Dilettante

Dilettante is the brain-child of longtime BC Camplight member Francesca Pidgeon. Live shows are a genre-phobic loop-fest, featuring everything from fuzzy guitar licks to 5-part saxophone harmonies. Francesca and band have sold out headline shows in Manchester, Leeds, Halifax, London, Hull and Liverpool, supported the likes of Self Esteem, Caribou, Graham Coxon (Blur) and Philip Selway (Radiohead) and played festivals including Kendal Calling, Live at Leeds, Manchester Jazz Festival, Focus Wales, NXNE and The Great Escape.

Her debut album 'Tantrum’ was self-released in October 2022, followed by a one off single ‘Stone’ in September 2023. She’s been invited to record 2 sessions for BBC 6 Music and getting support from Gideon Coe, Marc Riley, Steve Lamacq alongside Big Issue in theNorth.

"A white-knuckle ride of gloriously tuneful 20-something angst. A jazzy, brassy paean to modern anxiety. (Dilettante) is a consummate multi-instrumentalist, making brilliantly extravagant art-pop soap operas."- Bob Fischer, Electronic Sound Magazine

"The freshest pop aficionado gracing the circuit."- Cameron Wright, NARC Magazine

"One of my new favourite bands."- Tom Robinson, 6Music

"The North-East's favourite up and coming angst-masters - Dilettante's set is an exceptional performance piece, an unreal amount of live layering. Francesca spits vocals with deft pronunciation; this level of art wouldn't work with sunshine and smiles. Exceptional."

- Damian Robinson, NARC Magazine

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