Coming to The Musician in September 2023

Now in their second decade since forming, DURAN are the UK’s leading tribute to Duran Duran. Performing to audiences throughout the UK and Europe, winning new friends along the way, DURAN continues to authentically recreate the sounds and energy of Duran Duran’s live shows, paying noteworthy and respectful homage to the Wild Boys of pop.

This popular, award winning, tribute act delivers a cocktail of timeless hits and fan favourites from Duran Duran’s 40 year career, satisfying both the hungriest of Duranies and music lovers alike!

So for the ultimate live tribute show to Duran Duran look no further! DURAN will soon be landing at a venue or festival near to you, right here on Planet Earth!

Following a packed show in 2023, Moretallica will return to The Musician this September!

2024 is Moretallica's 11th year of touring. To celebrate this, they will be playing songs from all 11 of Metallica's original studio albums. At every headline show, there will be at least one song from every album!

Moretallica is the most exciting Metallica Tribute in the UK, delivering an authentic performance and the most energetic show! Formed in 2012, and determined to perform the music of heavy metal legends Metallica to the highest standard, Moretallica is at the top level of UK tribute bands.

A Moretallica show includes songs from every era of Metallica’s career and is the most hard-hitting spectacle and display of high quality musicianship, as you’d expect from a band with 60+ years of combined gigging experience across the UK and Europe. Using the same equipment as Metallica (ESP, Gibson, Jackson, Mesa Boogie, Tama, Zildjian) you’ll only hear a more authentic performance from Metallica themselves!

Michell, Pfeiffer & Kulesh are an all-female close harmony folk trio that brings together the exciting talents and exquisite voices of award-winning songwriters Odette Michell, Karen Pfeiffer and Daria Kulesh.

Their stunning three-part vocal harmonies bring to life spellbinding folk tales, expertly woven together with an international twist - a project that would never transpired had it not been for the lockdowns, when three of the busiest female performers on the folk scene found themselves somewhat less occupied than before.

Introducing Stage winners at The Great British Folk Festival 2023 by public vote, they wow their audiences with a deeply moving, exciting and unique live show.

Kyros are described as "A dash of 80s art pop and a dose of prog rock to cure what ails you". this popular quartet based in the London area have performed at many festivals so be prepared for a great evenings entertainment. Sharing the stage tonight are Ihlo who blend progressive metal, electronic and pop influences; Ihlo's music is a journey of heavy, melodic and emotional passages. As an added bonus, Grace Hayhurst will open this evenings entertainment.

Traditional Celtic music at its best! With fire-driven instrumentals, topical songs, haunting ballads and a good dose of humour, the Tannahill Weavers have transformed traditional material and brought it into the modern world, vitally alive and kicking.

Members of the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame, in 2019 the Tannahill Weavers were nominated for Folk Album of the Year and Folk Band of the Year in Scotland. Recently they have been joined by piper Iain MacGillivray, who is Scotland’s youngest Clan leader and has worked recently on such exciting productions as Outlander and Men in Kilts, and has performed for a huge list of stars and dignitaries in recent years.

"Formed from a Paisley pub session in 1968, seminal trailblazers the Tannahill Weavers now also rank as national treasures." -Glasgow Celtic Connections 2018


"The music may be pure old time Celtic, but the drive and enthusiasm are akin to straight ahead rock and roll." -Winnipeg Free Press

"An especially eloquent mixture of the old and the new." - New York Times

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Roving Crows have been carving out their niche in the UK folk music scene since early 2009. Over ten years and through evolving incarnations, they have have cultivated an arresting, singular sound that pushes the boundaries of the Celtic Folk genre. The band play with genuine passion, energy and soul. Vital and vibrant, a must see live act who showcase a mix of fiery, Celtic-inspired fiddle, conscious, intelligent lyrics, backed by solid, thumping rhythms and driving, innovative bass. Roving Crows comprises; strong lead vocals and 4 part harmonies, guitar, fiddle, percussion and bass.

“Really individual Celtic folk rock group” - Mike Harding, BBC

“Genuinely the next big thing on the folk scene” - Andy O’Hare, BBC

“The next folk super group in waiting” - Nancy Dunham, folking.com

“I love that band” - Paul O’Grady, BBC

Rooted in British songwriting traditions of the 60s/70s coffee house scene, Izzie Yardley tells stories woven into musically exciting tapestries, nodding to a childhood spent listening to classical, jazz, Nick Drake, Kate Bush. Live this becomes a performance that is bold, colourful and powerfully honest.

"The care with which the words are chosen are an indication of her strength as a writer...Izzie Yardley is very definitely at the top of her game." FATEA magazine.

