STAVANGER
StaVanger is een gloednieuw singersongwriter duo uit Amsterdam. Hanneke en Frank ontmoetten elkaar in het Amsterdamse jamsessie circuit en besloten deze muzikale samenwerking aan te gaan. Inmiddels timmeren ze stevig aan de weg. Hanneke schrijft de tekst en muziek van de liedjes en zingt. Frank arrangeert, speelt gitaar en zingt eveneens. Het (Engels- en Nederlandstalige) repertoire bestaat uit moderne, veelal gevoelige liedjes met hier en daar een vintage folk vibe.

BITY BOOKER
Bity Booker is an Italian/Australian alternative folk singer-songwriter and visual artist who lives in South London. She is a lover of nature, animals and folklore. Her work is inspired by the weird and wonderful quirky stories in our world and her deep and curious imagination. Bity grew up in an artistic family in the countryside in Umbria, she graduated from Art School in Italy and lived between Italy, Australia and England. She has had an eclectic musical journey, in her teens she became involved in the heavy metal underground scene and sang in metal bands, alongside writing her own original material with classical guitar and voice. She also sang in choirs in Italy and Australia while studying ethnomusicology and anthropology. Musically, she is inspired by the distinctive voices of John Jacob Niles, Malvina Reynolds, Vashti Bunyan, The Incredible String Band, Connie Converse, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Molly Drake but also traditional folk music and singers, opera and psychedelia. Bity has developed her own musical and visual world, she has a distinctive and bewitching voice, her songs are melodically addictive, rich of storytelling which captivates and draws in her audience for more. She releases music on her own DIY music label, FreakFolk Records, and has illustrated three original song books.