Cara Hammond

Mar 18, 2022

8:00pm – 8:40pm CT

Stephen F's Bar

Cara Hammond is an indie singer-songwriter from North Wales. Cara began writing songs when she was 11, going on to self-release 3 EP’s and in 2019 Cara signed to the independent label Oswaldo, releasing a series of singles. These singles featured in 7 Spotify New Music Friday’s, gained support from BBC Radio and featured in the national BBC Introducing Hotlist.

During the pandemic Cara learnt how to produce, leading to her first self produced EP ‘twenty four hours’. The leading track ‘Losing Balance’ has nearly 1 million streams on Spotify, has been performed nationwide on BBC Radio and Gwyl 2021. Cara has just finished her new EP ‘Nice Girl’, which was co-produced with Sebastien Sternberg and Pedro Vito (Jack Savoretti’s UK number 1 albums), and features a co-write with Blair MacKichan (Sia's ‘The Greatest’).

Cara has performed at Boomtown Fair and Love Supreme, supported Mahalia, Charlotte Church, performed for a BBC Introducing Showcase and played at iconic venues such as The Troubadour and The Water Rats, London. Cara completed her debut Welsh tour in October 2021, finishing with 2 performances at Focus Wales festival. She is super excited to perform at SXSW 2022.

Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.

Primary Access
Music Badge
Platinum Badge
Secondary Access
Music Festival Wristband
Artist Wristband
Film Badge
Interactive Badge
About
From:
London, UK-ENGLAND
Subgenre:
Indie Pop