Born to Vietnamese parents in the seaside resort of Eastbourne on the south coast of England, Catherine first began performing live in public at 14 and from the age of 16, earned her apprenticeship as a solo artist by playing famous intimate acoustic London venues such as The 12 Bar Club and The Kashmir Klub. Soon after, Catherine tour supported Van Morrison, Al Stewart, Loudon Wainwright III and Ed Harcourt.
Imagine... the love songs of Burt Bacharach with the funk of Prince, the comedy of Tommy Cooper and Benny Hill and you have the UNCLE FRANK SHOW..
Leicester legend and Fun Lovin' Criminal, Frank Benbini fronts an 8 piece band comprised of some of the finest musicians around.
Already notorious for their sell out shows full of show stopping original songs, gags and stunts. It's rock n roll meets pheonix nights.
The Chairmen are an energetic 5 piece hailing from the depths of the East Midlands. Leicester to be accurate. The band have built themselves a reputation as a great live band and have become one of the top acts to go and see in the city. With gigs supporting the Wombats, The Rumble Strips, Kula Shaker, Good Shoes, The Young Knives, a main stage appearance at Summer Sundae 08, and a main stage appearance at Music Live 2008 at the NEC to name a few...
One man. One laptop. One very long pair of legs. And yes, that's his real name. Close your eyes, open your ears, brew up and sit down.
Eat biscuits.
Hear music.
Folk + Disco = fun. Rod Thomas grew up between two villages in South Wales with nothing much to do but listen to records and learn to play a lot of instruments. He now lives in London which is much less remote, and plays alongside people like James Yuill, It Hugs Back, Gotye, Noah & The Whale and at places like Glastonbury Festival, Latitude, Green Man Festival and at venues big and small. He can also sometimes be spotted busking on the London underground.
"Hailing from the hills on the east side of town, the band are loosely part of the recent wave of tuneful Americana-flavoured indie that's been lapping around the fringes of Manchester for a while now and with their debut album almost ready to go, things are indeed looking bright. They sound like a ride in an open-top car on a sunny day, which is not a concept generally associated with Glossop. There's no hidden agenda, no tricks, it's all about the tunes.
The Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir band hail from Calgary, Alberta. Consisting of Bob Keelaghan (guitars and vocals), Judd Palmer (vocals, banjo, guitar and harmonica), Vlad Sobolewski (upright bass) and Jay Woolley (drums and percussion), they play a "ferocious combination of traditional blues, appalachian folk, and ragged gospel".
Love Ends Disaster! are an indie rock band heralding from Nottingham, UK, made up of Suffolk-raised brothers Matt and Jon Dix, singer Matthew Oakes, Fine Artist Robert Sadler, and drummer Mark Thorley.
On the basis of their first demo, Volume I, recorded in 2003 and combining the Post-Rock of Mogwai, Talking Heads-inspired rythmns and cutting, spikey guitars reminiscent of Johnny Greenwood and Graham Coxon, the band were snapped up by High Wycombe's Denial Records, responsible for recording the first studio outing of Bloc Party ("Storm & Stress") in 2003.
