Simeon Hammond Dallas was born and raised in the rich musical and cultural melting pot of Camden Town. Growing up listening to her parent’s eclectic record collection that spanned artists from The Cranberries to Ella Fitzgerald, her own music traverses genres and is described by Holler Country as “a no-f***’s-given distinctly millennial take on Americana and blues, that sounds like Bonnie Raitt would have if her songs had been written by Alanis Morissette”.Through a catalogue filled with intersectional storytelling, hypnotic melodies and poetic lyricism, Simeon Hammond Dallas gives voice to a generation wrangling with the complexities of modern life.
Simeon’s latest single, “Do I Die”, takes her trademark Country-Blues sound in a more commercial direction, “a country-tinged, sun-drenched instant classic… bringing to mind Dreams era Fleetwood Mac or the classy country power pop of Cam” (Holler). Produced by Fred Abbot (Noah and the Whale), “Do I Die” gained Simeon a Top 40 chart position on the UK Country airplay chart as well as radio play on BBC Scotland and Whispering Bob Harris’ Country show on Radio 2.
Her second studio EP, Make It Romantic, was held to high acclaim by the likes of Americana UK, Earmilk, Folk Radio, and more. Simeon’s “star in the making” (Lonesome Highway) only continues to rise with a new project brewing for the upcoming year, armed with “a match for the best voices on the UK scene” (Country Way Of Life), and a blazing lead guitar, Simeon Hammond Dallas continues to prove “she is the whole package” (Neil McCormick, The Telegraph).
After finishing 2023 with a bang by showcasing in Nashville at AmericanaFest and co-headlining Bush Hall in London with Song Suffragettes, 2024 is set to be an exciting year for Simeon. So far, she has opened for the likes of Grammy-winner Allison Russell, and made her Country2Country and BBC Radio 2 live debuts. At C2C, she graced the Barrelhouse, Big Entrance, and Saloon stages, with w21music saying, “There was little to be done except stand back and accept that you were watching something special” (Chris Farlie). She was invited to perform live on BBC Radio 2 with Bob Harris, singing singles “Wild Woman” and “Make It Romantic”, to the awe of everyone in the room and radio waves. She was then invited on to BBC 4’s Women’s Hour for a Women in Country Music special.
The new EP is currently being recorded and scheduled for independent release in 2025 - with your help! I need to raise funds for the recording (including studio time and session musician fees), production, mixing, and mastering of the EP, plus the vinyl pressing. I have already started paying for a lot of these costs, but the remaining fees for this are sitting at £3200.
If we're able to surpass that target, I'll be able to put some money into music videos and marketing/PR to really give this EP a chance to be heard by even more people. And in the end, that's all it's really about; to get good music out there and heard by the people. Thanks for helping make that happen.