RACHAEL SAGE Live from Chapel Arts Centre, Bath

Sage’s 2020 album Character yielded the Billboard-charting single "Blue Sky Days"; her side project Poetica, an adventurous fusion of poetry with jazz, Americana, and classical musical elements in the vein of Leonard Cohen and Laurie Anderson, debuted in October 2021. Her latest full-length album, The Other Side is out now on MPress/Universal/Virgin, and the pending companion album Another Side is due out February 2024.A soulful vocalist and innovative multi-instrumentalist, NYC singer/songwriter and producer Rachael Sage has earned a loyal following for her dynamic piano playing, delicate guitar work, and improvisational audience interaction.Sage has shared stages with Beth Hart, Howard Jones, A Great Big World, Judy Collins, Shawn Colvin, Marc Cohn, Jamie Cullum, The Animals and Ani DiFranco. She has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and received numerous songwriting awards including The John Lennon Songwriting Contest (Grand Prize) and six Independent Music Awards. Her songs have appeared on MTV, HBO, and the “Fame” soundtrack, among others.

Matts His Name is a solo folk/rock musician coming from the Midlands. His playing style often consists of a hybrid picking technique adding melody, bass and depth.  With a wide range of influences from the punk-rock world to traditional British folk and just about anything in between his influences all give something to his writing.  For the last fourteen years he has been performing all around playing the same festivals as some of his personal heroes. He continues to perform at festivals and gigs, often supporting many of his inspirations.  If upbeat folk rock is your thing, you may just like Matts His Name!