Judit Neddermann & Hayley Reardon - by Bricks and Sounds

Türöffnung & Barbetrieb : 19.00 Uhr Show: 20.00 Uhr Location: Urban Blooming - Lala's Wildgarten ____ In 2020, during the pandemic-induced quarantine, American singer and songwriter Hayley Reardon came across a song with words she couldn’t understand, but that ultimately impacted the trajectory of her life and her music. At the time, Reardon had never been to Barcelona and didn’t know Catalan was a language. But when she first heard Vinc d'un Poble by Judit Neddermann, something about the voice and melody struck a chord deep inside. She listened to the track over and over again while walking along the streets of her coastal hometown north of Boston, Massachusetts. It wasn’t until months later that Reardon learned what that striking voice was singing about. “Vinc d'un Poble vora el mar” translates to “I come from a town by the sea.” When Reardon finally traveled to Barcelona after the borders opened in 2021 to record her latest full release, ‘In the Good Light,’ she was greeted by Neddermann in a surprise trip to the very seaside town described in the song. “We were instant friends,” said Reardon, “and this collaboration on 'Changes' over a year later feels like a celebration of that cross-cultural connection and friendship born through the power of song.” Hayley Reardon is a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter and a storyteller in the truest sense of the word. Her songs serve as postcards from an artist brave enough to take the road less traveled. Reardon dove head first into music at the young age of 15, and has spent much of the past decade writing, recording and performing music around the world. Raised in a coastal Massachusetts town north of Boston, Reardon spent three years based in Nashville and much of the past six years carrying her songs and stories all over the globe — including a six-month artist-in-residency stay in Dachau, Germany — gathering experiences, inspiration and soulful connections. Her ever-deepening music carries a lyrical and melodic weight beyond her years, being described as “brilliantly moving folk/pop with a lyrical depth and soul” (Performer Magazine) and “a melancholy little masterpiece” (American Songwriter Magazine). Judith Neddermann, born 1991 in Barcelona, is a singer and a composer, she has released five solo albums and a joint album with her sister Meritxell Neddermann. She has collaborated, recording or shared the stage, with artists such as Joan Manuel Serrat, Alejandro Sanz, Pedro Guerra, MARO, Noa, Jorge Drexler, Andrés Suárez, Rozalén, Miguel Poveda, Macaco, and among others. She is a recognized singer in Catalonia, two years ago she started singing in new countries such as Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay and Italy. She is the composer of the original score for the play When I sing, mountains dance a play based on the novel of the same name by Irene Solà. For ten years she was the singer of The Gramophone Allstars project, led by Genís Bou, with whom she recorded five albums. She has also had a long and close collaboration with the pianist Clara Peya, the joint project with the Quartet Brossa “Viatge d’hivern” and his participation in Coetus. She has been awarded a Max Award, a Butaca Award, two Enderrock Awards, the Miquel Martí i Pol Award and a Descobertes Award.