katy wren haselwood
SINGER.MUSICIAN.SONGWRITER
sunshine
video for 'sunshine' ; the second single from my album; human, coming soon...
Music Video - Musician
my album: human
BIO
Katy Wren Haselwood (nee McNamara), prolific vocalist, singer-songwriter & composer, is a powerhouse of emotion covering a range of moods from smouldering passion to quiet tenderness. For the last 2 decades Katy has worked regularly with the cream of Australia’s musicians and has featured her original music on compilations alongside names such as Jon Butler, Nicky Bomba & Gotye.
With a keen ear for matching vintage and culturally eclectic sounds with folk, blues and eastern stylings with pop hooks, soundtrack-like sonic flourishes, and a cheeky sense of humour, Katy is never less than compelling...
Quotes: "Katy (Wren) McNamara is one of this country’s finest vocal talents.”
Sarah Wilco, THE DRUM MEDIA
“Katy Wren has a voice to positively die for. I would assume she takes influence from nobody except the best - Billie Holiday and Etta James.”
David Olivetti, THE DRUM MEDIA
“McNamara uses her vocals to provide a fervent emotive force that shifts between moodiness and uplifting contemplation.”
Jasper Lee, Oz Music Project.Net
Further Quotes:
“Katy Wren is an exciting new artist, delivering her exciting debut album, Human. Not easy to categorize, there's something quite Kate Miller-Heidke about Wren, with more of a folk-pop quirk than an operatic twist. Wren is one to watch and definitely worth your time. 4 stars.”
Jonathon Moran - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
“Watch Sydney's Katy Wren - she's got something. Her songs feel easy in the hand but they don't stay still in the mind. In Summertime Science, an almost foppish beginning finds itself doing a frug, while Wren bounces over acoustic guitar, and the slightly Iberian rhythm in Sunshine blends into a country rockish backing while Wren's fair voice twinkles. All good so far.”
Bernard Zuel – SMH METRO