Square Roots Promotions

“Brother/sister duo Max and Esmay Luck know one another inside out. It's this telepathic link that makes The Luck so enticing, with their crisp indie-folk soaring up to the heavens!”
(CLASH MAGAZINE)

Thursday 21st March 2019

The Tea Tray,
31 Osborne Road,
Southsea,
Portsmouth,
Hants, PO5 3LR.

Tickets £12 for each show in advance. £14 on the door (if not sold out).

Doors Open 7.15pm. Show Starts 7.45pm.

Tickets available securely online at: www.wegottickets.com/event/459426

We’re delighted to announce another of our amazing “up close and personal” shows at the awesome Tea Tray, this time with home grown Americana / indie duo The Luck! These shows are always an amazing way to listen to music, and it’s no surprise that these shows ALWAYS sell out in double quick time. Be quick to get your tickets!

The Luck are the London-born brother and sister duo of Max & Esmay Luck. Their music is influenced by childhood heroes Fleetwood Mac, The Cranberries, Tom Petty and The Eagles.

The band began touring the U.K. and Europe before setting off for the US to develop their sound in California, playing iconic venues such as ‘The Troubadour’ in LA. Paul Broucek, President of Music at Warner Brothers Pictures, was in the audience at one of their shows and shortly after approached to work with them to produce their debut album.

"The dual singing of Max and Esmay together is meticulous and it sparkles like a Roman candle!” (NO DEPRESSION)

Together in LA the album was recorded, collaborating with three-time Grammy Award-winning engineer/mixer Ed Cherney (The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt) and three-time Grammy Award winning musician/engineer/mixer Paul Hicks to mix the tracks.

The Luck’s songs have been featured on U.K. television shows such as ‘Country File’ and ‘Hollyoaks’ as well as gaining radio play in the US and Europe. Their song ‘Muscles and Bones’, also won a first place prize in the Nashville-based International Songwriting Competition.

The band are now back in London, hosting the California-inspired monthly Americana club night ‘Ventura Nights’ in Soho whilst preparing to release their debut album to the world.

The Luck wowed crowds at many of the years major festivals, including Chagstock, Cambridge Folk Festival, CarFest South, Folk on the Dock in Liverpool and have been chosen by the AMA UK to perform on their stage at The Long Road in September, and showcase at the 2019 UK Americana Awards and Conference.

With over two million Spotify streams they are ready to hit the UK hard!!

 

You Tube Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5ApRrLchK8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCxRw6Dv7qo

“Where Steve Earle and Richard Thompson collide!” (The Guardian)

(Seated show - unreserved seating)

Saturday 23rd March 2019

The Wedgewood Rooms,
147b Albert Road,
Southsea,
Portsmouth,
Hants, PO4 0JW.

Tickets £19 in advance, £23 on the door (if not sold out).

Doors Open: 7.00pm. Show Starts 7.45pm.

Secure Online Ticket Sales: www.wedgewood-rooms.co.uk

Alternatively, physical tickets can be purchased at the Wedgwood Rooms Box Office: OPENING TIMES - Thursday & Friday from 3.30pm until 7.00pm (10.00pm on a show day), 12noon - 6.00pm on Saturdays and when the doors open for a Wedge event. Telephone calls and orders are taken from 12noon - 4.00pm Monday to Friday and 12noon - 6.00pm on Saturdays. Box Office: 02392 863911

You can also purchase physical tickets in our usual outlets: in store at Pie & Vinyl in Castle Road, Southsea or Southsea Gallery in Albert Road, Southsea, OR our other new outlet Harbour Records, High Street, Emsworth.. You can also send a cheque for the required amount of tickets (made payable to Ken Brown), along with a SAE, to our address (which can be found on the right hand side of this page).



Phil is best known for his multi-instrumental wizardry as one half of England’s top acoustic roots duo Show Of Hands.

The Phil Beer Band perform a unique blend of folk and roll trawled from Phil’s treasure trove of traditional tunes and American country rock.

The highly popular line up comprises Gareth Turner, Steve Crickett, Greg McDonald, Olivia Dunn, Emily Slade and of course, Phil Beer - and promises to deliver a lively cocktail of folk, rock, country and blues.

