Dirty Rock band from Yorkshire. Riffs and Muck

The Sweetchunks Band is a Southampton based Folk/Blues outfit, led by Stuart "Sweetchunks" Blakeledge, Ash Lines on Bass and Mike Wiles on Guitar. The "SCB" Play an interesting blend of Traditional Folk, Blues and drinking anthems using funky Bass and Banjo to create B&B, A strange new audio visual drinking experience. 

"The greatest thing to come out of Barnsley since the A61 to Sheffield"
Jarvis Cocker

"Loved The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican. Great fun"
Jason Manford, comedian
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"Some of the funniest men on the planet... parodists extraordinaire"
Mike Harding, comedian, folk-musician, author & broadcaster

"A ridiculous family of genius, hilarious, irresistible music makers, currently crowd-surfing to the bar all over the great county of Yorkshire and beyond, into the venues and music festivals of the UK. Long may they rock... but gently"
Eliza Carthy MBE - Folk musician

Put on yer finest knitted gladrags, style your barnet, put on your dancing shoes and bring your finest singing voices, as we cordially invite you to witness the Greatest Show On Earth (in tank-tops).

Hailing from Barnsley Rock City in t'North, The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican are on a mission! Determined to follow in their spiritual father’s immortal footsteps and keep his legacy alive, they have a talent for Bar-Stewardizing other famous people’s songs with new comedy lyrics, on acoustic geetar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, accordion, keyboard, keytar, and the world's first synthesiser ukulele! To complete their squeaky-clean image, brothers-from-other-mothers Scott, Björn and Alan have become instantly recognisable for their immaculate hair and their stylish choice of knitwear.
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Founded in Barnsley Rock City in 2006 by their outspoken and energetic ringleader, Scott Doonican, The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican are on a mission! Far from being your typical folk ensemble, this cult-like collective of like-minded knit-wear enthusiasts are determined to follow in their spiritual father’s immortal footsteps and keep his legacy alive. Scott and his brothers-from-other-mothers, Alan Doonican, Mo-Jo Doonican, Dave Doonican and Rt. Rev. Jeremiah Rickenbacker Doonican III, have quite the talent for Bar-Stewardizing other famous people’s songs with new satirical comedy lyrics, on folk instruments. To complete their outrageously understated image, the Doonicans have become instantly recognisable in festival fields and venues up and down the country for their immaculate hair and their stylish choice of sexy knitwear, and instantly memorable for their lairy, no-holds-barred, anarchic live shows.
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A group that is both perpetually on the move, ever-evolving and joyously independent, they have played over 1350 side-splitting shows to date, and have brought smiles and belly-laughs to audiences across the UK; from Barnsley to Barnstaple, from Glastonbury to Glasgow. They continue to wow audiences with a fine selection of their greatest hits, including the likes of “Jump Ararnd”, “The Lady In Greggs”, "The Devil Went Darn To Barnsley", "How Deep Is Your Glove?", "Paint 'em Back", "Goat Yoga", and “If I Could Punch A Face… It’d Be Justin Bieber’s”.

Over the last 19 years, The Bar-Steward Sons have written and recorded eleven studio albums, independently released over 40 live recordings, successfully crowd-funded nine separate independent vinyl releases, played on top of mountains, wowed-festival goers across the length and breadth of the UK, had six different beers brewed and named in their honour by four different breweries (one of which, 'Doonicans' is a SIBA Gold and Silver award-winning part of the brewery's core range of ales), they have sold-out seven consecutive shows on a Mississippi paddle-steamer on the Norfolk Broads in less than 20 seconds, hosted their own sell-out music and comedy festivals, written & performed in their own musical, are featured in the Experience Barnsley Museum Music Archives, hold the bar-takings record for at least ten theatres, have been the recipients of six different individual awards as voted for by the public in the Barnsley Music Awards, played to 20,000 people at Fairport's Cropredy Convention (twice!), the Avalon Stage at Glastonbury Festival (twice!), recorded collaborations with the likes of Frank Turner and Eliza Carthy, and even scaled the dizzy heights of a #1 and a #2 single and a #2 album on the iTunes Comedy Charts (plus a National chart position in the Top 100)!  That's not too shabby for a daft little unsigned comedy folk band from Barnsley, who manage themselves, eh?

