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Sunjay
You could be forgiven for thinking at first listen that Sunjay is older than his 26 years. With a relaxed and confident manner, vocal style and mastery of his instrument he walks onto a stage and addresses the audience as though he is sitting down to play music with a group of close friends; a completely natural approach for a young man who picked up the guitar when he was just 4 years old and hasn't put it down since.

Sunjay's style has that natural drift between folk and blues and both camps have recognised his obvious flair. There have been a clutch of award nominations, including winning the Wath Festival Young Performers Award. He also made the final selection for the BBC's Young Folk Award in 2012, had three nominations at the Exposure Music Awards 2014 and was also recognised by the 2014 British Blues Awards.

Drawing from a rich, musical and cultural background it is hardly surprising that Sunjay has quickly become recognised as one of the UK's rising stars. His performances have been described as mature and confident, while his guitar playing has been hailed as superb, brilliant, experienced, intricate & faultless. Sunjay clocked over a hundred tour dates in 2013 supporting the likes of Steeleye Span, Martin Simpson, Passenger, and Terry Reid.

"Sunjay is very much the man of the moment. Not so much the flavour of the month as the
flavour of the year." Living Tradition

Steve Turner
Steve Turner is known as a pioneer of highly sophisticated English concertina song accompaniments, stretching the boundaries of traditional forms, with one of the best voices in the business. He is a multi-instrumentalist, who also accompanies himself on the cittern, and also plays mandolin and banjo.

Steve began his career on the Manchester, UK folk scene at the end of the '60s, with the Geordie band Canny Fettle, touring with them for eight years and making two albums with them.

In 1979 he won the UK Melody Maker's national Stars of the 80s competition, which persuaded him to turn professional, and for the next 12 years he toured solo, nationally and internationally, releasing four albums with Fellside Records during this period (Out Stack, Jigging One Now, Eclogue and Braiding).

After 13 years away from the folk scene he made a welcome return in 2004 performing in folk clubs and festivals, and in 2008 producing his 5th album, the highly acclaimed Whirligig of Time which featured UK luminaries Martin Carthy, Nancy Kerr and Miranda Sykes.

Since then he has released further albums, Rim of the Wheel and Spirit of the Game, and his latest much anticipated 8th album Late Cut, featuring Eliza Carthy, Martin Simpson and Sam Carter, was released in January 2019.

He has also been interviewed in leading articles in the UK folk magazines fRoots and Living Tradition.
In the F/Roots August/September 2014 edition Nancy Kerr in her Rocket Launcher interview when asked what was the best gig you ever saw? answered Steve Turner

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Well Hill,

Finstock,

Chipping Norton,

Oxfordshire,

England,

OX7 3BU.