'Our Big Birthday Bash' - Karen Swan and Nigel G Lowndes

Come and join Karen Swan and Nigel G Lowndes with special guest Jad Reza as they celebrate their birthdays. Sponsored by Jelli Records this promises to be an evening of contrasting musical styles and genres.

Karen Swan has been described as an enigma... Often niched as contemporary /alt folk with a touch of avant-garde and a punky energy, her soaring vocals and haunting insightful songs transport the listener to her creative wonderland.

Born in Birmingham and based in Bristol UK, she is also an actor writer and clown and has performed worldwide solo and with her band of changeling troubadours *My Creatures.  

Nigel G. Lowndes, Singer/Songwriter of playful, witty and quirky song stories covering daily kitchen sink dramas to more cosmic matters, with a style mixing country, folk, blues and art rock.

As a live performer Nigel delights his audiences with  his energetic and amusing live shows and has performed in a wide variety of festivals and venues across the country, with a recent support slot for award winning Americana folk artist Lady Nade.

“You write songs that remind me of David Byrne and your voice can go deeper than mine!” - Chris Difford (Squeeze)

“Alluring and playful, Nigel is a distinctively individual singer-songwriter of thought provoking lyrical songs. His performances hook you in to serve you up a rhythmic, quirky and veritable feast!” - Lady Nade (Award Winning Americana Folk Artist)

Jad Reza. Born and raised in London Jad started playing guitar at age 11. After playing in various rock and blues projects in and around London and the Midlands, he moved to Bristol. He has focussed on an upbeat acoustic singer-songwriter style using a 50s rock and roll vocal style with lively modern guitar arrangements to create short, energetic, playful and varied songs about personal experiences and observations.