gfest II: Keep it local

Wouldn’t it be great to be get our amazing local talent on the big stage, with great sound, lights and production… and so the idea was born.

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).

Tickets: £10 in advance from Chequer Mead Theatre www.chequermead.org.uk

• 5 star local acts
• a fantastic local venue (Chequer Mead)
• for a great local charity (Meridian FM transmitter fund)

gfest II, will showcase the talents of:

Jemima Price Band www.myspace.com/thejemimapriceband

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 www.myspace.com/jonoharrisonmusic

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 www.myspace.com/BerniceMacDon

"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 www.myspace.com/abimaymusic

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 http://www.myspace.com/sorrelmusic

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.