The Monochrome Set are an English New Wave band, original formed in 1978. They are one of the best kept secrets of the music business and having reformed with original band members continue to produce cutting edge music and live performances which are not to be missed. They make a welcome and overdue return to the Greystones.

Were delighted that the brilliant Mama's Broke return to these shores next Spring with their dark, fiery folk-without-borders sound. With their close harmony duets, commanding vocals, and poignant contemplations on cycles of life, they combine tinges of Americana with the ghosts of Eastern European fiddle tunes and ancient a cappella ballad singing, melding into an unusually accessible dark-folk sound on fiddle, banjo, mandolin and guitar. For a group defined by constant touring, it's not surprising that Lisa Maria and Amy Lou Keeler met on the road. Both coming out of travelling communities that are focused on music and protest, the two owe the way in which they move through the world to the integrated and self-sustaining nature of DIY culture and activism. Multi-instrumentalists Amy Lou and Lisa Maria are masterful songwriters who sing their lyrics as incantations twin prophets who bend our ear effortlessly and beckon us ever forward. Kaia Kater a contemporary offering that's as dark as December. Penguin Eggs

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The singer-songwriter performs his original material. Rolling Stone once declared Peter Bruntnell to be, “one of England's best kept musical secrets”. England has successfully managed to keep Peter Bruntnell a secret for all this time, even from itself. “Maybe this will be the album to finally give him the worldwide superstar recognition he deserves!”, enthused every other Peter Bruntnell album review from the last 20+ years, with an admirably unwavering optimism. “If we lived in a just world, Peter Bruntnell would by now be in the middle of his third or fourth global arena tour, his biggest worry working out how to courier his latest armful of Grammy awards back to the UK so his butler could have them installed in the west wing of mansion by the time he got home,” said a feature in The Guardian in 2016, intent on letting the cat out of the bag, but failing miserably. Needless to say, we don’t live in a just world and Peter Bruntnell is still having to get by without a butler. Rolling Stone once declared Peter Bruntnell to be, “one of England's best kept musical secrets”. England has successfully managed to keep Peter Bruntnell a secret for all this time, even from itself. “Maybe this will be the album to finally give him the worldwide superstar recognition he deserves!”, enthused every other Peter Bruntnell album review from the last 20+ years, with an admirably unwavering optimism. “If we lived in a just world, Peter Bruntnell would by now be in the middle of his third or fourth global arena tour, his biggest worry working out how to courier his latest armful of Grammy awards back to the UK so his butler could have them installed in the west wing of mansion by the time he got home,” said a feature in The Guardian in 2016, intent on letting the cat out of the bag, but failing miserably. Needless to say, we don’t live in a just world and Peter Bruntnell is still having to get by without a butler. Not even 2021’s primarily solo, slightly synthy lockdown album Journey To The Sun succeeded in putting an end to Peter's non-success, despite Mojo echoing the plea that, “Somehow, some way, this cult and infinitely class songwriter must get his due wider recognition”. The Scottish Daily Express with its 5 star review, slightly frustrated, said, or perhaps yelled, “I’m getting tired of saying this: He’s brilliant”. The Irish Times thoughtfully combined two quotes into one, saving us the trouble of going back and getting crushed under the sheer weight of Peter’s archive of press quotes: “With Journey To The Sun, the man whose songs NME once noted should be placed on school curriculums has done it again.” And he continues to do so. Peter’s forthcoming new album, Houdini And The Sucker Punch will do little to dispel this fantasy of world domination, but it remains unlikely to become in any way a reality. He will remain the secret singer-songwriter, lauded by the likes of Rumer, Son Volt/Uncle Tupelo's Jay Farrar, Kathleen Edwards, Richmond Fontaine/The Delines' Willy Vlautin, Kurt Wagner of Lampchop and various members of R.E.M.