“Always worth a trip to see musicians of this quality - but it is the repertoire that makes a Phil Beer Band gig extra special!” (Folk Radio UK)

The Phil Beer Band evolved organically in the early to mid 90s at Maisemore in Gloucesteshire. It was a loose federation consisting of Phil Beer (Show of Hands) Nick Quarmby and Steve Crickett, all of whom lived close to each other, and melodeon player Gareth Turner from Northamptonshire. There was a need in the community for a band to play local events and ceilidhs and, following in the tradition set by the Albion Band (of which both Gareth and Phil were former members) the band always interspersed the dances with the odd song.



Basically, over a long period of time, it has evolved into a ‘Folk n Roll’ band with country rock overtones. It is the vehicle for Phil to return to the electric guitar and to have a good time with his mates.

“An evening with The Phil Beer Band is fast, frenetic, feel-good and leavened with a good helping of humour!” (fRoots Magazine)

You Tube Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEI2PhGveJU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlOGRSiKzhM

An Evening of Cosmic Country Blues with The Goat Roper Rodeo Band

New Album Launch Tour

Saturday 30th March 2019

The Square Tower
Broad Street
Old Portsmouth
Hants
PO1 2JE

Doors Open: 7.15pm. Show Starts 7.45pm.

Tickets £14 each (£16 on the door if not sold out).

Tickets available securely online at: www.wegottickets.com/event/454399

Alternatively, physical tickets can be purchased in store at Pie & Vinyl in Castle Road, Southsea, Southsea Gallery in Albert Road, Southsea or Harbour Records in Emsworth. These won’t be in the shops until a bit nearer the time. You can also send a cheque for the required amount of tickets (made payable to Ken Brown), along with a SAE, to our address. If in doubt then please phone the box office on 02392 382888.



With just two old guitars, an upright bass and a bucket full of aching harmony, The Goat Roper Rodeo Band are out there preaching ‘country blues’, like you’ve never heard! It’s up, it’s down, it’s soft and loud, it’s dark and lonesome too. There’s hurt and shame, and some mean old pain, but there’s love in what they do! There’s a hint of Gram, a sniff of Dylan and a twist of Waylon’s blues - simply put, it’s exactly what it says on the tin!

We’ve had so many people asking us when the amazing Goat Roper Rodeo Band will be returning to Portsmouth, and finally we’re delighted to announce that they are indeed returning for a full-on headline show at the Square Tower, and what’s more they’ll be celebrating the release of their brand spanking new album with us! And you know what? It’s an absolute corker!!

“In my opinion, the Goat Roper Rodeo Band are the most exciting live band on the UK Americana scene at the moment!” (Ken Brown, SRP)

With an awe inspiring ‘live show’ that’s guaranteed to raise the roof, swinging from the most tender heartfelt paean to the blues, to the highest full throttle, barn storming, juke joint boogie stompers, theirs is a show that’s wowing audiences across the land.

"The Goat Ropers are the real deal! I was blown away when I first saw them play and heard them harmonise, I wanted desperately to join in. If there's any justice in this crazy world, they'll soon be a household name and we'll all be keeping it country with them” (Romeo Stodart- The Magic Numbers).

The Goat Ropers are: Tom (Double Bass / Vocals), Jim (Lead Guitar / Vocals) and Sam (Rhythm Guitar / Vocals). They look great, sound great and they’ve got a bunch of absolutely brilliant songs … and that’s the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth…amen!!

"Wonderfully executed acoustic country blues with two guitars, a double bass and plaintive striking harmonies, and a musical landscape driven by old timey sensibilities …there’s a lot to like about the Goat Roper Rodeo Band." (R2 Magazine)

You Tube Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxniBc61fZ4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax2Y9y-KkhQ&t=65s

“An eclecticism that has become the hallmark of Blue Rose Code and seen him compared to John Martyn, Van Morrison and Tom Waits!”

The Square Tower
Broad Street
Old Portsmouth
Hants
PO1 2JE

Doors Open 7.15pm. Show Starts 7.45pm.

Tickets £14 each (£16 on the door if not sold out).

Tickets available securely online at: www.wegottickets.com/event/451619

Hot on the heels of their fabulous support slot with Deacon Blue this year (if you saw them / or are seeing them at the Guildhall then you’ll know how special they are!), we’re so pleased that the awesome songwriting talent that is Ross Wilson will be bringing his three-piece Blue Rose Code to the historic Square Tower for what is going to be a magical night.

