BIOGRAPHY

Everything you have heard about Natalie D-Napoleon is in fact true ...

Her emotive vocals did evolve as a child through singing Croatian folk songs and old standards with her father as they rode their produce to market. She was raised upon a farm clinging to the outskirts of a working class town near Perth. The Napoleon portion of her name does owe its origins to the famed French military leader. And she is currently recording a full-length album thanks to some very generous governmental support.

Natalie occupies a unique musical niche. She pours honesty and integrity into songs that flow uninhibitedly from her heart. Her latest release, After the Flood, not only demonstrates her maturity as a writer and vocalist, but stands as testament to her creative blossoming as an artist.

Since launching her solo career (Natalie previously fronted Bloom and Flavour of the Month) almost two years ago, Natalie has lierally had the world at her feet. She released her first solo recording - After The Flood - and set about giving it the live support it so justly deserved. That has not only included countless shows of her own, but also joining the likes of some true American heavy-weights including Devon Sproule, Todd Snider, John Doe, and Victoria Williams. She has even shared a stage with Australia’s neo-folk songwriting collective The Gin Club both at home and abroad.

A fleeting visit to the USA in November 2007 had Natalie playing the Australian Festival in Florida while a return visit in March 2008 saw her peforming at SxSW. There Natalie shared the stage with Ash Grunwald, Dan Kelly and Whitley at the annual Australian Music Collective event at Emo’s and also joining The Stems, The Chevelles, and Gigantic for a Western Australian Showcase at the event.

Last August Natalie undertook a national tour of Australia where she shared shows with Bernie Hayes, Nic Dalton, The Gin Club, Eva Popov, Miranda Richardson, Simon Kelly, The College Fall, and Richard Lane (from The Stems). She also threw her hat into the ring for a Music Production grant from the Western Australian Department of Culture and the Arts which was awarded to her in January.

Along with a recent tour through Australia, Natalie is also featured on the third installment of Foghorn Record’s Homegrown Roots compilation which also boasts contributions from Australian folk and roots music heavyweights such as Paul Kelly, John Butler, Ash Grunwald, and Mia Dyson. Not bad company to be keeping.

Natalie is now back in Santa Barbara where she is about to commence recording. Joining her on the album will be Kenny Edwards (Linda Ronstadt’s longtime collaborator), Dan Phillips and Julie Christensen (Leonard Cohen’s long-time backing vocalist).