Austin Stambaugh Originally from north east Ohio, but now located to Nashville, this is the folk/country balladeer & songster Austin Stambaugh first UK visit. A modern pioneer of folk storytelling, his work has been called timeless and nuanced, by Lilly Hiatt & the best flat picking songwriter youve never heard of by folk singer Tim Easton. Stambaugh's aesthetic is timeless standards, and terrifying compositions that hold a listener in suspense. His artistry is displayed in his highly acclaimed studio album Midwest Supernatural (2023) co-produced by Benjamin Tod of Lost Dog Street Band. Austin Stambaugh tells true American stories with the power of Kerouac and the wonder of Huck Finn. Americana UK Ags Connolly A traditional country artist from Oxfordshire, England, Ags Connolly is widely considered to be one of the best & most authentic country singer-songwriters in the genre ever to emerge from the UK but that doesnt tell the whole story.. Ags songs have been recognised and lauded by artists in the US, Canada and beyond since his debut album How About Now emerged in 2014. The influential US review site Saving Country Music heralded his arrival on the scene, saying Ags Connolly deserves to be considered right beside his Stateside counterparts as one of the carriers of the country music holy ghost . Ags latest studio album Siempre took the glimmers of Texas border sounds heard on his previous records and merged them with Tejano music and barroom waltzes while also accommodating his honky tonk and singer-songwriter roots. It's best described as a Texas music album, Ags explained. Texas-style country is my favourite, and it takes many forms. I wanted to celebrate them all. Ags has also shared stages with country music icons such as Rosanne Cash, Asleep At The Wheel & Dale Watson. More recently, he has opened a batch of dates for Charley Crockett on his major European tour in 2023. In addition to the music, Ags published his first novel in 2024 a crime thriller entitled Outside The Light.

Punk scene veterans from Seattle and LA who got together in 2017 to try their hand at creating something new, and have come with an energetic and heartfelt brand of street punk. From the boogie-woogie shuffle of 50s rock n roll, to the strutting swagger of 70s glam and bovver rock, and the rabble-rousing of anthemic 77 punk, they've got all bases covered, and it's a heady mixture.

Bronwynne Brent, the soulful singer-songwriter from Mississippi, is set to captivate audiences with an intimate concert. Known for her haunting voice and poignant lyrics, Brent's music weaves together elements of folk, blues, and Americana, creating a sound that is both timeless and deeply evocative. Bronwynne Brent's latest album, "Undercover," has received critical acclaim, showcasing her ability to craft songs that resonate with raw emotion and authenticity. Her performances are a journey through the human experience, with each song telling a unique story that touches the heart. Fans can expect to hear favourites from her previous albums as well as new material that highlights her growth as an artist. Don’t miss the chance to experience an evening of heartfelt music with one of today’s most compelling singer-songwriters.

Rescheduled date from 21.12.2024 and another band added Mastiff are back in the North East and bringing their miserable noise with them Support comes from Yersin who supported Mastiff on their 2024 UK tour earlier in the year, local riff slingers Shower of Teeth and Teesides Proper Fucked. A night of heaviness not to be missed.

Completing the Trilogy begun with Genius 2.0 and The Work of the Devil, Have We Met? finds Simon standing, like Ulysses in Tennyson’s famous verse, gazing out over the moaning deep and the twinkling rocks and wondering whether to seek a newer world? To smite the sounding furrows? To strive, to seek, and to find? Or whether in fact, to put the kettle on, crack open the Hobnobs and simply yield? Drawing on Joyce, Proust and the career of Philip Schofield to make sense of his own tangled past and possible future, Evans skilfully weaves comedy, pathos and narrowly averted cancellation into an unforgettable two hours of unique entertainment.

