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SUMMARY:Daria Kulesh accompanied by Tristan Seume
DESCRIPTION:“The Voice of Fairytales” \nFront Room is delighted to welcome back Daria Kulesh and Tristan Seume after their spellbinding performance in 2025. Don’t miss them this time around\, it really is an enchanting evening. \nDARIA KULESH has been described by Mike Harding as “one of the finest voices and one of the most intriguing and interesting songwriters on the present folk scene”. She is a multiple award winner and her four albums to date have all received rave reviews. \nBorn in Russia but based in the UK for the last 15 years\, she fearlessly explores her heritage and turbulent family history in Ingushetia (North Caucasus) with songs that “aren’t just sung\, but lived” (FATEA). \nWe found the experience unforgettable: insights into a hitherto unknown people and their culture\, overcome by the cruelty of mega state power\, told through the lives of the past and present. Truly folk music at its best.” – “Remarkable woman/voice/stories” – “One of our best nights yet” – The Lightship\, Blyth – organisers and audience\n“An excellent evening and an epic journey told in stories and song. I don’t think we have had an artist cover such a dramatic and traumatic history with such beauty\, emotion and humour. Thank you”- Gerard Edwards\, Bradninch Folk Club\n“Motherland (Daria’s 2025 release) finds Daria at the height of her vocal powers and is destined to be one of the albums of 2025 – 5 out of 5 stars” – RnR Magazine\n“Full of humanity…triumphant… an album of fabulously varying delights – Folk NorthWest \nTRISTAN SEUME is acclaimed as one of the UK’s leading acoustic guitarists. He has toured all over Europe both as a soloist and a sought-after accompanist. His solo recordings mix handcrafted originals with beautiful interpretations of traditional and contemporary tunes. As an in-demand side-man\, he has played countless shows accompanying some of the foremost voices on the UK folk scene.\nAn experienced and enthusiastic educator\, his CV includes countless contributions to some of the UK’s best-selling guitar magazines. He has led workshops at many events such as Halsway Manor Guitar Week\, Bath International Guitar Festival and the legendary Ullapool Guitar Festival. \n\n\n\nEvent Details\nDoors Open at 7:00PM\nFrom 7:30PM to 9:00PM
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SUMMARY:Steve Pledger
DESCRIPTION:Front Room is thrilled to welcome Steve back to Weston after his wonderful live set last year. Don’t miss this visit as last year’s proved very special indeed. \nSteve Pledger is a multi-award-winning recording artist with an enviable reputation as a talented and dynamic performer. With writing that ranges from fragile reflections on love and loss to blistering commentaries on present circumstances\, his songs pack an emotional punch\,\nboth on record and on stage. \nCast in the mould of the classic troubadour\, there are inevitably shades of those who ultimately have defined the role\, and yet his blend of blistering social commentary\, stark honesty\, and fearless tenderness have marked Steve out as someone unafraid to create his own place in\nthe singer/songwriter landscape. Discernible influences include Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam\, Loudon Wainwright lll\, Graham Parker\, Don McLean\, Springsteen\, and others. \n“Poetic\, knowing\, clever\, thoughtful & melodic; the world would be a far better place with more of this stuff.” (8/10) Americana-uk\n“An object lesson in the craft of contemporary song writing.” fRoots Magazine\n“(‘Somewhere Between’) casts Steve as a protest singer\, up there with the likes of Billy Bragg\, Phil Ochs and Ewan MacColl.” Neil King\, FATEA Magazine\n“Extraordinary! If you haven’t found Steve before\, you have now!” Folking.com \nwww.stevepledger.co.uk\n\n\nEvent Details\nDoors Open at 6:30PM\nFrom 7:00PM to 8:30PM
URL:https://frontroomwsm.com/event/steve-pledger
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:NWI Acoustic Sessions
