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Rachel Redman is a Singer/Songwriter from a small rural village in Surrey, England. Her passion for music stems from growing up in a musical family where she fell in love with music after being exposed to Sheryl Crow at the tender age of 14 when she joined her first band. This led to her being exposed to artists such as Alanis Morissette, The Corrs, Stevie Nicks, Shania Twain and The Chicks. By the age of 18, Rachel was a fully-fledged songwriter and performer, recording songs in the college recording studio and gigging as often as she could. Rachel Studied Music performance and Music technology at college and university ending up with a BA HONS degree and PGCE in teaching Music. After Which she spent 10 years as a Head of Music and Music Technology at a secondary school. As well as teaching Rachel is part of a successful function band called The Haystacks Band, and performs as a solo singing guitarist.

Nightjjar is the moniker of Aden Pearce, an artist/producer in Bristol. 

Originally from Reading, he established himself amongst the Thames Valley's music scene with festival appearances and support to the likes of Roddy Woomble, which also brought him some national attention via 6 Music and Fresh on the Net. 

Collaborations with friends led to more production work, mixing/mastering for alt-folk artist Lee Switzer-Woolf and electo-rock act Dakorra amongst others. 

Since moving up the M4 during lockdown, Pearce has recorded a more stripped-back set of songs for the folkier album 'White Dahlias', put out lat last year (2023) under his own name. 

“Absolutely loved this track the moment I heard it” – BBC Berkshire Introducing 

“Eclectic flavoured indie-folk fusion with a large dollop of clever innovation” – Fresh on the Net 

“Focussed songwriting and rich, epic production” – Tom Robinson, BBC Introducing Mixtape (6 Music)

“Ambitious, melodramatic sounds” – Faded Glamour

In Winter is out now!

https://open.spotify.com/album/0lR6vvSI6wUXbCB6JGPPqW
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Jamie Larbalestier is a Reading based folk artist. Originally from the island of Jersey, folk standards were quickly superseded by a love of writing and performing original music. Jamie boasts intricate melodies and complex chord structures that lift a standard folk style into an individual aesthetic for songwriting. Releasing The Flostam EP in 2016, Jamie has managed to tour around the British Isles from Jersey, Sark, Portsmouth, Durham and all sorts of venues around Berkshire. His music can be found on Bandcamp and stripped back, live performances can been heard on his Soundcloud page.

One Man Blues and Comedy Band

"The master of the one man band" Blues in Britain Magazine

"The audience realised that they were in the presence of a real entertainer, a provider of a refreshing blast of new Blues" 
Blues Matters Magazine

"Andy Twyman is a one man 100% genuine blues boogie machine...like John Lee Hooker on acid with a touch of the clash thrown in"
The Blog of The Blues

www.andytwyman.com

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