Whiskey Bob Shaker has been described as: “A unique a wholly entertaining solo artist, Whiskey Bob Shaker is a master of bar room blues, ballads and blistering loops. Influences include Tom Waits and Elvis Costello but the style is very much his own. Chesterfield based and bringing over twenty years experience, Whiskey Bob works the crowd like a master and always leaves them feeling satisfied.” (Cromford Festival Guide) “Plays a mean guitar, loops his licks, tickles a cajon and amazes you…” (Matlock Mercury) “A little on the sleazy side” (Bakewell Today) https://www.whiskeybobshaker.co.uk/info ..read more

British four-piece, Risking Nostalgia, emerged from London in the summer of 2016. Lead by Jake Tempest (vocals, guitar); Ollie Rann (guitar), Liam Matthews (bass) and Sam Shelton (drums) complete this new chapter in alternative rock. Collecting blues-esque styled rock rhythms under a chorus of soaring lead guitar, the band is described as combining old with the new to bring about a fresh sound inspired by innovators such as Queens of the Stone Age and The Cure. Son the Desert, the band’s first single, has showcased on eagle3 radio along with London Sadness following their self-titled EP, relea ..read more

Lady Nade started writing poems and songs as a form of healing from grief, performing in venues across her native city of Bristol, her work developed to connect with her fans on a deeper level and help lead them through life with the healing power of music. She’s learnt that loss and grief isn’t something one can recover from alone and with her music and cooking she creates a communal experience that everyone can enter into on their own terms. This Bristolian Singer-Songstress fills your heart with words and melodies. She weaves Indie-Folk into Americana, her performances have been likened to ..read more

Kingdom rapper, an artist that uses rap to change things. From rapping in secure units to orphanages to prisons…dropping over 10 mixtapes, 2 albums and about to drop his 3rd…with a heart for seeing change and bringing people together through frontline music https://www.facebook.com/kingdomrapperuk/ The post Kingdom Rapper & Jason Hill appeared first on Oxjam ..read more

Betty Blight comes from the old shipyard of Portsmouth. She moved to the port of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2005, where she played with postpunk female group Las Kellies. She then translated her songs of lost love and strange stories into cumbia as Betty Confetti. When the late nights became too much in 2019, she set sail for the safety of England. She can now be found in Bristol, writing folk songs about odd people and nobility. This month she’s releasing the song Runt, shortly to be followed by Lady Betty and Little One. https://bettyblight.bandcamp.com/ The post Betty Blight appeared first ..read more

LILA J’s heady mixture of intricate weavings between two bass-heavy acoustic guitars, a smooth mezzo lead vocal with a flair for extreme dynamics produces a unique, raw & uncompromising the sound is unexpected yet strangely familiar. Following in the footsteps of Jimi Hendrix & Led Zeppelin, they have graced the stage at the Troubadour, London, supported The Damned at Gloucester Guildhall and played The Gasoline Pony in Sydney 2019. Aired on BBC radio their unusual & pleasing sound previously likened to a modern Velvet Underground with some obvious Tom Waits influence has started t ..read more

Charlotte has made a name for herself as a London Street Artist, charming the ears of locals and tourists alike. Through glorious summers and bitterly cold winters, she can be found sharing her original music with crowds along the Southbank. As a teenager, Campbell attended the prestigious BRIT School in South London and went on to study songwriting at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance. She began busking in between her degree and her next step and fell in love with the art of street performance; she found a stage on London’s pavements and continues to use that as her main platfor ..read more

Folk/Country/Blues duo from Nottingham. A collaboration between Joe Barber and Emma Bladon Jones playing a range of covers, traditionals and original material. Oxjam repeat performers! https://www.facebook.com/MidnightSpecialUK/about/?ref=page_internal The post Midnight Special appeared first on Oxjam ..read more

Dan Weltman is the lead singer and songwriter with Bristol’s best kept secret Snails, whose second LP ‘Hard-Wired’ recently graced the 6 Music airwaves via Gideon Coe’s show. His forthcoming solo record paints from a more acoustic palette, with fingerstyle folk and country / americana among the influences jostling for position behind his heart-on-sleeve torch songs, all dissecting the highs and lows of human relationships. His plaintive, beautifully honed songwriting aims for the coat tails of Dylan and Cohen, but often reaches into the top pocket. https://www.theundergrowth.co.uk/dan-weltman ..read more

“Every Step You Take Is A Migration!” JUHA is the sonic stewpot of Collin Clay Chace, currently taking the form of political disco music. Song topics range from mental health to the refugee crisis to animal and human rights, and always with goofy, sexy sleaze thrown into the mix. http://www.JuhaMusic.com The post JUHA appeared first on Oxjam ..read more