Ben Ottewell (Gomez) + Kim Oehme
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Ben Ottewell
We're delighted to welcome Hilltop regular Ben Ottewell back for his first Hilltop Live Highlands gig. Some of you may have seen his amazing set at Belladrum's grassroots stage this year, so you know you're in for a treat. Ben is a founding member of Gomez, the British rock act whose debut album, Bring It On, won the Mercury Music Prize in 1998. Gomez never had a designated frontman -- Ottewell, Ian Ball, and Tom Gray all sang, and the band’s albums usually included several vocal performances from each -- but Ottewell took the helm more than his bandmates, making him one of the group's most prominent members. After releasing the band's sixth album in 2009, he began paving the way for a solo career, making his debut with the release of 2011's Shapes & Shadows. His second album, Rattlebag, followed in 2014. In early 2017, Ottewell released the single "Watcher" in anticipation of the release of his third full-length outing, Man Apart, which dropped later that May.
Kim Oehme
Kim Oehme is a songwriter and Folk musician from the Northeast of Scotland. Oehme’s style and music is rooted in personal experience; her songs are reflective and poignant with elements of traditional acoustic folk and Americana. An accomplished guitarist, she moves her audience with honest and contemplative songs delivered with steady and soulful precision.
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We're delighted to welcome Hilltop regular Ben Ottewell back for his first Hilltop Live Highlands gig. Some of you may have seen his amazing set at Belladrum's grassroots stage this year, so you know you're in for a treat. Ben is a founding member of Gomez, the British rock act whose debut album, Bring It On, won the Mercury Music Prize in 1998. Gomez never had a designated frontman -- Ottewell, Ian Ball, and Tom Gray all sang, and the band’s albums usually included several vocal performances from each -- but Ottewell took the helm more than his bandmates, making him one of the group's most prominent members. After releasing the band's sixth album in 2009, he began paving the way for a solo career, making his debut with the release of 2011's Shapes & Shadows. His second album, Rattlebag, followed in 2014. In early 2017, Ottewell released the single "Watcher" in anticipation of the release of his third full-length outing, Man Apart, which dropped later that May.
Kim Oehme
Kim Oehme is a songwriter and Folk musician from the Northeast of Scotland. Oehme’s style and music is rooted in personal experience; her songs are reflective and poignant with elements of traditional acoustic folk and Americana. An accomplished guitarist, she moves her audience with honest and contemplative songs delivered with steady and soulful precision.
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