Shannon Hope

Pianist and vocalist Shannon Hope describes her music as Art Pop. With school career of training in performance vocals and classical piano, music is her life. She played in Caffiene substitute in the late 90′s doing vocals and keys and then fronted Ketamine in 2000. When ketamine disbanded she left the music world briefly before being lured back to the stage to play with Dave McMillan. The temptation proved too much for her and she ended up recording an album, leaving her corporate job and heading out on the road to tour the country.She’s played at Splashy Fen, Woodstock SA and Oppikoppi among others, sharing the stage with with Prime Circle, Dan Patlanky, John Ellis Josie Field and Plush. In her previous bands she played at the Smashing Pumpkins tribute concert at The Chicago Metro Theatre two years running, headlining the 2002 concert.Her debut album S T I L L has been playlisted on radio stations countrywide along with her constant touring around the county, she’ll be touring The Cape during August, playing at The Purple Turtle, Zula, Barleycorn, Villa Pascal in Durbanville and Dorpstraat Teater in Stellenbosch. Joining her at various points will be Gemma Ray, Rambling Bones, Dave Ferguson, Andy Lund and Lara Frances. For an idea of what you can expect take a look at a live performance of ‘Oh Boy’. She has more performance videos on her youtube page.

Related posts:

1. 08/19/10 – Zula Bar – Shannon Hope @ Zula
2. 08/22/10 – Barleycorn Music Club – Shannon Hope @ Barlycorn Music Club
3. 07/20/10 – Villa Pascal – Shannon Hope @ Villa Pascal Theatre
4. 08/25/10 – Dorpstraat Restaurant Teater – Shannon Hope @ Dorpstraat Teater
5. 08/13/10 – The Purple Turtle – Shannon Hope @ The Purple Turtle