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Past Schtumm.... Acts from Across the World

Schtumm.... Presents: The Rail Abandon
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Schtumm.... Presents: The Rail Abandon

Isaac Birituro & The Rail Abandon https://therailabandon.bandcamp.com/ The Rail Abandon is the musical (dis)guise of Sonny Johns, Grammy, MOBO and Mercury nominated producer, engineer, musician. Grounded in the 1960s folk revival of John Martyn, Nick Drake and Fairport Convention, The Rail Abandon’s “Afrolktronica” incorporates influences of electronic music as well as the sound of West Africa – inspired by the musicians Sonny has worked with, including Ali Farke Toure, Fatoumata Diawara, Orchestra Baobab and Tony Allen. In 2016 Sonny went to Ghana and met master xylophone player Isaac Birituro. After an instant music connection, they spent 3 days in a church making the basis of the album Kalba. Sonny then called upon musician friends, such as Polar Bear’s Seb Rochford, Leafcutter John and Mark Lockheart as well as Laura Jurd, Elliot Galvin and Samantha Whates, to produce “one of the most exciting things I've worked on in the 20 years of the label,” – Dom Servini, Wah Wah 45s. The album is a collaboration between Ghanaian and UK songwriters, recorded by 28 musicians from around the world, a mixture of traditional Ghanaian xylophone music, British folk, Afrobeat, Highlife, electronica and a whole load more. Incorporating new members, Trombonist Raph Clarkson (www.raphclarkson.com) horn arranger on the album, and drummer Yuval Wetzler (www.yuvalwetzler.com), vocalist Yolanda Eyama and master balaphone player Moussa Dembele, The Rail Abandon will be touring the music from Kalba as a five-piece (Vocals/Percussion, Xylophone, Guitar/Samplers, Trombone/Keys, Drums/Drum Machines) recreating the sound of 28 musicians through their technical and musical wizardry. October 2019 www.schtumm.co.uk
Schtumm....Xtra Presents: Lady Nade
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Schtumm....Xtra Presents: Lady Nade

Lady Nade celebrates her new album ‘Safe Place’ with cards dealt from the decks of soul, jazz blues, roots and folk-pop, this Bristolian Singer-Songwriter fills your heart with words and melodies likened to a rich fusion of musical greats, bearing velvet tones of Joan Armarading and Nina Simone adding a heady, folk-jazz splash of John Martyn thrown in. Her performances are like a reunion. Share a room with her, and she'll give you her story. All of it. The joys and sorrows. You will love her for it, and she will love you back. www.schtumm.co.uk November 2019
Schtumm.... Presents: Matt Owens
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Schtumm.... Presents: Matt Owens

Matt Owens from Noah & the Whale https://www.mattowensmusic.com British born singer-songwriter and musician Matt Owens first came to prominence as a founder member of indie-folk band Noah and the Whale. Releasing four albums, Noah and the Whale achieved huge success in the UK and overseas, selling over one million albums in the UK alone. 2019 saw the release of Matt’s debut solo album. It is an album that oozes Americana with its campfire storytelling told mainly on acoustic guitar and piano, reflecting the songwriting skills of some of Matt’s favourite artists Ryan Adams, Jason Isbell and Warren Zevon.
Schtumm.... Presents: Julia Othmer
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Schtumm.... Presents: Julia Othmer

JULIA OTHMER https://juliaothmer.com "Perhaps the best way to explain Julia would be if Norah Jones, Tom Waits, Billie Holiday, and Lyle Lovett had a musical orgy and let you watch behind a curtain of burning lace and a whiskey waterfall. I'll bring the unfiltered cigarettes, you bring your soul." - Out of Print Magazine Julia Othmer is a "captivating" piano-playing singer/songwriter known for her energetic live performances. Her new album "SOUND" - a collaboration with UK-based producer/composer James T Lundie will be released in April of 2019. “SOUND sounds so good” writes Elmore Magazine, it has “stunningly sophisticated and dramatic architecture” and is “spellbinding and visceral.”
Schtumm.... Presents: Liam O’Maonlai
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Schtumm.... Presents: Liam O’Maonlai