Todd Day Wait is one of the last real American Workhorse, pedal to the metal, Troubadours by way of Missouri, to California, to New Orleans and now Nashville. The original material of Todd Day Wait, is highly influenced by early American folk, country and blues music from the 1920's through the 1960's, embodying the spirit and authenticity of traditional American music. Todd Day Wait, whomst you may have heard of from his millions of spins on GemsOnVHS or WesternAF writes and performs his own style of timeless country music. Harking back to Jimmie Rodgers, Willie Nelson, Wynn Stewart and Kris Kristofferson he keeps the spirit of country music alive. In 2009 he put all his earthly belongings on the curb and hit the road, in his diesel shuttle bus fueled by vegetable oil, for a never ending tour. From busking the streets of New Orleans, to playing in the shadow of European castles, to lighting up the honky-tonk dancefloors in Nashville, Todd keeps it 60/50

THE TOO BAD JIMS take their name from the seminal 1994 RL Burnside album Too Bad Jim which features R.L. Burnside fronting a small juke joint combo tearing through some greasy blues. The Too Bad Jims initially started as a casual collaboration between two veteran and multiple award-winning blues musicians - Little Victor and Son Jack Jr. After relocating to London from Seattle, Son Jack Jr got in touch with Little Victor who was also living in London. They had connected via social media during Victor's days playing with Louisiana Red in the late 2000s but had never met in person until a couple of years ago. The duo became a trio when they were joined by drummer Nick Simonon (brother of Paul Simonon of The Clash). Nick had played with Pearl Harbour and toured with The Clash, The B-52's and Talking Heads, among many others. Nick keeps the three piece loose and together at the same time, much like RL's first drummer, the then 16-year-old Calvin Jackson. When he was younger, Little Victor had in fact played with RL Burnside and many other backwater artists from the Memphis/North Mississippi area. His uncle David Evans had managed and recorded Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, and Jessie Mae Hemphill for High Water Records. Victor's cousin, legendary cult artist and filmmaker Tav Falco had filmed RL in his juke joint in the early 1970s and Victor clearly remembers watching the video over and over again when he first started to play guitar. Burnside himself showed Victor how to play some of his earliest songs including Black Mattie, Long Haired Doney and Skinny Woman. The Too Bad Jims have recorded a killer debut album entitled Over The Hill - A Tribute To RL Burnside. Opting for the same type of funky, low-down approach that gives the music an immediacy that more polished blues albums lack. The album is a collection of some well-known and some fairly obscure songs from Burnside's back catalogue. Live, the band play a gritty high-octane mix of North Mississippi Hill Country blues and boogie. This combination of rough and ready vocals, bare-bones electric guitars, slashing bottleneck, and a heavily rhythm-oriented groove, delivers a hypnotic, raw, and earthy sound typical of a North Mississippi juke joint. A remarkable three-piece ... they represent the real essence of blues music, unfiltered and immediate - Blues Matters Magazine The Too Bad Jims give the slogan keeping the blues alive fresh meaning - Blues Roadhouse Relentlessly upbeat - Blues Blast Magazine (USA)

Dawn Landes is a Kentucky born singer-songwriter now living in Brooklyn, NY. Her fourth and newest album Bluebird features guest appearances by Norah Jones and members of Bon Iver. She has toured extensively in the US, Europe and around the world, often supporting artists such as Ray Lamontagne and Bryan Ferry. In the studio she has collaborated with Bonnie Prince Billy, Justin Townes Earle and composer Nico Muhly. Her songs have been featured in commercials, popular ?lms and TV shows, including The Good Wife and House. Landes has performed with The Boston Pops, NYC Ballet and recently at the TED Conference in Vancouver, BC, highlighting her forthcoming musical ROW. In 2015 she was invited to join Sufjan Stevens in his touring band. Dawn recently announced that she has signed with Yep Roc (Grant-Lee Phillips, Josh Rouse, The Sadies, Robyn Hitchcock), who will release her fifth album later this year.

American folk/roots pop singer-songwriter Josh Rouse.

