Birmingham drummer and playwright, emerging from behind the cymbals. First cut: Miles.

Monthly ambient show on Resonance Extra.

Submissions bobby.jewell at gmail.com

Also found http://soundcloud.com/e-a-sports

Theatre maker and music experimenter

eleanorwestbrook.com

'A tonic for the times' Chris Hawkins BBC 6 Music 

So here's a story that you may need to grab a cup of tea and the biscuit barrel for, are you sitting comfortably? Then, let us begin...

Gorstey Lea AKA 'The Gorstey Lea Street Choir' formed one cold winters night in 2016. Two friends on a life long journey. 

Michael first met Russ in 1985, Michael was 15, Russ was 19. Russ played in 'the' up and coming local band ‘Soul Exit’. Michael admired his musical craft and ended up following the band around the country. A gig in Manchester was planned. Michael needed to go and went to Russ’s house (on Gorstey Lea) with a gift, a tape in hand. On one side The Pale Fountains ‘… From Across the Kitchen Table’ on the other Dexys Midnight Runners ‘Don’t Stand Me Down’. Russ welcomed Michael in and he attended the gig travelling in the bands van. 

The future was cast... the following year Michael formed his first band ‘The Great Divide’ inspired by what he had seen and the world of endless possibilities and free expression.

Fast forward some 31 years to August 2016 and a big birthday bash for Russ. Michael attends Russ's party. Talk turns to days gone by and Russ pops the question... “It’s about time we got together and did some music Michael, what do you reckon? No pressure. I have converted my garage into a recording studio, you should come round and we’ll have a play”. 

Michael was not sure, for 15 plus years he has not played an instrument, not sung a song, not written down his thoughts. The conversation was left. A mutual friend then messages Michael 4 months later to tell him that Russ is doing a gig and he thinks it would be good if they did a couple of their favourite cover versions together. 

Messages are exchanged and the meeting is arranged at Russ's new house in Gorstey Lea, 4 houses up the road and 31 years since that first knock on the door. Without any rehearsal the two friends agree to play together for the first time on that Friday evening… 

The reaction from the crowd and the landlord is overwhelming 2 songs turn to 2 hours and at the end of the evening the landlord books the duo to play the following month. ‘What’s your band name boys? ‘The Gorstey Lea Street Choir’ is quickly retorted an amalgam of that first meeting point and Van Morrison’s LP ‘His Band And The Street Choir’ … a door is unlocked, a journey is born.

So, to the ‘here and now’. The duo release their first track in October 2019 'The British Isles' which picks up national radio play from 6 Music, BBC Introducing and great digital stations such as Brum Radio, with the wind in their sails a double A side limited vinyl 'Lions' and 'Somedays' follows in January 2020 and in December 2020 their debut EP snazzily titled 'extended play one' hits the digital shops... 

Summer 2021 - the boys release an 8 track mini LP ''...from Prince's Park to Farsley (Volume I)' a tale of new found collaborations and two towns... aided and abetted by Gavin Monaghan, George Shilling, Choque (Black Star Liner) and Mark Gardener... Volume II will be a long before you know it!!!!

Well it should have been... Covid came and went, then Russ and Michael regrouped and decided to put the 5 piece 'live version' together. 
Joining Russ and Michael are:

Martin Betts on Bass
Sean Bradnick on Drums
Swiss Harris on all manner of musical gadgets

New songs are been written and recorded sporadically. Live dates are just  been announced (see Bands In Town Link) 

The first fruits of this new harvest are now available in their latest release '(My Heart Belongs To...) The Beaches'... just like buses there will be more along very soon

Stay safe, be well

The Flat White Kid

Verity Standen is a composer, director, performer and choir leader. Her work focuses on the human voice - gathering people together to sing, and exploring different ways that people can experience music.

Experiments in beats, melodies & emotions...

Based in the West Country, UK, Siddhartha Says is a musician and producer who loves to make emotive, melodic electronic music with progressive, deep and tech flavours. His aim is to make music that sounds and feels good...

Siddhartha Says has released tracks on Purple Sun, Feel Hype, Positronic Digital, Bonzai Progressive, Atmospherica, and Jendex Records. Over the past few years, his tracks have gained great support on several platforms, including BBC Introducing & Fresh On The Net.

‘Delighted that my music has had so many plays on BBC Radio 6 Music, & across the BBC, also in America, Canada and Europe, special thanks to Tom Robinson, Cerys Matthews and BBC Introducing! Humbled and proud at the response my songs have been getting. Thank you everyone for your support’.

Songs about sleeping fields, breathing trees & drunken bees. Recorded by a collective of soundcloud artists. Written in Yorkshire woods . Recorded in fields, garden's & bedrooms across Europe & America.

Purchase from iTunes here
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/jeanes/id384485866

Listen on Spotify here:
https://play.spotify.com/album/7HEwJWNxSIYQUimxlxjCna?play=true&utm_source=open.spotify.com&utm_medium=open

Purchase 'Sleeping Leaves EP' from Bandcamp here (including limited edition CD):
https://folkstockrecords.bandcamp.com/album/jeanes-sleeping-leaves-ep

Words and music: Russell Jeanes,
Voices: Catherine Hershey, Emily Zornado, Léa Decan, Dougie Harley.
Additional guitar: Scott Fraser
Strings: Tom Sidebottom

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Previously a Music Moderator for - Fresh On The Net
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kind words ...
"Nobody out there sounds quite like Russ Jeanes – The taste of honey is almost tangible. Pure pastoral nectar from the heart of Northern England – accept no substitute”
Tom Robinson - BBC 6 Music

“Absolutely Mesmerising, beautiful”
Robert Macfarlane (Author of The Lost Words)

"it's gorgeous - when you first hear Simple Jayne, it immediately goes into your top 100 songs that you take with you forever”
Cerys Matthews - BBC 6 Music

The delicate, pure folk from the mysterious Russell Jeanes is spellbinding,
bewitching, beguiling and breathtakingly beautiful”
The Devil has the Best Tuna

"Imagine walking through the woods, taking a trip back to the 1960s with Andy Warhol & Velvet Underground”
Jericho Keys - BBC Radio

"Innocence and beauty finds its voice”
Johnno Casson

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Thanks to FOTN, Tom Robinson, Cerys Matthews, BBC6 Music, WFMU, Jericho Keys, Alan Raw, BBC Wales, and a myriad of wonderful radio shows across the planet for making it possible for the songs to be heard.

songwriter 
https://soundcloud.com/kevin-hastie-514919662/tether
influences: beatles, clapton, knopfler, motown
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/khasties/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN_YFyV6vAU0Npkk3_QoLPQ

Theatre maker/musician - compose for theatre and for fun. Want some sounds 4 ur show?!
www.claireparry.co.uk

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