JP COOPER

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Soulful singer/songwriter JP Cooper has recently been chosen as a BBC Introducing "ONE TO WATCH for 2013". With a blend of influences including Donny Hathaway, Otis Redding, Chris Cornell, Eddie Vedder and gospel, JP has been headlining sell out performances in London, Birmingham and his home city of Manchester. His spine-tingling and utterly brilliant voice marries up with his captivating, life affirming lyrics to leave you spellbound, heart-warmed and inspired every time.


"Sometimes you see someone perform for the first time and you're just completely blown away."

"His soulfully expressive unique vocal style, the kind that cuts through a room to hush a chattering crowd in seconds, is utterly bewitching."

Support comes from the fantastic Tom Attah:

Tom Attah is a strong and soulful performer of new and original acoustic blues material, based in the UK.


Combining the raw power of Son House with the dense hypnotic rhythms of Howlin' Wolf and the barrel-chested roar of the old blues shouters, Tom's live shows take audiences on a journey from the Delta to the Download with 21st century intensity.


Traditional and Transitional, Tom is the modern, living bluesman. Taking the music from the past and carrying it into the future, Tom has stories to tell and songs to play. This is dance music, this is strong music, and this is The Living Bluesman.

Liverpool's Natalie McCool opens the bill in style:
With her childhood years spent drawing together a fine fabric of influences from Jeff Buckley, Cocteau Twins, PJ Harvey & The Stone Roses, McCool rose up, and with a daggers aim, unleashed a formidable body of work- an enthralling sonic panorama that dislocates you into its gravity: at times controversial; yet always delivered with absolute conviction.

A singular voice surrounded by a constellation of guitar; shifting from delicate fingerstyle beginnings to chorus drenched Johnny Marr-esque riffing, Natalie is lauded by every single music luminary that crosses her path- including recent acclaim from BBC 6 Music's Chris Hawkins & BBC Radio 2's Janice Long, Guardian and 'Louder Than War' journalist John Robb, and Liverpool's own arts, music and film magazine The Double Negative.

A long list of National and local radio stations have already recognised her undeniable guitar artistry including BBC 6 Music shows such as Chris Hawkins, Tom Ravenscroft, Shaun Keaveny, Steve Lamacq and Huey Morgan; also the BBC 'Introducing' show; XFM's John Kennedy; and BBC Radio 2 shows including Dermot O'Leary, Janice Long, Steve Wright, Richard Allinson and Claudia Winkleman.

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