The Grey Lady Music Lounge, Wednesday 16th June 2010

Growler is a duo comprised of Jake Boyle & Toby Boyle. Their contemporary blues/rock material is laced with mood and ambience, coupled with intriguing lyrics, inspiring riffs and lilting melodies that effortlessly draw the listener in. The songs are driven by Jake's rich soulful tones & dynamic rhythm guitar only to be enriched further by the sublime string bending solos and neat finger work of Toby on lead guitar whom he performs with on a regular basis. Jake is a full time musician based in Tunbridge wells and has written songs for all the major TV broadcasting companies including singles for children's programs such as 'The Tweenies' and sci-fi drama 'Ace Lightning.' He has established himself as a leading vocal coach through his own company 'Vocalwise.' Toby is also a full time musician and has previously worked with artists such as ‘Tina Turner', ‘Spandeau Ballet' ‘ Micha Parris' and ‘Bjorn Again'.

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overbydawn are a 4 piece band from Kent, England. They combine their passionate melodic music with lyrics that mean everything and nothing at the same time merging the two into songs that covey hope, despair, love and anger. With Ashley's inimitable vocals and uniquely crafted arrangements, Andy's emotive guitar riffs, Phil's subtle bass lines and Stuart's driving drum patterns, overbydawn are a band to take over your senses. The band formed in May 2009 and started performing live only 2 months later ending the year with a triumphant gig at London's famous Bull and Gate pub. The band however, ended the year without a bassist but started 2010 with a friend of the band joining on bass duties to help throw themselves into honing their sound live. overbydawn are looking to have their debut E.P out by October this year.

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Popular local acoustic band SW3 are comprised of Peter Taylor - vocals and guitar, Janemarie Taylor - vocals and Delby Edwards - vocals and guitar. Peter and his wife Janemarie previously played locally as the duo Sweetheart. After the addition of Delby they changed the name to Sweetheart + 1, then abbreviated to SW3.Their original songs move from country through americana to pop. The twin acoustics and vocal harmonies provide an uplifting mood to their great live shows. They also have regular contributors when playing larger shows. These include Jackie Taylor, Peter's sister, on Sax and flute and Bart Brummer on percussion.

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A fresh young duo from Tunbridge Wells creating their own original material.

They met through music at TWGSB at the age of 12 and soon became a creative partnership appearing regularly at school events. The music facilities and guidance at their school have kept them inspired and they are both taking music as a key subject.

Eden plays guitar, piano and bass and provides harmonies to Oils’ sweet soulful vocals. He has been playing since he was 5, starting out on a £10 Argos guitar - which he still takes to the beach!

Oli is the lyricist and has been singing and performing since an early age, appearing in festivals, musicals and local events.

Influences are wide ranging, from indie/acoustic through to jazz and soul.

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