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“An evening with Vicki is far more than a concert. Stories, warmth and humour come gift wrapped in an unforgettable evening of music that leaves the audience always wanting more.” Playing her own percussive technique of “slap-tap” acoustic guitar, Vicki Genfan has been showcased as one of the world’s top guitarists at festivals such as The International Montreal Jazz Festival, Germany’s Open Strings Guitar Festival, Italy’s Soave Guitar Festival and hundreds of venues and Performing Arts Centers across the US and abroad. Vicki was one of the featured artists on La Guitara, a CD featuring the world’s top female guitarists across all styles. She was also the first woman to win Guitar Player magazine’s Guitar Superstar Competition, after competing against nine other world-class players in front of celebrity judges. In addition to being a dazzling instrumentalist, Vicki is an award-winning singer/songwriter with a high-energy stage presence. Drawing from folk, jazz, pop, soul and world music, whether covering the tunes of others or presenting her own compositions, Vicki has a distinctive style that pushes the boundaries of the singer/songwriter genre into new territories. While hopping between continents for performances, master classes and clinics, Vicki loves teaching and has seven Instructional DVDs to her credit and is in high demand at clinics and music camps worldwide. She has two CDs released on Germanys ‘Acoustic Music Records’ and three Self-released CDs. https://www.vickigenfan.com/ Whenever you listen to the streamed music, you will see a link to a “Tip Jar”; this links to a PayPal payment system to allow you to make a gesture to the artists who are otherwise playing free for you. Please leave a generous tip. As a guide, remember the people you are watching with would have had to pay £15 to see exactly that show live. Of course, if your income has been hit by lay off, furlough or redundancy, consider yourself an invited guest with nothing to pay. Every penny donated in this way will go directly to the artists. https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/greatartists

Based in New Jersey, Jake Thistle has been entertaining audiences with guitar-driven classics and originals for years. Jake, now 17, has been hired to perform in Europe and across the US, including a special private performance at New York's famed Radio City Music Hall and for crowds of thousands at major music events. Please give generously Whenever you listen to the streamed music you will see a link to a “Tip Jar”; this is a link to a PayPal payment system to allow you to make a gesture to the artists who are otherwise playing free for you. Please leave a generous tip. As a guide remember the people you are watching with would have had to pay £15 each to see exactly that show live. Of course, if your income has been hit by lay off, furlough or redundancy, consider yourself an invited guest with nothing to pay. Every penny donated in this way will go directly to the artists. https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/greatartists

Adam has been hailed by many as one of the country’s finest and most-respected singer-songwriters. We invite you to join us this Tuesday evening at 7pm for an exclusive look at Adam's impressive career and the inspiration behind it. Best known as the lead singer of renowned British-blues rock band The Mustangs, Adam has also forged an impressive solo career, following the release of three solo albums, including 2016's RAINBIRD,  which received huge critical acclaim. His latest solo album, The Circus Moon, was released in 2018 and he is planning a new album for 2021. RAINBIRD was named singer-songwriter album of the year by a number of music websites and publications. Half English/American and the son of a folk-singing mother and journalist father, Adam’s passionate, moving lyrics and storytelling is matched only by his ear for melody.  A multi-instrumentalist, arranger and producer, he has been playing live since age 15, and been in a number of bands from Britpop boy/girl duo FRIDAY, to modern Blues Rock band The Mustangs. He is also the guitarist in the highly-regarded Milk Men, another regular band on the UK’s live music circuit. Their latest album Deliverance reached the national top 40.  His forthcoming solo album, INFINITE HOTEL, is another singer-songwriter classic, full of melody and passion. With The Mustangs now in their 20th year, Adam is one of the most established and respected names on the UK's blues circuit. “An amazing lyricist, achingly beautiful.. a major talent” - Blues Matters Magazine. “Rainbird is an easy-listening folk album with superb musicianship. 9/10” - Firebrand Magazine “Adam Norsworthy is one of the UK’s  best-kept songwriting secrets” - R2 Magazine "Effortless, gorgeous and melodic" - Skyfire Magazine​ https://www.adamnorsworthy.co.uk/ www.themustangs.co.uk www.themilkmenmusic.com Please give generously Whenever you listen to the streamed music you will see a link to a “Tip Jar”; this is a link to a PayPal payment system to allow you to make a gesture to the artists who are otherwise playing free for you. Please leave a generous tip. As a guide remember the people you are watching with would have had to pay £15 each to see exactly that show live. Of course, if your income has been hit by lay off, furlough or redundancy, consider yourself an invited guest with nothing to pay. Every penny donated in this way will go directly to the artists. https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/greatartists

