The Grey Lady Music Lounge, Tuesday 29th May 2018

Stuart is an independent; writer, musician and session guitarist based in East Sussex. Calling on a wide variety of genres to influence his music, his writing style takes on many forms across a wide set of genres. He has played with and plays for many fantastic local artists such as Meya Rein, Kathryn Anderson, The Paul Dunton Orchestra, Rocinia, Good Company and countless other musicians along the way. The main genres he leans towards are Blues and Folk, but takes in Country, Jazz, Funk and Soul elements into his playing, providing a new twist on old sounds.

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My name is Sofia Ford and I am 14 years old.  I am a passionate singer songwriter with a particular interest in Folk and Country music.  I learnt to play the guitar at seven and have been writing and singing songs ever since. I also play the Mandolin, Banjo and Piano.  Writing is one of my favourite pastimes and I spend most of my time immersed in music in some way.  I get inspired to write in many forms but mainly through my own experiences in life.

I have played the Crawley Folk festival, at the Hawth Crawley a couple of times, also I have performed at “Cancer Relay for Life” twice in Reigate, and also the Reigate Community Festival.  Last summer I got to play a set at Oxted, Master Park’s “Picnic in the Park”.  Last Christmas I was lucky to support “Randy and the Rockets” as the supporting act at their gig at Warlingham Church all.  More recently I have enjoyed playing at Holland Sports Social club on a couple of occasions.

My influences would be a diverse group of artists, Dixie Chicks, Taylor Swift, Dolly Parton and Tim McGraw. I also love the bands The Killers and Oasis!

Music is my life and in the future my greatest wish is to eventually go to Nashville Tennessee, and get the chance to play in the famous Blue Bird Café.

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At the tender age of just 15 years old, Charlotte Rose Ellis shows maturity in her songwriting and performances that many older artists envy.  Initially trained since the age of 5 in musical theatre, Charlotte has developed her passion as a singer/songwriter and pianist over the past two years. Charlotte enjoys a broad range of music, from Adele and Taylor Swift through to Evanescence and Alter Bridge.  Charlotte has mostly been inspired and likened to Tori Amos for her unusual covers and original music.  Charlotte’s vocal has a haunting quality that leaves audiences wanting more.  She has performed in venues from Margate to Aylesbury, but mostly in the Medway towns and Maidstone including the Brook and Central theatres in Chatham, Rochester Castle and Hazlitt theatre in Maidstone.  Charlotte is delighted to be performing at the Grey Lady and looks forward to sharing her music with you. In the meantime, you can find out more about Charlotte at her website.

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Jez Harley is a singer/songwriter who is a regular performer with both The Good Ship Band and Harley & Woods. Jez has achieved commercial and critical success as a songwriter with Scott English and as a singer/songwriter in the early 2000’s.

Jez wants to share some of the songs and sentiments that he feels are more appropriate for solo material - using just piano and voice, the work is delivered through stripped-back, intimate performances that aim to illuminate and contemplate life's most precious and delicate facets whilst inspiring the audience to respond to the material on an instinctive level.

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