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for our mid summer edition of the West Country Sessions we have put together a very special show... Firstly...

MALCOLM MACWATT

Scottish songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Malcolm MacWatt is a unique voice in British Americana with the likes of Gretchen Peters, Laura Cantrell, Jaimee Harris, Eliza Carthy and Kris Drever lending their names and voices to his recent work.

Hailing from Morayshire with the Highlands and North Sea as a constant backdrop, Malcolm MacWatt was raised listening to the folklore and music of Scotland. His love for the outdoors saw him spending much of his life as a keen hillwalker, snowboarder and surfer; learning first hand that the Highlands are beautiful and uplifting but unforgivingly harsh if taken for granted.

Like many other young men from the area he worked on the offshore oil rigs where the power of the North Sea was a constant reminder to remain humble in the face of nature. Later, as a newspaper journalist he reported on local topics including the criminal courts and social issues. As such there?s sensitivity, compassion and humanity in his songwriting with a rugged simplicity and directness in how they are delivered.

MacWatt has been releasing music since late 2018 with four albums and three EPs to date. He mainly performs on the London Folk & Americana circuit both as a solo artist and occasionally with his band The Glass Mountains. He plays guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, dobro and bodhran and is teaching himself to play the whistle.

?I?ve had a lifelong love of American music and culture. At the same time as those US influences were coming through the TV and radio I was also being steeped in Scottish folk tales and traditional music. So I?ve always been fascinated by music with Trans-Atlantic connections.?

As well as his own projects, he is currently co-writing and producing an album with Shannon Hynes as The Broken Bairns.

SHANNON HYNES

Shannon Hynes is an independent, Welsh, songwriter and artist drawing influences from the Country, Americana and Folk genres. Shannon pairs an organic, traditional instrumentation with her deep intricate lyrics, all upheld by the dulcet innocence of her vocal. Receiving comparisons
to modern leaders in the genre such as Kacey Musgraves and Clare Bowen, she has also been likened to legendary musical icons such as Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris.
The unapologetic way in which Shannon conducts herself and her music exemplifies why she has gained such great respect in the UK Country scene and is described as the ?one to watch in 2021?.
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With iTunes #1?s, national and international radio play, recognition in the forms of ?Hits Brits Champion? on Country Hits Radio and a ?UK Country
Music Spotlight Award? nomination, Shannon looks forward hopefully for a return to the live music scene and beginning a new chapter of her musical journey, perhaps stepping away from the ?girl next door? persona we have come to know and introducing a fresh, fiery attitude.
Shannon explores her tainted heart with this next era of music, beginning with the sass fuelled, girl power, dig - ?S T A N D I N G M E U P? released 26th February 2021.

HOSTED BY SARAH YEO

Native Devonian girl Sarah Yeo has been making a impression on the Live music scene for at least two decades performing her way around many venues both large and small in the UK. In more recent years she has won fans performing across the pond in New York City and California. Likened to voices such as Karen Carpenter, the Corrs, Mary Chain Carpenter to name a few. Her versatility has made for a very interesting gigging past playing in various bands and as a soloist she has also gained endorsements from household names,

Shane Richie "what a voice! " and Nina Myscow "She should be a star". Sarah who has shared line ups with the Brand New Heavies, Incognito, Craig Charles and has played stages such as Mello, Midwinter, Glas - denbury, Dart, Exeter Respect festivals feels her varying experience on the road has greatly enriched her musical senses, and is what's enabling her song writing to cross over in to many different genres. Several of Sarah tracks have enjoyed radio play on BBC and Independant Radio Stations and has the frequent support of ARC FM, CountryRadio.uk, East Devon Radio, Riviera FM and an army of online stations and shows including' Live in the Living Room', Visual Radio Arts, Russell Hills Country, UK Country DC Brown. Highlights include playing at Exeter City Football ground, Switching on Exeter City and Torquay Festive lights, Supporting Nashville's Cheley Tackett, Texas's Bob Cheavers, Gaz Brookfield, The Drifters... Over the course of her career so far perhaps one of the biggest accolades was to be named by one time audience member

Jim Marshall (founder of Marshall amps) as his favorite Singer.

INFORMATION

PARKING - FREE parking next to the venue.
TOILETS - on the flat inside the venue.
ALCOHOL - There is not a licenced bar at the veNue so feel free to BRING
YOUR OWN BOTTLE.
REFRESHMENTS - we have a soft drink and snack counter during the show.
COVID - all the current rules will be in place at the time of the show.

For more Country Music in Devon this summer check out our brand new festival
WEST COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL. near Cullompton, Devon!

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Broadclyst,

Exeter,

Devon,

England,

EX5 3EE.