Bass player for The Equatorial Group

Got myself a zoom mrs-8 recorder in December 2020 and have started recording my own ideas...

https://andytourle.bandcamp.com

https://linktr.ee/andytourlemusic

The Gloamings;

Andy T - Lead Vox & Guitar
Spierdo - Bass & BV
Ziggy - Drums & BV

Jozepf - Lead Guitar & BV (has subsequently moved onto other musical adventures)

Self taught music composer mainly for Film & TV, originally from London. Contact on wijeratne@hotmail.co.uk if you want to connect

Astra Forward is a SE London based alt-folk/experimental singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and composer. She writes ethereal and intimate songs about the power of nature and human connection, exploring themes of grief, mysticism and impermanence. 

Astra Forward has written with Erland Cooper on the title track of his album ‘Sule Skerry’ Her vocals feature on Cooper’s score for ‘Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story’ and his albums ‘Hether Blether' and 'Sule Skerry'. She has performed extensively throughout Europe and the UK as a solo artist, and as keyboardist/singer with Diagrams 8-piece band (Sam Genders/Tunng), The Robot Heart and Welfare, supporting St. Vincent, Gomez, Athlete and Steve Mason among others.

Reviews:

“Astra Forward boasts a voice we can believe in” Kevin at mp3 Hugger 

“A timeless ethereal atmosphere channeling a bond between human emotion and the natural world that feels somehow ancient…at once delicate and powerful” John Doyle for Various Small Flames

“The calming energy of meditation and prayer” Leela Iyer for Sinusoidal Music

“…Remarkably soft, subtle and yet deeply moving…Astra Forward’s bewitching vocal performance sounds like a lullaby amidst a deep and almost unrepentant darkness.” Karnic Sundar for Find No Enemy

"Watching Astra Forward {at Iklectik, London} felt like seeing an old friend who you haven't seen in a long time, and realising that they've changed completely forever.  And you can't help but falling in love with them all over" Mark Nelson (Pan American)

Hayley lives in Hastings, Uk. Her musical roots are unashamedly alt-country and folk, with sometimes dark yet affirming songs that speak of haunted pasts and everyday struggle. Hayley's timeless songwriting and soulful voice carry the weight of many lifetimes.

Hayley draws on the influences of Sandy Denny, Gillian Welch and Elliott Smith. 
At the age of 29 as a single parent, Hayley moved to The Netherlands where she began writing her self-titled album and performing in Den Bosch with the welcome support of her local record store. She then moved to Brighton where she formed Americana duo Grand Palace, and in 2016 she returned to her hometown, Hastings, where she made her first home recordings ‘All Along the Railings’ ep. In 2021 she performed at The De La Warr Pavilion to support ‘This is the Kit’.
With 15 years between now and her debut ‘The Daisy Room’, this album is more than a break of silence. It’s an explosion of expression both musically and lyrically and a sure sign that Hayley is back with her full creative spirit intact. 
‘Hayley Savage’ released April 2025 - "Intimate and authentic… an album steeped in a decade of lived experience, distilled into songs that feel both personal and resonant… Savage’s compositions have the power to grab you and speak to you immediately." John Lee - Americana Uk 8/10

The Sleeping Years is the solo project for Dale Grundle, of Catchers.

With the release of debut album ‘We’re becoming Islands One by One’, The Sleeping Years toured across Europe supporting The Notwist, Bowerbirds, Damien Jurado, Edwyn Collins , etc. 

Drowned in Sound: ‘a record that only Bon Iver’s ‘For Emma, Forever Ago’ has really rivalled in recent months. ‘We’re Becoming Islands One By One’ could be remembered as one of 2008′s best of its kind in years to come’. 8/10”

The Word magazine: ‘Grundle is emerging as one of our great off-centre songwriters’

Rock n Reel: ‘An extraordinary introduction to a hugely talented artist… exquisite’

The Guardian: ‘his voice breaks exquisitely between hope and despair in songs that the acoustic guitar was invented for’

Dazed and Confused: ‘a one-man show that owes his lilting metaphysical lyricism to the likes of Nick Drake, Elliot Smith and John Martyn. It’s good to know that there are people like him out there’

Stuart Bailie (BBC Radio): ‘Just as Sufjan Stevens has been moved to celebrate the quirks and character of the United States, so Dale Grundle is devising his own charts, full of wonder, dread and reverie. Can’t wait to see where he takes us next.’

BBC: ‘beautifully understated… one of Grundle’s great strengths is his lyrics’

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