Saturday 20th November will be the penultimate 7oh3 at Esquires. We have Lee Mitchell returning alongside Dan Whitehouse and Chris Selman. Get down nice and early to bag yourself a seat!
SATURDAY 20th NOVEMBER 2010
PLACE: Esquires Coffee House, Coventry
TIME: 19:00-21:00
Northern Ireland has a proven track-record for producing passionate, beautiful and poignant song-writers. Lee is no exception to this rule. Coventry is fortunate enough to be hosting him through university and we are not wasting the opportunity to host him at 07:OH:03.
‘He creates a delicious mix of acoustic tenderness and soul laden grooves; backing a voice which sounds like something close to chocolate.’ The Furnace UK
Dan has been described as having the sort of voice that could pop the cork of a champagne bottle, brutally honest lyrics that run sinuously close to the bone and melodies that ‘plant themselves under your skin like jumping beans in the sun’. The Fly
‘The Balloon: The Bubble & The Box’ . Is a series of 3 EPs recorded in his hometown of Wolverhampton with an eclectic ensemble that fuses ambient guitar, classical piano and strings with an explosive rhythm section and the unique sound of Pedal Steel legend BJ Cole.
Performing gigs both solo and with various band line ups, Dan has developed a loyal following in the West Midlands.
Dan has recently supported artists as diverse as Kate Walsh, Lykke Li, Ida Maria, Kaki King, Joseph Arthur, Gary Go, Josh Ritter, and Maria McKee.
Chris Selman is a singer/songwriter in the classic style of the early ’70s troubadours. The new album “Money’s Everything” is the culmination of a year’s hard graft, song writing on the road whilst touring the length and breadth of the UK. The ten new recordings featured on the album stretch his sound further than before, most notably on the soaring “Headlights”, with a glorious string section building the song up to an epic climax. The song was initially championed by Radio Merseyside’s Geoff Speed and gathered a good deal of radio support surrounding it’s release in May.
In 2009 Chris performed over 60 shows in support of his releases, the “Graffiti Dreams” EP and the “In The Morning” single, which garnered some significant press and radio support. 2010 looks set to be an even bigger year for the Manchester-based songwriter. With singles “The Alchemist” and “Headlights” selling steadily, and another single and a summer mini-tour to come, he is certainly one to watch right now.
