Poulenc, Elliott Smith, Sandy Denny, Fairport Convention, Rufus Wainwright, Syd Barrett, John Martyn, Beck, The Hoax, Robert Johnson, Bright Eyes, Hendrix, Pentangle, Gomez, Nick Drake, Nick Cave, Incredible String Band, Antony and the Johnsons, the Buckleys, Yasmin Levy, Souad Massi, Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Led Zeppelin, Joni Mitchell, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Alain-Fournier, Mervyn Peake...
"an original and inspired performance"... "an unusually soulful voice"..."his enigmatic lyrics demand to be heard" - Romford Recorder
"guaranteed to impress those who have yet to witness his talent." - Havering Live
'Masters crafts romanticised acoustically drawn pastoral folk pop that's countered and deliciously bathed in a rich soulful vibrancy'...'embracing a haunting beauty' Losing Today
Stuart Masters is currently writing and performing in and around London. Keep an eye on this page for gig updates!
Big thanks to Asha, Ian, and Rich, for violin, cajon, and drums. Their talents graced the songs that play above!
The artwork on the player for the first three songs is by Mel Rodicq. You can see more of her work at www.melrodicq.co.uk
How's it going? There is a free track available for you at the moment on our myspace page. Just click the FREE DOWNLOAD box at the top of the page and enter a valid email to download the tune. How cool is that!
Have a great week and thank you very much for being electronically connected to us as friends and fans.
Hi Stuart.. Thanks for taking the time to listen! Your music is just amazing, really good songs!! I love your acoustic style, You have an amazing voice!! My favorite songs are "Time after time", Perfect chorus Great guitar pattern, and "Final song, nice groove, perfect with the double bass.., great songs.. I hope you have a great weekend!! Have fun, Josh
Thanks for being our friend! Let me tell you about RHYTHM FESTIVAL 2009 at Twinwood Arena, Clapham, Bedford, MK41 6AB over the weekend of Friday 21 to Sunday 23 August 2009 ALABAMA 3, THE PROCLAIMERS, JAMES HUNTER, TERRY REID GLENN TILBROOK & THE FLUFFERS, THE BEAT, BLOW MONKEYS MARTIN TURNER'S WISHBONE ASH, JOHN COOPER CLARKE + lots, lots more... More information from: http://rhythmfestival.net/buytickets.html
We hope to see you at The Lexington this Wednesday 17th June for the Fleur-de-Lys Club w/ Connan Mockasin, Tim & Sam's Tim & Sam Band and Mathew Sawyer & The Ghosts
Free Whisky drinks courtesy of Buffalo Trace!!!
Email fleurdelysclub [at] gmail.com for £4 conc. list x
Rhythm Festival 2009
21-23 August
Twinwood Arena, Clapham, Beds, MK41 6AB
The Proclaimers, Alabama 3, Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus of Dreams, The Beat, Terry Reid, Glenn Tilbrook & The Fluffers, James Hunter, Alvin Youngblood Hart, The Blow Monkeys, Pentangle, The Strawbs, Martin Turner’s Wishbone Ash and LOADS more...
http://www.rhythmfestival.net
This years festival is headlined by Billy Bragg (Friday), Seth Lakeman (Sunday) and Peatbog Faeries (Saturday) with many more top artists also performing incl the award winning The Demon Barbers.
Visit www.beverleyfestival.com for TICKETS and MORE INFO
what? the folk! & Solid Earth present: Freaks, Ghouls and Graves, a Balkan (ish) flavoured Halloween (ish) knees up at the delightful St Margaret’s church in Whalley Range.
Another co-promo with the brains and muscle that brought Beats, Roots & Leaves back in May - this time tho we de-camp indoors to make the most of the Halloween theme inside a church, with face painters, ghost hunters, a bar provided by Jam Street and a fabulous line-up of musical tricker treats:
Na Zdrove Na Zdrove is Sheffield's finest Balkan Beats, Gypsy Brass, Russian Ska, Gypsy Dub, Klezmer and Gypsy Punk night. blimey. We’ll ave some of that. We’ll be welcoming their house band and resident DJs - yes indeedy! http://www.myspace.com/nazdrove
To Sophia Acoustic folk'n'bass with a distinctive latin flavour, yes yes technically not balkan but who gives a monkey’s when the beats are this good. http://www.myspace.com/tosophia
7Hertz get your ears round some cerebral spooky 'kafka-esque' jazz type folk stuff courtesy of Leeds’ 7hertz. this lot will sound mint in St Margarets. http://www.myspace.com/the7hertzband
The Random Family have been doing wonders at St Brides church in Liverpool with their own Family Folk-up events. More interestingly though is how easily the blend of breezy pastoral melodies and touching vocals that these virtuosos deliver. From one church to another. amen http://www.myspace.com/therandomfamily1
ably assisted on the ones and twos by our resident what? the folk! musical alchemists Chris Long and Helen Sarah Vaughan.
DOORS 9PM ::: £8 donation (all proceeds go to MSF in Darfur) ::: BAR PROVIDED BY JAM STREET CAFE SERVING CASK ALES AND VINTAGE CIDER, BOTTLED BEER, SPIRITS AND HALLOWEEN SNACKS - 2AM LICENCE
Good Sunday, Semaphore the popular beat combo will be performing their groovy rock sounds at The Old Blue Last in Shoreditch, London town this Monday the 14th of July. Also performing will be bohemian French rapscallions Coming Soon, Doors are at eight and the door tax 5. Also some far-out live footage of the Semaphore chaps performing is up now in the interzone. Be Polite, loux
