16.1.23
Luke De-Sciscio Heading Out On UK Tour With Charm Of Finches
On Wednesday the 18th of January 2023 Luke De-Sciscio will be heading out on a full UK tour with Australian Sister-Folk duo Charm of Finches.
Charm of Finches and Luke De-Sciscio first met at the Folklore in London, Hackney where they both performed last year. Tickets for all shows will be available here: https://www.bandsintown.com/a/1285556-luke-de-sciscio
Luke De-Sciscio and the Charm of Finches will be playing across the UK in London, Corsham, Oxford, Bristol and Leamington Spa.
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19.12.22
Stellar Press Continues Rolling In For New Album
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15.12.22
First Press for ‘If one thing were different, nothing would be the same’
At midnight tonight, prolific UK folk artist Luke De-Sciscio will be releasing his eleventh full-length album, If one thing were different, nothing would be the same and early press snippings reveal that the 44-minute record is on track to strike a significant chord with listeners.
At just 30 years-old, Luke has self-released 9 previous albums with his tenth, the freak-folk concept album ‘The Banquet’ coming by way of AntiFragile Music, the label owned and ran by former Lou Reed manager, Tommy Sarig.
Whilst If one thing were different… (for the most part) doesn’t mark a complete return to the, essentially, live recordings that preceded The Banquet, there is a notable sense that Luke has come back to his home territory, performing 10 of the most immediately engaging Luke De-Sciscio songs thus far. And yet, in certain places, there is just the faintest fingerprint of Luke’s adventure into conceptual prog-folk. Tracks like, The Tourist, at over 7 minutes long seem to strike the perfect balance between stripped back, piano ballad and epic, gut-wrenching anthem.
One has to wander if If one thing were different… would be quite the album it is if it weren’t for Luke’s foray into unknown and, at times, uncomfortable, territories.
Early adopters in the press and blogo-sphere come by way of The Revue ‘this is his masterpiece’, American Pancake ‘gorgeous melancholy’, We All Want Someone To Shout For ‘it’s everything he’s ever done, yet nothing like anything he’s done at the same time’, La Vague Parallele ‘a true genius of contemporary folk’, Various Small Flames ‘the culmination of everything which has come before’ and Cleveland.com, who awarded the record ‘best album title of week’.
If one thing were different, nothing would be the same drops at midnight tonight and will be available via Luke De-Sciscio’s Bandcamp and all major streaming platforms.
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1.11.22
Folk Boy gets double-encore in Sosnowiec, Poland
Prolific UK Folk singer-songwriter Luke De-Sciscio travels to Sosnowiec, Poland to play the Second Edition of the International Space of the Word Festival.
The 8 day event was hosted largely within the Zagłębiowska Mediateka auditorium and featured a slew of International speakers and performers including: the poet, Rod Mengham and legendary Polish cold-wave group Variété.
Performing on the evening of the 26th of October, Luke De-Sciscio took slowly and deliberately to the stage in his Banquet-era red suit and performed a selection of original songs on both the guitar and the piano. Despite the language gap, Luke was able to bring the crowd to both tears and laughter, leaning several times on his limited grasp of Polish to bring an element of light-heartedness to the spaces between his soul-searching and often intensely, emotional songs.
Taking to the stage, Luke proclaimed ‘I’m afraid I only know three words in Polish: Dziękuję Ci
(thank you), Ziemniak (potato) and wiewiórka (squirrel)’ before gently , ushering the crowd through unreleased opening title ‘I’m not feeling with my head’ a trance inducing refrain that served to transport both performer and audience to that liminal space where true magic can take place.
Luke’s set was, in the words of festival organiser Bartek Majzel, ‘something emotionally deep for me, something true and beautiful’ and featured material from the past and future of his catalogue, then unreleased titles included: Rise Up Waking Dreamers, Heron’s Nest, To Love and, the aforementioned, I’m not feeling with my head.
Following Luke’s set he took a bow and was met with a standing ovation. Stepping down from the stage he shook a few hands before returning to the stage for a his first encore, in this instance Luke proffered ‘I really don’t play this very often. It’s incredibly cliche and a million people have covered it. But, I truly just honestly think it’s the most beautiful song ever written and as far as spells go, I think this one is the most divine, the least tarnished by man and the closest to God’ before offering his spell-binding rendition of Leonarad Cohen’s Hallelujah.
Once again, upon taking his bow, Luke was met by a ceaseless standing ovation. Departing into the crowd, Luke hugged almost every member of the central row in a firm embrace, as both audience and performer offered their gratitude.
Following one final encore of ‘I Gave You All My Love’, Luke took photos with those who wanted them and headed to the merch table where a crowd had formed to have their vinyl and CD’s signed.
Of the entire experience Luke has said ‘in Poland we were treated like royalty. They are the kindest, most genuine, generous people I could ever imagine meeting. They have a thirst for knowledge and a fervorous appetite for culture, they engage in genuine philosophical discourse, often around a tray of 50ml vodka shots. I could not be more grateful to have had this opportunity and want to thank Bartek, Elwira and the entire staff and crew at Zaglebie Mediateka for making and running such a tremendous and vital event.’
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