It's been a really exciting summer so far touring and writing new songs. I would just like to thank you all for the kind support and feedback. I thoroughly enjoyed performing at Glastonbury, such a great atmosphere and what a lovely crowd, thank you! I'm so happy people liked the new songs and gave us such lovely and enthusiastic feedback. Then we headed off to Athens for the gig at the Kipotheatro Papagou Festival were people gave us such a warm welcome; it was a magical evening we'll never forget so thank you all for making our first performance in Athens so special.
Another few gigs coming up...I will be performing in London next week at The Watch This Space festival on July 31st at the Southbank as part of the National Theatre summer festival. You can find out more information here. Then we head off to Greece again; on August 2nd I will be performing at the Sani Festival (which is about an hour from Thessaloniki in the north) and on August 4th on the gorgeous Greek island of Astypalaia, in the Aegean sea, staged in an ancient castle on the top of the island.
I hope to see you at one of our summer gigs! Stay tuned on My Space for the latest news.
I have been extremely busy over the last few weeks with rehearsing and preparing for my Glastonbury and Athens performances with my band. I have also just come back from Chris Difford's writing retreat in Italy where I've been writing new songs; it was so inspiring - I also met great writers like Marti Pellow (Wet Wet Wet) and wrote a song with him, and Vivien Scotson who's an amazing singer songwriter – but more on this another time!
I am really looking forward to my next two gigs and feel extremely honoured and excited to be playing at the legendary Glastonbury Festival on June 29th on the Acoustic Stage ( http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/performance.aspx?id=2179 ) with my band. Especially with the great Joan Baez and other amazing artists like Suzanne Vega performing on the same stage on Sunday! And the great Leonard Cohen is performing on Sunday too, which I wouldn't miss for the world. He's been such an inspiration.
I'm so happy that I will be performing in Athens at the opening night of the festival of the Kipotheatro Papagou Festival on July 2nd! I've been looking forward to performing in Athens and am happy to announce that I will also be joined onstage by a very special guest and friend on the piano, George Andreou. You can still buy tickets from various outlets in Athens and online (in Athens: "Eleftheroudakis" bookstores, ACS Courier, "Herakleidon" museum, Tickethouse (Panepistimiou 42), Public (Platia Sintagmatos), Dimarxio Papagou and online at: www.ticketquest.gr (http://ticketquest.gr/Default.aspx) and www.ticketpro.gr (http://www.ticketpro.gr/main.php). On July 1st, the evening before the gig, I will be signing autographs and chatting to you guys at the Public store in Athens (Platia Sintagmatos) at 8pm and may be performing a couple of songs acoustically on my own as well.
Just to remind you I will also be playing the Watch This Space Festival at the Southbank on July 31st. Whilst on August 2nd I will be performing at the gorgeous Sani Festival and on August 4th on the beautiful Greek island of Astypalaia, in the middle of the Aegean sea.
I hope to see you there at one of our summer gigs! stay tuned on My Space (http://www.myspace.com/athenaandreadis) for more booking details as they will be posted there as soon as they come in.
I have some very exciting UK gig news to tell you about as well as further information regarding our Greek tour!
This year we will be playing the legendary Glastonbury Festival on June 29th on the Acoustic Stage. The great Joan Baez and other amazing artists like Suzanne Vega will be performing on the same stage on Sunday so it's all very exciting! The other great news is that we'll be playing at the iTunes London Apple Store Festival on June 3rd. And as mentioned in my last email, I will be playing the Watch This Space Festival at the Southbank on July 31st.
Greek tour News! I am really pleased to confirm that we'll be performing in Athens at the wonderful Garden Theatre, Papagou, on the opening night of the festival on July 2nd! Look out for it! On August 2nd I will be perfroming at the Sani Festival with my UK band and Greek musicians. The festival is located 1 hour from Thessaloniki in an idyllic setting on a hill surrounded by the sea with an ancient tower as backdrop. Finally, on August 4th, I will be performing on the gorgeous Greek island of Astypalaia, in the middle of the Aegean sea, staged in an ancient castle on the top of the island. Can't wait!
For the Kipotheatro Papagou Festival in Athens, Greece on July 2nd you can buy tickets from various outlets in Athens and online (in Athens: "Eleftheroudakis" bookstores, ACS Courier, "Herakleidon" museum, Tickethouse (Panepistimiou 42), Public (Platia Sintagmatos), Dimarxio Papagou and online at: www.ticketquest.gr and www.ticketpro.gr.
