Before The Light Goes Out

Laura Barnett is a best selling author, journalist, theatre critic and teacher.

Her first novel Versions of us was a Times best seller and was translated into 25 different languages. Her second novel …

Muriel Teodori is a french psychoanalyst, writer, songwriter, film director and producer.

Her first film “ Sans Plomb” premiered at the Carbourg film fest in 2000. She has written as a journalist for …

Steve Nieve is an English musician and composer. In a career spanning more than 40 years, Nieve has been a member of Elvis Costello’s backing bands, The Attractions The Imposters and also Madness. He…

Jude Rogers has been a journalist for twenty years this year, writing about music, books, the arts, culture, people and lots more besides for The Guardian, the Observer, Word Magazine and lots of oth…

Marry Waterson, is a singer, songwriter and visual artist.

A member of the Waterson-Knight-Carthy folk music family, Waterson is described as having "thrived on communal music making while developing …

Neill MacColl is the eldest son of folk pioneers Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger and the half brother of Kirsty MacColl. He is also a musician, songwriter and producer in his own right.

He has produced…

Kate St John is an English composer, arranger, producer and multi-instumentalist.

Classically trained on oboe, she gained a music degree at City University London. Her first band was The Ravishing Bea…

Romeo Stodart is the lead singer/songwriter for The Magic Numbers. The band have released five critically acclaimed albums thus far including the self-titled Mercury Music Prize nominated, million se…

Salena Godden FRSL is an award-winning author, poet and broadcaster of Jamaican-mixed heritage based in London. In 2021 Canongate published her highly acclaimed debut novel Mrs Death Misses Death. It…

Kathryn Joseph is a Scottish singer, songwriter and musician. Her debut album “Bones You Have Thrown Me And Blood I Have Spilt” won the 2015 SAY (Scottish Album of the Year) award. Her second album “…

Lisa Knapp is an English folk singer, musician and songwriter.

Her singing voice has been described as crystal clear and reminiscent of Anne Briggs. She can be heard singing on the closing credits of…

Leo Abrahams is an English musician, composer and producer.

He attended The Royal Academy of Music before starting his music as the lead guitarist with Imogen Heap. He has collaborated with Brian Eno,…

The Anchoress

Catherine Ann Davies is a songwriter, author and multi instrumentalist. She has supported and duetted with the Manic Street Preachers and toured with Simple Minds, Ed Harcourt and Martha…

Sam Parton

Sam is one of the founding members of Canadian alt folk rock group The Be Good Tanyas. She has made most recently, an album with Jolie Holland called “Wildflower Blues”, that they co wrote …

Matt is a singer songwriter. He was the front man of band Mother Earth , has played guitar for Paul Weller and Oasis. Most recently a Sky documentary tells of his career, life and how he’s the best k…

Emmy the Great

Emma Lee Moss is an English singer songwriter who sings in English, Cantonese and Mandarin. Born in Hong Kong and raised in the UK, Emmy is in the process of writing a book on Canto pop…

Clare Shaw

Clare is a British poet whose three collections are published by Bloodaxe books. She has won The Northern writers award and is co director of Kendal poetry festival. She tutors at Arvon and…

Boo Hewerdine

Boo is an Ivor Novello award nominated singer songwriter, best known for his work with Eddie Reader who made his song “Patience of Angels” an international hit. His career started as fro…

Ann Cleeves

Ann is a best selling crime writer best known for her books Vera, Shetland and Matthew Venn. She’s written over 30 books and won countless awards. She lives in Whitley Bay in the north eas…

Withered Hand (Dan Wilson )

Dan Wilson is the lead singer and songwriter in the Scottish based band Withered Hand. His first album good news was released in 2009. It has become a rare underground clas…