SOLD OUT - We welcome Americana Artist of the Year 2024 to the Albert and look forward to hearing her award winning album in full. Doors 7pm
In recent years, Michele divides her time between her work with The Magic Numbers and her solo projects. In between recording and touring, she has also been building a name for herself as musical director, collaborator and producer. She has been invited to curate stages at a number of festivals and events, as well as promoting regular nights at Camden's legendary Green Note. She continues to champion women in music and gender equality within the industry, and is curator, director and performer in a successful annual series of multi-artist shows celebrating International Women's Day.
Her skills as a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has also led to many collaborative projects on stage and in the studio with artists such as Kathryn Williams, Billy Bragg, David Ford, Bernard Butler, Natalie Imbruglia, Ren Harvieu, Charlie Dore, David Kitt, Hannah White, Emily Barker, Diana Jones, O'Hooley & Tidow amongst many others.
In 2019 Michele graced our screens in the Danny Boyle / Richard Curtis blockbuster film ‘Yesterday’. She was chosen for her role in the movie due to her melodic bass playing and electric, enigmatic stage presence. Working alongside Boyle, Curtis and musical composer Daniel Pemberton, Michele’s bass and vocals are featured on the Abbey Road Studios movie soundtrack, reinterpreting The Beatles’ most beloved hits.
In 2022, she received public recognition for her talent, when she was awarded the AMA-UK 'Instrumentalist of the Year' Award. In January 2023 she was invited back as musical director at the UK Americana Awards, where she played with the likes of Mike Scott (of The Waterboys), Allison Russell, and Lifetime Achievement award-winner Judy Collins, who took a moment on stage to complement Michele on her "incredible" talent.
After a busy few years working on such a diverse range of projects, Michele is currently focusing on her third solo studio album, due for release in September 2023.
Press Quotes
“To say that Michele’s songs are ‘rich’ is rather an understatement – it has become the norm for the majority of people at her gigs to leave either speechless, or (and more often the case) crying…. Michele’s solo music is truly breath-taking.” - For Folk’s Sake
"Steeped in languid melancholy... [it] sits in a rich tradition that encompasses such touchstone female performers as Karen Dalton, Judee Sill... Emmylou Harris or Gillian Welch... 'Pieces' may just be the most impressive record she's ever made" - 8/10 – Uncut
“…an album about… feeling life and the emotions it brings to their fullest intensity… instantly engaging and evocative melodies and sung with an open and honest conviction… Stodart’s album is a thing of perfection.” – Folk Radio
“…assured, melodic, intelligent” – Clash Magazine
“…new ideas, melancholic beats and Hope Sandoval-styled smoke to the sound, her vocals creating a cinematic feel… a beautiful record, with Stodart’s home brew of Americana offering a refreshing taste.” – 4/5 - Narc Magazine
“Pieces is a beautifully delicate and emotionally open album… the skilful nature of Michele's musicianship and her ability to craft a song with meaning that it imitates no one and burns with a soulful fire from start to finish.” – Even The Stars
“bearing traces of folk, country and soul… the music manages to be both tuneful and mournful, jaunty yet sad. What a combo, one that never fails to deliver.” – The Guardian
“If the music style is a variant of widescreen country/roots (think a smoother Lucinda Williams), then the lyric content is no less confessional… Calm, reflective, sober – for good reason, the magic number here is one” – Irish Times