Events
gfest II: 5 star local acts, a fantastic local venue (Chequer Mead) for a great local charity (Meridian FM transmitter fund)
25th February, 7.30pm
Tickets: £10 in advance from Chequer Mead Theatre www.chequermead.org.uk
3 De La Warr Road, East Grinstead, RH19 3BS 01342 302 000
Gfest is the brainchild of Grub Café & Music bar owner Steven Price. Grub has promoted all of the featured acts throughout the year at Grub but wanted the chance to see how they would perform with the full production the chequer mead theatre can offer. The first Gfest was held in September and raised £300 towards new equipment at Peanut Ward (QVH).
gfest II, will showcase the talents of:
Jemima Price Band
Sussex based singer-songwriter Jemima Price released her solo debut album "Easy" to glowing reviews. She was compared by Time Out to Kate Bush and was hailed as a "talent to watch" by Cosmopolitan, whilst Q Magazine found it "...sensual and psychedelic," stating "she has the potential to outperform any of the season's crop of female singer-songwriters."
Jono Harrison
Jono Harrison, multi-instrumentalist, singer, tunesmith, writes songs which tug at the emotions and stir the soul. He has been likened to Paul Simon, Damien Rice and Chris Martin to name a few. Jono will be showcasing songs from his new EP, "The Raging Sea. A brooding selection, spanning fairytales of New York to themes of love, lost innocence and mortality, this recording documents two years of soul-searching, yet also looks into the future with wide eyes.
Bernice Macdonald
"Being compared to Joni Mitchell and Laura Nyro is quite something for a young female singer/songwriter to live up to but Bernice MacDonald has a very bright future ahead of her. A four star R2 review of her album Garden, and now accompanied by a six-strong live band, Bernice's sound combines her own upbeat, poppy lyrics with a folk-tinged backing which works beautifully
Abi-May
16 years old but already making an impact with her music. She is the latest talent to emerge from the internationally acclaimed BRIT School whose previous students include Leona Lewis, Kate Nash, Amy Winehouse, Katie Melua and Adele. She writes songs from the heart that take you on a roller coaster ride of emotions - and all delivered with a voice of power and beauty that never fails to draws you into her performance.
Sorrel Nation
Sorrel is a local singer/songwriter currently grabbing attention with her hauntingly beautiful voice. Previously performing with folk band Electric Hoedown, she launched a solo career last year and has been a regular at the Grub while gigging extensively elsewhere, including a support slot to mad-cap genius John Otway. Sorrel writes her own material as well as delivering inspired interpretations of other work with influences ranging from Priscilla Ahn to Kings of Leon amongst many others.2010 sees her performing with folk legends Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick and Martin Simpson on the back of some spine-tingling performances.