“Another game-changing masterpiece from Blue Rose Code! This music will grip your heart and cause your breath to slow!” (No Depression)

Edinburgh born Ross Wilson spent his creative formative years in East London, then moved to South England “to be by the sea’s energy” but it is in his homecoming that he has found where his heart is. Life wasn’t always simple for Wilson. “I have swapped one type of chaos for another” says Wilson.



A nomad both geographically and musically, Ross writes from the heart eschewing any specific genre and the twelve songs on new album The Water Of Leith, addressing themes of love, loss, travel, home, accepting the past and embracing the future, are painted with colours of folk, jazz, soul and pop; an eclecticism that has become a hallmark of Blue Rose Code and has seen him compared to John Martyn, Van Morrison and Tom Waits.

“ A work laden with beauty, possessed of depth, heart and soul!” (Americana UK - 9/10)

Underlining the sense of movement and place in Ross’s work and The Water Of Leith is rooted in his return to his Scottish homeland. There, he reconnected with the stellar musicians who were to become an integral part of the new album’s sound: multi award-winning singer Julie Fowlis, celebrated Gaelic singer Kathleen MacInnes, BBC Folk Award Winner, Ross Ainslie, 2017’s Scottish Jazz Awards’ instrumentalist of the year Konrad Wiszniewski, leading violinist Seonaid Aitken and three of Scotland's finest jazz musicians; John Lowrie, Colin Steele and James Lindsay, to name just some of the contributors. Grammy-winning American singer-songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman features on the opening track. Ross co-produced the album with Angus Lyon.



Wilson cites taking his last drink as the start of living rather than the end of the drinking. Now a committed enthusiast and creative whirling dervish, Wilson has seen the past few years produce some of his most exciting work including the album ‘THE BALLADS OF PECKHAM RYE’, which was nominated for the prestigious Scottish Album Of The Year Awards in 2014 and featured a roll-call of remarkable talent, including Danny Thompson, Karine Polwart, John Wetton, Aidan O’Rourke and Kathryn Williams.

"Seriously, can't recommend Blue Rose Code enough, cannot stop listening!” (Ewan McGregor)

The Blue Rose Code game has certainly changed, they are heard regularly in session for the BBC (TV and Radio), STV, Alba, TG4, Virgin Radio.

Live performance is where Blue Rose Code connects strongly with their audiences, they have toured the length and breadth of the UK selling out venues wherever they go and leaving a trail of fans in their wake. Featured in festivals Celtic Connections, Edinburgh Fringe, Looe, Summer Isles, Lindisfarne, Southern Fried, Underneath The stars.

"The day that 'Solid Air' and 'Astral Weeks' combined!” (Roddy Hart)

Ross Wilson has spent most of his musical life curating; he sculpts his band to every mood and temperament in order to create the perfect happening.

As the man at the helm of Blue Rose Code, he is, part director, part sculptor...total chameleon.

You Tube Links

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSOHevyk0e4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNAxFWE0B1Y

“Comparisons with Lucinda Williams are somewhat inevitable given the tired, road-travelled, texture in the vocal delivery, but there is also the sweet refrain of Eliza Gilkyson and if you wrap it all up in a pretty bow - guess what: you get the unique talent of Amelia White!” (Lonesome Highway).

The Tea Tray,
31 Osborne Road,
Southsea,
Portsmouth,
Hants, PO5 3LR.

Tickets £12 for each show in advance. £14 on the door (if not sold out).

Doors Open 7.15pm. Show Starts 7.45pm.

Tickets available securely online at: www.wegottickets.com/event/459646

Another of our popular up close and personal shows in the beautiful Tea Tray - and we’re delighted that we’ve managed to persuade the massive songwriting talent that is Amelia White to come and play for us in our favourite small venue. Remember, the capacity for these shows is only 45, and they tend to sell out well in advance so as always we’d recommend you grabbing your tickets as soon as possible.

“The real deal. Her last album Home Sweet Home was a real tour de force, and Rhythm Of The Rain is no exception. White is in a rich vein of form, her art is prospering and making the world richer!” (Americana UK)

NASHVILLE, Tennessee — If there were an East Nashville Music Hall of Fame, Amelia White would already be in it. The now-famous scene was in its formative days when White arrived from Boston in the early 2000s and became a fixture at the Family Wash. She’s been a leading light in America’s most musical zip code ever since, even as she’s developed a reputation in the rest of the U.S. and Europe as a first-rate songwriter.



