Loud Women

London-based singer-songwriter Pablo Harlan draws on inspiration from John Martyn, Jeff Buckley and Rufus Wainwright, pairing emotive, atmospheric fingerstyle guitar and piano with haunting vocals. The result is immersive yet intimate, a sound that bridges 70s folk and 90s alternative.

Manilla Times are a four-piece indie rock 'n' roll band formed in Manchester: three lads from Mold in North Wales and a lead singer from County Fermanagh. Influenced by everyone from the Eagles and Bowie to The Strokes and Arctic Monkeys, they have had BBC Radio 1 support and sold out London's O2 Academy Islington.

Elliot Oakley is a Worcester-based indie/pop/rock singer-songwriter delivering raw, melodic, and deeply authentic music. After spending much of the last seven years working behind the scenes as a producer, session musician, and highly sought-after function player, it was becoming a dad that sparked a powerful creative rebirth. Inspired to reconnect with his own voice, he…

Katie and the Bad Sign mix Americana, blues and good old rock 'n' roll. Their 70s-inspired sound brings catchy melodies, gritty guitars and gravelly, Janis Joplin-esque vocals. They have played Weyfest and Upton Blues, sharing bills with Jools Holland and Ocean Colour Scene, with airplay from BBC Introducing and Planet Rock.