Music Live COLCHESTER - Artists

This will be a showcase for Colchester, Essex's community of fantastic artists, and the artists who come to visit our little town


It's a work in progress, so please bear with us as we build something special. As ever, please get in touch to contribute.

Martin Simpson

Undoubtedly one of the hardest-touring musicians on the UK folk/roots circuit

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Beth White

UK-based songwriter, vocalist and guitarist with Beth White & The Colourtones

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Loula Yorke

UK-based composer, sound artist and modular synthesist

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Boxted Methodist Silver Band

Traditional brass band based in Boxted, Colchester

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The Ska'd

Town crashers

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Heather Small

The voice of M People

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ZZ TOPPD

The UK’s No.1 tribute to ZZ Top

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Just Radiohead

The UK's leading Radiohead tribute band

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Electric Ladyland

The perfect function band playing a great mix of indie, pop, disco and R&B classics

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Seventh Fear

The new sound of British Heavy Metal

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Blue Rose Code

The musical project of Ross Wilson, an Edinburgh-born singer-songwriter

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Ruby Robinson

The jazz diva of our era

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The Souls

Swiss alternative rock band

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Millie Kirkpatrick

Suffolk born singer/songwriter creating pop acoustic tracks

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Oompah Dee Doo Band

Successful Bavarian-style oompah band

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Lady Maisery

Stories of sisterhood, human struggle, the joy of living and the vitality of song

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Mezzotint

Stories and songs for humans of all description

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David Woodcock & The Fixtures

Songs steeped in the classic British song-writing tradition

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Styrofoam Winos

Song voltron from Nashville, TN

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Melt-Banana

Some people say their music is like a roller coaster in an amusement park...

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The Brothers Gillespie

Soaring sibling harmony, inspired guitar playing and a rich array of acoustic instruments

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Red Nettle

Slinging riffs out of Essex for mad time

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Annie Maguire

Singer/songwriter

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Nadia Reid

Singer-songwriter and guitarist from Port Chalmers, New Zealand

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Rick Parfitt Junior

Singer and former racing driver

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The Wedding Present

Shimmering, high-speed guitars and honest, conversational lyrics

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Eloise Carter

Sharing my music journey with everyone who's interested. Singer and instrumentalist

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Au Pairs

Seminal British post-punk band from Birmingham

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The Motley Crew

Sea shanty crew with unique harmonies, wide repertoire and more than a little humour

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Mogwai

Scottish rock band formed in 1995 in Glasgow

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AOB

Rock, pop and indie covers band based in Essex

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Florence Black

Rock trio from The Valleys

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Hedgehog

Rock covers band

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Attila the Stockbroker

Punk poet, dub ranter, singer-songwriter, early music punk pioneer, writer and social commentator

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Katie Spencer

Progressive folk artist from East Yorkshire known for intricate fingerstyle guitar and dreamlike vocals

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C Joynes

Ploughing a singular furrow through solo guitar

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Belle Chen

Pianist, composer, musical chameleon

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The ABBA Sisters

Performing all the classic hits from ABBA

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Carl Larusso

Passion, groove, and grit

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Rekovered

Party covers band that has been together for over 15 years

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Osmium Guillotine

Osmium Guillotine are a traditional heavy metal band from Essex

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Clive Carroll

One of the world’s premier acoustic guitar players

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The Magic Numbers

One of the nation’s best-loved bands

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Paul Carrack

One of the most revered voices in music

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Eliza Carthy

One of the most recognisable faces of the English folk revival

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Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys

One of the most exciting bands to have entered the UK folk scene in the past twenty years

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Steve Tilston

One of our most celebrated songsmiths

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