She helped define and refine the core folk-rock sound of Americana, yet her band’s energetic pulse never outshines her carefully wrought lyrics. She’s a poet who’s been compared to more famous songwriters for years; now, it would be more appropriate to use her as a benchmark.

“Outstanding songs accompany a fantastically soulful, wearily hopeful East Nashville voice” (Americana UK).

White’s seventh album, Rhythm of the Rain, due out January 25, 2019, is a volume of ruminations and short stories written largely during a tour in the U.K. in 2016. There, at a distance and with a sense of helplessness, she watched America’s political system and her values attacked from within. Then the project was recorded by East Nashville sonic maestro Dave Coleman (The Coal Men) in an emotionally wrenching four days between White losing her mother and marrying her partner.

Roots music is a journal of love and loss, and Rhythm of the Rain couldn’t be a more potent dispatch.

“As a songwriter, I feel obliged to tell the stories that are coming through in the air to me in my world whether it’s personal or political or both. That can be hard,” White says. “The antenna is always on. Man, you’ve got to feel a lot. It’s a heavy load sometimes.”

She’s shared shows with the likes of Brandy Clark, Asleep at the Wheel, John Prine, and Justin Townes Earle, as well as performed for a handful of folks in unknown cafes. “There was a point in my career where I realised you have to go out and knock on doors with your songs,” she allows. “They need to be sung for people and that means a relentless tour schedule. If I were a trucker I’d be rich.”

Amelia White doesn’t chase opportunities. She chases songs and gives her entire focus to the listeners and fans who show up, year after year, to commune with her music.



Her songs and co-writes have been recorded  by some of the great names of Americana music; Anne McCue, Julie Christensen, Wild Ponies, and Tony Furtado.

“When faced with whether to go out in Nashville and schmooze, or take a walk and start a song in my head I’d always choose the SONG,” she says. “And sometimes I feel that I pay for that.”

Yet we listeners are the ones getting something of value.

“Not to be missed - a chance to see East Nashville’s finest at the top of her game - take it!” (Americana UK)

You Tube Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2Pcu-uFVso

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDK-WC00Xg4

New Album Launch Tour

“Smoky soul, folk-pop and heart-wrenching alt-country, all in a rich voice” (Q Magazine)

Sunday 19th May 2019
The Square Tower
Broad Street
Old Portsmouth
Hants
PO1 2JE

Doors Open: 7.00pm. Show Starts 7.30pm.

Tickets £12 each (£14 on the door if not sold out).

Available securely online at: www.wegottickets.com/event/463203

Up close and personal intimate show in the Square Tower - tickets limited to 60…

Alternatively, physical tickets can be purchased in store at Pie & Vinyl in Castle Road, Southsea, Southsea Gallery in Albert Road, Southsea or Harbour Records in Emsworth. You can also send a cheque for the required amount of tickets (made payable to Ken Brown), along with a SAE, to our address. If in doubt then please phone the box office on 02392 382888.

“I absolutely love the elegance and beauty of her music” Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2

We’re really excited to announce that we’ll be hosting one of the UK’s top singer-songwriters, the amazing Danni Nicholls who has been wowing audiences and critics alike on both sides of the Atlantic. And what’s more it’s one of our very special “intimate” shows in the Square Tower, where we put the small stage side-on and curve the seating around to make an evening where songwriter and audience can really connect. If you’ve ever been to any of these nights then you’ll know how special they are!

“Her passion for her craft is unparalleled. Her depth of emotion, commitment to the song
and ability to go deep, makes her a rare artist.” Jed Hilly - Executive Director of the Americana Music Association

With the wind in her sails from receiving consecutive Americana Music Association UK award nominations (2017 ‘UK Album of the Year’ for Mockingbird Lane and 2018 ‘UK Artist of the Year’), singer-songwriter Danni Nicholls has been enjoying an incredible ride. From supporting the legendary Shakin' Stevens on his 28 date major UK tour to opening for the mighty Lucinda Williams and The Secret Sisters plus being invited to perform at prestigious events such as Folk Alliance International, Cambridge Folk Festival, Tonder Festival, Denmark and AmericanaFest in Nashville….2019 is set to be just as exciting.

