9.30pm - Bob Collum & The Welfare Mothers - Born in Oklahoma, the now Essex-based Bob Collum is a self-proclaimed Anglophile since his teenage years. Raised by his grandparents on the likes of Bob Wills and The Carter Family, Collum quickly embraced the sonic-fusion of transatlantic influences brought through the ongoing ripple effect of The Beatles. What results is a combination of these influences in his own artistic output; home-grown, transatlantic and British are all evident on his latest album ‘This Heart Will Self Destruct’.

An esteemed songwriter and established touring act, Collum has shared stages with the likes of Ron Sexsmith, John Hiatt, Andrew Bird and Robert Earle Keen and performed at South by Southwest, Maverick Festival and Cambridge Folk Festival.

It may be a broad church to embrace everything from early influences of rockabilly to power pop, however Collum’s palette seamlessly embraces these as if they were corners of the same coin, culminating into a diversity of genres and sounds, in a variety that gels cohesively.

Collum and The Welfare Mothers’ music has received critical acclaim in the likes of Uncut, Americana UK and The Independent. ‘This Heart Will Self Destruct’ is out now via Fretsore Records and features the singles “From Birmingham”, “Saved” and “Parachute”.

In The Press: “A brand of Americana viewed through an exile’s perspective.”
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8.45pm - Jacob Thierry-Simpson - Jacob comes from Liverpool, bringing elements of folk/rock to create his own relaxed, melodic sound. Living in South London, he intends to bring folk style guitar back to the music scene.