GROUCHO UNPLUGGED
Barns Courtney
Entry Requirements: 18+
GROUCHO UNPLUGGED IN ASSOCIATION WITH ASCAP, YOUTH MUSIC AND SINE DIGITAL
We present intimate songwriter showcases, amalgamating some of best talent that the music industry has to offer, with the latest up and coming artists.
Previous performers include Ed Harcourt, Chris Difford, Turin Brakes, Teddy Thompson, James Walsh (Starsailor), The Magic Numbers, Dan Croll, Mark Morriss (The Bluetones), Kathryn Williams, Goldheart Assembly, Tom Speight and many more.
We're back to kick off 2018 with an amazing line up at the Groucho Club.
BARNS COURTNEY
Top of Rolling Stones Magazine's "10 New Artists You Need to Know", Barns Courtney's music has been described as stomping, swaggering acoustic rock & roll.
His song Fire was a UK & US crossover radio hit and has featured on TV Shows such as Lucifer, Suits, Top Gear, Teen Wolf, as well as on adverts for Bose and Volkswagen. It was also chosen for the Bradley Cooper film 'Burnt'. As a result, Barns recently won Music Week's Sync Artist of the Year, having had more placements on film and TV than any other UK artist.
Following on from amazing support slots with acts like Ed Sheeran, The Who and Blur, Barns Courtney has also found time to write a song with the Carl Barat from the Libertines, appear on the Conan O'Brien Show in the US and perform at SXSW.
2018 is going to be a huge year for Barns Courtney!
CARMODY
London-based songwriter Carmody weaves her candid lyrics of love and heartbreak into sparse electronic-soul earworms. With over 28 million streams and three sold-out London headline shows to date, Carmody was named in Notion's 'Next Up: 15 Artists for 2018' and is touring the UK & Europe in April and May.
FIONA BEVAN
Fiona Bevan is a Canadian-British songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist from Suffolk, UK with a sweet, fiery voice and a soulful folk-pop sound. She wrote the award-winning number one hit song 'Little Things' with Ed Sheeran for One Direction, and she has toured in the UK and Europe with Ed Sheeran, Nick Mulvey, Ingrid Michaelson, Gwyneth Herbert and Adam Ant, and in Canada with Hawksley Workman.
Fiona has been writing hit songs for other artists including Lewis Capaldi, Tom Walker, Lights, Hey Violet, 5 Seconds Of Summer and Mika. She is now writing new material for her own project.
OPHELIA
Chosen as one of God Is In The TV’s ‘Sound of 2018’ artists, Ophelia is the collaborative project of Sheffield-bred troubadour Samuel Taylor and British-American actress Rebecca Van Cleave. After touring extensively across the UK and Europe with artists such as Nerina Pallot and Michael Malarkey, they released their debut album ‘Blackbox Memories’ in January 2018.
Their sound has been described as “dazzling,” “infectious,” “reminiscent of the days of Buckingham and Nicks” and “...like some long lost collaboration between Nick Cave and Feist.” Their tracks are currently receiving tremendous support from BBC Introducing.