Romance in Durango are a latin guitar and cajon duo formed in late 2011 by Blue Yates and Simon Watson

We perform live at events, festivals and bars providing environments with a touch of tapas or a sense of the souq.

'Too funky for words' (Timeout)

'Impressively tight' (Craig Charles, BBC 6 Music)

'Pure Excitement' (Tony Dudley-Evans: Birmingham Jazz, Cheltenham Festivals)

Fat Digester are an award-winning musical collective that fuse fun and social comment in a blend of Jazz, Funk, and Hip Hop. An incredible live band, they have proved their worth on both the alternative festival circuit and at venues across the UK and abroad. From reggae sound-system toasters to avant-garde percussionists, this collective is made up of musicians that hail from many diverse musical fields. The act is dynamic, energetic and engaging, definitely not for the faint hearted!
The band has released three independent singles to date. The first was 'Funky Situation', which received the coveted Number One spot on Radio Trent FM's Hot 50. 'Adios', which earned the band their first television appearance on ITV's Xposure alongside jazz legend Courtney Pine, who loved the band. Their 3rd was 'Trippin' Out', which featured on the BBC's Children In Need '06 and their latest EP: 'Bring it down', was released in Xmas '07.
In May 2008, the band won 'best unsigned jazz act' at Cheltenham International Jazz Festival. The band has been supported by acts like Kill it Kid and have provided support for acts like Courtney Pine, The Apples, Furious 5 And Kurtis Blow, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Sam And The Womp, Koop and Dreadzone. Their first Album is currently in production and should be ready for release in 2012. In the press, Fat Digester have been described as 'A strangely pacifist dancing utopia' (City Lights), 'The best thing to come out of Nottingham since Paper Lace' (Nottingham Evening Post), 'Pure Excitement' (Tony Dudley-Evans: Birmingham Jazz Cheltenham Festivals), 'Impressively tight' (Craig Charles, BBC 6 Music) and 'Too funky for words' (Timeout).

Late Night Tales: artist-curated compilations. Night Time Stories: original artist releases.

Late Night Tales invites the world’s best artists to delve deep into their music collections to create the ultimate “late night” selection. The series includes expertly curated mixes by Bonobo, Jon Hopkins, Nightmares on Wax, Nils Frahm, David Holmes, Groove Armada, Belle & Sebastian, Friendly Fires, The Flaming Lips, Metronomy, The Cinematic Orchestra, Four Tet, and Jamiroquai.

The Night Time Stories imprint releases original artist recordings including Khruangbin, Chaouche, and Rae & Christian.

Blue has an original and highly visual guitar sound influenced by South American Supper Club Cabaret and the Golden Age of the Flamenco Cafe. 

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