Lauren Housley returns to her roots
LAUREN Housley, acclaimed by BBC music legend Whispering Bob Harris as one of the most notable new voices in Britain, is heading to make a rare concert appearance in her Rotherham hometown.
The locally-born singer songwriter has released three independent albums and opened shows for major names including Van Morrison and Jack Savoretti at the O2 Arena since she burst onto the scene in 2016.
Lauren and her band – The Northern Cowboys – have also chalked up two playlist hit singles on Radio 2 and reached No. 4 in the country charts with the single This Ain't The Life – one the tracks from her hit album Girl from the North.
Whispering Bob counts Lauren and the Cowboys as one of his favourite UK bands
Fellow radio star Chris Evans counts himself as a fan too. Sheffield's Richard Hawley loves Lauren's music as well, and has taken on occasions to joining the audience at some gigs.
A fusion of Americana-style country, old school pop and rock and with a tinge of the blues Lauren's music has a wide appeal influenced by many great musician, including Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt and Otis Redding.
Lauren and a scaled down trio – headed by two of the Cowboys including he long-time song writing partner and husband Tom Dibb – appears in a candle-lit show at Letwell's beautiful 14th Century St Peter's Church on the night of Wednesday July 22.
Limited tickets for the special one-off concert are priced £17.50 and are available from Letwell Music.
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