Tomos Lewis – Debut EP Four Songs out March 19th

This four-track EP showcases Tomos Lewis’ exceptional vocals, fiery guitar skills and sweetly sensitive hook-filled tunes. It is an EP to sway, dream, smile and weep to. 

After leaving home at 17 years old to work at the foot of the Snowdonian Mountains in Dolgellau he found there was very little to do – that was until he was given a Washburn guitar with 3 strings at the end of one summer. Thankfully he qualified to six strings by Christmas and went on to learn from as many local musicians as possible in exchange for a sofa to sleep on and if they were lucky a few beers too.

Introducing Marc O’Reilly…

‘My Friend Marx’ is the debut album from Irish folk-blues artist Marc O’Reilly. Its release has been greeted with much acclaim in his native Ireland and received extensive national media, radio and TV exposure with Marc been strongly tipped to follow artists like James Vincent McMorrow and Villagers as Irelands international breakthrough artist of 2012.

The video for his first single, ‘My Friend Marx’, won the Best Music Video at the DareMedia Underground Short Film Festival Awards in 2011.

Introducing Sunjay Brayne…

Sunjay Brayne is an 18-year-old folk/blues singer & guitarist who has recently been nominated for the BBC Young Folk Award 2012. Folking.com were very impressed with his performance in the video below and Sunjay’s debut album Seems So Real is equally as good.

David Grubb’s – Fiddle Tune A Day

David Grubb, is from Cardiff and is studying music. Some might say he would have his hands full just going that but no… for the last year David has been hosting a project where by he learns a a new fiddle tune every day and then posts it on-line on his You Tube page.  He originally started the project as a bit of fun to learn new tunes, however it soon began to gather momentum and now; the total video hits are over 66,000, which we a folking feel is something to be very proud of.

Introducing… Mark Wynn

York based singer songwriter Mark Wynn has just sent me this video link which I’m going to share with you below. It reminded me of the out-takes from Heartworn Highways The clip is a mix of Townes Van Zandt/ Steve Earle americana song-writing with Bert Jansch influenced guitar picking.

Aletia Upstairs – Fall So Far

New from Downtown Artists : Jazz/soul singer Aletia Upstairs presents her debut single titled ‘Fall So Far’ and the exclusive B-side ‘It’s Just Not Good Enough’. Described as a unique blend of heartfelt jazz/folk and worldly folk music with stunning vocals, intelligent witty lyrics and rather seductive singing techniques and stage performances… a breath of fresh air to the music industry, an exciting artist who is both compelling and truly spectacular.

Artist Web Link: http://downtownartists.co.uk/aletia-upstairs/

“Effectively enacted, her performances are truly brilliant” Cape Argus

Kristy Gallacher – ‘Fending off the Frost’

Kristy Gallacher is a singer/songwriter from Coventry. I was impressed with her new video of a song called ‘Fending off the Frost’ and thought I would share it with you below…

Kristy signed to the independent record label, Broken Player Records (www.brokenplayerrecords.com) in 2008 and each release since have been on the label. Kristy regularly performs on the acoustic circuit to sell out audiences across the UK and has supported Scott Matthews, Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze), Ed Sheeran, I Am Kloot’s John Bramwell, Miles and Erica (Wonderstuff) Mark Morriss (Bluetones), Nerina Pallot, Polly Paulusma and Nizlopi.

In May 2010 Kristy won the LG Arena’s singer/songwriter competition and played before Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood and John Mayer on separate nights at the LG Arena in Birmingham. Subsequent to the competition win, Kristy was invited back to the LG Arena’s Forum live to play before Paul Weller. The title track of Kristy’s 2008 debut album ‘Emotional Gun’ has been selected for the British Library Project which achieves significant new music. In 2009 Kristy’s first live CD was recorded (by Nova Music) at the historic Troubadour, Earls Court, London. Kristy has formal musical training with a degree in Music Composition gained at Coventry University.

For more about Kristy visit: www.kristygallacher.com or www.brokenplayerrecords.com

Hat Fitz & Cara Robinson – Check it out! Amped up old time blues with a Celtic twist…

Already firmly established on the Australian festival circuit, Hat Fitz and Cara Robinsonhave arrived in the UK and Europe to entertain audiences with their foot stomping blend of hill country and delta blues that is given a startling and exciting new direction with Cara’s Irish roots. As well as showcasing songs from their critically acclaimed album ‘Beauty and the Beast’ the charismatic duo will be performing a wealth of new material enhancing their reputation as one of the best live blues acts around. Both artists live their music, giving it a gritty and genuine warmth.