With a career spanning over five decades Lee Scratch Perry is one of the most iconic figures in reggae and dub, working with the likes of Bob Marley, Junior Murvin, The Congos, Max Romeo and eponymous Lee Perry & The Upsetters. His eclectic range of styles has seen him work in variety of genres like Rocksteady, Jungle and Dubstep.
He is the godfather of dub, the high priest of reggae, Bob Marley’s producer and a truly original musical innovator. From 1970s Jamaica to the present day his music has been groundbreaking and his influence consistently epic.
65daysofstatic began in Sheffield, United Kingdom in 2001 as Iain Armstrong, Paul Wolinski and Joe Shrewsbury. They originally formed to try to write music to fit the unreleased and little known John Carpenter film, ‘Stealth Bomber’ (starring Kurt Russell).
Sheffield’s prog-rock math-metal heroes intersperse heavy, progressive, guitar driven instrumental sections with both idm-esque programmed and live drums. 65days’ albums maintain a distinctively gritty, almost industrial feel. The band, originally named after an unreleased John Carpenter film, have just released new record Wild...
A family of lost souls, the jaws of a city and a boatful of raw fish, Under Her Skin fuses Deb Newbold’s highly acclaimed and charismatic storytelling voice with the double bass, fiddle, and clog dynamism of Laurel Swift. The resulting story of loss and regret is uplifting, thoroughly modern, and belly-shakingly funny. A pioneering new work Under Her Skin is stand-up storytelling and then some.
Setting an ancient selkie (seal people) folktale firmly in the here and now, Under Her Skin is a live experience of joyful irreverence, lyrical poetry, and killer riffs. With just two...
Often compared to Joni Mitchell and Nick Drake, quite favourably, no less, singer/songwriter Kathryn Williams was born in Liverpool in 1974. Here she performs songs from her new album Crown Electric as well as classics from her lengthy body of work.
Her tenth album has been made with the help of producer Neill MacColl, who previously worked with Kathryn on Two (2008) and The Quickening (2010). Crown Electric was narrowed down from a pool of 60 songs. Some grew out of solitude, others crackled into life during two collaborative songwriting retreats organised by Chris Difford....
The Craig Charles Funk and Soul show is the longest running show on BBC6 Music and has the highest audience share of any programme on the network. His club DJ shows bring you the same eclectic mix of songs covering Northern Soul, Funk, Soul and modern remixes. Live support on the night comes from local funk band Electric Spank.
Line up:
AUDITORIUM- FUNK & SOUL
Craig Charles DJ set Electric Spank (Live) Heavy Stylus Freddy Pimms B2B Hidden Riddim
After picking up his brother’s guitar and writing his first song, he felt his future lay in Rock music, being influenced by some of the guitar greats – Jimi Hendrix, Rory Gallagher, Johnny Winter, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Gary Moore.
Very quickly, Larry found his own Blues/Rock style, and has been constantly refining it. He is a guitarist, singer, songwriter, with a love for his music which is simply infectious. With six critically-acclaimed albums under his belt he continues to surprise and amaze us audiences with his guitar virtuosity.
Utterly spontaneous and guided improvisations with wild and wonderful experimental music quintet Get Rich Quick and a host of improvising friends: contemporary music collides with free jazz.
Experimental music group Get Rich Quick, Tim Sayer (trumpet, flugelhorn & electronics), Pete Canter (sax and/or drums), Marcus Vergette (double bass), Jesse Molins (guitar) & James Clemas (keys), fuse jazz and contemporary influences to create exciting and unpredictable improvised music ranging from atonal and minimal to charging free jazz. Joined here by more classical, jazz and...
Five-piece indie-popsters The Feeling, have a string of recognisable, radio-friendly hits under their belts aided by their unadulterated brand of ‘proper’ pop. Harking back to the heady days of The Beatles and Supertramp, the Feeling are a good-time band, whose foot-stomping, heart-wrenching anthems will melt the coldest of hearts.
The Gentlemen
Mixing energetic live shows with their characteristic British humour, the Gentlemen create delectable sounds for discerning ears. Marrying the worlds of electro-pop and indie,...
A UK-based instrumental phenomenon, guitarist Chris Woods blends ear bending dropped tuned grooves with endearing stories. There is an eerie feel to his music; a dark jazz texture driven by explosive guitar percussion, a genre for which he has written a comprehensive ‘how to play’ guide – now recognized as the standard publication on the subject.
On Son of Dave’s new record Blues At The Grand, his a-list friends have joined the party. Producer Jimmy Hogarth is mixing cocktails, drummer Joey Waronker (Beck, REM) is in the ballroom and award winning UK comedian/actress Jessica Hynes is flirting with the bellboy. For the first time with Son of Dave it’s a full-band record and, as the bluesman is happy to admit, it is his most joyous to date.
Son of Dave says that people often ask him, “What kind of bluesman comes from Winnipeg in Canada, but has lived in London for more than 15 years? What kind of bluesman doesn’t abandon his...
