American musician Scott Fagan plays Bristol’s Lantern this Saturday following the release of last year’s critically-acclaimed reissue of South Atlantic Blues, his lost 1968 debut album. Fagan’s story is easily as compelling as his music. Discovered, managed and mentored by famed Brill Building songwriter Doc Pomus in 1965, at age 19, just off the busContinue reading “Meet The Artist: Scott Fagan”
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Meet The Artist: Louise Jordan
New Forest based singer and songwriter Louise Jordan will play songs from her new album, No Petticoats Here at St Thomas’s Church in Redwick on October 9 Now a familiar face on the acoustic scene, Louise has placed her classical music background and five years’ experience of touring arts centres, theatres, folk clubs and festivalsContinue reading “Meet The Artist: Louise Jordan”
Singer/Songwriter Louise Jordan To Play Redwick
New Forest based singer and songwriter Louise Jordan will play songs from her new album, No Petticoats Here at St Thomas’s Church in Redwick on October 9 Now a familiar face on the acoustic scene, Louise Jordan has placed her classical music background and her five years’ experience of touring arts centres, theatres, folk clubsContinue reading “Singer/Songwriter Louise Jordan To Play Redwick”
Meet The Artist: Dan Whitehouse
An original take on modern folk /Americana, Dan Whitehouse’s music consists of observational lyrics and imagined stories and could be defined as Black Country Soul. Following the release of his Introducing EP back in January, Dan has been working on the new album as well as touring with Eddi Reader and Kris Drever. Following theContinue reading “Meet The Artist: Dan Whitehouse”
Judith Owen To Play Cardiff Date
US based singer-songwriter Judith Owen will return to her homeland of Wales this November to perform songs from her new album Somebody’s Child. The albums title track took inspiration from a real-life occurrence. “I was in New York, in the middle of winter” recalls Judith, “I saw this beautiful young woman, about nine months pregnant,Continue reading “Judith Owen To Play Cardiff Date”
Beans On Toast Back On Tour For 2016 Shows
Cult folk legend Beans on Toast will be back on the road at the end of this year in support of his forthcoming album A Spanner in the Works. The singer, storyteller and guitar player is known for his self-deprecating quality is that usually breaks down the barrier between himself and his audience, creating aContinue reading “Beans On Toast Back On Tour For 2016 Shows”
Michael Kiwanuka To Play New Songs At Cardiff Tramshed
Following the recent release of his second album, Love & Hate, singer/songwriter Michael Kiwanuka will be playing Cardiff’s Tramshed this autumn. Two years in the making, Love & Hate was produced in collaboration with the Grammy Award winning Danger Mouse in LA. Kiwanuka’s 2012 debut Home Again staked his claim on the list of great British singer-songwriters.Continue reading “Michael Kiwanuka To Play New Songs At Cardiff Tramshed”
Bel Blue To Release Debut Album – Our Places
Singer/songwriter Bel Blue will release her debut album Our Places on August 1. Bel describes the album as a journey of her songs, many of which are anchored in the rivers, and landscapes of South and West Wales. The recording began last autumn, with an outside recording of the title track on the banks of theContinue reading “Bel Blue To Release Debut Album – Our Places”
Meet The Artist: SaraBeth
Savvy, fun, creative, adventurous, determined and delightfully unexpected are a good start, but adjectives begin to run out well before facets of SaraBeth’s artistry do. A force-of-nature Texan who is already building a meaningful presence as a singer, songwriter and entertainer, she is a virtual lock to take the next step – if only becauseContinue reading “Meet The Artist: SaraBeth”
Meet The Artist: Hattie Briggs
Hattie Briggs is a Gloucestershire based singer-songwriter and BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award Nominee 2014. The 22 year-old quit Oxford University in the 2nd year of her Russian degree to concentrate on her musical career in January 2014. Since then, her music has been played on TV, on BBC Radio 1, 2 and 6MusicContinue reading “Meet The Artist: Hattie Briggs”