The Mighty Bosscats & Florence Sommerville

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MOMS – Maldon Original Music Sessions:
MOMS champions grassroots music in Maldon, giving original bands a stage to shine. It’s a platform to build followings, share stories, and sell music directly to fans. Authentic, vibrant, and community‑driven, MOMS is where fresh talent meets audiences hungry for something real.

The Mighty Bosscats are a dynamic blues and Americana band led by songwriter and guitarist Richard Townend. Renowned for their storytelling and musicianship, the band has released 17 highly acclaimed albums since 2007, each showcasing a distinctive blend of soulful grooves, heartfelt lyrics, and finely crafted arrangements. Their catalogue reflects both breadth and depth, moving seamlessly from smoky ballads to driving blues rock, earning praise from audiences and critics alike.
Based in Essex, the line‑up features Richard Townend on guitar and vocals, Matt Gillam on bass and vocals, and Mark Hall on drums. Together they create a rich, textured sound that resonates with authenticity and passion. Townend’s songwriting often explores themes of compassion, resilience, and social awareness, giving the music a powerful emotional core.
The Mighty Bosscats have toured widely, from grassroots venues to festival stages, and continue to champion original music with energy and conviction. Whether headlining a festival or playing a local club, their performances are marked by warmth, wit, and sheer musical craft. Expect a night of compelling stories, finely honed songs, and a band at the peak of its creative powers.

The remarkable Florence Sommerville

21-year-old Florence Sommerville, is a singer-songwriter from Orsett, a small Essex village, who thrives on modern country music. She’s performed to packed audiences at iconic venues in Nashville, including the iconic Bluebird Café, Commodore Grille, Maxwell House, Love & Exile, Cambria Hotel and was chosen by No Depression magazine as one of the top performers at the 2024 AMA Festival. In the UK she’s played the Maverick Festival Motor Mule Festival, Latitude, Moseley Folk & Arts Festival and this summer Country Calling Festival in Chelmsford with her band. the Green Note, Libra Camden, and the Fiddler’s Elbow in London and supported such diverse acts as Diana Jones, Tom Robinson, Annie Keating, Track Dogs, Hannah Aldridge, the Hanging Stars, Dan Owen and many more.
Since the beginning of 2025 she has gigged regularly, performing all across the South-east, both solo and with her acclaimed band, including selling out the Brentwood Theatre twice. Prior to the release of her debut album, ENDLESS HORIZON in July, she has released three digital singles, (I’ll Be Your) Best Broken Heart, California and Broken Pieces. All three are included on the 12-track album, that perfectly captures the diversity and richness of Florence’s incredible songwriting. The CD release includes four bonus acoustic tracks, making for an incredible 16-track collection.
Criss-crossing country genres the way she journeys through life, with wild abandonment, passion and intensity, the youthful independent singer-songwriter has created a uniquely sophisticated and signature manifesto, a bold indication that Florence Sommerville has at the outset of her career found her perfect stride. As ENDLESS HORIZON gloriously unfolds. Florence emerges as one of the more gifted melodists, subtly versatile singers, and liberated lyricists of her generation. Florence emotionally journeys through the upheavals we all encounter in relationships. Whether it be the tentative discovery of first love, the heartache of a breakup or the impossibility of a love that cannot be, Florence crosses that minefield with a maturity and sureness of a voice that belies her youthfulness.
Each track offers a unique perspective: the empowering defiance of (I’ll Be Your) Best Broken Heart, the nostalgic longing of Silly Little Things, and the reflective tone of Broken Pieces. Other standout tracks include the poignant Love Me Then, the stirring Forget The Water, and the vividly character-driven Molasses, which addresses the challenging subject of father-daughter mental abuse. Florence also embraces optimism in the summery anthem Cut And Run, a perfect soundtrack to the boundless possibilities of life.
Guided by manager Alan Cackett and thanks to the production skills of Alan West and the superb musicianship of the gifted players, every track boasts evocative, affectionate touches. This eclectic set is awash in satisfying country music elements, yet it never feels nostalgic, mixing pleasurable sounds with a bracing dose of modern-day arrangements for a riveting listen. The result is a perfect showcase for Florence Sommerville’s unique talents, revealing a singer of effortless ease, who nails unshakable hooks as she lyrically navigates descriptive leaps and bounds. The fact that ENDLESS HORIZON also marks her debut, makes this effort all the more remarkable.
There’s a raw rootsy quality to Florence’s music that belies her youthfulness. An assured performer, she takes total command of any stage from the outset and allows her crystalline vocals to shine on her well-crafted original songs.

www.florencesommerville.com