I hope to see you there at one of our summer gigs! stay tuned on My Space for more booking details as they will be posted there as soon as they come in.
Also thanks so much to all who came to the Alkinoos gig in London recently; it was a real honour and pleasure to sing with him and his great band!
And... here's the video of our London Pigalle gig! You can watch the video on You Tube by clicking the following links, Part 1 and Part 2. It includes a live version of the bonus track For This Love Affair as well as 2 new songs Bubbles and You Leave Tomorrow. For those who came, thank you for making it such a special evening, and those who couldn't make it, hope you enjoy the video!
I've also just uploaded some photos from the Pigalle gig on MySpace so check them out!
Thanks so much for your continued love and support.
Thank you for all your support at the Pigalle gig, especially from those of you who travelled so far from France, Greece and Italy. I was very moved and warmed by your words and reactions to our performance and my new songs. For those of you who missed it, don't worry as it was filmed, so you will be able to watch it very soon. Once I have the full details I will let you know where you can watch it as well as look at the photographs of the gig!
Next week, I will be joining Alkinoos Ioannidis at his gig at the Islington Academy in London on May 7th as a special guest of this wonderful Greek singer songwriter and his band. I will be singing 3 songs alone on piano and will perform Shades of Grey as a duet with him!
I will also be performing at The Watch This Space festival on July 31st at the Southbank with the band plus I will have more details on my Greek Summer tour very soon.
Thanks so much for your continued love and support.
Thank you so much for your lovely comments about the documentary! I have been overwhelmed by your kind words and support. You have all given me such strength. Thank you.
I am really looking forward to the Pigalle Show on Tuesday Apr 29th! We've been really enjoying the rehearsals… can't wait to play you the new songs. Most of the musicians you saw in the documentary will be joining me on stage; Tom Mason on bass, Werner Kristiansen on guitar, Ben Bryant on drums and Ben Trigg ..o (and of course myself on piano and vocals!), so I'm really excited the whole band will be with me for this special evening. I am also really pleased to let you know that my good friend and wonderful singer songwriter Chris Sheehan will also be playing a few of his songs before our set. He's part of Bench Connection who had an album out last year, and he's just finished his solo album which he'll be playing a few songs from(http://www.myspace.com/chrissheehanuk) .There are still some tickets available so if you'd like to come along, please click here for a direct link to the site for tickets (http://www.seetickets.com/see/event.asp?e%7Cartist=ATHENA&n|artist=null&resultsperpage=20&filler1=see&filler2=art-srch)
I am also delighted to let you know that I will be playing some shows in ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Greece across the summer. Dates will be confirmed in the next couple of weeks so I'll keep you posted with the exact details as soon as I have them.
.... and a final reminder that the new version of Breathe With Me, featuring 2 new songs, is in stores and online now ( iTunes, Amazon UK, Zavvi and Play). For those of you coming to the gig on Tuesday the album will also be available there and you can get it signed if you want; I'll be coming out after the gig to say hello.
Thanks so much for your continued love and support.
Athena Channel 5 documentary this Sunday 20 April!
Current mood: productive
Dear Friends,
The time has finally come! I am so excited that the My Music documentary I've been talking about for so long, is FINALLY going to be on TV this Sunday, Channel 5, at 11.00. Please tune in and join me on my exciting journey through the Greek countryside and my favourite beach, a glimpse into my UK touring with a show at St Ives and backstage footage, and my live performances in the fabtastic Olympic Studios in London!
You will see lots of familiar faces - Tom, Werner, Ben - and a few special guests like the great Geoff Martyn who flew in for a surprise appearance on Shades Of Grey, and joined us on Pretty Things as well - and Ben Trigg with his exquisite cello playing!
For those of you who aren't UK based, you can get a 6 minute taste of the documentary on You Tube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3bL89IiSO0. Hopefully the whole documentary will be available for all of you to see soon. Will let you know when I know more!
Don't forget that the new version of Breathe With Me is out now, with 2 new songs This Life and For This Love Affair (avaliable from iTunes, Amazon UK, HMV and Play) - and that there are still a few tickets left for the Pigalle Show in London on April 29th (www.seetickets.com or tel: 0870 166 0424)
I will have some exciting news soon about more dates and some special shows in Greece - stay tuned.
