Live, stripped-back, acoustic gigs - carefully curated monthly Bookshelf Sessions. These EXCLUSIVE sessions offer unique opportunity to experience top quality live performance in Alton. Come and see what everyone’s talking about!
HEY! We are looking for local, up & coming solo or duo acoustic acts with original material to support our main artists for Bookshelf Sessions. If you are interested, drop Gary an email and introduce yourself and your music, and you could find yourself supporting the likes of James Walsh (Starsailor), Richard Walters, Matthew & The Atlas, Ben Ottewell (Gomez), Fran Lusty or Nigel Clark (Dodgy).
Performances recorded live for our YouTube channel.
Fyfe Dangerfield
An intimate & informal evening with the Guillemots frontman, playing songs past, present and future .. bring requests!
Fyfe Dangerfield is perhaps best known as the frontman & chief songwriter of cinematic-pop band Guillemots, whose debut 2006 album “Through the Windowpane” was shortlisted for the Mercury Music Prize.
20th March
Dani Larkin
Saturday 18th April
Dani Larkin is a singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist currently based in Belfast. Her debut album, Notes For A Maiden Warrior (2021), received widespread critical acclaim and catapulted Larkin to the international stage with performances at SXSW and WOMEX as well as tours with Snow Patrol, Lisa O'Neill, Glen Hansard, Ye Vagabonds and Rufus Wainwright.
Support
TBC
The release of remarkable Fionn Regan debut, 'The End of History' left music critics and the songwriting world stunned at the extraordinary depth and prowess of Fionn's songwriting abilities.
He has since toured the world, received numerous awards for his contribution to the arts and Irish literature, been nominated for a Mercury Prize award, released a further 6 albums
Fionn's unique poetical voice has earned him many fans with fellow creatives, Oscar winning actor Cillian Murphy featuring alongside Fionn in his music video for 'The Meetings of the Waters', Bon Ivor sampling Fionn's song 'Abacus' within his song '0000 Million' featured on the Grammy Nominated album 22 A Million.
In 2024, Fionn released his 7th studio album 'O Avalanche' - a new venture into a brighter, sunnier and more dream like setting, the music and songs reflecting the Mediterranean island where Fionn wrote the songs.
30th May
Session Archives
Matthew and the Atlas
With support from Fairhazel & Blanid
