Freya Eastcott
Amalgamating melancholic acoustic sounds with dark honesty and raw emotion, Freya Eastcott charms audiences in and outside of the indie folk scene. Based in Sussex, Freya explores grief, existentialism and family through profound, introspective lyricism, inspired by the likes of Elliott Smith, Adrianne Lenker and Christian Lee Hutson. Instagram: @freyaeastcott
Richard Murison
Richard Murison is a singer songwriter and folk style guitarist based in Kent. Inspired into song-writing through listening to the likes of John Martyn and Nick Drake, he is drawn to the ways in which guitar tunings and driving finger picking rhythm can carry the listener deep into the world of a song. YouTube: @richardmurison1218 […]
Esme Jones
Singer/songwriter Esme Jones performs acoustic sets of her original music. A storyteller in the indie folk genre, she draws on a wide range of European and Latin music styles as well as artists such as Julia Jacklin and Angel Olsen. Instagram: @esmejonesmusic YouTube: @EsmeJonesMusic TikTok: @esmejonesmusic
Alice Rose
Alice Rose is a local singer/ songwriter who has been gigging for many years. Her inspiration comes from a mix of folk, country, rock, pop and sarcasm! Her songs blend heartache, humor and storytelling. Her hope is the leave her audience laughing, entertained and thinking on the lyrics they’ve heard long after the gig is […]
2.3
Formed in the summer of 1977, 2.3 were Sheffield’s first new wave/pink band. Following gigs with The Stranglers, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Tom Robinson Band, Generation X, Steel Pulse, The Rezillos, Doctors of Madness, Cabaret Voltaire and others, they were signed by Edinburgh label Fast Products whose artists included The Mekons, Gang of Fourand immediately following 2.3, The Human League. The 2.3 single “All Time Low” […]
Gem O’Reilly
Gem O’Reilly is a professional singer songwriter and guitarist from Manchester. At just 17 years old Gem was signed by Walled City Records, created by a Glee artist. From there her first album ‘Teenager’ hit number 7 in the country charts. Since then Gem has had a storming music career, performing gigs across the country, […]
Stuart Worsell
Stuart Worsell is a rapper/singer/songwriter from Kent, Tunbridge Wells. Not limited by genre but is heavily influenced by Hip-Hop culture which always bleeds through into his work. In the past he was part of a group called FS which quickly gained name within the local and surrounding areas. His mixtape ‘Under The Knife’ released in 2014 […]
Red, Green and Blue
Red, Green and Blue are a Kent-based songwriting partnership who bring their wonderful songs to life with a timeless arrangement of male and female vocal harmonies.“Hearing their voices together is magical.” With the classical background and multi-instrumental talents of Megan Ramsay and the indie, folk and Celtic roots of guitarist Brian McDonald, Red, Green and […]
Amelie
Amelie Lucas, 2026 Local and Live Bursary winner, is a singer-songwriter from Tonbridge who first played at Local and Live in Sussex Mews at the age of twelve. She has since performed at local music festivals and open mic nights, for example Brewfest and River Walk Music Festival, both of which she will be appearing at this […]
Luke Fraser
Luke Fraser is a singer-songwriter based in London, floating through time and genre while anchored to the ground by honest, intimate and at times scathing lyricism. Drawing from everything from 70s folk to Cole Porter-esque crooners, Luke’s aim is to create a sound world tied to the past, but not trapped within it. His debut […]
