Panda Su has been collaborating with Steve Mason (Black Affair, The Beta Band) to develop her mix of acoustic-led folk-songs, using quirky instruments and electronics to embellish the sound, and has a distinctive voice to boot.
‘Panda Su hails from the sunny shores of St Andrews, Fife. A bit of a loner and with no one to turn to founding member Suzanne Isabel Ferreira had no choice but to learn how to play every instrument under the sun by herself. This makes her debut ‘Sticks and Bricks’ EP (produced and mixed by Black Affair/King Biscuit Time/ex-Beta Band extraordinaire Steve Mason) a joy to listen to but almost an impossibility to play live.
On stage Su is joined by South African born JaxAdam – a percussionist who specialises in the playing of toy accordions, children’s glockenspiels and an array of other hand-held instruments. Together they play “gentle, melodic, colourful songs which curl up in your head” – an acclaim which has earned them gigs alongside Frightened Rabbit, Withered Hand and a slot at the Fence Collective’s Homegame festival in Anstruther and at Hinterland in Glasgow. In 2008, they embarked on a 22-date tour of the USA and Canada. Panda Su’s track ‘Moviegoer’ was Track of The Month in the Scotsman newspaper in April, 2009.
