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Terra Naomi (USA) & Stephen Langstaff
4 February 2012

Now with support by Stephen Langstaff - a major talent, just signed with James Morrison's manager. He follows the tradition of the hardworking singer/songwriter and is a breath of fresh air in these days of mass marketed idols. He has the songs and he has the voice. This ambitious artist emerging out of Liverpool seems to be the city’s worst kept secret.

Jesca Hoop (USA) + Rachel Sermanni
11 February 2012

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When Mercury prizewinners Elbow toured the US, they chose a hugely talented but unknown American singer/songwriter to support them. Then Jesca Hoop followed them home to Manchester… for "a musical marriage made in heaven" [The Observer].

and now she plays York....

Rachel Sermanni’s rave-reviewed New Voices concert at Celtic Connections 2011 ushered in something of an annus mirabilis for the young Highland singer-songwriter, including similarly stellar appearances at such tastemaker gatherings as South by Southwest, the Hebridean Celtic Festival and Cambridge Folk Festival. Ranging waywardly but deliciously from spiky art-pop to dreamy pastoral folk, she’s one of Scotland’s most exciting new talents.

Martin Rivas (USA) & Cara Sebastian
10 March 2012

£10.00

Some people never sleep, and some artists never stop creating. Martin Rivas would be one of these people. The man whose music has brought so much joy and inspiration to musicians and listeners alike in NYC is coming to York.

Cara Sebastian (no, not 2 characters from Brideshead Revisited) - is a guitar thumping- string slapping- old record of a person who likes to notice things about people. She has just finished making an EP in a tiny bedroom in Dalston with one mic and an old friend which refuses to record digitally, and is very proud with how its turned out and that they didn't kill each other in the process - definitely one to watch for the future, and say you saw her here first. There are comparisons to an early Ani Difranco, but her influences range from old Skiffle & Swing through to Prog Rock, 80s & 90s Pop-Soul and wonky blues.

Miss Quincy & Band (Canada)
31 March 2012

£10.00

"Your Mama Don't Like Me" was recorded in a small cabin in Northern BC during a cold snap where temperatures dropped below -40 degrees. If you listen closely you may just hear the crackling of a wood stove or the swish of a whiskey bottle. This is an album that could easily slip into legend, like "The Campfire Tapes.

"A definite star for the future.” – BBC Radio

Barnaby Bright (USA)
14 April 2012

£10.00

Brooklyn-based indie folk rock duo Barnaby Bright, are Rebecca and Nathan Bliss (holy alliteration batman !) - they have garnered high accolades for their lyrically captivating and impeccably balanced songwriting and sound. The ying to each other’s yang, Becky’s angelic voice enchants audiences, while Nathan’s brilliant mastery of multiple instruments and writing styles guides the songs down their path. Finalists in the prestigious New York Song Circle Contest for two years in a row, Barnaby Bright was awarded the Grand Prize, winners in November 2010 for their song, “Don’t Look Down.”

Joanna Chapman-Smith (Canada)
1 June 2012

£10.00

Joanna is one of the most talented musicians we’ve heard for a long, long time and we’re not the only ones who think so – she beat off competition from some of the industry’s big names to win the coveted Independent Music Award for best song of 2009. Joanna’s music is simply so refreshing and quite different from almost anything you’re likely to hear at the moment. There are echoes of jazz and eastern European gypsy music, sometimes frivolous and playful but sometimes disciplined, soulful and melodically pure. This is an unusual and remarkable young woman. who has something say.

ANNOUNCING SOON FOR 2012

Press, Radio & TV

The Independent on Sunday 09/10
The Independent 03/08
The Independent 02/08

... also Courier Mail Australia, Living, Maverick, Folking Cool, Dig Yorkshire, Talk Magazine, Hotel Du Vin, and Livewire.

Listen to the interview with BBC Radio who came along to a show and hear what the fans and artists thought of house concerts. You can also read the BBC article here.