Rose Kemp
English singer and guitarist
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::summary English singer and guitarist ::
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| name | Rose Kemp |
| background | solo_singer |
| image | Rose Kemp (portrait crop).jpg |
| image_upright | 0.8 |
| caption | Kemp performing at Supersonic Festival 2009 |
| birth_name | Rose-Ellen Kemp |
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| birth_place | Carlisle, Cumbria, England |
| death_date | |
| genre | {{flatlist |
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| associated_acts | Cathedral, Death SS, Paul Chain Violet Theatre |
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| name = Rose Kemp | background = solo_singer | image = Rose Kemp (portrait crop).jpg | image_upright = 0.8 | caption = Kemp performing at Supersonic Festival 2009 | birth_name = Rose-Ellen Kemp | alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = Carlisle, Cumbria, England | origin = | death_date = | genre = {{flatlist|
- Rock
- hard rock
- pop
- pop rock
- folk rock
- doom metal
- drone metal
- heavy metal | occupation = {{flatlist|
- Musician
- singer | instrument = {{flatlist|
- Vocals
- bass
- guitars
- drums
- keyboards | years_active = | label = | associated_acts = Cathedral, Death SS, Paul Chain Violet Theatre | website = Rose-Ellen Kemp (born 11 December 1984) is an English singer and guitarist who performs in a variety of musical genres. She is the daughter of Maddy Prior and Rick Kemp of the folk-rock band Steeleye Span.
Singing career
Kemp began her singing career performing live with Steeleye Span while still in her teenage years. This led to her being invited to contribute vocals to several albums by various folk artists. In 1996 she sang with The Carnival Band on their Carols at Christmas CD. In 2002 Park Records released the a cappella folk album Bib and Tuck by 'Maddy Prior And The Girls', a trio composed of Maddy Prior, Rose Kemp and Abbie Lathe. Kemp wrote, and sang lead vocals on, several of the album's tracks.
Kemp's first solo album Glance, an acoustic pop record, was released on Park Records in 2003. She subsequently toured with The Oyster Band as part of The Big Session, appearing with them across the UK and Europe.
2004 saw a considerable change in the direction of Rose's musical output. She recorded a mini-album, originally entitled The Free To Be Me EP, but later renamed simply Mini-Album, at Warehouse Studios in Oxford with members of The Fourers. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Rose_Kemp_01.jpg" caption="Kemp in 2005"] ::
Kemp signed an album deal with One Little Indian Records in July 2005, and recorded her second full-length album, A Hand Full of Hurricanes, at studios in Bristol and Cardiff with producer Charlie Francis. This album was released in February 2007. After a large amount of time spent touring the UK and Europe in support of the record, including the BBC Introducing stage at the Glastonbury Festival, she began recording in summer 2007 at State of Art studios, Bristol. Her third studio album, Unholy Majesty was produced by Chris Sheldon and was released on 1 September 2007. The following two years saw Rose making appearances at the acclaimed Roadburn Festival (Tilburg, Netherlands) and Supersonic Festival (Birmingham, UK), as well as a headline tour and appearances supporting Porcupine Tree. She released a fourth album, Golden Shroud, in 2010,{{cite web|url=https://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/Rose_Kemp/Golden_Shroud/308888/|website=The Metal Archives|title=Rose Kemp – Golden Shroud|quote=Semi interesting bit of arty curio - 55%|author= Caspian|date=30 November 2020|accessdate=9 December 2024}} and promoted it on a tour with Mono and Grails.
In December 2010 a Rose Kemp cover version of the song "Wind and Rains is Cold" appeared on Leader Of The Starry Skies: A Tribute To Tim Smith, Songbook 1, a fundraising compilation album to benefit the hospitalised Cardiacs leader Tim Smith.
In 2024, she re-released Unholy Majesty. In 2025, she was credited vocals on Cardiacs album, LSD.
Other projects
Jeremy Smoking Jacket
From 2006 to 2008 Kemp performed with SJ Esau as part of the experimental trio Jeremy Smoking Jacket. The band released an album in 2006 and performed at Glastonbury Festival 2007.
ANTA
In 2009 Kemp became a founding member of psychedelic band ANTA.
Workshops
Kemp, with Maddy Prior, facilitates music workshops in Cumbria.
Discography
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| Name | ID | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carols at Christmas | Album/1996/Park Records PRKCD45 | as 'Rosie Kemp' singing with The Carnival Band | |
| Bib and Tuck | Album/2002/Park Records | as 'Maddy Prior And The Girls' with Maddy Prior and Abbie Lathe | |
| Glance | Album/2003/Park Records) | as 'Rose Kemp' | newspaper=The Living Tradition |
| Mini-Album | EP/2004/Self Release | as 'Rose Kemp' | |
| Now We Are Dead (and Other Stories) | EP/2005/Enormous Corpse-Fact Fans | as 'Jeremy Smoking Jacket' with SJ Esau and Max Milton | |
| Violence | 7"vinyl single/2006/One Little Indian Records | as 'Rose Kemp' | |
| A Hand Full of Hurricanes | Album/2007/One Little Indian Records | as 'Rose Kemp' | |
| Ammonia | track on Idolum by Ufomammut (Supernatural Cat Records) | Ufomammut feat. Rose Kemp | |
| Heavy Black Snow | Brew Records BRW013 | collaboration track with Humanfly | |
| Unholy Majesty | Album/2008/One Little Indian Records; | ||
| VINYL LP/Aurora Borealis Records | as 'Rose Kemp' | url=https://pennyblackmusic.co.uk/Home/Details?id=16044 | title=Rose Kemp - Unholy Majesty |
| Golden Shroud | Album/2010 | as 'Rose Kemp' | |
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References
References
- Marsden, Rhodri. (18 August 2025). "Cardiacs: 'If Tim hadn't died, this album would have been impossible to finish'".
- "Rose Kemp". [[Apple Music]].
- Sullivan, Caroline. (12 January 2007). "Review: Rose Kemp, A Hand Full of Hurricanes". [[The Guardian]].
- Haydock, Mike. (1 May 2007). "Single Review: Rose Kemp - Little One".
- "BBC - Glastonbury 2007 - Rose Kemp".
- Rowden, Jez. (20 February 2011). "Issue 2011-009 • Album Reviews".
- Thomas, Chloé. (20 July 2024). "Album review: Rose Kemp – Unholy Majesty".
- (1 August 2025). "LSD {{!}} Cardiacs". The Alphabet Business Concern.
- (26 August 2007). "Cube: Bank Holiday Special With Jeremy Smoking Jacket".
- "Jeremy Smoking Jacket tour dates & tickets 2025".
- (25 August 2006). "Jeremy Smoking Jacket – Now We Are Dead… and Other Stories LP".
- (1 June 2007). "Babylon Bandstand".
- "ANTA".
- "About us".
- Fyfe, Pete. (2003). "Living Tradition CD review of Rose Kemp – Glance". [[The Living Tradition]].
- D., Paul. (25 August 2006). "Album reviews: Jeremy Smoking Jacket – Now We Are Dead… and Other Stories LP".
- Cummings, Bill. (14 September 2006). "Singles: Rose Kemp – Violence".
- (15 June 2009). "Interview: Ufomammut with Urlo (vocals/bass)".
- Itakyla, Riitta. (6 April 2011). "Reshaping What Came Before: An Interview With Humanfly".
- Rowland, Sarah. (10 August 2008). "Rose Kemp - Unholy Majesty".
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