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an acoustic afternoon with 4 local acts performing for your aural pleasure! \nNaked Without It have just completed their 3rd album of upbeat Urban Folk songs which will be released in the Autumn. FATEA magazine described the duo as “entertainment of the highest value”. NWI guitarist Martin Kennedy is a current touring member of the Tremeloes and Chesney Hawkes band. \nDomestic Bliss (Chris and Helen to their friends) are well known on the Weston super Mare music scene where they organise Open Mic nights and acoustic sessions and regularly perform in various guises be it solo\, duo or full band! \nScarlett Davidson recently completed 3 gigs\, 3 venues\, 3 days including the Weston super Mare Sea Shanty and Folk Festival. See Scarlett now before she blows up and takes off! \nSimon Perigud has 30 years experience in the music industry. He plays rock pop country Irish folk Rat Pack and Golden Oldies and will be performing some of his own songs for The Front Room audience. \nDon’t miss it! This is going to be a fantastic afternoon! \n\n\nEvent Details\nDoors Open at 2:45PM\nFrom 3:00PM to 6:00PM
URL:https://frontroomwsm.com/event/nwi-acoustic-sessions
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Jeremy Tuplin
DESCRIPTION:Somerset’s very own Jeremy Tuplin returns to the South-West for a run of shows this autumn. \nFollowing on from his acclaimed fifth album\, Planet Heaven\, released in October last year on Trapped Animal Records\, and a live album last spring\, we’re thrilled that Tuplin will be performing in Weston-Super-Mare for the first time. \nTuplin is an indie singer-songwriter known for lyrical\, storytelling songs influenced by poetic songwriting of early heroes like Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan\, and expanded with psychedelic and occasionally experimental instrumentation and production with bands like The Flaming Lips\, King Gizzard or The Velvet Underground as comparable references. \n\n“★★★★ – An unconventional songwriter\, Tuplin’s fifth album is his best\, a slowly unfurling philosophical tract on space\, nature and ephemerality.” MOJO \n\n\nEvent Details\nDoors Open at 7:00PM\nFrom 7:30PM to 9:00PM
URL:https://frontroomwsm.com/event/jeremy-tuplin
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Max & Veronica - American Roots Music
DESCRIPTION:Max & Veronica are acclaimed interpreters of early American roots music\, blending ragtime\, country blues and early jazz and hillbilly music sounds with contemporary energy and infectious humour. \nGuitarist Max De Bernardi\, a fingerpicking master\, and singer Veronica Sbergia\, an award-winning entertainer\, bring a mix of musical skill\, warmth and playful banter that turns every concert into a joyful\, interactive experience. \nWinners of the European Blues Challenge 2013\, they’ve toured across Europe and played top festivals such as Notodden Blues Festival\, Lugano Blues To Bop Lucerne Blues Festival and Edinburgh Jazz & Blues\, Shetland Folk Festival\, Gate to Southwell Folk Festival and many more. \nMax and Veronica’s natural on-stage chemistry\, quick wit\, and playful banter draw the audience in and make every show feel personal and unique. They blend powerful musicianship with light-hearted storytelling\, creating a joyful atmosphere that mirrors the spirit of early blues and roots music. \n\n\nEvent Details\nDoors Open at 7:00PM\nFrom 7:30PM to 9:00PM
URL:https://frontroomwsm.com/event/max-veronica-american-roots-music
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SUMMARY:Newberry & Verch
DESCRIPTION:Growing up\, Joe Newberry and April Verch absorbed traditions of home and hearth – in his Missouri Ozarks and her Ottawa Valley of Canada. Although they are on the road much of the year\, the two are fond of saying that they are rarely homesick\, because their music means they always have a bit of home with them wherever they go. \nNewberry comes from a family of singers and dancers. He took up the guitar and banjo as a boy and learned fiddle tunes from great Missouri fiddlers. Verch grew up listening to her Dad’s country band play for dances in the Ottawa Valley. She started step dancing at age three and fiddling at age six. \nIn a Newberry & Verch show\, delighted audiences see first-hand the roots of their music\, their love of performing\, and their strong musical connection. Original songs join timeless classics. Stories warm the heart\, and give audiences a chance to understand where the music comes from. Lively fiddle and banjo numbers combine with traditional dance steps to illustrate happy times when people made their own fun. \nWhether it is the power of two voices lifted in harmony\, or the sound of traditional tunes calling people to get up and move\, these two masters of tradition put on an unforgettable show. And\, when their feet kick up the dust in perfect rhythm and those two voices become one\, Newberry & Verch help remind folks why this music existed in the first place. \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1mS7FyNves\n\n\nEvent Details\nDoors Open at 7:00PM\nFrom 7:30PM to 9:00PM
