The Grey Lady Music Lounge, Sunday 18th January 2015
This is a past event.
Headline Act: little Rach
little Rach has been described as "A wee folkie with a punk spirit " and "Like Joni Mitchell meets Pam Ayres, via Johnny Cash".
She prefers to let others decide for themselves.
Carrying with her a beautifully pure voice, a true sensibility for live performance, and songs that will make you laugh, cry, and wonder.
She is currently touring across the UK with her six string guitar, and SatNav... like a true 21st Century Troubadour.
Armed with biscuits, little Rach has found herself all over the country, taking in a support slot for Dawn Landes, appearing at the ‘Under The Stars’ festival on the same bill as Richard Thompson, Sarah Jarosz and Kate Rusby and also featuring at the Wimborne Minster Folk Festival.
Her debut album 'If You Go' was released at the start of June on Farm Folk Records.
Annie Chew
Annie Chew is a singer-songwriter hailing from Tunbridge Wells. Annie has performed all over the south east including esteemed London venues such as The Pheasantry on Kings Road. Annie loves to perform at her home town venue, The Grey Lady Music Lounge and has been performing there for several years now. Annie’s musical tastes are very diverse but she has often felt inspired by modern day artists including the likes of Adele, Norah Jones, Amy Winehouse, Tori Amos and Carole King. From September, Annie is set to study music at BIMM (British & Irish Modern Music Institute, based in Brighton) an she is looking forward to the prospect of working and studying with fellow musicians and songwriters. Annie says” I am really looking forward to joining the academy at BIMM, I believe this will prove to be the next step in my development as an artist and I am excited to see my writing evolve during the whole process. In the longer term I plan to release a recording of my songs and in the meantime will be focusing on my live shows and keep writing new material."
The Pioneers
The Pioneers is an acoustic duo made up of George Halliwell and Dan Dearlove, who combine strong harmonies with memorable melodies and lyrics in an exciting and feel-good sound. They first formed in 2011 and have been writing and gigging ever since, refining their sound and blending influences from pop, folk, country and rock. They recorded their self-titled E.P. in 2014 and are currently working on their second release. Both George and Dan also constitute two out of the three members of the band ‘Catching Mangoes’ who regularly play in venues and bars in Brighton and Hove.
Mystery Clarke Band
Tunbridge Wells based singer / songwriter Mystery Clarke has established himself as one of the most captivating and charismatic soloists on the local music scene. He has been performing at The Grey Lady for many years now and he has recently been working with a host of top local musicians to form one of the most unusual bands in the area. A veritable super-group of experts in the fields of funk, folk and electronica - The Mystery Clarke Band are well worth investigating. You can find them on YouTube, FaceBook, SoundCloud and their own website. Influences include the phases of the moon and the changing of the seasons. And what is the mystery? See if you can find out!
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