Daytime Gig Guide - BugWam & Live Stage

Chill Out Music
DJ Jazzi Vibes and DJ Broken Shackle will be playing chill out tunes to start and finish each day as well as in-between acts.

Tu-Kay & Ryan
Ash Tu-kay & Rebecca Ryan or Tu-kay & Ryan are a multi-award award winning acoustic duo blurring the lines between alt-folk, Americana and roots music. They have become known for their lush harmonies and heartfelt lyrics. Their songs encourage a positive outlook on life, even when things may be tough. They are optimists at heart and believe there is always a light at the end of the tunnel, no matter how small or distant it may seem.

Mojo Mules
John and Craig are multi-instrumentalist musicians who form Mojo Mules a two piece Upbeat blues duo, for fans of Muddy Waters BB King and Rory Gallagher. They deliver an energetic live set with their own unique brand of The Blues.

The Reeds

The Reeds, hailing from Northampton UK, have a shared love of music with influences ranging from The Beatles to Gomez and Radiohead to Phish. Their music has a distinctly British quality, incorporating close harmonies, stick in your head choruses and intricate instrumental arrangements.  The music is highly diverse and each song could fall into a different genre somewhere between indie, alternative, retro, pop, rock and acoustic, but all the work is emotional and heartfelt. Most importantly, The Reeds don’t aspire to be any of their influences.

Eliza May
With her bubbly personality, iconic colourful hair and contagiously catchy tunes, Birmingham’s indie pop queen Eliza May stands out from the crowd. Using intricate harmonies and captivating melodies, Eliza’s unique vibe is refreshing the scene.

Eliza has headlined big festivals and supported huge artists such as Kate Nash, Tiffany and Reverend and the Makers making the last two years her best to date. With support from stations across the UK, you don’t want to miss out on Eliza’s delightfully addictive sound and positively radiant energy in 2024.

Stephen Tanner

Stephen Tanner and his Band are an original Americana act from South Lincolnshire. The country-inspired songs will break your heart and make you dance all at the same time. Having released two albums in the last four years, 2024 will see the release of their third full studio album. Follow @stephentannermusic for more information.

Kings Gambit

King’s Gambit is a party-loving English folk band, performing original tunes filled to the brim with melody, spirit and banging beats! Based in Northampton, this 7 piece band have been thumping out its infectious 'folkbeat’ throughout the country since 2010, persuading the people of sweet England to dance! With 4 self-released albums now under its belt the group have now recorded and released its biggest record yet, Around We Go Again - Their first studio album.

Chris Watson

Chris Watson is probably best-known as guitarist in the band The Moons, however since 2021 he has released several solo singles and is currently working on his debut album. Chris has toured the UK and Europe with The Moons and recorded in the famous Room 2 at Abbey Road Studios.

Hatstand
Hatsatnd  need at least a trio to come alive, though usually five for full fun. Guitars,harmonies, cahon and double bass combine for lively americana / blues / folky / pirate music.

Velvet Engine

Made in Chile but very much grown in Northampton. The brain child of San-D Godoy-Messenger. Velvet Engine manages to tell honest and heartfelt stories through her soft and soulful melodies. Influenced by everyone from Ghostpoet to Laura Marling, she is a pleasant reprise from the trials and tribulations of the day. Alt-Folk. The perfect music to relax with a glass of wine or cup of tea. look out for her next EP release this year!

KC Jones

KC Jones are Karen Killeen-Jones and Colin Jones, a husband and wife singer songwriter folk duo from Warwickshire. They have recorded two albums, the most recent "Roots" has been receiving critical acclaim.

Amii Dawes
Amii Dawes is a singer-songwriter from Northampton. She has been writing songs since the age of 12, inspired by the likes of Joni Mitchell, Alanis Morissette and Dry the River. She has been performing up and down the UK and Europe.