Following her first two critically acclaimed studio albums, A Little Redemption (2013) and Mockingbird Lane (2015), this year sees the release of her third - The Melted Morning - produced by Jordan Brooke Hamlin (The Indigo Girls, Lucy Wainwright-Roche) at the idyllic woodland studio MOXE, Nashville TN.

“An artist with the elegance and imagination to restore your faith in the visceral power of an original song” Paul Sexton, BBC Radio 2 and freelance print/broadcast journalist

Closely personal yet widely relatable, the themes of this album span an array of life’s takeaways from the pain and darkness of rejection, the fear of losing yourself and the power of human connection to offering up hope and new perspectives in the face of adversities.

“I needed a new challenge, a new landscape to work in sonically, physically and viscerally. Collaborating with Jordan and this incredible team of musicians gave me that opportunity and I have come away with a delicate, vibey, honest and vulnerable collection of songs that we dove deep into to find out who they wanted to become”.

“Danni is one of our favourites. She’s a dedicated, prolific creator, combining memorable melodies with thoughtful lyrics. Danni’s performances are captivating; her natural warmth making any stage her own.” David Pick, Founder & CEO Vintage TV

Her vibrant, spell binding performances are guaranteed to melt your heart into the soles of your boots. Danni’s passionate delivery, captivating velvet voice and charmingly engaging between-song banter compel you to fall under her spell.

“One in a million…” Maverick Music Magazine

You Tube Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llwZWz9WWnM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=aYEakhxonsk

6 times Grand ‘Ole Opry artist appearances. Their only UK shows….

Monday 2nd September 2019
Tuesday 3rd September 2019

The Square Tower
Broad Street
Old Portsmouth
Hants
PO1 2JE

Doors Open 7.15pm. Show Starts 7.45pm.

Tickets £15 each, £18 on the door (if not sold out).

Secure online tickets:

Monday 2nd September: www.wegottickets.com/event/461094

Tuesday 3rd September: www.wegottickets.com/event/461095

Alternatively, physical tickets can be purchased in store at Pie & Vinyl in Castle Road, Southsea, Southsea Gallery in Albert Road, Southsea or Harbour Records in Emsworth. These won’t be in the shops until a bit nearer the time. You can also send a cheque for the required amount of tickets (made payable to Ken Brown), along with a SAE, to our address. If in doubt then please phone the box office on 02392 382888.

We’ve had many magic moments over the years at our Square Roots shows - but more often than not, when asked, people (and ourselves too!) will hark back to the time when somehow we managed to persuade multiple IBMA award winners, and Grand Ole Opry regulars Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers to fly into the UK on their way back from Belgium and play just one date for us before flying home to the States.

That show lives long in the memory - the magic of 5 world class bluegrass musicians up close in the historic confines of the Square Tower was a site to behold. The show sold out very very quickly, and the audience were literally blown away by this amazing band. Here are a few comments from from our audience that night….

“Just home from seeing Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers at the Square Tower, Old Portsmouth. Two words, absolutely stunning! If you ever get the chance to see them, take it, don't hesitate, just do it, they're some of the finest musicians and nicest people you'll ever have the pleasure of meeting. Huge thanks to Ken Brown & his Square Roots Promotions team for putting them on. Bluegrass really doesn't get much better than these guys!” (David Rozzell)

“I've never heard or seen a more enthusiastic audience and the atmosphere was fantastic , thanks for another great night!” (Viv Chatfield)

And once again, three years on from that magical evening, Joe Mullins and The Radio Ramblers will be coming back to Portsmouth to play 2 dates at the Square Tower, and these will be the bands ONLY shows in England!! Tickets will fly out for these 2 shows - if you didn’t come along to that amazing night in 2016, then check one of the videos below and see and hear for yourself!

“What an honour for Square Roots - for a band of this calibre to come and play their only English dates with us is just mind blowing! (Ken Brown, Square Roots Promotions)

One of the busiest bands in bluegrass, Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers (JMRR) deliver first class entertainment, whether on stage or in the studio. For over a decade, JMRR have consistently delivered chart-topping and crowd-pleasing music, as evidenced by multiple International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) awards and Grand Ole Opry appearances on their resume.

