A TENNESSEE songstress with 'a deeply moving, hypnotic sound stirring echoes of a distant and restless past' is to play an Anglesey gig.

Amythyst Kiah has been decsribed by Rolling Stone magazine as "One of roots music’s most exciting emerging talents, blending a deep knowledge of old-time music with sensibilities spanning classic country to contemporary R&B.”

Amythyst was born in Chattanooga, but is now based in Johnson City. Her commanding stage presence is only matched by her raw and powerful vocals.

She is accompanied, interchangeably, with banjo or acoustic guitar, and her eclectic influences span decades, finding inspiration in old time music, alternative rock, folk, country and blues.

Our Native Daughters, her recent collaboration with Rhiannon Giddens, Leyla McCalla, and Allison Russell (Birds of Chicago) released a hugely acclaimed full-length album produced by Rhiannon Giddens and Dirk Powell, 'Songs of Our Native Daughters'. NPR described the opening track, 'Black Myself', written by Amythyst, as "the simmering defiance of self-respect in the face of racism.”

The group has been nominated for Duo/Group Of The Year at the 2019 Americana Music Association Awards. Amythyst’s star is also rising in the UK where she has performed at Celtic Connections, Southern Fried Festival, Cambridge Folk Festival, Larmer Tree Festival, the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival, and Summer Tyne with The Guardian calling her performance at last year's Cambridge Folk Festival "a highlight...a bold Nina Simone voice” This summer she is back to perform at Sidmouth and Shrewsbury Folk Festivals, and Broadstairs Folk Week and headlines shows across the UK.

Amythyst’s ability to cross boundaries is groundbreaking and simply unforgettable. You can see her live at the Victoria Hotel, Menai Bridge on Sunday August 11. Doors open 7.30pm. Tickets are from Palas Print in Caernarfon, 01286 674631, and Mudshark Records, Bangor.