We feel
sure that our November session will make for new experiences, both for us and
our guest performers, all songwriters with Sussex connections.
We are
looking forward to listening to some accomplished musicians from outside the
folk circuit - and they will have the
opportunity they richly deserve to be the focus of attention as opposed to
providing background ambience from the corner of a raucous pub.
They
are, in alphabetical order:
NEIL JOHNSEN, whose songs have been warmly
received by his musical contemporaries and deserves huge respect for his recent
odyssey to explore every possible bear pit of an open mic night in town. It’s
not a challenge that he needed to undertake given that he has already been part
of a prestigious bill alongside Kevin Montgomery.
HUBERT MURRAY, now resident in Lewes, is
from County Galway. Since moving to England he has appeared at the Isle of
Wight and Wilderness festivals and at many top London venues with Lands End and The Hot Rock Pilgrims, with whom he has recorded two albums.
HOLLIE ROGERS’ star is on the rise and we’re
delighted that she wanted to play for us on her way to the top. “Astonishing!”
was how The Sun described her and we can’t offer higher praise than that of two
of her illustrious fans, Pink Floyd’s Nick
Mason: “Amazing voice, reminiscent of Joni Mitchell and Carole King” and
from Suzanne Vega "...a
magnificent and powerful voice".
ALICE WESTERN is a 19 year-old songwriter
and inventive guitarist, originally from West Sussex, now living in London. Her
influences are deeply rooted in the composers who followed in the wake of the
great folk revival, such as Nick Drake, Jackson C Frank and Joni Mitchell.
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