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Kingtide - Kingtide are a 3-piece indie band from the Midlands consisting of like-minded music lovers Ben Ablewhite, Lewis Smith and Wiggi. With diverse taste in music, they draw on influences from the Wonder Stuff and the Boo Radleys to Neil Young and Ryan Adams, combining well-written songs with powerful but sensitive arrangements.Oswald 24 - A melting pot of influences and talents (Belle and Sebastian, Nick Drake, Shostakovitch), the Oswald 24 collaboration boils down the essentials of music before building it up again, creating a sound that can only be described as heart-felt, soulful acoustic indie; a well-partnered blend of immaculately written indie-based songs, enhanced by the delicate sounds of subtle classical arrangements, and rounded off by a spell-binding voice reminiscent of early Damien Rice.
Circle 3 - Circle 3 formed in 2003 when Paul Ryan had a bizarre dream. When he awoke he had entered a new name and number into his mobile phone. The name circle and the number..? Just a single 3Soft Verges - Heavily influenced by the song-writing prowess of their musical heroes (John Martyn, Richard Thompson, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Reef, The Black Crowes), the music the Soft Verges have ultimately created throws at you a myriad of musical elements.
Ben Clempson - Imagine John Martyn, Paul Simon and Gomez all packed into the body of a tall and very talented man. Jen Lexmond - American born singer / songwriter Jen Lexmond draws heavily from her love of Ani DiFranco, The Shins and Rilo Kiley to create her inimitable style of passionate alternative folk. Intelligent and socially and politically aware, Jen

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Soft Verges - Biography

name The Soft Verges are Ben Clempson (vocals, guitar, harmon ica, mandolin) and Stacey Hirons (guitar, vocals), two exceptionally talented musicians ensconced in the Midlands. Contrary to popular belief, they are not brothers (see images).

Heavily influenced by the song-writing prowess of their musical heroes (John Martyn, Richard Thompson, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Reef, The Black Crowes), the music they have ultimately created throws at you a myriad of musical elements: a voice embedded with the huskiness traditionally associated with whiskey-soaked blues, combined with the distinctive twang of lively alt-country guitars, and rounded off with a contemporary bluegrass edge. Add to this a harmonica and the subtle flavours of the electric mandolin, and you have a sound that you have a sneaky feeling should never have sprung out from the Midlands, although you thank god it did, because in this age of "music by numbers", The Soft Verges stand out by a country mile.

The 'Verges first nurtured musical ambition whilst still at school, with Ben playing in a couple of bands, such as Elekktra and Out of Blue, and Stacey fostering a need to express the self creatively. After briefly writing with each other in early 1995, the pair went their separate ways when further education beckoned - fast forward to 2004, and the duo reunited to form The Soft Verges, and began to gig their distinctive sound around the Midlands area to popular acclaim, and to date, have played at such diverse venues as the Cambridge Folk Festival, Cox's Yard in Stratford, and Scholars in Coventry, whilst being regular features at Leamington's Robbins Well, The Lounge and The Onion.

Their first album, Crossing the Streams, was recorded in 2005 in a back bedroom, with their much anticipated follow up, Bad Dates, currently in pre-production and expected to be on the shelves in early 2006.

Sum me up in a quote: "(their musical strength lies in) their ability to shake a tail feather. Only sitting down"


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