The dramatically-coiffed singer from Dublin was told for years that she’d never hit the big time if she carried on making the rockabilly music she loved, but like all good rebels she ignored this and, in refusing to go mainstream, achieved fantastic success.
After launching her first album No Turning Back in 2003, May released her second album, Love Tattoo, in 2007, catching the attention of Jools Holland and reaching the number one chart spot in her native Ireland. She won Female Artist of the Year at the 2009 Meteor Awards, peformed at the Grammys in 2010, and has received radio play for singles Big Bad Handsome Man and Johnny Got A Boom Boom.
Her sound is big, brash and irresistibly catchy, with more than a flavour of 1950s Memphis. This year she’s back with her fourth album, Tribal (which hit No.3 in the UK album charts), and stops by Cambridge Corn Exchange with her band to showcase her new material for fans of rock ‘n’ roll.
She’s supported by The Caezars on 22 November, doors 7.30pm. Tickets £27.50-£32.