Malcolm Middleton is back, again, with his seven-hundredth studio album BANANAS, this time on the much beloved TRIASSIC TUSK RECORDS. The guitarist and songwriter is best known for his work with Aidan Moffat in Scottish rock legends ARAB STRAP, as well as for his string of DPR$$N-CORE smash hit singles “Fuck It, I Love You”, “We’re All Going To Die” and “Balled Of Fuck All”. On BANANAS Malcolm has teamed up with the acclaimed not-jazz trio JEANSY, JONES & SMILLIE (David Jeans DRUMS, Stevie Jones DOUBLE BASS and Graeme Smillie PIANO) to produce an album that is both scathing and nice. With new songs like “BUZZ LIGHTYEAR HELMET”, “LOVE IS A MOMENTARY LAPSE IN SELF-LOATHING” and “PISS OFF LIFE, JUST KILL ME NOW” (that last one is a joke), Malcolm continues to report back from the depths of the everyday whilst attempting to monetise HELL. Adding a dose of saccharine to the mix, the Samaratinesque choir of Kenny Anderson (KING CREOSOTE), Jenny Reeve (BDY_PRTS) and Dan Wilson (WITHERED HAND) courageously manage to pull Malcolm back from the brink of many a teetering jont just as he’s about to disappear up his own proverbial.

Harking back to the roots of country rock and blues, with touches of Lynryd Skynrd, Allman Brothers, Little Feat and the ’70s sound of Cash, Young and Dylan, they appeal to the contemporary Blackberry Smoke and Jason Isbell fan bases. They are one of the hardest working bands around, touring and recording their songs of life’s trials and triumphs, in a traditional line up of acoustic and electric guitars, drums and bass.

Award winning Northern comedian Aaron Wood sets out on his highly anticipated debut tour! Following two back to back sell out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and fresh off tour support for huge Australian comic Luke Kidgell, Tom Stade & Fin Taylor he's quickly establishing himself as a comic with a very bright future. His stand up and podcast clips have amassed over 100 million views online. Join him + support for an upbeat, positive and heartwarming show that asks is there more to life than this.

For what began life as something of a side project for Michael Weston King & Lou Dalgleish, a labour of love, a homage to the classic country duets of the 60’s and 70’s, My Darling Clementine is now very much part of the country and Americana landscape. 3 critically acclaimed albums, over 400 shows across Europe and N. America, numerous accolades and awards has placed the band at the forefront of the burgeoning Americana scene The debut How Do You Plead? was produced by Neil Brockbank (Nick Lowe, Jim Lauderdale,Tift Merritt) and featured some of London’s finest musicians from the 70’s pub rock era. Players who understood ‘classic country’. Released in 2011, it was immediately acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic. Country Music People called it; “The greatest British country record ever made” while American Songwriter stated “this is as authentic as anything out of Nashville or Texas… A batch of superb C&W corkers.” Such praise led to a US record deal and invitations to appear at the Americana Music Association in Nashville and SXSW in Austin in 2013 2013's follow-up, The Reconciliation, produced by Colin Eliot (Richard Hawley, Duane Eddy) and featuring guest appearances from Kinky Freidman and The Brodsky Quartet only enhanced the bands growing reputation and received a similar critical response. Uncut exclaimed; “The husband-and-wife duo serve up more countrified duet thrills…on this form, it’s a winning formula that looks set to run and run,” while in the States the New York Daily News choose it as album of the week while Popmatters put it in their Top 10 Country Albums of 2013. In 2015 Michael & Lou took something of an artistic departure, and collaborated with best-selling crime writer Mark Billingham on an audiobook, a stage play and album called The Other Half (www.theotherhalfshow.com) The song and story project, set in a run down bar in downtown Memphis, and told through the eyes of former Vegas show girl, now ageing waitress Marcia featured a brand new Billingham story and 8 MDC songs. The album also featured guest appearances by the actor David Morrissey and iconic British singer songwriter Graham Parker. After 18 months of touring The Other Half – time for album number 4. Re-uniting with Neil Brockbank, the new album, Still Testifying, was recorded over the summer of 2016. Stylistically, it is a further shifting away from classic country to embrace gospel and country soul… ‘more Delaney & Bonnie than George & Tammy’. But if the musical landscape has changed then the message and tone of the songs stay pretty constant. 2 adults, a man and woman, singing to each, about each other, for and against each other.