Dreamt up in November 1987 by Matt Haynes and Clare Wadd, Sarah Records became an outlet for uniquely pretty guitar pop inspired by independent labels likes Postcard and Creation. Wadd and Hayne's loving outpour of releases was relatively short but beautifully sweet, introducing the world to the music of The Sea Urchins, The Field Mice and countless others until its so-called "destruction" in 1995. Often overlooked and frequently attacked by the contemporary UK music press, then a breeding ground for pointless macho posturing and self-congratulatory critical hit pieces, the Sarah Records discography has aged spectacularly well. The same can't be said for many of the baggy bands & grunge identikit acts that were the critical darlings of the era.
This In Focus is a two hour meander through the timeless, sunny pop music of Sarah Records.
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Yasmin Williams
Yasmin Williams
Yasmin Williams has been played on NTS in shows including Carolina Soul, featured first on 5 February 2021. Songs played include Juvenescence, Sunshowers and After The Storm.
Yasmin Williams (raised in northern Virginia) is an American finger-style composer and guitarist. She plays guitar, harp-guitar, and other instruments (such as kalimba) in solo performances, often with the instrument on her lap.
Her debut album, "Serendipity" was self-released in 2012, as was her follow-up album, "Unwind" in 2018.
Her third album, "Urban Driftwood" was released on Spinster in 2021. The songs on the album were written in 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown and were influenced by the Black Lives Matter protests during that year.
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Yasmin Williams
Yasmin Williams has been played on NTS in shows including Carolina Soul, featured first on 5 February 2021. Songs played include Juvenescence, Sunshowers and After The Storm.
Yasmin Williams (raised in northern Virginia) is an American finger-style composer and guitarist. She plays guitar, harp-guitar, and other instruments (such as kalimba) in solo performances, often with the instrument on her lap.
Her debut album, "Serendipity" was self-released in 2012, as was her follow-up album, "Unwind" in 2018.
Her third album, "Urban Driftwood" was released on Spinster in 2021. The songs on the album were written in 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown and were influenced by the Black Lives Matter protests during that year.