"little vignettes of life with a delightfully Denny-esque voice... she effortlessly makes her guitar sound like a piano too. Brilliant stuff." Bristol 247

She is on tour to celebrate the release of her publicly-funded debut EP Imposter, released this June with Karousel Buried Treasure/AWAL. It was produced by Dom Monks (Big Thief, Billie Marten), featuring Ethan Johns on drums and Nick Pini on bass. The strength of the EP led to support from both Help Musicians and the PRS Women In Music fund; Izzie is currently recording her debut album.

Before recording Izzie spent a few years gigging and honing her skills. Recent shows include festivals like The Great Escape and Black Deer and support for Matt Deighton, Beans on Toast, Sam Brookes, Ida Mae. Outside of her own music she can be found recording vocals for other artists, including Tom Jones and Freddie & The Scenarios (The Vaccines.)

Award winning multi-instrumentalist Dave Bainbridge joins forces with Lord of The Dance vocalist and instrumentalist Sally Minnear to bring a spellbinding evening of music that will, in equal measure have you jigging in (or out of!) your seat or bring a tear to your eye. A compelling mix of powerful and ethereal vocal songs (including the occasional emotive Gaelic ballad) and instrumental tracks, the set will feature jigs, reels, slow airs, evolving soundscapes and virtuoso improvisation on keyboards, electric guitar, bouzouki and cowbell!

Dave and Sally first toured together as a duo in July 2015. Such were the incredibly positive reactions to the tour that they have continued work together whenever their busy schedules allow, bringing their magic to audiences far and wide. Their first release together ‘Live in the Studio’ received amazing reviews and audience reactions.

Dave is best known co-founder of pioneering Celtic folk/rock/progressive/ambient band IONA and more recently Lifesigns, Celestial Fire, DBA (with Geoff Downes of Yes), and Strawbs, and has worked with Jack Bruce, Troy Donockley, Buddy Guy, Gloria Gaynor, Mae McKenna, Moya Brennan,
‘Snake’ Davis, Paul Jones, Phil Keaggy, Robert Fripp, Nick Beggs, Damian Wilson amongst many others.

Sally is the daughter of multi-instrumentalist Kerry Minnear of influential 70s prog band Gentle Giant and has been steeped in music throughout her life. She had a minor hit with the song “For You” aged just 18 before forming the acoustic duo ‘Creatures of Habit’ as a
vehicle for her own songs. Sally secured the featured vocalist role in Michael Flatley’s hugely successful dance spectacular ‘Lord of the Dance’ and is also lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist in Dave’s band Celestial Fire as well as backing vocalist for Pendragon.

" Chameleon Dreams is a celebration and evocation of the psychedelic poetry and music scene of the late 60s in Leicester. It recalls the kind of events that took place at the Chameleon Coffee House, The Town Arms and the Phoenix Theatre, along with several other venues. It celebrates the creativity and experimentation of the times."


8.00 Hugh McManners
8.15 Maureen and the Mummers
8.45 Interval
9.00 Pip Greasley with Sally Hossack
9.45 Kenny Wilson and Chameleon Dreamers
10.20 Finish

Laura Reznek has never liked to talk about herself. If you listen closely to her music, however, you’ll hear murmurs of naked disclosure — fragments of grief, anger, and complicated joy riddled through her melodies. In her new micro EP Leap Year (Birthday Cake Records), Laura wrestles with time during which everything and nothing happens, and the betrayal of boredom in the midst of life-changing loss. Laura layers meticulous arrangements with found sounds, crafting plush sonic textures that occasionally bristle with something darker.

Laura’s musical practice is rooted in interdisciplinary collaboration and a stubborn DIY aesthetic. While her favourite venues she’s ever played include a laundromat, bell tower, and leaky boat, her music has also been heard on BBC Introducing, BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 6, CBC’s After Dark, charting on the NACC top 200, and in film and television including Netflix’s Tiny Pretty Things and Global’s Family Law. Laura’s last full-length album, Agrimony, received widespread critical acclaim.

Founded in 2003 by front-man Marty McStravick, Hotter Than Hell are Europe's ultimate Kiss tribute band, with members drawn from previous KISS tributes across Europe. They deliver the world-renowned classic 70s-style KISS stage show, by mimicking it in every way with blood spitting, smoking guitars, greasepaint make-up, theatrical costumes and 7-inch platform boots. Replicating all of KISS' multi-platinum hits from the 70s to the present, their set includes gems such as 'Detroit Rock City', 'Crazy Crazy Nights', 'Rock N Roll All Night' and 'God Gave Rock and Roll to You'.

Gigs include special appearances with Grammy Award winning KISS producer and guitarist for Meat Loaf, Bob Kulick, as well as their most successful turnout ever at Mathew Street Liverpool Festival, with 9000 people attending. Rock is their motto and belief, and their love of performing and re-living the greatest stage show on earth is what keeps Hotter than Hell so amazingly precise and truly entertaining. Shock rock at its best. Get ready For a Crazy, Crazy Night!

