The Grey Lady Music Lounge, Sunday 21st September 2014

Giorgia-May is a Neo-Soul musician originally from Brighton, UK that has been pursuing a musical career through the means of travel. She combines sensual lyrics, mesmerising tones and exciting arrangements. Her biggest shows to date include support slots for Omar, Mama's Gun & Alex Vargas, as well as her 2017 performance for Australia's Splendour In The Grass festival and Vietnam's biggest arts festival Dao Xuan in 2019. The latest single 'Woman' can be found on services such as Spotify, iTunes and Apple Music. 

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Luke is a rising 19 year old Roots singer/songwriter from Canterbury, Kent, and 2013 saw him nominated for both the Horizon Award for Best Emerging Talent and the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award. 

With a bold, show stopping voice and honed guitar skills, Luke is a confident and captivating performer demonstrating an astonishing maturity. He has been making ripples on the live acoustic scene supporting such luminaries as Show of Hands, Paul Brady, Chris Wood, Steve Knightley, Karine Polwart and Oysterband. Last autumn he made his debut in Scotland, winning praise for a stand-out voice, songwriting skill and stage presence that completely belies his years.

His debut album More than Boys, produced by the acclaimed Welsh singer-songwriter Martyn Joseph, launched at the  Shrewsbury Festival, has been receiving plaudits from critics and airplay on numerous radio stations and 2014 sees the release of his accomplished follow up album, Fumes and Faith, which Luke has co-produced with Cardiff-based American record producer Mason Neely It’s a belting roots and blues infused album of 11 original songs and his voice is richer, his fan base is bigger and he has delivered startling performances on the UK festival scene, from Cambridge to Sidmouth and The Great British Folk Festival.

With a wealth of finely-observed narrative songs, The album emphasises the exceptional maturity and versatility of one of the most exciting young singer songwriters and live performers on the scene!

“A great singer, a great songwriter and a really commanding presence” – Mike Harding

“A fantastic voice,  a great year and a terrific new album” - Simon Mayo, BBC Radio 2

“For a while after Nic Jones and Chris Wood there was a big gap and you wondered where the next generation was coming from – now Luke’s the next guy” – John McCusker

“A huge talent is emerging” – Acoustic Magazine

“An affecting and highly promising debut album – one to watch” – Daily Telegraph

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Starting out at age 9 Steve’s early attraction to guitar was not based on the usual influence of guitar players but as a result of being told he must not touch his sister’s guitar! Another fact that would shape his future musical journey was that his first instinct was to turn the guitar upside down and use it as a drum!

After cutting his musical teeth working in bands in London and South East England he became a professional “gun for hire” and worked internationally for many artists, producers and record companies.

Steve’s latest project is a solo guitar adventure that he calls “guitabla” style which incorporates a mixture of Rock, Funk, Blues, Folk, Jazz and World styles and utilises a cocktail of percussive drum beats, bass lines and interweaving chord and melodic sequences. He likes to approach some of his compositions as if a whole band were playing via one instrument. Some of his influences include Led Zeppelin, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, Michael Hedges and Jeff Beck.

He is currently focused on developing and recording tunes for his first solo CD and playing his set live. You can keep up to date with developments and future gigs on his website.

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Anna Hogg is a 24 year-old singer/songwriter from Kent.  She has been playing guitar and writing her own lyrics since her mid teens and has performed in clubs, bars and outdoor festivals in and around London and the south east for the last few years. Her inspirations are drawn from a wide variety of singers such as Damien Rice to Taylor Swift, but also from her personal experiences of romance, her travels and family. With a style that is individual and contemporary, she hopes to be able to engage and entertain with a range of upbeat and slow tempo songs and lyrics.

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