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CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Monique Clare - Live Cello
DESCRIPTION:Wielding a cello\, powerhouse vocals and magnetic onstage energy\, Monique Clare is a multi award-winning songwriter who’s deeply personal storytelling and arresting authenticity has elicited cathartic tears and laughter from audiences around the world. Her intrepid career has ranged from teaching music in war-torn Afghanistan to playing cello with Eminem to a crowd of 80\,000 people\, touring her acclaimed album ‘Sight’ to festivals across Europe and leading hikers up mountainsides for sunrise concerts. With an innovative style that shatters preconceptions of cello playing\, a disarmingly candid stage presence and a smile as wide as the Cheshire cat’s\, her live show is offbeat and impactful. \nFeatured on the ABC Radio National Music Show\, her 2022 debut album ‘Sight’ took out contemporary album and song of the year at the Australian Folk Music Awards and Queensland Music Awards respectively. Her trailblazing style has earned a growing list of accolades: she won a Danny award for her 2024 performance at Celtic Connections in Scotland\, was nominated for the 2023 National Live Music Awards\, and was named the 2017 Young Artist of the Year by Folk Alliance Australia. \n“A stellar performer with unbounding energy…she has a powerful presence that draws you in and makes you want to hear more.” – Christine White\, New Orleans Jazz Festival \n“She is a must see” – Heidi Pritchard\, National Folk Festival \n“A force to be reckoned with” – Playlist Play \n“Mesmerising” – GC News \n\n\nEvent Details\nDoors Open at 7:00PM\nFrom 7:30PM to 9:00PM
URL:https://frontroomwsm.com/event/monique-clare-live-cello
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SUMMARY:Tom Bright - supported by local artist Tony NWI
DESCRIPTION:Front Room is thrilled to welcome – “The excellent Tom Bright” – Guy Garvey (BBC 6 Music) – to Weston-super-Mare. \nTom Bright is a relentlessly touring songwriter whose songs land with emotional weight and unvarnished honesty. 2025 saw him make his third television appearance on BBC One’s Sunday Morning Live\, serenade thousands at his fifth Glastonbury Festival\, and sell out shows across the UK and beyond. \nArmed with a guitar signed by Johnny Marr of The Smiths and John Squire of the Stone Roses\, Bright’s tireless graft has seen him hit iconic heights of the London Palladium\, Shepherd’s Bush Empire\, appear on BBC’s The One Show and Sky News\, and record countless live sessions and interviews for BBC Radio 2\, 5 Live\, Radio X and more. \nAlong the way\, he’s shared stages with The Libertines\, Mystery Jets\, Tom Grennan\, Reverend & The Makers\, Katherine Priddy\, Ed Harcourt and others. He has collaborated with The The\, earned continued support from tastemakers Guy Garvey and John Kennedy and spent two years on Spotify’s Most Beautiful Songs in the World playlist with ‘If I Met Your Shadow’. \nIn May\, Tom released Young Old Bloke\, a collection of early songs produced by Mick Jones (The Clash) and Dirty White. He has three previous albums in the world — all produced by Ed Harcourt. \nAway from the stage\, his story is just as remarkable: once the UK’s youngest pub landlord\, and a childhood marked by multiple life-saving surgeries.Tom is currently working on his fifth studio album\, with Blaine Harrison (Mystery Jets) handling production. \nTom will be supported by local artist\, Tony NWI. Tony NWI has been making music with his partner in Naked Without It\, Martin Kennedy\, for nearly 30 years. They have a large following in the Surrey area where they play their “urban folk” to appreciative audiences. Tony lives in Weston-super-Mare and is really excited to bring his upbeat acoustic songs to his hometown crowd. \n“One of the UK’s most moving songwriters… fantastic” – John Kennedy (Radio X)\n“Unique and exceptional talents of one of our finest emerging singer songwriters” – Louder Than War \nhttp://www.tombright.co.uk/\n\n\nEvent Details\nDoors Open at 7:00PM\nFrom 7:30PM to 9:00PM
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