Fiona Shaw brings you her personal tribute to the late, great Karen Carpenter in Close To Karen.
Karen, born in 1950, started out as a drummer for her record producer brother Richard, but soon found that it was her voice people flocked to see in the duo when their band performed. Karen brought luscious vocal interpretations of tracks such as The Carpenter’s very first hit ‘(They Long To Be) Close To You’ in 1969; it was this iconic song that launched them to the no.1 position in Europe in 1970.
From then on, they continued beyond the stars with the intergalactic hit ‘Calling Occupants’ and also covered other writer’s hits such as The Beatles’ ‘Ticket to Ride’, which delivered their massively successful first album. With their smooth easy listening style and other toe-tapping Country hits such as ‘Jambalaya’ and ‘Top of The World’, audiences are assured they will have an evening of varied musical pleasure that’s not to be missed.
