Doors & Bar 7pm Music 8pm "Just Magical" Terry Wogan "A Very Talented Multi Instrumentalist" The Telegraph Life has been something of a whirlwind for the down to earth surfer chick from Guildford, since embarking on a solo career in 2012 and bursting onto the scene with her distinctively catchy pop melodies, fused with folk instrumentation and a touch of country. Bringing a refreshing glimmer of hope and an abundance of heart and positivity, Emma Stevens music breathes life and honesty. Pulling a genre apart stich-by-stich and re-assembling it brilliantly to her own specifications, in the process capturing a sound so unique, its purity inescapable. After 4 radio 2 playlists, an iTunes single of the week, and over 40 synchs on TV in the UK, Emma's profile then exploded in China following her track, A Place Called You being featured on a prime-time TV show watched by over 75 million viewers. The increasing popularity of this uniquely versatile what you see is what you get artist is now undeniable, thanks to over three million Spotify plays, and over a million video views on the back of seven EP and three album releases, with four consecutive singles playlisted by BBC Radio 2. Emma's voice is emotive, clear, effortless and uplifting. She has toured seven times (including three headline tours), performed at numerous festivals including Hyde Park, CarFest and Country2Country, and supported Simply Red, Wet Wet Wet, The Feeling, Passenger, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Train. Hailed as Just Magical by the late great Sir Terry Wogan, an early supporter of her music, Emma performed live sessions on his Weekend Wogan show three times. Embraced by the BBC Introducing initiative, she went on to perform to a crowd of 40,000 at the BBC's Festival in a Day at Hyde Park. Following the success of her first two singles, A Place Called You and Once, another BBC Radio 2 giant and enthusiastic supporter, Chris Evans, invited Emma to debut her next release, Riptide, on his Breakfast Show to 10 million listeners. The song went on to be an iTunes Single of the Week achieving over 200,000 downloads. During the show, Evans was so impressed that he invited Emma to play at CarFest the following week; an invitation he repeated two years later for performances at both CarFest North and South. Emma describes her songs as, all written from my heart and soul to convey beautiful messages based on feelings of loss, happiness, nature, my love for the ocean and my love for people. From the thought provoking ballad Sunflower (a song written about the loss of her mum to cancer) to the barn-storming Riptide, the debut album Enchanted demonstrated an impressively mature talent. Playing the majority of instruments herself, Emma admits she has an absolute addiction to string instruments, something that's evident throughout her music weaving together guitar, banjo, mandolin, piano, cello and ukulele. On the road, Emma is famous for taking time out to meet and talk with her fans after the show. I love being on tour and engaging with my fans. It is the most amazing experience to see people touched by your music and have them tell you it makes a difference to their lives. We can't wait to see Emma Stevens perform at Village Concerts in October 2025!

Doors & Bar 7pm Music 8pm Ben Bruant and Will Cashel are duo playing guitar in a style fusing flamenco, pop and classical music. Ben was born in Le Havre in France and studied at the National Conservatory in Paris before moving to London. Will, born in Bath, England, won a scholarship to the Purcell School of Music at 13 before gaining a place at the Royal Northern College of Music. They met and formed duo in 2011 while studying at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Together the band has recorded five albums and two EPs and performed to audiences including British and European royalty and at venues such as Liverpool Philharmonic, BBC Good Food Festival, G-Live, Newbury Spring Festival, Folk on the Dock, Goodwood and the F1 Grand Prix. Their music is featured regularly on Scala Radio, on BBC Radio 2 and duo are the house band on Susannah Constantine's My Wardrobe Malfunction podcast. When lockdown began in March 2020, duo began live streaming gigs which evolved into free weekly performances in the gardens of nominated key and frontline workers to thank them for their amazing work during the pandemic. These Gigs In Your Garden became a huge hit and were featured on BBC Breakfast, Sky News, Jeremy Vine on 5 and in The Times, Mail on Sunday and Evening Standard. They continued weekly, in various forms, until July 2021 reaching 70 in total. Gig In Your Garden the album, inspired by the music played at these events, was released on Demon Records in February 2021. This was followed, in December 2021, by the band's first live album Live At The Crazy Coqs and then their album DESTINO, the first of entirely their own compositions, was released in April 2023. We are excited to welcome Duo to Village Concerts in November 2025!