Background
Sadie was born in Cambridge, and had a bohemian, runaway childhood.
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Sadie Jemmett
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Career
A major turning point came aged 12 when she discovered music and subsequently taught herself guitar. Between the ages of 14 and 21, Sadie Jemmett played in the bands African Ambassadors, Bridge, Easter Island and, most successfully, Soil. She wrote the music for plays at the Galway Arts Theatre, and toured around Europe, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with The Rose Theatre (International Touring) Company, writing the music and performing in the show "13 Mirrors" which received 5 star reviews in the Edinburgh Festival.
An album of the songs from the show sold 3,000 copies in two months through the theatre while the song, "Making Sense", became a playlist favourite on Paris radio station FIP. In 2001, she co-wrote (again with DJ Frank Frenzy) the music for Faustus Lite (Rose Theatre Company), Edinburgh Festival, and Juliette & Romeo, Théâtre de Vidy, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Some of this music has been used as the soundtrack of an educational Animal Rights Digital Video Disc. In 2003, Sadie co-wrote with Robin Walden (aka Deepcutt) the score for a musical theatrical version of Bertolt Brecht"s Good Woman of Szechuan at Théâtre Vidy, Lucerne & Théâtre de Chaillot, starring Irina Brook and Romane Bohringer. The score was later released on Civil Defense. Sadie performs at The Jazz Café, The Borderline, The Regal Rooms, The Bedford, The Stag and Monkey Chews in London, has supported Kt tunstall and Judy Collins and has played at the following festivals: Roxy Jam ("05, "06), The Small World Festival ("05, "06, "08), The Secret Garden Party ("08), Down on the Farm ("09)
In 2012 Jemmett was featured on the compilation album Music is Love – A Singer-Songwriters" Tribute to the Music of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.
In 2013, Jemmett self-released "" on Civil Defense at Bandcamp and downloads on iTunes. Sadie"s second album "London Love Songs" is due for release in April 2015.
Jemmett"s debut solo album,, was written and performed by Sadie Jemmett, produced by Steve Lee, mixed and co-produced in Los Angeles by David Bianco and mastered in London by Kevin Metcalfe.
Reviews of have been very positive: “Wowed us all – Record of the week" – Hit Sheet “Confessional and cathartic" – Uncut, "Moving and beautiful" – Acoustic Magazine, "Lovely and compelling" – Judy Collins, "A long time coming" ★★★★1/2 – Maverick Magazine, "Beautifully honest style & skills" ★★★★ – Belfast Telegraph, "A joy from start to finish" – Classic Rock Society.
