The TuppennyStrikingly Authentic Cosmic Blues from Pete Cousins (Pig Nose, Teddy White) with a three string guitar, a stack of songs about everyday despair, redemption and apocalyptic philosophy, tied together with a whisky soaked voice that could tempt the chains from the walls of a a prison cell. Add the sonic junkyard that provides the shamanic […]
It is a more than welcome and very overdue return to The Thursday Night Music Club for Matt Owens! Matt is a British singer-songwriter, who co-founded Noah and the Whale and Little Mammoths. “Whiskey and Orchids”, his debut solo album was recently followed by the lockdown release of abum 2, “Scorched Earth”. Matts music is […]
This months Sunday Social session features the return of the fabulous canal dwelling folkies Fly Yeti Fly. Fly Yeti Fly are the Wiltshire-based acoustic duo Lorna Somerville and Darren Fisher. Blending sensitive vocal harmonies with intricate guitar arrangements, mandolin and harmonica, the duo weave songs and stories from their travels together, with a sound that […]
This session of the Thursday Night Music Club introduces Concrete Prairie to Swindon audiences, alongside local artist Jol Rose. Concrete Prairie are from Bath with a sound based on folk / country and Americana. They utilise guitar, banjo, bass, fiddle and harmonica to make a beautiful heartworn racket. Jol Rose is a Swindon-based singer-songwriter. Jol […]
The Thursday Night Music Club welcomes back the brilliant blues of Mark Harrison. Mark takes elements of roots music, including folk, blues and gospel, to create something new. Each song is a snapshot of life or has a story to tell, like a 3-minute film or novel. Mark’s live shows are well-known not only for […]
The Sunday Social music session eases back into town with the folk acoustica of the brilliant Bob Heath. Bob Heath is a musician, music therapist, songwriter and singer, writing and performing for many years. Releasing a solo album ‘Skinny Ghosts’ in 2014, he formed the band ‘Souls & Shadows’ as a vehicle for performing his […]
The Thursday Night Music Club returns (fingers crossed)! And what a way to make that return, as we welcome back the amazing Hannah Rose Platt! Hannah specialises in Americana country music with storytelling at its heart. Her melodic, poetic and accessible music offers self-written narratives to ordinary people who had no one to unfurl their […]
We welcome the return of live music to the bar with a big middle-finger up to the extension of restrictions, by squeezing in an extra, unheralded, stealth gig, and a pretty special one at that! Local musical maestros Illustrations have been described as “The Beach Boys on acid” due to their blend of dreamy, 60s […]
After the Shuffle excitement and a little summer break from live music over August, we return with a bang on Thursday September 7th with a cracking folk-punk show featuring 2 of the hardest working musicians around.
The first of our live music sessions for April will be on Thursday 13th and feature the marvellous melodies of Jamie R Hawkins. Jamie is a popular and familiar face around the towns music venues and until recently was part of the SoP Live set up, and we are really glad the guys have seen fit to let us host a show for him.