Ish Marquez comes from a dysfunctional family from the South Bronx that struggled to make ends meet... 'but my father was nice enough to buy me a guitar when I was 12 years old and I thought back then that music would be my life's calling and I still hope that it will be.' Ish has been associated with the so-called Anti-Folk scene, although despite affection for the likes of Kimya Dawson, Jeff Lewis et al, it's not a place where he wants to be. 'the scene here is scattered and too cold for me,no networking,everyone out for themselves,' he says. Ish describes his music as 'Native American, Spanish, street-wise and poetic and very very much authentic and original music'. Jeffrey Lewis has this to say about him: "Ish is one of the most amazing and unique artists I know, a true soul-singing star of the underground and unlike anything you've ever experienced. I've been rabidly attending his shows in NYC for ages, you must not miss the rare chance to see him in the UK!!'