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.

Eliza Carthy

One of the most recognisable faces of the English folk revival

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Kavus Torabi

One of Britain's most inventive songwriters over numerous bands and projects

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Kill Bosco

On a journey to bring RNR back and having the best time doing it

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Samantics

Next gen one man band - all about the words

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The Jentones

Musical duo Jennie Suzanne Venus and Tony Woodley are singer/songwriters and multi instrumentalists

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Lee Ashcroft

Moody beats and theremin for a post-lockdown hellscape

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Kaine

Metal band featuring Rage Sadler, Liam Etheridge, Toby Woods, and Isaac Healy

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Tom McRae

Mercury Prize, Brit & Q Award nominee. Feeder of robins, writer of songs

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Benji Kirkpatrick

Member of Bellowhead, Faustus and Seth Lakeman band

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The Four Kicks

Highly rated pop covers band and one of the most authentic tributes to Kings of Leon

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The Kopy Katz

High-octane, wild UK rockabilly band that play originals and cover songs

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The Tiger Lillies

Godfathers of dark cabaret. Olivier winning Grammy nominated trio formed by Martyn Jacques

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Holly Barrett

Freelance musician and saxophone teacher

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The Landed

Four piece rock band

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Reverent Son

Four piece Hard Rock/Metal band from Essex UK

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T42

Four piece energetic cover band available for bars, parties, weddings. Full kit or acoustic, we cater!

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Gaz Brookfield

Folk/punk festival favourite

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Empty Threats

Female-fronted rock and pop covers band in Essex/East London. We play party hits, rock and pop bangers

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Faux Fighters UK

Faux Fighters UK, the UK's finest tribute to the music of the Foo Fighters!

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Celestial Sanctuary

Fast rising UK death metal

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Paul Steven Wood

Essex-based wedding and events vocalist and guitarist

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Dead Man's Hand

Essex-based four-piece rock/pop covers band

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Flying Blind

Essex based band that play all the classic tunes that everybody loves

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This Circus Life

English rock band This Circus Life are a bit like a firework

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Sandy Smith

Energetic, dynamic and full of unbelievable talent

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The Iron Boot Scrapers

Edwardian Rock band performing either own original songs from our two albums, or covers for weddings

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Mermaid Chunky

Danceable, costumed, curiosity rich duo of visual artists

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Cormac Byrne

Critically acclaimed bodhrán player, drummer, percussionist, composer and educator from Waterford, Ireland

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Rob Harbron

Concertina player, sound engineer, composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and member of Leveret

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Big Narstie

British MC, author, rapper, singer, songwriter, comedian and television presenter.

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Jamie Francis

Banjo, guitar, songwirter

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Rob Carey

Award-nominated songwriter

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Dhangsha

Aniruddha Das: minimalism, repetition and fragmentation in sound

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Lowri Evans

Americana/roots singer songwriter whose songs take their musical colours from a broad palette that includes americana, folk, country and blues.

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Jamie Williams & The Roots Collective

Americana, blues, country, rock band

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Black Lounge

Alternative Rock Band from Essex

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The Joe Keeley Band

Alt-country troubadour

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Wait For June

All season folk pop

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The Domestics

Aggressive hardcore punk, socio-political lyrics and catchy, shout-along choruses

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Wooden Maiden

Acoustic trio covering rock, metal, country, pop and whatever else takes their fancy!

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Ben Nicholls

Acclaimed as double bassist, singer, arranger and composer working with British folk traditions and beyond

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Megson

A truly unique brand of folk music

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Bridget

A force of nature grunge powerhouse

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The Churchfitters

A folk band like no other

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David Angus

A bona fide troubadour, hailing from the bonny lands of Aberdeen, Scotland

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Jack The Lad

4 piece band playing their own BRITISH CLASSICS and Aving it LARGE!!!

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Hayley Betty

"That girl that plays that guitar" - Hayley

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