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The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican can’t wait to bring their shindig to a venue or festival field somewhere near you and they promise that they WILL rock you… but gently!

Pisces baby born 1997, Lauren Tate is a singer-songwriter, producer, director and artist from South Yorkshire, England. Growing up the eldest of three, Tate was a secondary school dropout, writing and self producing music from her bedroom from the age of 15. Delving into many musical genres singing both
hard-rock/grunge-punk in her current band 'Hands Off Gretel', Tate most recently stripped back to a softer more raw Americana sad-pop sound with her first solo album in 6 years 'Songs For Sad Girls'.
Set to release 'Songs For Sad Girls' on 2nd August on her own label Trash Queen Records (Uk), Tate self-produced the record in her home studio. 'I planned to get my album produced by someone when I could afford it, but there was a certain magic and honesty captured in my recordings, that I knew would really move people. My lyrics are brutally honest. I wanted it to sound like a girl writing in her diary, unapologetic and imperfect like real girls are'.  

'Miss American Perfect Body' is the first single released from the upcoming album alongside a new music video directed by Lauren. 'This song is like me saying 'I feel you, I am you'. It addresses bullying and isolation, the pressures of having to look perfect as a young girl, empowering others to believe in themselves and feel confidence with who they are'.  Lauren not only self produced her own album she designed all the album artwork and merchandise too. 
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BIOGRAPHY:

Having previously never worked with a band or performed to anyone except a select few close friends, singer songwriter Lee Fender returned home from gigs for more years than he can remember with a growing feeling of ‘this is what I need to be doing' and decided that it was high time to put words into action. An unorthodox approach to both playing the guitar and song writing made him an intriguing character to work with.  Andy Dimelow was the first to get on board.

Formerly frontman of 'The Quixotic', Dimelow headed South following the band’s breakup. Fate brought him back North and upon reading an advert for a guitarist to team up with an ambitious local songwriter, the desire to get back performing was as great as ever. With the addition of keen young drummer Cal Ryan and experienced Bass player Glen Sutton, 'Status Unknown' was born.

The debut gig was a poignant occasion for Lee. Not only the first time stepping foot on a stage, but a tribute concert in memory of close friend and fellow musician Andy Yoxall – one of the said friends he performed to behind closed doors. Andy had always championed Lee’s sound and urged him to take it further.

The band blasted through set opener ‘Run Now Boy’ and closed with appropriately titled ‘All in Good Time’, to a very appreciative audience. Fuelled by the positive reception, Status Unknown felt ready to progress and take their high energy sound to the road.

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Status Unknown’s first EP release - 'Lower Class Pursuits'

Track list:
1.  Run Now Boy
2. Fool Outta You
3: Light In The Dark
4. If This Is England

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At the beginning of 2016 Andy and Lee set up their own recording studio and have been laying down tracks for a another EP to be released in 2017, two of these bare bone tracks can be found on here on Soundcloud, tracks like 'I still rely on you' and ‘To the water’ showing glimpses of what may be to come.  With the anticipated release of their second EP 'Population 1', Status Unknown will soon be captivating us with their best work yet.

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Status Unknown - 'Population 1'  03/10/2017

A fusion of indie and alternative rock influences, Status Unknown deliver their follow up EP, 'Population 1'.

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Published on Sep 30, 2017
New single ‘Run’ Out Now. #Population 1
iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/population-1-ep/id1289479482
Spotify - http://open.spotify.com/album/0b3qqoUfKwjsPJ4AbWGjbs
Deezer -http://www.deezer.com/album/48968932utm_source=deezer&utm_content=album48968932&utm_term=1747533082_1506792829&utm_medium=web
Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Population-1-Explicit-Status/dp/B0762X5FL3/ref=sr_1_1s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1506854481&sr=1-1-mp3-albums-bar-strip-0&keywords=status+unknown+population+1

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Status Unknown online:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/StatusUnknownBand
Twitter - https://twitter.com/statusunknown
Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/statusunknown
Tumblr - https://statusunknownuk-blog.tumblr.com/
Youtube -https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOpuJtn6aCPGGWKSihs6Dqw/videos

Email - StatusUnknownUK@gmail.com

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