STILLHOUSE - Progressive and inventive acoustic folk trio, booking now for 2018! I'm over the moon to be working with this progressive acoustic trio

STILLHOUSE - Progressive and inventive acoustic folk trio, booking now for 2018! I'm over the moon to be working with this progressive acoustic trio (based in York)...Stillhouse are a mandolin, guitar, double bass and vocal trio ensemble, presenting original songs and instrumental material with roots in bluegrass and contemporary folk. Captivating & thoughtful original compositions and impressively stylish. The band members are Jonny Neaves (guitar, vocals) and Polly Bolton (mandolin, vocals) who have been collaborating since their teens and Matthew Mefford (double bass) who has roots in his hometown of Austin, Texas and spent the years before his move to the UK touring the States with bluegrass/jazz/folk quartet MilkDrive. Together, they have created a captivating and complex sound characterised by melodic original songs alongside soaring mandolin, guitar and bass-led instrumental pieces with roots in bluegrass, old time, folk melodies and beautiful songwriting. CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO "They're all such amazing players. It's a rare thing these days, but they do it with finesse and style and it's never showboaty, just pure class" - Chris Helme (Seahorses) 2017 marked the first anniversary of the band, as well as the release of their first 7-track EP, Love is the Weight. The trio has been busy sharing this first offering with their burgeoning audiences across the UK and are looking forwards to releasing their first full length album in 2018. Not only are they capable of writing and arranging top drawer songs, they have the additional instrumental chops to go with it. This trio will soon be causing a stir. Wonderful musicianship and superbly well-arranged material; Stillhouse completely captivate their audience from the first note they play. "Rich with the tone and feel of dark Americana, but the vocal style, lyrical content and wry humour set it apart. The production and performance is polished; a confident release from a talented band of musicians." - FATEA CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO FOR BOOKINGS, AVAILABILITY, FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Gail Cooke at Laughing Dog Music email: gail@laughingdogmusic.co.uk

King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys - Now Booking!

NOW BOOKING CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF ROCKING, ROLLING, JUMPING, JIVING, SOUL-SHOUTING, BLUES HOLLERING AND DOWNRIGHT GOOD TIMING KING PLEASURE & THE BISCUIT BOYS ON TOUR THROUGHOUT 2018 WITH MUCH MORE OF THE SAME "The hardest act to follow since the parting of the Red Sea" - Paul Jones, BBC Radio 2 "For those that say swing is a musical form best left to the Americans, prepare to be proven wrong. This British combo is bullet-proof" - Atomic Magazine, New York Watch them in action here... Rough, tough and always rocking, the legendary King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys' zany stage show sometimes belies the fact that here is the finest, most authentic rhythm and blues band ever to come from outside the USA. As anyone who has followed their astonishing career knows, the band carries a guarantee of great swinging music and high entertainment value. 2018 will be the year that King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys celebrate a remarkable 30 years on the road. In that time they have opened shows for BB King, Cab Calloway and His Orchestra and toured with the real Blues Brothers Band - the one from the movie. As well as 6000 performances in 21 countries, the band have also made 73 television appearances, including Blue Peter, The Teletubbies, The Gadget Show, The Paradise Club, Challenge Anneka, and Live And Kicking, where they accompanied John Barrowman in a rendition of I Get A Kick Out Of You. King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys will be celebrating this milestone with dates throughout 2018, with supporting media campaign, album release and print. "Behind the fun and rollicking good times lies an outfit skilled enough for the horns to come on with the bite and precision of The Basie Band" - The Guardian "They're the genuine article, in full working order, dedicated to shaking you up and swinging you into the middle of next week" - The Observer For bookings, contact Tim Jennings at Big Bear Music Email: tim@bigbearmusic.com