Music A - G
The Bere Essentials are a band playing mostly old Americana tunes, Western Swing, and country with a smile. They now have a wide repertoire including songs from this century. Featuring 5 string banjo, fiddle, guitars, vocals and bass they are a mandolin short of being a bluegrass band but being from Bere Regis they are essentially beer and bluegrass.
Rob Clamp is making a name for himself as a dynamic and captivating performer. His voice retains a purity and focus that is all too rare. Wherever his songwriting leads him, his voice adapts to the genre, from pop through folk and roots. Hailing from Southampton, Rob has been featured on BBC Introducing, and won the highly regarded ‘Purbeck Rising 2022'. Rob’s music is filled with real life experiences, performed in his own compelling storytelling style, with acoustic guitar accompanied by a variation of foot percussion.
Rachel Dawick is a New Zealand singer songwriter whose previous album ‘The Boundary Riders’ was finalist for the Best NZ Folk Album (Tui Award) – based on the research of NZ Pioneer Women. Rachel is a seasoned performer having appeared at festivals in NZ and has regularly toured in NZ, as well as in Scotland and Australia. She has appeared twice at the Edinburgh Fringe International Festival, chosen for the BEAM Festival in London, and in 2024 as a guest artist/speaker at the Chalke Valley History Festival. A storyteller always on the lookout for hidden stories in history – her latest album ‘London Labour, London Poor’ turns Mayhew’s interviews into songs from Ratcatchers, to Mudlarks, to Old Sarah the Hurdy Gurdy Player.
Saved from a route to ruin in his teens by the folk clubs of North Wales and later taken around the world by his award winning Americana/Roots band The Achievers, Steve Ferbrache has some stories to tell. His new solo project charts a life come good - from serious mental illness to a recovered family man seeking to share and inspire through his music. Drawing influences from both traditional British folk music and American roots & old-time styles his songs are driven by message and melody - often disarmingly open, encouraging close connection between artist and audience. Steve Ferbrache is committed to leaving audiences better than he found them - even after they’ve explored some of the toughest aspects of life together.