JEB LOY NICHOLS

Jebs' latest CD 'DAYS ARE MIGHTY' is for sale in our Buy it from our Market Stall, we also have two other releases in stock, 'JUST WHAT TIME IT IS' and 'EASY NOW'. Take a journey with his amazing lyrics and sounds, Jeb's clear yet warm voice gets better on every new album.

This was a very successful Tour and it is thanks in part to Jeb for his excellent songwriting and his stage presence. He won the hearts of most of the ladies in the audience and the men raved about his lyrics.

Jeb lives in Wales with his lovely wife Lorraine and finds time around his busy schedule of music and art to grow organic produce.

LISA KNAPP

Management- Playpen, Terry O'Brien

****2007 IS THE YEAR LISA WAS DISCOVERED:

Jan ’07 issue – Fly – ‘Knapp’s voice is the kind that will draw big interest’

Feb ’07 issue – Mojo – review - ‘A major discovery’ ***

Mar 18th - Observer– review – ‘It’s easy to see why this young singer is the toast of the folk scene…her vocals, like those of Anne Briggs, come across as strange and stirring as a spring day.’

Mar 23rd – The Sun – review – Four star review **** ‘A new and vital member of the folk scene, a rare talent with both voice and fiddle.’

April - Uncut - review – May issue – *** ‘Knapp’s spidery, emotive voice is likely to prick up anyone’s ears…Knapp sounds like a young Maddy Prior with the girlish inflection of Bjork….’

****Watch the Tours page and make sure you go to see her now while you are able to get the tickets!****

JEM TURPIN

I met Jem through my good friend Liam Genockey, they play together in Nightshift and John Pearsons Blues & Beyond. Now of course it has opened up a whole wealth of music and art which Jem is involved in.

His band Sundog formed in 2004, their first CD 'Drive On' earned them a BBC2 session on the Paul Jones Blues Programme. Currently Jem is working with Nightshift, John Pearsons Blues & Beyond. and Sundog as well as some duo gigs with his brother Louis Turpin. Jem says "I spend most of my time working on my music, painting and looking after my children."

Sounds good to me and his music and art certainly reflect his ability to create wonders in that great environment.

Check out the Video Links Page to see Jem 'in action' with Junior Thompson and also in Spain with Toph Smith.

Better still try to see Jem live he has a magic talent on harmonica and his voice is strong and clear.

Nightshift released their new CD grab a copy at their gigs or buy now.

Jem features on two John Pearson CD's which you can buy on our Market stall:Eucalypso Furioso and Grass Hoppers In My Pillow

As an added bonus check out Jems Paintings and on the Video Links page too.

LOUIS TURPIN

I first heard about Louis through my dear friend, Barbara Sedassy who knew Louis in their early years at Falmouth Art College.

Nowadays he leads a very busy life as a painter, and a superb singer/songwriter and guitar player.

In 1979, his brother Jem joined the line-up on harmonica, and the Turpin Brothers blues band was born. Jack Peach, a well-known session drummer, played at several early gigs and soon became a permanent member of the band. Derek Heffernan on electric lead guitar joined the band in 1980 to complete the regular line-up.

The venues expanded to include festivals and Universities. They featured several times at The Black Horse Festival, Telham and at Canterbury University. The Turpin Brothers blues band played regular gigs in pubs and clubs and private functions in London, Brighton and around the South-East until late 1997.

Still gigging, recording and writing, Louis has been privileged to record in some wonderful recording studios over the recent years.

'Life After Lunch' was recorded at Sir Paul McCartney's Hog Hill Studio in 2002. 'The Allotment Tapes' and the most recent CD 'House on the Hill' were both recorded at Chris Difford and Elvis Costello's Heliocentric Studios.

The band line up is still flexible but usually includes either Roger Hubbard or Derek Heffernan and the gigs radiate out from East Sussex to Kent and Surrey. The only criteria is that he expects to get home to be in the painting studio the following day.

Also there are those rare treats when 'The Turpin Brothers' play together too.

Check out our Tours 2 tab for tour dates and Louis's paintings too.

JEN CHAPIN

MICHAEL JEROME

Listen to Halls of the Machine

Watch Michael play with Richard Thompson Band Cropredy 2007 WOW!

**Buy it now 'Halls of The Machine**

Explore that question 'What does silence sound like?"

"I love to laugh and enjoy life.

One of my earliest memories of exploration was whacking on the keys of my mother’s baby grand piano with rhythm sticks until bits of original ivory had noticeably and successfully been chipped away. I was 3 years old...

Seemed like the right thing to do at the time. It just kept making those crazy low-tone/high-tone popping noises hit after hit.

Been Slammin' Ever Since!!! Onward and Upward MY FRIENDS!!!"

That's Michael a joy to travel with and even more joy to experience his drums!

Michael plays drums with Richard Thompson when we go out on 'Band' gigs. He is the calibre of band member which everyone should have on their tours, always on time, ready to help with the most menial tasks, and his music talents speak for themselves on the 'Halls of the Machine' **available here** or Richard Thompson latest CD 'Sweet Warrior' available from Richards site.

Michael is the one of the very few drummers in my life who can compare with my dear friend Liam Genockey,and that to me is a very big compliment.

REBECCA HOLLWEG

Rebecca a singer and songwriter which I have finally had the pleasure to experience, and it was well worth the wait. We met at an art exhibition given by my other dear friend Jeb Loy Nichols and we talked about her music and agreed to keep in touch which surprisingly we have.

She lives in London with her husband, Andy Hamill and their daughter Ruby (who is featured on Rebeccas' latest release as a bonus track). Rebecca is the daughter of visual artists and grew up first in West London and then in very rural West Somerset where she started writing songs at a tender age.

In January 2008 'Orange Roses' was released "mellow, melodic songs with a country tinge". It was produced by Andy Hamill, and features, Andy Hamill (Bass), Mike Outram (guitar), Phil Peskett (piano), Tom Gordon (drums) and also Julian Ferraretto (violin, viola and string arrangements). Jeb Loy Nichols designed the cover.

Press enquiries to Harriet Simms at - Glass Ceiling PR Broadcast enquiries to James Donaldson at - Chapple Davis