The Grey Lady Music Lounge, Wednesday 25th April 2018
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Headline Act: Ryan Weeks
Starting to play guitar and sing at the age of twenty, originally buying his first guitar as a distraction from doing college assignments, Ryan is quickly making a name for himself in the local music scene , mixing soul, R&B, indie folk and country.
Hailing from southborough this local singer will have you moving your feet and dancing along. Singing popular covers, chart and his own soulful songs, Ryan weeks is definitely a name to remember.
He's usually found gigging at venues in Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells, on a one-man mission to prove that Kent has soul. So come along and have a great time listening and dancing along to the soulful tones of Ryan Weeks.
Paul Monham
Paul Monham is a self taught guitarist and singer/songwriter from Kent. Although Paul has been a member of the alt. rock band The Lucky Andersons for several years, his solo material is relatively new. That said, Paul has had plenty of experience playing in a live enviroment having performed all over the south east of England and London. Inspiration for his songs is drawn from several different genres - from brit-pop to hip-hop - and he sometimes uses a loop pedal to give his live performance a fuller sound.
John McLane
"After many years spent as a hermit in the studio recording electronic, ambient and shoegaze music, John has returned to a more acoustic 'unplugged' sound. It has been a circular journey from unplugged, to shoegaze, to unhinged, to shoegaze-folk and back to unplugged.
Inspired by a passion for poetry & lyrics, John has provided lyrics for other artists, including Marina Celeste (Nouvelle Vague).
Inspired by songwriters like Mark Kozelek, Nick Drake,Pete Greenwood, Neil Halstead, Damien Jurado, Townes Van Zandt et al., John has previously performed across London/South East and has new songs to perform and record.
A Digital EP is coming, featuring Pete Greenwood (Mojave 3,Starsailor)"
John Forrester
John Forrester sings songs of travel, adventure, lust, discovery, friendship, love & weather. A fine performer with an easy relaxed delivery, a warm open-hearted voice, an unshowy guitar style and an infectious personality.
Having toured Europe extensively his songs have a strong sense of location & motion. His most recent album ‘Outsider’ is a contemporary take on folk and roots, but is steeped in the great traditions; it's a subjective and meditative gaze at the mid-life psyche, yet its themes are universal; and it's a testament to patience, exploration and determination, but still has time for humour and humanity.
“an open, flexible collection… by turn poetic and philosophical… Forrester is wise enough to have inherent balance… decent” – fRoots
“weaves together folk-rock with Americana feel to create a distinctive and immediate sound… passionate intensity and swelling arrangements… reviews are always subjective, but this is something special” – R2 Magazine, 5 stars
"songs to captivate... rousing and anthemic... an utterly accessible collection of subjective, openhearted, and honest musings" - FATEA
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