Morton Valence ★ Drew Morrison and the Darkwood

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The Cosmo 2 Club invites to you an evening of pop, avant-folk balladry & rock 'n’ roll. The stuff that dreams are made of ♩♫ ♩ ♪ ♬ ♪

Morton Valence
We are delighted that class London outfit Morton Valence will be playing for us at the April Cosmo 2 Club. Based around the vocal paring of Robert ‘Hacker’ Jessett and Irish chanteuse Anne Gilpin, Morton Valence take the classic duet, old-school ballad and avant-folk country song and feed them through their own unique filter, creating a sound and song-writing style that is very much their own. Loaded with life-affirming harmony and candid narratives, they have been captivating music lovers and pretty much anyone who happens to stumble into their orbit for some time now. Conjure up a vision of Nancy & Lee drifting down the River Thames on a dreamboat to the promised land, and you’ll be getting close. Current line-up also includes Shane Gilliver on bass and drummer Matt Donavan. Recently Morton Valence collaborated with BJ Cole as well as Stephen McCarthy of the Long Ryders/Dream Syndicate on their 2025 single release, ‘Hey Misty’, which was a favourite of Gideon Coe’s at BBC6 Music.

http://www.mortonvalence.com/

Drew Morrison and the Darkwood
House band Drew Morrison and the Darkwood’s central vision of a music illuminated by the guiding star genres of Country, Pop & Rock ‘N' Roll all tinged with wide open spaced Bob Nolanesque 'golden chording' has remained focussed and realised itself into a unique sound. Expect to hear flashes of late 1960s Velvets, Jimmy Webb-esque wordplay and electrical guitar playing that has one foot in the 1950s and the other very much in the now. The Darkwood features Drew Morrison singing/guitar, George London bass/singing, Ian Gant on guitar and Nick Steyn on drums.

https://www.facebook.com/drewmorrisonandthedarkwood