Wed 8 Jan 19:30pm
The Music Box returns in 2014 for the first time with a lineup featuring..Laura, Me for Queen, Nick Edward Harris and Tess of the Circle!
Tess of the Circle – 10pm. www.tessnotes.com
Tess of the Circle is a fabulous and exciting collective that focuses on the songs of Tess Jones.
“This acclaimed vehicle for the very english singer songwriter Tess Jones expands on the folky approach of the well received debut. Ambitious – and successful” R2 Magazine.
“Brilliant! Janice loves Tess Of The Circle!” Janice Long, BBC Radio 2.
Nick Edward Harris – 9:20pm. www.nickedwardharris.com
In 2009 he recorded a 5 song EP with Ben Lovett of Communion, and with a little help from his friends began to develop his voice and guitar techniques, striving to sit somewhere in between the tapping brilliance of Andy McKee and the wonderful melancholy of John Martyn. To focus his skills, in 2010 he went to live an isolated and inventive lifestyle in the remote landscapes of New Zealand. Here he developed and refined the songs for his debut album ‘Chimera’, which was recorded by London’s bat-eared producer Nick Trepka. More recently he has been playing festivals, with appearances at Glastonbury and Wilderness and gigging extensively around London and the UK.
His debut album ‘Chimera’ is out now featuring collaborations with Ted Dwane of Mumford and Sons and Emma Gatrill of’ The Mariner’s Children.
Me for Queen – 8:40pm. www.meforqueen.bandcamp.com
Me For Queen began as a solo project for Mary Erskine (also of dance electronica group, Talk In Colour). Now joined by considerably taller friends Will Dollard, Nick Bowling and Andy Paine on guitar, trumpet, bass and drums, Me for Queen combines years of classical training (one of us has a Classical Grammy. For real) with eclectic musical appetites to create a rich blend of folk, jazz, soul and blues.
Laura – 8pm
Laura has a beautiful, soulful, bluesy vocal style that is really soothing to listen to and evokes feelings of wanderlust and those of the travelling musician that she is. Combined with her confident folk guitar playing, Laura is a joy to listen to.
Doors 7:30, £4.