The first thing that hits you is the voice. Alex Lipinski’s caressing sympathy & full-throated resentment has grabbed unwary listeners from the West Country to Krakow, Berlin and New York, since he first left Somerset to become a crucial habitué of Soho’s legendary, lost 12-Bar Club.

British born singer-songwriter and musician Matt Owens first came to prominence as a founder member of million-selling indie-folk band Noah and the Whale and frontman of Rock’n’Roll band Little Mammoths. January 2019 will see the release of Matt’s debut solo album Whiskey and Orchids, produced by Nigel Stonier (Joan Baez/ Waterboys) and features Michael Blair (Tom Waits), Thea Gilmore and Robert Vincent.