'll be one to catch for summer festival appearances.

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