The Grey Lady Music Lounge, Wednesday 7th July 2010

Harmony Glen is a Power-folk band from Holland. Since 2005 they’ve been touring Europe, recording albums (which they’ll bring along) and are continually in and out of the studio for their new album (release expected in 2010!) and touring Europe once more!

Their debut album ‘Before Dawn’ and their second album ‘Streaming Tunes’ are internationally acclaimed, and their working hard to ‘wow’ the world with their fourth album (of which they are playing some songs and tunes already!).

Harmony Glen is:

Nienke Bijker - Vocals, Guitar, Spoons

Dominique Bentvelsen - Double Bass

Vincent Pompe van Meerdervoort - Vocals, Bodhrán, Accordeon, EWI

Sjoerd van Ravenzwaaij - Vocals, Tenor Banjo, Mandolin, Guitar, Tin Whistle

Job Verweijen - Percussion

And evening with Harmony Glen is not to be missed! It has been described as ‘Folk not for the faint of heart’ and ‘A pint of Guinness with a shot of Red Bull’.

Until fairly recently Luke sang and played guitar in local band ‘Tehillah Commission’ who over a six year period performed throughout the South East (and occasionally further afield). Since their final performance in the summer of 2009 Luke has taken time working on new material, collaborating with a number of local artists and also writing songs to perform as a solo artist. Drawing from extremely diverse influences (from John Mayer to Usher), Luke sets out to write songs that interrogate the highs and lows of life, often imbedding insightful questions within carefully crafted toe-tapping melodies.

Tunbridge Wells-based singer/songwriter Bea Everett is 15 years old and attends Tunbridge Wells Girls Grammar School. Her lifelong ambition is to sing perform professionally. For now Bea is focusing on developing her music to a more serious level. Bea started composing her songs by accompanying herself just with guitar but now composes on the piano as well and hopes some day to maybe get a jazz or pop rock band involved with her songwriting. Bea has mainly performed her compositions at school concerts and small social events although a recent gig at a private party in Hunton Village Hall on the 18th October gained her some public performance experience. Bea won the ‘most promising songwriter' award in the schools 2008 songwriting competition judged by Paul Dunton. Her early influences include KT Tunstall, Katie Melua and Nora Jones and more recently Elliot Minor.

With influences such as modern day artists; Ben Folds, Anthony & The Johnsons, Burt Bacharach and composers such as Barber and Rachmaninov, Kent based singer-songwriter Paul Dunton offers something unique! Paul’s music is best described as a captivating fusion of popular contemporary and classical. He composes and performs both instrumental pieces and songs. He is due to provide the soundtrack for an upcoming international film release. For smaller intimate shows Paul (piano/vocals) performs with along side his quartet know as the ‘Crew’. The atmospheric and ethereal live sound features Cello, violins and Flute. Paul is due to release his third album at the beautiful King Charles Martyr Church near The Pantiles in Tunbridge Wells on Friday June 11th. That concert will see both Paul giving away a free signed copy of his new album entitled ‘Escapism; to all who come and paul will be performing alongside his ‘full’ crew known as The Paul Dunton Orchestra which comprises a line up of 10 violins, 5 cellos, Flute, Guitar, Percussion and vocalist Fiona Keeler.