AC/DC UK, one of Europe’s most electrifying tributes to AC/DC will continue to tirelessly tour the UK, Europe and beyond throughout 2023. One of the most popular and exciting tribute acts to rock legends AC/DC bring a level of authenticity to the 80’s era, whilst still delivering a unique and organic show night after night. AC/DC UK’s full production is a complete spectacle, featuring firing cannons and authentic full Marshall backline. The iconic Angus and Brian chemistry is organically delivered, as AC/DC UK churn out all of the biggest hits alongside a few fan favourites at every show.

Luther Russell & Jody Stephens of Big Star.

*This is a seated show with all seats unreserved*

Having been a founding member of one of the most revered power pop bands of all time tends to be a footnote that follows you around. Yet Jody Stephens’ contribution to the pop canon goes well beyond his beginnings in Big Star, helping to refine alt-country with Golden Smog and shaping the Ardent Records legacy well into the current era.

Following the outpouring of love around the documentary, Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me, Jody reached out to his longtime friend, producer and songwriter Luther Russell to join him for some promotional appearances.

A comfortability on stage became a kinship in the studio and eventually led to two albums as Those Pretty Wrongs. The comfort between the duo is key to what makes Those Pretty Wrongs work.

Luther and Jody bounce ideas off of one another with the kind of natural symbiosis that all bands shoot to achieve. Heading into their third album, the band found themselves a new haven in the rising California outpost of Cosmic Americana, Roots, and Power Pop: Curation Records. Following the reissue of their two previous albums by the label in May, Holiday Camp finds Those Pretty Wrongs crafting a record that’s autumnal, searching for solace, and yet unsettled. The title is a nod to both wistful summers at bygone British institutions, the favored gig fodder for their ‘60s heroes, and the more sinister implications of Tommy’s Holiday Camp — communal, but with a cost.

Holiday Camp finds more than a few friends turning up to lace songs with their contributions. Recorded from their own home studios, string arrangements from Chris Stamey, moog from Wilco’s Patrick Sansone, and glockenspiel from Mitch Easter all bolster the record’s mercurial grace. The physical distance does little to dampen the sense of communal ease that holds tight at the album’s core.

With shades of home-grown Memphis power pop, nods to Apple Records alums, and an appeal that trickles down to fans of open-hearted pop from Emmit Rhodes to The Elephant 6, Those Pretty Wrongs draw the listener into an environment that’s familiar and fragrant.

Luther’s arrangements have a timeless temperance that wraps around the listener. Jody’s songwriting is as honest as ever. It’s a hand reaching out in the darkness, and a shoulder cry on. Jody and Luther’s harmonies have taken on a sublime alchemy. Like lost brothers found once more, they weave wonder into the pensive meditations on “This Painted Sky,” and the hopeful send-off of “The Way,”

With their full catalog in the steady hands of Curation, the band members find themselves poised to re-examine their past while excited to enter a new era with their most affecting album on the way.

Nashville-based Shantell Ogden has a gift for crafting songs with real conviction and emotion. Her songs have received airplay on hundreds of country and Americana radio stations internationally, and gained impressive chart positions both in the US and Europe, including a #2 slot behind Chris Stapleton for her single Blossom in the Dust. Shantell's music has also been featured in television shows, news programs and more than a dozen feature films.

Born in Utah, Ogden brings the work ethic she learned growing up on her family farm to her life as an independent performing artist. Having toured nationally and in the UK and Ireland, her music has been praised by notable media including Performer Magazine, No Depression, and Maverick Magazine (UK).

Since the release of her seventh album in 2021, Shantell has enjoyed extensive media appearances including Coffee, Country & Cody on Nashville’s WSM - the home of the Grand Ole Opry -Today in Nashville (WSMV) and Good Day Utah (Fox). In addition, she has appeared at high profile festivals including Americana Fest, CMA Fest, and Tin Pan South. In recent years, she has opened for iconic
country acts such as Sawyer Brown, Collin Raye, Sammy Kershaw, and Aaron Tippin.

Brave Rival released their debut critically acclaimed album 'Life's Machine' to rave reviews. Classic Rock described them as a cross between Heart and Tedeschi Trucks.

Their songs have been featured on Joe Bonamassa's Radio show where he informed listeners that they were "his favourite discovery this year".

Also nominated for a UK blues award in the 'Best Emerging Artist' category, they took part in the 2022 UK Blues Challenge and successfully won the Introducing stage at Butlins Skegness Rock and Blues Festival in January. They are now booked to play the mainstage at the 2023 edition of the festival. 

