Adam Sweet

"How one man can sit on stage with one guitar and create such fantastic live music is astonishing!" The Weekender Review (November 2011)

"Adam Sweet is one of those genuinely engaging performers who, with just his voice and guitar, makes rock and blues music talk across the ages. He is surely destined for far bigger things, and like all great young blues performers, sings with a maturity and power well beyond his years." The Keynsham Music Festival Association (June 2013)

"Adam Sweet is busy forging himself a reputation as a singer, blues man, par-excellence. His great voice and driving guitar style mark him out as a musician really going places." Milverton Music Club (April 2013)

"The outstanding artist of the weekend for me. I've been around a lotta years & seen a lot of people perform, but never someone who filled a stage and a venue the way Adam does; the sound was awesome. His tribute to Peter Green, Green Manalishi can only be described as epic! I was first in the queue to buy his EP." Rob Hussey (Bakewell Acoustic Music Festival 2012 Review)

Adam Sweet is an exceptionally talented young guitarist and singer from the South West of England. His high energy solo shows of quality original music and interpretations of rock and blues classics never fails to impress.

Adam began performing as a guitarist from the age of 15, appearing regularly at venues around his hometown. It was the classic rock and blues music of the 60s and 70s that inspired him so greatly to get out there and play, and from this young age Adam could frequently be found recreating the music of his guitar heroes on the local scene. Since then Adam has honed his craft through continually performing with various bands for over 10 years, and with this experience is now successfully carving out a solo career.

Since signing to independent Devon based label NEO Music in 2012, Adam's profile has been steadily rising. Following the release of his debut live EP, "I Work Alone", Adam made his mark at some high profile festivals, completed his first tour of Scotland and received a nomination for Best Blues Act at the South West Music Awards, whilst continuing to perform countless shows across the South West region. This momentum continues to grow, and after spending a year co-writing new material with award winning stalwart singer/songwriter Steve Black, and recording with both producer Alan West at NEO Music in Devon and Thomm Jutz at his studio in Nashville, Adam's debut album, "Small Town Thinking" was released earlier this year.

www.minglemusic.co.uk/adam-sweet

Jess McAllister

"Heartfelt, emotional lyrics and progressive melodies make you feel Jess is not just singing the songs, she's living them." (John Govier BBC Radio Devon)

A message from Jess:
"There is a lot of music out there. We are exposed to thousands of people singing at us every single day. Talent shows and youtube feed our society images of pretty little girls screeching impressively high notes, and sweet little wide eyed boys playing 5 instruments at once, all bleating out Adele and Michael Jackson covers; Amazing.

I do not sing, write or play to impress or astound. I am readily aware that there is nothing I can do that someone else can't do better: scales, arpeggios, playing Rachmaninov on a Steinway on top of a mountain whilst rapping Kanye West over the top (okay I can't do that). What I can offer is a little piece of myself:- songs written in times of happiness, anguish or irritation, about real people. My boss, my best friend, my husband, my mother, my brother, my son. I am sharing my life and experiences through music. You are under no obligation to accept what I offer, that's the beauty of it."

Press: Express & Echo (Exeter)

"Proving that anything is possible if you want it enough is Exeter-based Jess McAllister, who is releasing her debut EP, 'Painted Faces'.

The nu-folk songwriter started out on the pub folk circuit before performing and writing with reggae ska band Peachy Farmer during her time at Exeter University. They played lots of gigs and festivals, including Glastonbury, but wanting to change genre Jess left the band and was invited to go on tour in the UK with a folk band.

The 26 year old's solo music career is now destined for great things, with the release of "Painted Faces" on Saturday October 19th, and a UK tour with Belfast based band The Emerald Armada.

Jess's EP intertwines the rambling joy of a folk collective with an unusual production style, layering and lacing acoustic roots to create an adventurous and individual debut release."

www.minglemusic.co.uk/jess-mcallister

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