While & Matthews

Acclaimed singer-songwriters.

With more than 25 years of unrivalled musical partnership and gathering numerous nominations, awards and critical acclaim along the way, much-beloved British singer-songwriters Chris While and Julie Matthews celebrated a quarter of a century last year as one of the best-loved and most prolific female duos to come out of this country. They have played more than 2,600 gigs, appeared on over 100 albums, written hundreds of original songs and reached millions of people around the world. Now, 27 years after their debut, they sound as fresh and vital as ever.

“Chris While is the best singer in England” Eddi Reader

Froots simply called Julie Matthews ‘awesomely talented‘.

Chris While (vocals, guitar, banjo, dulcimer, bodhran and percussion) & Julie Matthews (vocals, piano, guitar, mandolin and bouzouki) are stunning singers, songwriters, musicians and performers whose energy and commitment to their craft and their audience is boundless.

The undisputed queens of British folk duos continue to come up with the goods,

Though internationally acclaimed, they continue to be a leading force on the UK’s acoustic/roots arts circuit. Their songs cover life as they see it, from the industrial wastelands of the north to injustice and freedom, matters of the heart and everything in between. Their songs are covered by many revered singers the world over but it is While & Matthews’ musical partnership and obvious joy of performing together that really brings their songs to life. As performers they are unrivalled and their audiences leave their concerts having been through an emotional journey

Chris and Julie have been nominated ten times in the BBC Radio 2 Folk music awards in the ‘Best Song, Best Duo, Best Live Act’ categories and winning Best Duo in 2009 but it is their longstanding and devoted growing fans that they care about most.

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