The Grey Lady Music Lounge, Sunday 14th March 2010

The Diarys are Rich Sanford (vocals & Guitar), Giles Patrick (Bass guitar), Stuart Wallinger (drums) and Mike O'Hara (guitar/vocals). The band has established themselves as one of the UK's finest emerging acoustic talents. Their distinct style is laced with lilting melodies and captivating, memorable songs. Whilst actively gigging around the UK at numerous prominent festivals and venues, including headlining the ‘Local & Live' music festival in 2007 have amassed a sizeable fan base and in early 2007 released their self-produced album; 'If walls could talk' which continues to receive critical acclaim. At the moment they are at their strongest, writing and performing up beat gypsy reggae style grooves refected on their newly released second album entitled 'one room'. The follow up record is more upbeat than the first album, with a rougher truer edged to the music. The band recorded the album with Giles Patrick at the controls in an old fire station in Kent.

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.

A lifelong lover of music, Chris has been writing and performing his growing collection of thought provoking songs for almost 3 years, following earlier appearances in a range of cover bands and as a solo performer. Recently described as an "inspiring modern day troubadour", a "distinctive talent" and a "rare gem indeed", Chris pens lyrics of real substance and meaning. His songs touch on themes and experiences that people can genuinely relate to and captures the attention of his audience from the very first note whether you are listening to him live or from any of his CDs. From passionate and reflective finger picking ballads through to angry, driving protest songs, Chris' songs will get under your skin because they are from the heart. His album is entitled "Under the skin, from the heart".

Lucy has been writing songs since the age of seven and her first live performance was at the age of 9. Since then Lucy has written many more using the piano as her main instrument. Lucy says “I love how the piano can create both lively and also calming accompaniment, and I have now started learning the guitar. I have always enjoyed performing on stage and started from the age of five. Now I often perform at school and have done a few local gigs in pubs. When it comes to writing I get a lot of inspiration from books that I read (A lot of my songs are about love and, as I have not yet experienced that feeling, I take it from what the characters are feeling). I love reading and sometimes the stories behind my songs come from the books I am reading. Lyrics are very important to me because I feel that they should mean more than just words on a page, so I put a lot of thought into them. When it comes to singers I enjoy listening to artists like Lily Allen because I like her lyrics, and now, thanks to some of my friends, Florence and the Machine; I find their music and their voices very unique. At the moment I am doing my GCSE’s but I don’t know what I want to do after school. I would love to have a career where I can perform and sing. So far I have performed twice at the Bell & Jorrocks pub in Frittenden which I really enjoyed and I also have a few other pub performances coming up this year, one of them will be in Maidstone. I now have a CD containing 5 of my songs, and I feel that as I get older my songs are improving”.