The Grey Lady Music Lounge, Sunday 10th October 2010

The Diarys never went away, always placing bets and moving forwards, changing lanes not direction. We have a band that made a pact many years ago to keep going until the bitter end. Its been a collaboration that enables the music to just fit into the grooves of their day to day living. If walls could talk, London boy & Heart mind and soul has told the story so far. Lets see what the future holds for these old wolves. There is talk of a retreat studio in the hills. They said they were bringing back the sound of the wind howling through the trees.

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Local to Tunbridge Wells but originally from the West country, Mairi Neeves brings her own brand of melodic rootsy folk to the stage. She enjoys close musical collaboration with her husband Tim, whom she describes as a "real deal" creative force. Their songs focus on issues close to the human heart, weaving together hope and resilience, love, and redemption with close harmonies, piano and guitar. Enchanting vocals, great tunes, and a warm vibe make this a show not to be missed.

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Singer-songwriter, Paul Dunton leads his own unique cross-over orchestra providing an atmospheric fusion of alternative and pop with a classical twist. Paul & his Orchestra take influences from varying modern day artists such as Pink Floyd, Elbow, ELO, Turin Brakes, Massive Attack, Damien Rice and contemporary composers such as Samuel Barber, Ludovico Einaudi, John Barry and Hans Zimmerman. The Orchestra performs Paul's own compositions and a varied selection of uniquely arranged standards from a wide range of artists. The line-up of 8 violins, 4 cellos, guitar, flute, bass and percussion accompanies Paul on vocals and piano, joined by his lead vocalists, Charlotte Andrew and Poppy Raine. Paul and his Orchestra regularly perform at concerts, festivals and private events throughout the UK and internationally, including headlining the Theatrium Wilhelmstraße Festival in Wiesbaden, Germany and an 8 state tour of the USA which culminated in a spectacular roof-top performance on top of the New York Strand Hotel. Increased attention and success led to the orchestra being featured on BBC Radio 2 by Joan Armatrading with interviews and airplay of one of Paul's songs, 'Don't Forget'. This led to Paul supporting Joan Armatrading on five occasions during her recent UK tours.

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Zoe is a singer songwriter from Kent, currently studying English and Creative Writing at Reading University. She has been performing live for the past six years and has been writing her own material since the beginning of secondary school. In the past, Zoe has sung for Jazz Orchestras, choirs and musicals and continues to perform her solo sets in Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells. Influences include – Elbow, Tracy Chapman, Birdy, Fleetwood Mac and Sia. Zoe has also been performing while at University in music societies and local and live gigs and continues to compose her own material with a unique and affecting style.

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