Liam O’Maonlai from Hot House Flowers https://www.liamomaonlai.ie/ Liam Ó Maonlaí is one of the most talented, charismatic and soulful performers of Irish traditional music today. But his musical prowess goes beyond his own cultural roots as he blends an eclectic mix of folk, blues, gospel, soul, rock, and more with his amazing vocals and an array of instrumental mastery from piano to flute, harmonica to bodhran. Since first bursting onto the scene in the 1980’s with his band Hothouse Flowers, Liam has captured the attention of audiences, critics and musicians alike. As a solo performer Liam continues to wow audiences worldwide reinventing himself with each performance.
Schtumm.... Presents: Duotone
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Schtumm.... Presents: Duotone

DUOTONE https://www.duotonemusic.com/ Like an alchemist, Duotone weaves a plethora of instruments of an epic orchestral power - including his pioneering and unconventional cello playing - with a masterful use of a looper for his gentle vocals, which wraps each song in a blanket of intimacy. Barney Morse - Brown has been mesmerising audiences around the UK and further afield since releasing his first album in 2009 including standout performances at Union Chapel,Birmingham Town Hall and End of the Road Festival. In addition to his solo work as Duotone, Barney has performed and recorded with high profile musicians including Syrian Qanun player Maya Youssef, folk illuminati Jackie Oates, Eliza Carthy, Chris Wood and multi-platinum award-winning artist Birdy, with whom he toured all over the world.
Schtumm....Presents Amadou Diagne & Suntu Suso
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Schtumm....Presents Amadou Diagne & Suntu Suso

The legendary Senegalese musician Amadou Diagne takes to the Schtumm… stage for our Pre-WOMAD Festival Gig. He brings with him a wealth of talent and in true WOMAD tradition, will be mixing cultures and genres. He has prepared a lovely programme of music for you and it’s a perfect way to see in the summer holiday season. Come and enjoy the gardens and the performance pavillion at the Queens Head, have a glass of wine, a GnT or your favourite pint whilst watching a fabulous artist with a brilliant band. Amadou Diagne is a musician who has the traditions of West Africa at his fingertips. Singer, songwriter, percussionist, Kora and guitar player, Amadou is a multi instrumentalist who comes from a long family line of traditional Griot Musicians and praise singers from the area around Dakar, Senegal. Amadou is a former member of L’Orchestra National du Senegal with whom he regularly performed as a percussionist in concert and on television for some of the top west African music stars. Since Moving to the UK Amadou has been writing and performing his own material developing a unique style that draws heavily on his West African heritage and skills as a percussionist whilst being inspired by his encounters with music and performers from a wide variety of backgrounds. African blues guitar, dynamic world class percussion, to gentle lilting Kora, Amadou makes music that takes you on an exciting journey from the UK across the sahara to Senegal, forging a growing reputation as an exciting live artist, both solo and with his band Group Yakar. “Honey-smoked vocals …Plaintive, acoustic and brimming with an unhurried assurance.” Jamie Renton, fROOTS Magazine www.amadoudiagne.com
Schtumm.... Presents Azhaar Global Wave
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Schtumm.... Presents Azhaar Global Wave

