Willy Porter releases his new album HUMAN KINDNESS featuring the talents of artists such as Martin Barre, Natalia Zuckerman, Carmen Nickerson, and Peter Mulvey and sets Porter’s blistering guitar work against a big studio sound on a stunning book of songs that explore themes about connection, compassion, and the human journey. Porter, a singer songwriter from Wisconsin brings the tour to the UK in October 2015 Further information www.willyporter.com
See Willy Live at America Hall, De La Rue Way, Pinhoe, Exeter, EX4 8PX at 8pm on Friday 2nd October £10 www.wegottickets.com.event/...
Fiddle player, singer and writer Nancy Kerr is a 5 times Radio 2 Folk Award winner; Her new solo album Sweet Visitor has been described as “Outstanding chamber folk” (The Guardian) and “Simply perfection” (English Dance and Song Magazine). Touring as Nancy Kerr and the Sweet Visitor Band in Feb/March 2015 Joining Nancy live are Jamie Roberts (Dovetail Trio, Gilmore and Roberts) Tom Wright (Albion band, Park Bench Social Club, Eliza Carthy) Tim Yates (Blackbeard’s Tea Party, The QP) and Rowan Rheingans (The Rheingans Sisters, Lady Maisery). www.nancykerr.co.uk
Cara Dillon has a staggeringly beautiful voice whether she's singing her native traditional songs of lost love and emigration, or original compositions, you will be hard pressed to find a more emotive and captivating performer.
Cara and Sam also appeared in the Transatlantic Sessions,in a spectacular setting on the shores of Loch Lomond. They featured in the first episode as well as two further episodes....the first of which was broadcast on BBC TWO in Scotland on 15th September 2013 for six weeks. The series was then broadcasted on BBC Four starting on September 27th 2013 for...
Exeter singer songwriter Charlotte Ward is to perform at a concert in tribute to murdered soldier Lee Rigby. Over £8,000 has been raised for a trust fund for Lee Rigby's 2 year old son Jack and will be handed over to his trust fund at the event in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, next Saturday.
Charlotte was spotted by organiser Gary Gardner, one of the judges for the Open Mic UK competition: "He came to find me straight after my performance and asked me to play at the concert. It's such a privilege".
Charlotte performed one of her own songs, Sofar, to...
Temperatures reached a scorching 27 degrees Celsius as revellers from across the UK came to Exeter to watch Olly Murs perform in front of 20,000 at Powerham Castle over the weekend.
Essex star, Olly, who struggled to perform his set at Robbie Williams' Wembley concert just two days before, managed to treat the crowd to his famous hits 'Dance With Me Tonight' and 'Please Don't Let Me Go', to a welcome response from the audience.
During the show the 'Troublemaker' singer got his fans shaking their stuff to Beyonce's 'Crazy In...
The veteran American singer George Jones, one of the greatest stars of country music has died at the age of 81.
Jones, a disciple of country's early 'honky tonk' stars such as Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb and Roy Acuff, enjoyed huge success in the US with a string of hits as well as a certain notoriety for his alcoholism, drug problems and broken marriages.
His first success came in the 1950s - the rockabilly influenced White Lightning an early crossover hit in 1959. He had hits in each of the next three decades and famously married his sometime signing partner Tammy Wynette...
