The Grey Lady Music Lounge, Wednesday 23rd August 2017

Peter Mercer is an 18 year old singer-songwriter from Tunbridge Wells. Despite his young age he has already attracted a lot of industry attention including that of Mike Rosenberg (aka Passenger) and up and coming band New City Kings. Furthermore, he has been put on the same bill as artists such as Scouting For Girls, Rebecca Ferguson and The Hoosiers. His music contains elements from a wide range of genres including folk, pop and rock, but it is all performed acoustically with a loop pedal. He takes inspiration from a huge variety of songwriters but is particularly inspired by Ed Sheeran, Tom Fletcher (McFly) and Ryan Tedder (OneRepublic) and takes lyrical inspiration from artists of all genres, from Macklemore to James Bay. He released his debut EP which was featured nationally on BBC Introducing and is working towards his debut album “Wake Me Up”

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Painting Box, as the name suggests, blend musical genres of Folk and Country with Blues and other vintage styles allowing a vast canvas of ideas. 

Originating in Brighton in the spring of 2017, through a shared love of songwriting and unique influences, Painting Box aims to try and bring the rawness of folk music into the modern era.

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Faded Shades are a three piece originals band from Swanley consisting of Joe, Charlie and Liam. Although if asked we would best describe our music as alternative rock; ourselves and fans alike have found it difficult to label our sound under one particular genre. We believe the reason for this is the huge range of influences the band has between its few members. Crisp acoustic guitar chords are often accompanied by a backdrop of heavy electric rhythm, driving distorted baselines and rolling tom fills to create a rock’n’roll bark, whilst still maintaining an air of easy listening. Many have likened us to a country rock vibe, which is hard to dispute when many of our original tracks have a harmonica present; but we also love exploring other genres such as psychedelic and hard rock. Some collective inspirations to the band are The Rolling Stones, Oasis, The Stone Roses, The Who, Foo Fighters and Paul Weller. 

The band began when Joe and Liam left a previous group and decided to create a new venture on their own. A spare bedroom at Joe's grandparents house was turned into a makeshift home studio where the pair practiced and recorded a very rough demo. Joe (singer/songwriter/guitarist) and Liam (bass) then recruited Charlie on the drums to complete the line up. Less than a year later we have recorded a better quality demo (which is available to listen to on our social media), played live at many open mic nights and even appeared on multiple radio shows. We are generally very pleased with the reception our music is getting and hope to continue building our repertoire and fanbase!

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Shep! is a cowboy sent from an alternative universe to explain the meaning of life. He found the only way to do this effectively was in the form of music – specifically Country BlueGrass Blues.

If you wanna singalong and win a prize here are some choruses:

Snakebite Street, Snakebite Street, snakes walk ‘round on legs and feet
Snakebite Street, Snakebite Street, don’t get bit by the people that you meet

From year to year, from day to day; from dawn to dark, from birth to grave
We are always, we are Always Heading Home

Come along, everybody come along, while the moon is shinin’ bright
Get on board, everybody get on board, we’re gonna Raise a Ruckus tonight

Everybody loves a Rockin’ Man so rock like a man!
Run to the river, as fast as you can, the river is a friend to the running man

Down the River to the Sea, down the river to the sea
Time will carry you and me, down the river to the sea

Make sure you check out the new website for the live footage being filmed tonight at the Grey lady at www.shepmusic.com 

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