Schtumm.... Presents New Music www.schtumm.co.uk www.thequeensheadbox.co.uk Azhaar Saffar is an Iraqi Welsh violinist / singer-songwriter. She studied classical music at the prestigious R.N.C.M, but preferred listening to Miles and Stefan Grapelli. She made her reputation fronting internationally acclaimed Brazilian jazz group Sirius B who sold most of their albums in Japan! Her musical life has been varied and colourful. She has played for Egyptian princes and with Nicaraguan street bands. She has jammed with the minister for culture in Costa Rica, taught violin in remote fishing villages, and performed with the Bribri tribe! But she retains strong credentials with appearances at the Montreux Jazz Festival, London’s 606 club where she launched her previous album, regular appearances at Camden’s Jazz café and now Pizza Express Soho! She has worked with some great British Jazz musicians Jason Rebello, Iain Ballamy, flautist Gareth Lockrane, who guests on the new album and DJ/’congeiro’ Snowboy who produced the title track. The new album ‘Original Love’ is having a phenomenal reaction, and already receiving major radio play in the UK and worldwide! Azhaar’s compositions are very much inspired by her travels. Born in North Wales, she has lived in 4 different continents, and more recently emerged from the jungles and oceans of Latin America with the songs for her new album! Not surprisingly this nomadic, unorthodox, multi-faceted, artist has called her new project Global Wave. She is joined by a world class international line-up on this new journey Global Wave’s music re-maps the straight lines of our boundaries and perceptions in a vibrant, irreverent fusion of world rhythms, funk and jazz enhanced by Azhaar’s glorious jazz violin! We are taken on a musical voyage with lyrics, written on the ‘songlines’” Throw in some ‘pura vida’ and you have ‘Original Love’ (Album release date May 4th distributed by Soul street Records) Website: www.azhaarsaffar.com Twitter: @AzhaarSaffar https://www.twitter.com/AzhaarSaffar Facebook: @Azhaar.Music/ https://www.facebook.com/Azhaar.Music/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/azhaar7062/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/72tWI89zCfr0NZQxDnVhmY https://azhaarandglobalwave.bandcamp.com/
Sannie Fox April Schtumm 2019
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Sannie Fox April Schtumm 2019

Schtumm.... www.schtumm.co.uk www.thequeensheadbox.co.uk SANNIE FOX - www.sanniefox.com Sannie Fox sways across an evolving sonic tapestry of desert blues, soul and psychedelic rock sounds. The voracious singer and nimble guitarist has released three albums; the first with her band, machineri and another two solo albums to follow entitled Serpente Masjien (SAMA Nominated) and My Soul Got Stranger. Fox formed the twanging blues-rock 3-piece machineri and released a self-titled album in 2010 featuring the songs “Big Bad Machine” & “The Searchers” with all album art-work created by Storm Thorgerson (Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd). Fox growing up with roots between Cape Town and London has played in South Africa, UK, Asia, Scandinavia & Europe. She is currently based in London. ‘…Be sure to let your ears witness the mythically marvellous blues riffs and stirring vocals that fill her songs to the brim with soul…If you dig 70’s rock or powerful, soulful voices, then this is the rock goddess for you…’- Sferikul (USA) ‘...each track stands out with singular purpose like the gadgets on a Swiss Army knife...’- Texx and the City (SA) on Serpente Masjien ‘My Soul Got Stranger continues the electrifying journey through desert blues, soul and psychedelic rock that has seen Fox become one of the most important South African artists of the past decade.’ - Diane Coetzer’

Schtumm.... Timeline

We've had a wonderful selection of artists over the years. Below is all the Schtumm.... Presents artists who graced the stage for the first time. Many returned for Schtumm....Xtras in future years too!!

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2011

February: Skip Little Axe McDonald        Nicole Fermie

March: Avon Delta Blues Project

May: Low Flames     Katey Brookes

June: JuJu

July: Ali George   The Southpaw Quartet

August: Tina Houdini + Colleen Hixenbaugh

September: Asere

October: Jake Morely

November: Beth Porter & The Availables        Recode
December: The First Christmas Jamboree

 

2012

January: Beth Porter & The Availables  

February: The People String Foundation     Port Erin

March: WhatFlag    Gareth Hale

April: The Flamenco Thief     Alice Offley

May:  Largo Embargo      Dr Elephonte

June:  Stevie Jo Dooley     Dexter Selboy

July: East Africa United (Ayub, Geoffry Oryema)

September:  Jennifer Crook Trio      Andrew Cresswell Davis Trio     Kindred

October: Reg Mueross    TJ Norton

November: Shelley Orphan   Adam Rose

December: The Second Christmas Jamboree

 