And in the meantime, I hope you enjoy the documentary.
Album out Monday Apr 7, Radio 2 Session & Channel 5 Trailer
Category: Music
Dear Friends,
I have just uploaded the video trailer for the Channel 5 My Music Documentary to my My Space page and You Tube for you to watch. Or alternatively you can watch it below or click the following link - www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3bL89IiSO0. You will be able to catch the full documentary on Channel 5 in the UK on April 20th at 11am. If you want to find out more about the documetary series click www.myspace.com/channelfiveculture .
I am also very excited about Monday, April 7th, for two reasons. Firstly, you will be able to buy the new version of my album ’Breathe With Me’, which includes two new tracks, ’For This Love Affair’ & ’This Life’ from iTunes (worldwide), Amazon UK and in all good UK stores. For those of you who have already bought the album, don’t worry – you can just buy the tracks from iTunes. I have also ensured that the new version of the album is more environmentally friendly by reducing the amount of packaging needed as well as using recycled paper for the album sleeve and booklet.
And secondly, I will also be performing a live acoustic session with Tom Mason and Werner Kristiansen for Janice Long on BBC Radio 2. The session will be going out live on Monday 7th April during Janice’s show from 00:20-01:00. For those who may miss it or are outside the UK you will be able to listen to it online at the BBC Radio 2 website for one week after the session date.
Finally, just a quick reminder that I will be performing at the lovely Pigalle Club in London on April 29th with the band! Please book now if you want to get a table. For more information please visit www.thepigalle.co.uk or call 0845 345 6053 to make a reservation. You can also book tickets at www.seetickets.com (tel: 0870 166 0424). Really looking forward to the gig - should be great fun and wonderful to see you guys again!
Anyway, hope you enjoy the trailer and hope to see you at The Pigalle, and will be in touch again soon.
Athena News: Gig at the Pigalle Club, Channel 5 Documentary & ’Breathe With Me’
Current mood: excited
Category: Music
Dear Friends,
It's been a really busy start to the year for me - sorry to have been silent for a while. I have some really great news to share with you!
The documentary that I've been working on has been scheduled for airing in the UK on Channel 5 in April. It's part of a series called My Music, which also features the wonderful artists Seth Lakeman, Kate Rusby and Eliza Carthy. They will start to go out on Channel 5 at the beginning of April, and mine will broadcast on April 20th. I'm really excited that this has all come together - I will let you know more details when I have them.
I am also very happy to let you know that I'll be performing at The Pigalle in London on April 29th with the band - expect some favourites, as well as some brand new songs I've written recently!
The other great news is that we will be re-releasing "Breathe With Me (Bonus Track Version)" on April 7th, to coincide with the documentary series going out - and I have included 2 brand new recordings on it - "For This Love Affair" and "This Life". You may have heard them live, and now here they are on the album. For those of you who have already bought the album, don't worry – the bonus tracks will be up on iTunes and other digital sites to buy separately if you prefer, so you don't have to buy the whole album (unless you want to of course!)
I hope you see you at The Pigalle, and will be in touch again soon.
New photos: Channel 5 Documentary photos & Athena Live photos, plus more songs
Category: Music
Hi guys,
I've just uploaded some new photos taken during the filming of the Channel Five documentay as well as some photos from our latest gig if you want to check them out.
Also added some more songs from Breathe With Me including Shades of Grey, Breathe Again, and All I See Is You which was a special request - hope you enjoy!
A big THANK YOU to all of you who made my first gig in Greece in Thessaloniki so special and all of you who sent their thoughts and love. It was a really special evening, in every way, which I will never forget.
I am really looking forward to my next two gigs and feel extremely honoured and excited to be playing at the legendary Glastonbury Festival on June 29th on the 
I'm so happy that I will be performing in Athens at the opening night of the festival of the Kipotheatro Papagou Festival on July 2nd! I've been looking forward to performing in Athens and am happy to announce that I will also be joined onstage by a very special guest and friend on the piano, George Andreou. You can still buy tickets from various outlets in Athens and online (in Athens: "Eleftheroudakis" bookstores, ACS Courier, "Herakleidon" museum, Tickethouse (Panepistimiou 42), Public (Platia Sintagmatos), Dimarxio Papagou and online at: 
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