“These guys are among the elite in the business keeping the fires lit for the original bluegrass sound.” (Craig Havinghurst, Music City Roots)

Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers are: Joe Mullins (banjo / vocals), Duane Sparks (guitar / vocals), Jason Barrie (mandolin / vocals), Randy Barnes (stand up bass / vocals) and Jason Barrie (fiddle / vocals).

JMRR debuted on the historic Grand Ole Opry July 2013 with regular guest appearances since
IBMA's Song of the Year - "If I'd Have Wrote That Song" (2018)
IBMA's Gospel Recorded Performance (2016 & 2017)
IBMA's Broadcaster of the Year - Joe Mullins (2016)
IBMA's Emerging Artists of the Year (2012)
Joe Mullins has earned 6 IBMA Awards and 4 SPBGMA Awards
THREE albums on Billboard's Top Selling Albums Chart - The Story We Tell, Sacred Memories, and Another Day From Life
"All Dressed Up" reached #1 on Bluegrass Today's Top 20 Songs Chart (June 2016)
Joe Mullins is host of Front Porch Fellowship, a syndicated radio show that broadcasts weekly on over 200 radio stations
JMRR represented Bluegrass Music at the National Folk Festival (2015)
Featured Performers of Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman in Nashville, TN (2011 & 2012)

“Truly world class entertainment on our doorstep. Fabulous harmonies, great musicians and a crowd really up for it got their just rewards. So much thanks to Ken and his team, what a stupendous night!” (Bob Chaffey)

“Musically, he is one of the top bluegrass acts in the business along with his band the Radio Ramblers” (Billboard)

You Tube Videos

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H-N7IVoT3o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prlQx2-6rJY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouUSPiVxILc

6 times Grand ‘Ole Opry artist appearances. Their only UK shows….

Monday 2nd September 2019
Tuesday 3rd September 2019

The Square Tower
Broad Street
Old Portsmouth
Hants
PO1 2JE

Doors Open 7.15pm. Show Starts 7.45pm.

Tickets £15 each, £18 on the door (if not sold out).

Secure online tickets:

Monday 2nd September: www.wegottickets.com/event/461094

Tuesday 3rd September: www.wegottickets.com/event/461095

Alternatively, physical tickets can be purchased in store at Pie & Vinyl in Castle Road, Southsea, Southsea Gallery in Albert Road, Southsea or Harbour Records in Emsworth. These won’t be in the shops until a bit nearer the time. You can also send a cheque for the required amount of tickets (made payable to Ken Brown), along with a SAE, to our address. If in doubt then please phone the box office on 02392 382888.

We’ve had many magic moments over the years at our Square Roots shows - but more often than not, when asked, people (and ourselves too!) will hark back to the time when somehow we managed to persuade multiple IBMA award winners, and Grand Ole Opry regulars Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers to fly into the UK on their way back from Belgium and play just one date for us before flying home to the States.

That show lives long in the memory - the magic of 5 world class bluegrass musicians up close in the historic confines of the Square Tower was a site to behold. The show sold out very very quickly, and the audience were literally blown away by this amazing band. Here are a few comments from from our audience that night….

“Just home from seeing Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers at the Square Tower, Old Portsmouth. Two words, absolutely stunning! If you ever get the chance to see them, take it, don't hesitate, just do it, they're some of the finest musicians and nicest people you'll ever have the pleasure of meeting. Huge thanks to Ken Brown & his Square Roots Promotions team for putting them on. Bluegrass really doesn't get much better than these guys!” (David Rozzell)

“I've never heard or seen a more enthusiastic audience and the atmosphere was fantastic , thanks for another great night!” (Viv Chatfield)

And once again, three years on from that magical evening, Joe Mullins and The Radio Ramblers will be coming back to Portsmouth to play 2 dates at the Square Tower, and these will be the bands ONLY shows in England!! Tickets will fly out for these 2 shows - if you didn’t come along to that amazing night in 2016, then check one of the videos below and see and hear for yourself!

“What an honour for Square Roots - for a band of this calibre to come and play their only English dates with us is just mind blowing! (Ken Brown, Square Roots Promotions)

One of the busiest bands in bluegrass, Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers (JMRR) deliver first class entertainment, whether on stage or in the studio. For over a decade, JMRR have consistently delivered chart-topping and crowd-pleasing music, as evidenced by multiple International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) awards and Grand Ole Opry appearances on their resume.