2013

January: Tula Tula Piknik Orkestra

February: Peyote      UKO    (Russell Swallow)

March: Chris Pattermore      The Cadbury Sisters

April: Suzy Condrad   Hip Route

May:  State of Emergency + Katey Brooks

June: Dub Collosus  Suzy Condrad

July: Joseph Arthur   The Letters    Kyle   Waitress for the Bees

August: Steve Marshall    Molly Ross   TurnPike Glow

September: Jake Morely    Shelley Orphan

October: The Uke Junkies    DubSouls       SoHam

November:  Flamenco Thief     N’faly Kouyate     Absentees

December: The Third Christmas Jamboree

December Xtra: Kevin Brown Trio

 

2014

January: The Layers     Carrianne Hayden

February: GoldRay    Joseph Chowles

March:  Secret from Richard     Phoenix Club

May: Swallow & The Wolf    Plain Portrait

June: Amadou Diagne Group Yakar    Loren Ray

July: Dub Collosus (Womad Warm Up)

August: Jama (Cuban Band) Marshall Patten Whitefield

September: Adam Masterson     Papam Faya (The PFP) (Geoffrey Oryema's Son)

October: Jennifer Crook  (Carnforth Station Night)

November: Nuala Honan    Soul Club Vienna

December: The Fourth Christmas Jamboree

 

 

2015
January: The People String Foundation     Barney Morse Brown ( Duotone)

February: INU    Xogara

March: Boat to Row      Dexter Selboy and The Shonky Trio

April:  Amadou

May:  Beth Porter & The Availables    Carmina

June: Caravaggio    Francesco Piu    Xianne

June Xtra: Pippa Marland

July:  Skip Mcdonald  Charlie Williams

August:  Flowerpot    The Drystones

August Xtra: Geoffrey Oryema

September: Pete Williams Band (Dexy’s Midnight Runners)   Polar Front

October: Judy Dyble & The Band of Perfect Strangers ( Fairport Convention) Rasha Nahas

November: PerKelt    The Little Unsaid     Brent Jones

November Xtra: David Celia    Marla

December: The Fifth Christmas Jamboree

December Xtra: Teresa Mascinia

 

2016

January: Soberson   Amie K

March: Ali George  Ruby Brown     The Journey Man

April

Night 1: Avon Delta Blues Band   & Gareth Hale

Night 2: Avon Delta Blues Band   & Gold Ray

May:  Keegan Macinroe      Azhaar Saffar Global Wave

June: Walter Kellerman & Friends     Nkomba    Phil King

July:  After Aura     The Little Unsaid

August: Joni Fuller     Emily Maguire

September:  Captain of the Lost Waves     Russell Swallow

October: Jet Luckhurst     WhatFlag

December:  The Sixth Christmas Jamboree

December Xtra: Shack Dusters

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2017

January:   My Style     The Black Feathers

February:  The Epstein     Temple Cartel

March: Arcadia Roots    Saskia Maxwell

April: The LM Project     Littlemen

May:  Kat & Co    Duotone

May Xtra:    Denny Bonnet    Edward Rogers

June:  Nkomba   Rik Van Der Bosch

June Xtra:   Rasha Nahas   Glastonbury Warm Up

July: Thieves of Time     

August: Circe’s Diner    The Duckworths

August Xtra: N’faly Kouyate
September: DLM   Dilshad Khan

October: Jennifer Crook Trio   Tom Forbes

November Xtra: Michelle Lewis    Meghan Burt

November: Pete Williams Duo   Steve Degutis

December: The Seventh Christmas Jamboree

 

2018

January: BlueDog    Will Lawton Duo

February: Pleasures of the Damned    Platform 1

March:  Dave Onions   Sinnober

April: An Evening with Nasha (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)    Gareth Hale