An evening with Chris Bannister is an evening of rare quality. Whether it is showcasing the exceptional talent of this singer-songwriter with his self-penned collection of songs, his covers of much-loved classics or undiscovered folk songs or his simply stunning tribute to the music of John Denver, it is easy to see how he has gained an international reputation which has delighted fans for over two decades. Please give generously Whenever you listen to the streamed music you will see a link to a “Tip Jar”; this is a link to a PayPal payment system to allow you to make a gesture to the artists who are otherwise playing free for you. Please leave a generous tip. As a guide remember the people you are watching with would have had to pay £15 each to see exactly that show live. Of course, if your income has been hit by lay off, furlough or redundancy, consider yourself an invited guest with nothing to pay. Every penny donated in this way will go directly to the artists. https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/greatartists

Stevie Jones is an independent acoustic-based singer-songwriter based in Northants, UK with a career spanning four decades across a number of genres. Please give generously Whenever you listen to the streamed music you will see a link to a “Tip Jar”; this is a link to a PayPal payment system to allow you to make a gesture to the artists who are otherwise playing free for you. Please leave a generous tip. As a guide remember the people you are watching with would have had to pay £15 each to see exactly that show live. Of course, if your income has been hit by lay off, furlough or redundancy, consider yourself an invited guest with nothing to pay. Every penny donated in this way will go directly to the artists. https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/greatartists

Now “The Voice” comes to Upstairs@TheGather The Voice In January 2014, Barker became a contestant on “The Voice UK” joining the Tom Jones team after a blind audition in which she sang “Don’t Let me Be Misunderstood”. In the battle round on 1 March she sang “Dear Darlin” with Talia Smith and was put through by Jones. In the first of the knock-out rounds, on 15 March, she sang “Walk on By” and in the quarter-final, on 22 March, Sally Barker was given a fast pass to the semi-final by Jones, after singing “To Love Somebody”. In the semi-final, she sang “The Whole of the Moon” and was voted through to the final. Commenting on his tearful reaction to Barker's performance, Tom Jones said: "Sally it’s lovely to hear you sing. You move me and that’s what happened at auditions. It was so beautiful I couldn’t help myself." In the final, on 5 April 2014, Sally Barker sang Joni Mitchell's “Both Sides Now” and duetted with Tom Jones on “Walking in Memphis” Having escaped elimination she reached the final three and sang “Dear Darlin” again as her final song, but was a runner-up to Jermain Jackman Sally’s Musical Background Sally was born in Leicestershire, England. Between early 1980 and summer 1982, while studying in Loughborough, she joined or formed several rock bands with fellow students. Bands included 'Manitou', 'The Chapter', 'Sally Barker and the Undergraduates' and 'Runway 5'. Most gigs were played in the Students Union building but there were some in halls of residence and one at Loughborough Town Hall. Some of these gigs were recorded and “The Chapter” did one recording session at the Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham. Sally was also known for her solo work and as a founding member of The Poozies, an all-women folk band. The line-up featured harpists Mary Macmaster and Patsy Seddon from the harp duo “Sileas”, and Karen (accordion) who Barker met at a folk festival in Hong Kong. Barker played with the Poozies until 1995, when she left just before the birth of her first child.[2] Also in Sally’s early career, as a singer-songwriter, she supported acts including Fairport Convention, Taj Mahal, Richard Thompson, Wishbone Ash and Roy Harper. Her second release, “This Rhythm Is Mine, which also received a US release on Ryko's Hannibal label, marked her maturity as a songwriter. In 1992, she recorded the song "I Misunderstood" for the CD “The World Is a Wonderful Place”: The Songs of Richard Thompson. Barker also appeared on the Show of the 1996 album “Live at The Royal Albert Hall”. Barker also provided vocals for the 1997 Peter Morton CD “Courage, Love and Grace” and the 1998 Janet Russell CD “Gathering the Fragments”. In the autumn of 2006, Barker reunited with the Poozies for a series of shows. She subsequently re-joined the group permanently, the first album with this line-up being “Yellow Like Sunshine”, released in autumn 2009. Starting in November 2008, Barker presented "The Joni Mitchell Project" with piano and dulcimer player Glenn Hughes (and occasionally banjo player Debbie Cassell) in which they performed an evening of Mitchell's songs. An album, “Conversation: The Joni Tapes (Vol. 1)” was released in August 2010 with an album launch at the Edinburgh Fringe at the Acoustic Music Centre. Later work In September 2014, Sally Barker announced a British tour between September and December 2014. In 2015, Sally joined the three surviving members of the folk-rock band Fotheringay for six tour dates in the UK and, in 2016, provided backing vocals on a new album by Brooks Williams entitled “My Turn Now”. She also embarked on a solo tour, which concluded in November 2016. In 2017, she supported Fairport Convention on their Win-tour 2017 tour. 2017 also saw Sally’s friendship with talented musicians and songwriters Marion Fleetwood and Anna Ryde admired by many fellow musicians, together, their mix of sublime harmonies, humour, poignant songs and whacky sense of humour converge to form a fabulous new band, IOTA. First performing at Fairport Convention’s “Cropredy Festival” in 2017, IOTA launched their debut album “O Yeh Yeh!” the following summer before embarking on an exciting series of gigs through 2018-19. Please give generously Whenever you listen to the streamed music you will see a link to a “Tip Jar”; this is a link to a PayPal payment system to allow you to make a gesture to the artists who are otherwise playing free for you. Please leave a generous tip. As a guide remember the people you are watching with would have had to pay £15 each to see exactly that show live. Of course, if your income has been hit by lay off, furlough or redundancy, consider yourself an invited guest with nothing to pay. Every penny donated in this way will go directly to the artists. https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/greatartists