“These guys are among the elite in the business keeping the fires lit for the original bluegrass sound.” (Craig Havinghurst, Music City Roots)

Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers are: Joe Mullins (banjo / vocals), Duane Sparks (guitar / vocals), Jason Barrie (mandolin / vocals), Randy Barnes (stand up bass / vocals) and Jason Barrie (fiddle / vocals).

JMRR debuted on the historic Grand Ole Opry July 2013 with regular guest appearances since
IBMA's Song of the Year - "If I'd Have Wrote That Song" (2018)
IBMA's Gospel Recorded Performance (2016 & 2017)
IBMA's Broadcaster of the Year - Joe Mullins (2016)
IBMA's Emerging Artists of the Year (2012)
Joe Mullins has earned 6 IBMA Awards and 4 SPBGMA Awards
THREE albums on Billboard's Top Selling Albums Chart - The Story We Tell, Sacred Memories, and Another Day From Life
"All Dressed Up" reached #1 on Bluegrass Today's Top 20 Songs Chart (June 2016)
Joe Mullins is host of Front Porch Fellowship, a syndicated radio show that broadcasts weekly on over 200 radio stations
JMRR represented Bluegrass Music at the National Folk Festival (2015)
Featured Performers of Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman in Nashville, TN (2011 & 2012)

“Truly world class entertainment on our doorstep. Fabulous harmonies, great musicians and a crowd really up for it got their just rewards. So much thanks to Ken and his team, what a stupendous night!” (Bob Chaffey)

“Musically, he is one of the top bluegrass acts in the business along with his band the Radio Ramblers” (Billboard)

You Tube Videos

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H-N7IVoT3o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prlQx2-6rJY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouUSPiVxILc

Square Roots Promotions & TWR Presents

MARTIN HARLEY

"I’m ready to make a bigger noise… Muddy Waters invented electricity right?”

Fresh from his stunning solo support slot at the Wedge with Seth Lakeman, multiple award-winning guitarist Martin Harley brings his full band show to Portsmouth.

Thursday 17th October 2019

The Wedgewood Rooms,
147b Albert Road,
Southsea,
Portsmouth,
Hants, PO4 0JW.

Tickets £17.50 (advance). £20 (door).

Doors Open 7.30pm.

Secure online ticket sales: www.wedgewood-rooms.co.uk

Alternatively, physical tickets can be purchased at the Wedgwood Rooms Box Office: OPENING TIMES - Thursday & Friday from 3.30pm until 7.00pm (10.00pm on a show day), 12noon - 6.00pm on Saturdays and when the doors open for a Wedge event. Telephone calls and orders are taken from 12noon - 4.00pm Monday to Friday and 12noon - 6.00pm on Saturdays. Box Office: 02392 863911

In 2019 British guitarist and songwriter Martin Harley is making a change. Having created a deep impression on the acoustic blues roots and Americana scene with his last two Nashville recorded albums, his highly anticipated new record finds a new and exciting sound. An Intimate and gritty analogue album, recorded in a remote chapel deep in the wilds of Pembrokeshire. Taking country blues riffs to the electric bottleneck slide guitar, served with sweet vocal harmonies and the driving rhythms of co-producer and drummer Harry Harding (Yola Carter / William the Conqueror).

“Spellbinding!” (The Guardian)

Through his road worn song writing style this record explores hopes and fears for fast changing times, offering gospel like comfort and consolation. The song 'Roll with the Punches' implores the listener not to get dragged down when challenges seem unsurmountable. ‘Coming Home' asks questions beyond the end of life and explores freedom from worldly desires.

“Quite simply a great live act” – Time Out London

If success can be measured by growing global demand to attend Martin’s dynamic live performances, then perhaps his touring schedule is proof of that. He recently played to a full house at the Union Chapel in Islington, London and has appeared at Edmonton, Vancouver, Canmore and Calgary Folk Festivals in Canada, Glastonbury Festival, Bestival and Beautiful Days in the UK, numerous European and US tours and events including the Americana Music Association UK’s AmericanaFest in London, The Bluebird in Nashville and Tønder in Denmark.

“Harley offers the listener a masterclass in taste, style, and roots blues!”

In 2018 Martin Harley was ranked #16 in the world’s greatest acoustic guitarist poll in Total Guitar Magazine and he was nominated as Instrumentalist of the Year at the Americana Music Association UK Awards.

“Phenomenal…..crackles with a rare electricity!”

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