The Grey Lady Music Lounge, Sunday 1st February 2015

It is a year now since Cyrano’s Joe Ackerley teamed up with his sister Alice to form ‘The Ackerleys’ as a side line - turned major project!  Already they have a fast-growing repertoire of folk/pop tunes, some light and uplifting, some moody and soulful, but all featuring close harmony, strong chord structure and catchy melody.  Joe employs his prodigious song writing skills and his own rich baritone to complement and showcase Alice‘s striking voice.  Joe’s roots are in rock music as is well known to many of on the TW music scene, his deep seated influences an unusual mix of Pearl Jam/ Radiohead/ Elbow/Crowded House/Jeff Buckley. His sister Alice, just turned 17, provides a more contemporary vibe – Laura Marling, The Staves, Florence and the Machine, Emmy the Great, Marina & the Diamonds. The result is delightfully different - but judge for yourself. The dynamic duo has now added lead guitar and drums in the form of Steve McCormack, and Matt Wilson.

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Fran is a young singer/songwriter from Kent who has been gigging locally for about a year, and intends to continue to do so, as playing live music is what she enjoys most. Her sound is acoustic, with only her voice and the piano. Fran has a wide-ranging taste in music, from acoustic and folk artists such as Benjamin Francis Leftwich and Tom Odell, to electronic and dance artists such as Disclosure. Fran’s varying influences combined with her own ideas produce a sound that is original and heartfelt. 

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Anna Hogg is a 24 year-old singer/songwriter from Kent.  She has been playing guitar and writing her own lyrics since her mid teens and has performed in clubs, bars and outdoor festivals in and around London and the south east for the last few years. Her inspirations are drawn from a wide variety of singers such as Damien Rice to Taylor Swift, but also from her personal experiences of romance, her travels and family. With a style that is individual and contemporary, she hopes to be able to engage and entertain with a range of upbeat and slow tempo songs and lyrics.

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