Showcase Session – Breeze – Autumn 20

The Fatea Showcase Sessions are designed to provide greater exposure to artists that have impressed the Fatea team. Some are already signed, others are carving a solo trail, releasing songs on their own labels, all are dedicated to their music.

Fatea Showcase Sessions are exclusively available for a three month period after which they will never be available again. The Fatea Showcase Sessions are zip files containing high quality, 256kbs, drm free, mp3s.

“Whilst the songs on The Fatea Showcase Sessions come to you, the listener at no charge, they are not free. The writers/performers have put money, time and effort into creating the songs on this compilation for your enjoyment. We hope that you take the time to visit the websites of the artists included here and consider purchasing their music. Fatea hopes that this compilation gives you a taste for folk and roots orientated music and that you will seek out the works of the artists included in this compilation and in the wider music community.”

“Breeze” is dedicated to all acts from solo artists, through duos to bands. Each act has their own style and we hope you’ll appreciate each of their efforts. The Fatea Showcase Sessions are designed so not all of the acts come from the same genre. “Breeze” is available from August 1st to October 31st.

Please encourage your friends to collect their free copy of “Breeze”. If you could put a link to The Fatea Showcase Sessions on your website or Facebook etc, that would be fantastic. We want as many people as possible to hear each session. If you do pass on a copy to your friends, please pass on the full folder with sleeve pack.

Breeze – Artists

Virginia Kettle – The Butter Song
Vocal lead with Merry Hell, Virginia Kettle is a well respected singer-songwriter in her own right, with a trio of albums under her belt including the recently released and acclaimed, “No Place Like Tomorrow”.
www.vkandthedreamkeepers.com

In The Forest – On The Run
In the Forest are an indie-folk band from Hertfordshire, featuring two sisters and two couples. The four musicians escaped to Devon for a break from reality. Sat in a cosy cottage one evening, they wrote their first song “On The Run” which features on their recent debut EP.
bandintheforest.com

Gozer Goodspeed – King Point Marina
A self-proclaimed “perennial outsider and underdog” and described as “a singular voice on the scene” (Belwoodmusic.com), Gozer Goodspeed is a songwriting force to be reckoned with. Blending folk, indie and blues, Gozer is very much carving his own niche.
www.gozergoodspeed.co.uk

Hannah White & The Nordic Connection – Like We’ve Always Done
The unique collaboration between British singer-songwriter Hannah White and Norwegian A-listers the Nordic Connections have created a sound that’s both current and deeply rooted in ’70s Americana. It’s as live, spontaneous and heartfelt as roots music gets.
www.hannahwhitemusic.com

The Outlaw Orchestra – Chicken Fried Snake
The Outlaw Orchestra – this 4-piece from Southampton are bred from twin loves of rock and roll and irreverence. They’re an ‘Orchestra’ because they’re very fine musicians and they’re ‘Outlaw’ because they exude that Saturday night hell-raising, foot-stamping escapism that you look for in live music entertainment. And entertainers they are.
www.theoutlaworchestra.com

Johnny Campbell – The Dalesman’s Litany
On a solo path from late 2013, Johnny has released three records and has earned a formidable reputation on the British Folk and European underground scenes. Writing self-penned material and delving deep into Northern English folk song, Campbell’s material and performance is authentically English.
www.johnnycampbell.co.uk

Alongshore – The Prawnman’s Yarns/Flash Girls And Airy
Alongshore, the duo, are traditional folk singer Vic Baines (Aka Pendlecheek) and poet Ledger De La Bald (Aka Boathouse Bald). Their shared love of storytelling through folk song and poetry is reflected in their debut album, “Diamonds, Rubies And Emeralds”.
www.alongshore.weeblysite.com

Basia Bartz – A Girl At Dusk
After years of intense recording and gigging schedules, Basia embarks on a new, independent path with her own solo project. Her first single ‘A Girl At Dusk’ (translated as ‘Zachodzze Sloneczko’ in Polish) was recorded with renowned folk musician and producer Ben Walker in Brighton and released in June 2020.
www.basiabartz.com

Ben Reel – Tough People
‘The Nashville Calling’ is the title of the 9th studio album by Irish artist Ben Reel. Since his debut album ‘This Is the Movie’ back in 1999, Ben has reinvented himself from album to album, influenced by different styles of music over the years.
www.benreel.com

Matthew Frederick – Hay-On-Wye
With numerous television, radio and festival appearances under his belt, alongside live shows in UK, Europe and USA, South Wales singer-songwriter and Climbing Trees frontman Matthew Frederick released his debut solo studio album ‘Fragments’ in April 2020 via Staylittle Music.
www.matthewfrederick.co.uk

Chalk Horse Music – Hegemony
Welcome to Chalk Horse Music. Taking our name from the hill figure at Litlington, we write songs inspired by the folklore, landscape and legend of Sussex. These are combined with our own arrangements of traditional songs with a Sussex history.
www.chalkhorsemusic.com

Cormac Byrne – Arising: Part 4 (Stone Soup)
Cormac Byrne is a multi award-winning bodhrán player, drummer, percussionist and composer from Waterford, Ireland. He has toured extensively with countless bands and artists from many different genres. This track is in collaboration with fiddle player Adam Summerhayes.
www.cormacbyrne.com

Anna Renae – Alaska
Anna Renae is a British/American singer-songwriter giving life a musical narrative. Channelling primarily pop and folk influences, her music tells stories of life’s complexities from the heart of an old soul with a wide-eyed imagination.
www.annarenaemusic.com

Thursday’s Band – Granny Mean
One of the UK’s most intriguing acoustic bands – a unique combination of fiddle, viola and guitars bringing to life intelligent original songwriting. Their repertoire has been described as spine-tingling, spellbinding, and ‘the most beautiful music I’ve heard in years’.
www.thursdaysband.co.uk

VILMA – Kall
VILMA 21 years old, from Boras in Sweden, plays proprietary songs with personal lyrics and a warm acoustic sound. In October she released her first EP written over several years as a diary through life and her songs spin between warm feelings and cold insights.
www.facebook.com/VILMAsingersongwriter/

The Haar – Craigie Hills
The Haar introduces the fresh talent of traditional Irish singer, Molly Donnery, combined with three of the most exciting instrumentalists on the folk and traditional music circuit: percussionist Cormac Byrne; fiddle player Adam Summerhayes; and accordionist Murray Grainger.
www.thehaar.ie

“Breeze” is dedicated to all acts from solo artists, through duos to bands. Each act has their own style and we hope you’ll appreciate each of their efforts. The Fatea Showcase Sessions are designed so not all of the acts come from the same genre. “Breeze” is available from August 1st to October 31st.

Please encourage your friends to collect their free copy of “Breeze”. If you could put a link to The Fatea Showcase Sessions on your website or Facebook etc, that would be fantastic. We want as many people as possible to hear each session. If you do pass on a copy to your friends, please pass on the full folder with sleeve pack.