The Hyde Tavern

Amelia White The Rhythm of the Rain Don't think too much, people is the spoken word snippet that begins the title track of Amelia White's newest album, The Rhythm of the Rain. It's a flippant warning, a half-joke, a sideways call-to-arms that announces a casual subversion threading through these rollicking 9 songs from…

Album Launch on the Cellar Stage.

Elvis McGonagall and the Resurrectors - an unholy marriage of Elvis McGonagall's radical stand-up poetry and the Dead Plants' Caledonian punky skiffle beat. More fire and fury than Donald Trump could ever tweet with his tiny hands. Get out your ear trumpets and put on your dancing shoes - it's the talking rock 'n roll…

Like the Everlys fronted by Gram Parsons (Fatea) Amazing (Bob Harris) The Goat Ropers are the real deal! I was blown away when I first saw them play and heard them harmonise, I wanted desperately to join in. If there's any justice in this crazy world, they'll soon be a household name and we'll all be keeping it…

Like the Everlys fronted by Gram Parsons (Fatea) GOAT ROPER RODEO BAND Amazing (Bob Harris) The Goat Roper Rodeo Band take a slightly psychedelic route to the finish line and include some serious footstompin' rock 'n' roll along the way, Mix in a little gospel fire and a sprinkle of Gram and these boys ruled our…

Harbottle & Jonas are a stunning young folk duo based in Totnes, Devon. Their music is eclectic and is always accompanied with a great story. They have received plaudits from folk royalty including Seth Lakeman, Jon Boden, Rod Clements, Declan Sinnott, BBC Introducing and have recently been endorsed by Seasalt…

Jess Vincent performs on the Cellar Stage.

Maverick Magazine: "quite different to anything out there right now". R2 Magazine: the songs are gorgeous. Described as like a young Billie Holiday gate-crashing a Tom Waits Swordfishtrombones recording session, blues and roots duo Ma Polaine's Great Decline continue to build a reputation as an intriguing and hard to…

Maverick Magazine: "quite different to anything out there right now". R2 Magazine: the songs are gorgeous. Described as like a young Billie Holiday gate-crashing a Tom Waits Swordfishtrombones recording session, blues and roots duo Ma Polaine's Great Decline continue to build a reputation as an intriguing and hard to…

The Mountain Firework Company is an acoustic 5 piece based in Brighton, England. They came together over heartache and wine to create what has been described as "gorgeous folk/alt country pop, with equal parts darkness and cheeky humour " and "alternative bluegrass with a dark treacle folk centre". ??? Simultaneously…

NOBLE JACKS are a rip-roaring Alt-Folk band with roof raising energy and whose warm electro-acoustic interactions fuse together with a mixture of upbeat folky footstompin' rhythms and engaging lyricism. The band encompasses heartfelt, yet uptempo songs showcasing fiddle, blues harmonica and big anthem toplines. With a…