The Grey Lady Music Lounge, Wednesday 22nd March 2017
This is a past event.
Headline Act: Rosie Pennie
Rosie Pennie is a 20 year old singer/songwriter. Raised in a musical family she experienced an eclectic melange of musical influences, including jazz, soul and rock, which is now reflected in her songwriting.
Rosie has a unique voice, and her love of a good melody sets her apart from many of her contemporaries.
Fronting her dynamic band she has headlined many iconic venues such as the Hard Rock Café, The Pheasantry and most recently the O2 Academy Islington.
Her distinctive soulful voice and passionate performance serves to define her as an artist who demands to be heard.
Josie Lee
Local songstress Josie Lee has established herself as one of the leading female artists at the Grey Lady. Her haunting vocals carry a unique pure tone that is full of atmosphere and feeling. She has produced a distinct medley of contemporary, melodic songs with influences such as Jeff Buckley, Tori Amos, Joni Mitchell and Nirvana. She originally started out as a solo artist playing regularly at various local Tunbridge Wells venues and has performed here at the show previously as a duo. Josie started university at Falmouth in late September 2008 where she is reading English and creative writing although she fully intends to keep her songwriting and singing ticking along in the process!
John McLane
"After many years spent as a hermit in the studio recording electronic, ambient and shoegaze music, John has returned to a more acoustic 'unplugged' sound. It has been a circular journey from unplugged, to shoegaze, to unhinged, to shoegaze-folk and back to unplugged.
Inspired by a passion for poetry & lyrics, John has provided lyrics for other artists, including Marina Celeste (Nouvelle Vague).
Inspired by songwriters like Mark Kozelek, Nick Drake,Pete Greenwood, Neil Halstead, Damien Jurado, Townes Van Zandt et al., John has previously performed across London/South East and has new songs to perform and record.
A Digital EP is coming, featuring Pete Greenwood (Mojave 3,Starsailor)"
John Forrester
John Forrester sings songs of travel, adventure, lust, discovery, friendship, love & weather. A fine performer with an easy relaxed delivery, a warm open-hearted voice, an unshowy guitar style and an infectious personality.
Having toured Europe extensively his songs have a strong sense of location & motion. His most recent album ‘Outsider’ is a contemporary take on folk and roots, but is steeped in the great traditions; it's a subjective and meditative gaze at the mid-life psyche, yet its themes are universal; and it's a testament to patience, exploration and determination, but still has time for humour and humanity.
“an open, flexible collection… by turn poetic and philosophical… Forrester is wise enough to have inherent balance… decent” – fRoots
“weaves together folk-rock with Americana feel to create a distinctive and immediate sound… passionate intensity and swelling arrangements… reviews are always subjective, but this is something special” – R2 Magazine, 5 stars
"songs to captivate... rousing and anthemic... an utterly accessible collection of subjective, openhearted, and honest musings" - FATEA
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