With their new and third studio album, Broken Hearts & Stolen Money – Gangstagrass can be found ripping up stages and blowing minds wherever they appear. The explosive live performance has garnered a buzz at SXSW, CMJ, and on tours across the USA. Now they are coming to Europe with emcees R-Son and Dolio!
“There are a lot more people out there with Jay-Z and Johnny Cash on their ipod playlists than you think.” says Rench, mastermind behind the genre breaking sensation Gangstagrass.
When FX Network came to Rench looking for the Gangstagrass sound for the theme song to...
Cara Dillon has one of those rare talents you only come across a handful times in your life. Her crystalline, angelic voice has the ability to reach inside the soul of a song with profound sweetness, poignancy and depth.
Come and join the exceptional Cara Dillon for a night of Christmas songs in what will undoubtedly be a magical and memorable festive experience. Having recorded her highly anticipated Christmas album Upon A Winter’s Night Cara and her band will be performing classic carols, Celtic hymns and other Christmas songs to celebrate and share in the Christmas spirit. A...
Half gig, half dance show and half panto! Join the BBC award winning team of musicians & dancers for 150% of the very best festive live music, song and dance!
It’s Christmas Eve and the regulars of Ye Olde Fighting Cocks are excited about the night ahead, it’s going to be the folk & hip hop party of the year! To their dismay the landlady, Jasmineezer Scrooge, has more profitable ambitions and is preparing to launch her new business, ‘Jazzles’ nightclub. Cheap alco-pops, seedy lighting and mind-numbing bass beats are all in danger of alienating the local community and...
Having scored three radio hit singles on Planet Rock with the songs Crazy, Hurricane, and most recently, Rush Hour, King King received a nomination for Best New Band at the 2015 Classic Rock Awards. King King followed up with an UK arena tour supporting Thunder that highlighted at a packed concert at London’s Wembley Arena, and in the process, won them over a raft of new fans.
The band’s 2015 album, Reaching For The Light, was voted #1 album by Blues Rock Review. In 2014, King King won a total of five 2014 British Blues Awards, including Best Album and Best Band. The nods came from...
LEDDRA CHAPMAN + LEE BRODERICK & WEZ RICHMOND With a quintessentially English voice which is both pure and unique, and soulful and honest lyrics that come straight from the heart, Leddra is truly one of the most gifted young songwriters in Britain today.
Co-founder of Fairport Convention and Plainsong, Iain is one of the most enduring and engaging songwriters and musicians whose work spans the decades. Originally from Scunthorpe but now a born-again Texan.
Now into their 37th year, New Model Army show no signs of slowing down and are releasing a new studio album in Summer 2016 followed by a European tour later in the year.
Between Dog And Wolf (released in 2013 – together with it’s sister mini-album Between Wine And Blood in 2014), marked a major creative resurgence in the band’s long story. It received some of New Model Army’s best-ever critical reviews and was their most successful album in more than 20 years, charting top 30 in UK and Germany.
Meanwhile, Matt Reid’s 2014 feature-length documentary movie on the band (...
Exeter Phoenix are pleased to welcome a truly legendary man, one of the finest and most respected DJs in the land, co-founder KISS FM and a personal friend of the Queen, yes it’s the mighty Norman Jay MBE.
Growing up in sixties Notting Hill, Norman was surrounded by music and encouraged by his parents played his first gig at the tender age of eight, albeit a ten year old cousin’s birthday party, but the seeds were sown for what would become one of our greatest DJing talents.
A trip to New York with his Uncle in 1979 exposed Norman to the city’s infamous block parties and on...
A masterful musician and captivating songwriter, John is recognised as one of the most creative guitarists on the circuit. Referencing a diverse collection of world genres, expect an explosion of textures and influences, blending eastern melodies with jaw-dropping guitar.
Last seen at Exeter Phoenix supporting wacky gypsy blues band The Urban Voodoo Machine, Fairhurst epitomises the sound of modern British blues and sits comfortably at the forefront of blues and Rock & Roll in the UK.
With sales now topping one and a half million albums and two Grammy nominations to date, Afro Celt Sound System celebrate their 20th anniversary with a stunning new album, The Source and a UK tour bringing their exhilarating live show to venues around the country.
This European and African based collective have been a ground-breaking force in music ever since they started, along the way finding kindred spirits across international talent and forging a reputation for exhilarating shows. The new album’s characteristic energy has already translated brilliantly to Afro Celt Sound...
