Substance presents Acoustca
Featuring - Jack McLuckie + Samhain + Wednesdays Wolves + Alex Seel + Aaron Sibley
7.15pm AARON SIBLEY 7.45pm ALEX SEEL 8.15pm WEDNESDAY WOLVES 8.45pm SAMHAIN 9.30pm JACK MCLUCKIE
The Spice of Life is a Soho landmark, historic music venue and is in the heart of London's West End. Renowned for having a great live sound The Spice of Life and Substance have worked together for over 14 years to bring the very best new music to the heart of the capital. "One of the best little venues in London" Evening Standard
The Line up Jack McLuckie "With a background in classical and folk music, multi-instrumentalist and composer Jack McLuckie spent lockdown trying to write happy songs. He failed. Previously he has played in Dubai, written music for a history podcast and formed the Veritable Ceilidh Club. His 7 piece indie-folk band, These Wooden Bones, released their first EP in 2019. His solo songs are mainly influenced by Scottish folk music." https://www.instagram.com/jackmcluckiemusic/?hl=en
Samhain Samhain is a young British acoustic-percussive guitarist and singer. His modern folk inspired sound has a contemporary but timeless quality. Guitar blends with voice and lyrics to give a mature and sensitive style that seems to naturally ebb and flow, driven by the beats he taps on the guitar https://samhainmusic.com/
Wednesdays Wolves Wednesday's Wolves is a folk duo comprised of Ysabelle Durant and Chrissy Renker. Both third culture kids, they met while at school in Sri Lanka although their musical collaboration didn't start until they had both finished University. They first sang together in the summer of 2012 where they were asked to perform a few covers at a charity concert in aid of Save the Children. In June 2013 they began writing their own material and performing at open mic nights around the UK quickly leading to several invitations to perform longer sets at gigs in London and Oxford, one of which found them on the same bill as producer and member of Tired Pony Iain Archer. In December 2013 they were featured on BBC Radio Oxford's open mic slot. Their songs use simple guitar riffs and vocal harmonies combined with a variety of percussive instruments such as cajons and glockenspiels to create emotive and evocative music. Inspirations include artists like Sufjan Stevens, The Paper Kites, Bright Eyes, Fionn Regan and Bon Iver https://www.facebook.com/wednesdayswolves
Alex Seel Music has led Alex Seel from Devon to London to Ireland and back to London again. Through his wanderings, Alex has picked up a beautifully crafted, warm, rootsy song-writing style with thought-provoking, subtle lyrics and a gift for acoustic guitar finger-picking. While promoting his album 'Shifting Sands' in 2013 he supported Graham Parker in Italy. In 2015 Alex released his critically acclaimed ‘Other Paths EP’ that leaned more towards social commentary. His newest release (2017) is the 'Circles EP' has also been well received by press and local radio. It features the songs “Poor Boy” and “Broken Faucet” played on various regional BBC shows and BBC 6 Music. He continues to share his music around the UK and Ireland. "...mastery of fingerpicking techniques and a repertoire of unusual chords; a fine poet with a very personal vocal style" - Rolling Stone https://alexseel.com/home
Aaron Sibley In 2017, Aaron Sibley was a finalist for Pride’s Got Talent earning him the opportunity to perform on the MainStage of Pride in London at Trafalgar Square. His music has been played in exciting venues in and around the UK and Europe. In 2018 Aaron wrote and performed, as part of a duet, his song “Once Upon a Time” in the National Selection Finals for The Eurovision Song Contest in Moldova. And in 2020 and 2022 his songs, written for other artists, qualified also. In 2022 Aaron Sibley came 1st in the emerging artist song contest in San Marino and came 3rd in their national selection for Eurovision. Aaron has been working with songwriters from all around the world to create exciting new music. He released his 6 song debut EP in 2019 titled ‘Holiday Love’ and continues to release new music. https://www.Instagram.com/itsaaronsibley https://www.facebook.com/aaronsibleymusic
The Spice of Life is an over 18’s venue. ID will be required if you are asked. http://www.spiceoflifesoho.com/ http://substancegigs.com/index.php https://en-gb.facebook.com/substance.gigs
Pre-booked £7 OTD £9