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Rose Kemp
Kemp performing at the Supersonic Festival, 2009.
Kemp performing at the Supersonic Festival, 2009.
Background information
BornCarlisle, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, singer
Instrument(s)Vocals, bass, guitars, drums, keyboards

Rose Kemp is an English singer and guitarist who performs in a variety of musical genres. She is the daughter of Maddy Prior and Rick Kemp of the folk-rock band Steeleye Span.[1]

Singing career

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Kemp began her singing career performing live with Steeleye Span while still in her teenage years. This led to her being invited to contribute vocals to several albums by various folk artists. In 1996 she sang with The Carnival Band on their Carols at Christmas CD. In 2002 Park Records released the a cappella folk album Bib and Tuck by 'Maddy Prior And The Girls', a trio composed of Maddy Prior, Rose Kemp and Abbie Lathe.[2] Kemp wrote, and sang lead vocals on, several of the album's tracks.

Kemp's first solo album Glance, an acoustic pop record, was released on Park Records in 2003.[3] She subsequently toured with The Oyster Band as part of The Big Session, appearing with them across the UK and Europe.

2004 saw a considerable change in the direction of Rose's musical output. She recorded a mini-album, originally entitled The Free To Be Me EP, but later renamed simply Mini-Album, at Warehouse Studios in Oxford with members of The Fourers.

Kemp signed an album deal with One Little Indian Records in July 2005, and recorded her second full-length album, A Hand Full of Hurricanes,[4] at studios in Bristol and Cardiff with producer Charlie Francis. This album was released in February 2007. After a large amount of time spent touring the UK and Europe in support of the record, including the BBC Introducing stage at the Glastonbury Festival,[5] she began recording in summer 2007 at State of Art studios, Bristol. Her third studio album, Unholy Majesty was produced by Chris Sheldon and was released on 1 September 2007.[6] The following two years saw Rose making appearances at the acclaimed Roadburn Festival (Tilburg, Netherlands) and Supersonic Festival (Birmingham, UK), as well as a headline tour and appearances supporting Porcupine Tree. She released a fourth album, Golden Shroud, in 2010,[7] and promoted it on a tour with Mono and Grails.

In December 2010 a Rose Kemp cover version of the song "Wind and Rains is Cold" appeared on Leader Of The Starry Skies: A Tribute To Tim Smith, Songbook 1, a fundraising compilation album to benefit the hospitalised Cardiacs leader Tim Smith.[8]

In 2024, she re-released Unholy Majesty.[2]

Other projects

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Jeremy Smoking Jacket

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From 2006 to 2008 Kemp performed with SJ Esau as part of the experimental trio Jeremy Smoking Jacket.[9][10] The band released an album in 2006 and performed at Glastonbury Festival 2007.[11][12]

ANTA

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In 2009 Kemp became a founding member of psychedelic band ANTA.[13]

Workshops

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Kemp, with Maddy Prior, facilitates music workshops in Cumbria.[14]

Discography

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Name ID Credits Notes
Carols at Christmas Album/1996/Park Records PRKCD45 as 'Rosie Kemp' singing with The Carnival Band
Bib and Tuck Album/2002/Park Records as 'Maddy Prior And The Girls' with Maddy Prior and Abbie Lathe
Glance Album/2003/Park Records) as 'Rose Kemp' [3]
Mini-Album EP/2004/Self Release as 'Rose Kemp'
Now We Are Dead (and Other Stories) EP/2005/Enormous Corpse-Fact Fans as 'Jeremy Smoking Jacket' with SJ Esau and Max Milton [15]
Violence 7"vinyl single/2006/One Little Indian Records as 'Rose Kemp' [16]
A Hand Full of Hurricanes Album/2007/One Little Indian Records as 'Rose Kemp' [1][4]
Ammonia track on Idolum by Ufomammut (Supernatural Cat Records) Ufomammut feat. Rose Kemp [17]
Heavy Black Snow Brew Records BRW013 collaboration track with Humanfly [18]
Unholy Majesty Album/2008/One Little Indian Records;
VINYL LP/Aurora Borealis Records		 as 'Rose Kemp' [2][6]
Golden Shroud Album/2010 as 'Rose Kemp' [7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Sullivan, Caroline (12 January 2007). "Review: Rose Kemp, A Hand Full of Hurricanes". The Guardian.
  2. ^ a b c Thomas, Chloé (20 July 2024). "Album review: Rose Kemp – Unholy Majesty". DIY Mag. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b Fyfe, Pete (2003). "Living Tradition CD review of Rose Kemp – Glance". The Living Tradition. No. 52. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b Haydock, Mike (1 May 2007). "Single Review: Rose Kemp - Little One". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  5. ^ "BBC - Glastonbury 2007 - Rose Kemp". BBC.
  6. ^ a b Rowland, Sarah (10 August 2008). "Rose Kemp - Unholy Majesty". Penny Black Music. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  7. ^ a b Caspian (30 November 2020). "Rose Kemp – Golden Shroud". The Metal Archives. Retrieved 9 December 2024. Semi interesting bit of arty curio - 55%
  8. ^ Rowden, Jez (20 February 2011). "Issue 2011-009 • Album Reviews". DPRP.net. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Cube: Bank Holiday Special With Jeremy Smoking Jacket". cubecinema.com. 26 August 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Jeremy Smoking Jacket tour dates & tickets 2025". Ents24. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  11. ^ D., Paul (25 August 2006). "Jeremy Smoking Jacket – Now We Are Dead… and Other Stories LP". Phonotonal. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Babylon Bandstand". eFestivals. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  13. ^ "ANTA". Progarchives.com.
  14. ^ "About us". stonesbarn.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  15. ^ D., Paul (25 August 2006). "Album reviews: Jeremy Smoking Jacket – Now We Are Dead… and Other Stories LP". Phonotonal. Retrieved 9 December 2024. A lot of people I played this to were unimpressed and daunted by the abstractness of the music, which lead me to conclude that JSJ are an acquired taste – but if [your] taste buds suit, you are most certainly in for a treat!
  16. ^ Cummings, Bill (14 September 2006). "Singles: Rose Kemp – Violence". The GIITTV reviews database 2003-2011. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  17. ^ "Interview: Ufomammut with Urlo (vocals/bass)". MetalBite. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  18. ^ Itakyla, Riitta (6 April 2011). "Reshaping What Came Before: An Interview With Humanfly". The Quietus. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
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