Date/Time Sun 03 Nov 2024 7:45 PM
Price Online - £12 + 10% booking fee; On The Door - £15
Website: https://www.sunjay.tv/
With a relaxed and confident manner, Sunjay walks on to a stage and addresses the audience as though he is sitting down to play music with a group of close friends; a completely natural approach for a young man who picked up the guitar when just 4 years old and hasn’t put it down since.
Sunjay’s style has a natural drift between folk and blues, and both camps have recognised his obvious flair. There have been a clutch of award nominations, including winning the Wath Festival Young Performers Award. He also made the final selection for the BBC’s Young Folk Award in 2012, had three nominations at the Exposure Music Awards 2014 and was also recognised by the 2014 British Blues Awards. His latest album, Black & Blues Revisited, was released in 2022.
Drawing from a rich, musical and cultural background it is hardly surprising that Sunjay has quickly become acknowledged as one of the folk scene’s rising stars. His performances have been described as “mature & confident”, while his guitar playing has been hailed as “superb, brilliant, experienced, intricate & faultless”. An evening with Sunjay is an evening of exquisite blues, country and folk music combined with a master class in guitar playing interspersed with hilarious anecdotes.
“Listen, watch and take note” – FATEA Magazine
Robert Lane is a musician, actor, writer and improviser. He has toured extensively and released four albums. His most recent album, Homeworking, was released in late 2022 and was described by Fatea Magazine as “one of the best, and certainly most enjoyable albums of the year”.
He is a founding member of comedy improvisation group Improv Wolves, has recently written and directed his first short film and is a Birmingham Rep Theatre Foundry Artist. He played one of the leads in independent feature film Sam and Dan Get Lost, which won Best Feature at the Midland Movie Awards and also features Robert’s music as the score. Robert is also the host of The Robert Lane Creative Careers Podcast where he chats to creatives including musicians, songwriters, actors, writers, comedians and journalists about their careers and how they create their work.