The group have toured the UK as a headline act (selling out many venues) and as support for Dom Martin, Laurence Jones and soon they will be touring with Corky Laing (Mountain). 

Performing the music of Deep Purple, Rainbow and Whitesnake

The John Hackett Band is made up from four gents who are also artists in their own right.
John is probably the best known of the band, from his work with his brother, both on record and countless live appearances, extensive session work, and (of course) his solo output.
He’s mostly reconised for his exquisite flute work, though he’s a multi-instrumentalist, also playing guitars and keyboards.
As well as bringing both gentle and fiery electric guitar to the band’s sound, Nick is also a stellar classical guitar player and composer, with many albums to his name, performing around the country. He and John also perform together as a duo, and have a released couple of albums together.
Jeremy was the final piece that formed the band. He has brought bass, vocals and guitar to complete the sound, but is also a writer, both musically and dramatically – we perform some of his tunes on stage, and those lovely bits of prose that get posted
Finally, Duncan Parsons wears many hats, though in performance with the band it’s mainly drums and triangle (as in, he plays them, rather than wearing them..). He has a variety of album credits playing a variety of instruments, and releases his own material (some with video), including instrumental albums under the banner of ‘Music for Stairlifts’ – make of that what you will.
Carrie Martin is a true born and bred Yorkshire lass, born in Hull. She first picked up a guitar at the age of four and made her first public performance at the tender age of nine, playing at a school concert. A modest debut perhaps, but it whetted her appetite for more, and her teenage years were defined by music.

She played clubs alongside her father, who worked the circuit as a guitarist and vocalist, which gave her an invaluable grounding in terms of playing to an audience. In her teens she made a name for herself locally, with her songs played on local radio and performing live. By the end of her teens she changed tack, inspired by the Bangles, Transvision Vamp and Ann Wilson from Heart, dropping the guitar in favour of a ‘rock chick’ makeover and fronting bands as a singer. Her first band was named Foreign Affair, which may well be one of the most ‘eighties’ names for a band ever conceived!

Awarded “Best Metal Act” in 2017 by the Scottish Alternative Music Awards, Tiberius have been quickly establishing themselves as a popular alternative to what is expected from the metal genre. Writing tongue-in-cheek songs that shed light on global and personal struggles, the band have carved out a niche position for themselves which emphasizes the personalities of the men behind the music and has seen them support heavyweights such as The Contortionist and Twelve Foot Ninja, as well as securing a main stage slot at UK Tech Fest.

Beginning their musical venture with a style which incorporated the rhythmic and melodic motifs typical of the djent and tech metal genres, the musical direction of Tiberius has evolved since their eponymous debut EP in 2015 to reflect the ambition and maturity of five individuals who seek to continually challenge themselves (and each other) writing music that they love, about topics of which they are passionate. Their sound development has culminated with the debut album, A Peaceful Annihilation released in June 2020, which has quickly garnered numerous positive reviews and solidified Tiberius as a prog metal mainstay. Tiberius have various festival bookings in 2022, including a return to UK Tech Fest and their debut at the rapidly growing RADAR festival.
2023 has also been a busy year also, so expect a fine evening of progressive metal.
Supports come from Lost In Lavender Town, Phoenix Shire and Skeyth, all great additions to this progressive metal feast.

Ben Poole is an award winning blues, rock and soul guitarist, singer and songwriter hailing from the United Kingdom. Nominated as one of the best blues guitarists in the world just prior to the 2 year pandemic hiatus alongside names such as Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, Joe Bonamassa & many more by the USA’s ‘Guitar World Magazine’ Ben Poole is very much at the forefront of the talent rich blues/rock scene on a worldwide scale.

A now internationally recognised touring and recording artist, Ben has also received critical acclaim from some of the most renowned blues and rock musicians in the world such as Jeff Beck, Gary Moore, John Mayall, Beth Hart, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Walter Trout, Richie Kotzen, Philip Sayce and many more. He has graced the covers of, as well as receiving awards and accolades from, some of the most respected publications and organisations, including being voted in the top 15 best blues guitar players in the world a few years ago by the biggest selling guitar magazine in Europe (Total Guitar Magazine/
Music Radar).

“Truly astonishing” – Classic Rock Magazine

“F***ing amazing!” – Jeff Beck

“Killer!” – Kenny Wayne Shepherd

“Exudes class & prowess” – Guitar Techniques Magazine

NASHVILLE NIGHTS presents a fabulous night of UK County Music with a slight change of bill : Now playing The Other Country plus DUST & DEBRIS plus Matt Keneson.

Adding to the entertainment will be a DJ playing danceable classic and cheesy country music.

The Rolling People return to The Musician on the anniversary date of The Verve's classic album Urban Hymns. Expect to hear the majority of the album, as well as a selection of other songs from The Verve's back catalogue.