May: Gypsy fingers    The Blood Choir     After Aura

June Xtra: The LM Project    FORQ

June:  Summer Jamboree & Workshop

July: Haji Mike & The Highgate Rockers    Phil King

August: Ali George & Tom Allen    Adam Masterson

September: Scott Lavene    Jayson Norris

October: Pi Jacobs    Gasoline & Matches

November Xtra: Chartwell Dutiro  Mystic Mbira

November: The Bonfire Radicals    Floatstone

December: The Eight Schtumm Jamboree

 

2019

January: Furlined   Circe’s Diner

February (March 1st) Bartoune   Zackie Chan

March Xtra: Shaun Martin Trio

March: Phil Cooper & The Slight Band     The Highpoints

April Xtra: Vinny Peculiar, Simon Love,  Rogers & Butler

April: Sannie Fox    Silas & Saski  (Ozric Tentacles)

May: Azhaar Global Wave    Marcus Corbett Nitin Gaikwad

SCHTUMM OPEN MIC 3rd SUNDAY OF THE MONTH from this point onwards!

June: Duotone     Julia Othmer

July: Womad Warm Up Secret Act

August Xtra: The People String Foundation

August Xtra: Amie K   &  Becky Lawrence

August: Matt Owens (Noah and the Whale) & Liam O Malonai (The Hothouse Flowers)

September: Emily Breeze & Hip Route

October: Charlie & Jake  + Isaac Birituro and The Rain Abandon

November Schtumm Xtra: Sarah McQuaid

November Schtumm Xtra: Lady Nade + Dexter Selboy and the Shonky Trio

November: Louisa Maria + Cut Throat Francis

December: The Schtumm…. Jamboree

 

2020

January Schtumm Xtra: Will Lawton & The Alchemists

January: Hegemono + She Robot

February: Mesadorm + Jacob & Drinkwater

March Schtumm Xtra: Credo

March Schtumm Xtra: Radio Banska

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Covid Schtumm.... Outdoor Gigs
August: Kevin Brown & The Shackdusters

August: The Lost Trades

September: Septabeat & Boundless Brothers

September: LightGarden

September: Lee Broderick & Bryony Siers

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2021 Spring Summer Covid Sessions

May

Innes Sibun

June

Cindy Stratton
The Flamenco Thief

Matt Owens

July

The Bookshop Band and Red Carousel

Life in Mono + Mohammed Errebbaa

August

The Lost Trades and Lee Broderick

Kevin Brown and Bybrook

September

Will Lawton & The Alchemists + Chalguh Chenghi

Sarah Jane Morris

Al' O Kane and Jennifer Crook with Broken Road Band

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2022

May

Matt Owens and The Delusional Vanity Project & Talk in Code

Jane Allison & Billy in the Lowground

June

The Mighty Rooster & Dremora

July

Natalie Holmes & Sue Harding

Erotic Secrets of Pompeii & Splink

August

Kevin Brown's Shackdusters & 3 Bites of the Cherry

Rivers of England & Calum Ingram

September

Littlemen & Larkhall

October

Chai for All & Radio Banska

November

AQABA & The Band of Pilgrims

December

Katey Brooks

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2023

January 

Sounds of Ursa & Paper Fishes

February

Radio Makers & Headnoise

March

Ivan Campo & Fly Yeti Fly

April

Catfish (Rescheduled to May 2024)

May

Raf and O

June

Scott Mickelson & David Celia with Zuffalo

July

Danielle Nichols & Cindy Stratton

September

Ma Polaine & Lorikeet

October

Tom Veck & The Real Cheesemakers (Music Comedy Night)

November

Sarah McQuaid

December

Jodie Austen

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2024

January

Careful Spider & South West Hotel

February 

DG Solaris & Courting Ghosts

March

The Moonlit Poachers

April

Jinder & Mark Harrison

June

Sebastian and Me & Kotonic

July

Simon Kempston & Jake Puntis

September

Benita Johnson & Jody Prewett

October

Lo Hi Lo + Spanish Castles

November

Iryna Muha + Volodynir Vasylenko

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