Glenn Roth is not your typical commuter from Connecticut. Instead of a briefcase, he carries a gig bag. His workspace is the vaulted splendour of Grand Central Terminal or the tunnels and platforms of the New York City subway system. A literal “underground” sensation, Glenn is a licensed performer in the MTA’s “Music under New York” program, playing for the most distracted and demanding audience in the world: legions of workers rushing to jobs throughout the Big Apple. And his fingers work magic, creating a soundscape of compelling melodies that invite them to leave the city rush behind on an aural escape. Glenn is a fingerstyle guitarist, his thumb riding the bassline and the melody driving all. His compositions suggest multiple guitars, but it’s really just one guy, ten flying fingers, one instrument. All instrumental, Glenn’s songs suggest moods and narratives that compel the listener to fill in the details. Please give generously Whenever you listen to the streamed music you will see a link to a “Tip Jar”; this is a link to a PayPal payment system to allow you to make a gesture to the artists who are otherwise playing free for you. Please leave a generous tip. As a guide remember the people you are watching with would have had to pay £15 each to see exactly that show live. Of course, if your income has been hit by lay off, furlough or redundancy, consider yourself an invited guest with nothing to pay. Every penny donated in this way will go directly to the artists. https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/greatartists

Jordan Hollinrake is a contemporary solo guitarist, born in Chester, United Kingdom. His passion for the instrument began at the age of ten, and has subsequently become the focus of his professional and academic career. Jordan studied music at the University of Chester, earning a first-class degree, focusing on composition and performance. With hundreds of gigs under his belt, Jordan has amassed a wealth of performing experience in a variety of different situations.  Drawing inspiration from guitar greats such as Clive Carroll, Tommy Emmanuel, Django Reinhardt, Chet Atkins, Gary Moore and Eric Johnson, Jordan has developed a unique style of playing solo acoustic guitar. Within his composition/songwriting, great emphasis is placed on melody, phrasing, and creating a striking emotional impact. Jordan blends ideologies and traditional practices from contemporary songwriting, classical music and jazz.  STOLEN TIME by Jordan Hollinrake Jordan Hollinrake’s debut album, "Stolen Time", is available now to buy and stream from all online stores/services. Album produced by Nino Errico Album artwork by Lowri Roberts Please give generously Whenever you listen to the streamed music you will see a link to a “Tip Jar”; this is a link to a PayPal payment system to allow you to make a gesture to the artists who are otherwise playing free for you. Please leave a generous tip. As a guide remember the people you are watching with would have had to pay £15 each to see exactly that show live. Of course, if your income has been hit by lay off, furlough or redundancy, consider yourself an invited guest with nothing to pay. Every penny donated in this way will go directly to the artists. https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/greatartists