We're thrilled to be able to announce Joan As Policewoman is confirmed to play the main stage on Friday night, just in time for the London launch party tonight.

A truly unique artist, Joan Wasser served as violinist in Anthony & The Johnsons and Rufus Wainwright's band (as well as hanging out with Jeff Buckley and also performing with Nick Cave, Scissor Sisters and Elton John) before stepping out as Joan As Policewoman. Mercury prize-winner, Johnson appears on her debut album, 'Real Life,' a genre-defying but imediately accessible, soulful but off-kilter, shimmering art-pop classic, which also featured JAPW regulars Rainy Orteca on bass and Ben Perowsky on drums.

_____ If you're in London this Wednesday, come down to the Wye Fayre Launch Party:
Wednesday 9th May
@ Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen
featuring:
The Road to Wye Fayre starts here, with a grand show and a big old party featuring four of the festival's musical gems.
TONIGHT'S taster is from the wilder and dustier side of the Wye Fayre track:
TOM McKEAN & THE EMPERORS' rich, dark and swinging folk-rock
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THE CEDARS' authentic bluesy Americana throwback
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theonlycedars
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VIAROSA's twisted and ethereal, gothic country
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viarosa
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THE STEALS' widescreen space-blues and psychedelic indie
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DJ James Yuill filling in the gaps with a choice spoonful of folktronica, psychedelia and electro.

WYE FAYRE 2007 LAUNCH PARTY
Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen,
2-4 Hoxton Square, London N1 6NU
Old Street tube
Doors 8.30-1am
First band 8.45pm, last band 11.30pm
FREE ENTRY TO ALL WYE FAYRE PERFORMERS
(guestlist names to will@
electroacousticclub.com)
Otherwise £4 / £3 concessions

_____ The hugely influential former member of instrumental experimentalists, Domino Records artist and curator of the indoors 'Homefires' Festival, is now confirmed to play Saturday night at Wye Fayre, bringing his sublime downtempo folk and experimental pop!