The TuppennyAs a singer-songwriter, Phil King has the whole trinity: A beautiful soulful singing voice, deft skills at playing the guitar, and the capacity to write elegantly worded and powerful songs. His album The Wreckage received excellent media attention with Radio 2’s Bob Harris describing him as ‘Absolutely Brilliant’ and ‘A Song Weaver’. “Stunningly Beautiful! The […]
Bristol based Glaswegian with a guitar. Plays “Beard Pop” or “Pub Step” if you prefer. Or indeed even Ceilidh-Punchup, Malt-ternative Postman-rock. Lonely Tourist is a favourite of Steve Lamacq and has supported amongst others Pete Doherty, Babyshambles, Malcolm Middleton, RM Hubbert, Admiral Fallow, Hans Chew, Dark Dark Dark, Langhorne Slim, Beth Hart, Rachel Sermanni, Norman […]
Exceedingly prolific songwriter and avid live performer, David Marx, wholeheartedly subscribes to the thinking that music can (still) occasionally sparkle with the innocence and the majesty it once did. Originally from Swindon – where he was a member of the now legendary Aggravators whom supported The Clash on their infamous White Riot tour – he […]
The Thursday Night Music Club welcomes back the fantastic talents of Tuppenny fave Chris Webb. Chris Webb is a solo indepedent performer from Bristol, releasing albums and gigging under his own name without management. Chris racks up near a hundred gigs most years and tirelessly releases EPs and albums for his fans. Also seen in […]
Jenny Wren and Her Borrowed Wings are an acoustic roots and rhythm and blues trio. Playing original songs in an original way, drawing on all roots music they have recorded 4 albums of original songs and toured the UK and Europe extensively. “Fusing gutsy Rhythm & Blues, Jazz, Soul, Folk and great song writing, Jenny […]
Rocking a classic guitar, under tousled hair, and behind vintage shades, Adam Masterson represents a timeless ideal of what a Rockstar should be—yet he does so for a new age. Unabashedly embracing old school influences as he updates tradition with heaps of spirit and soul, he taps into the kind of magic we yearn for, […]
Concrete Prairie make a welcome return (in a new 5-piece format). Borrowing from the genres of Folk, Country, Indie, Americana & Blues and brutalising them with our Britishness they create a beautiful heart worn racket. Support coems in the fine shape of Onze from Atari Pilot, road testing some new epic indie anthems in stripped […]
Sue Harding’s unique voice, range and heartfelt delivery creates a hauntingly beautiful sound. Her songs are delicate but powerful, full of poetry and invention that never fails to enchant. ‘Flight’, her first album of original songs is a loving homage to Americana . Simple, scaled down and timeless. Indeed, there is a retro sensibility to […]
*REPLACEMENT SHOW* Following the postponement of the advertised event (Bob Heath & Luiza Staniec Moir) due to a dose of The ‘Vid, we present hastily arranged super-sub show of local musical talent. Si & Matt Hall are brothers. Not just brothers in music but genetically so as well. They have been playing music together for […]
Strikingly 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 […]