The Hermit, Ste Forshaw, Laura James and Andrew Stride

Join in for some live Folk-inspired music at The Kazimier Stockroom with The Hermit and singer-songwriters Ste Forshaw, Laura James & Andrew Stride. The Hermit are a new psych folk trio - reimagining folk tunes with angular rhythms, subtle melodies and airs of improvisation. ‘A mixture of the sea, sheep and psychedelia’. Ste Forshaw is a singer songwriter from Merseyside. He draws on indie, pop and soul influences to bring to life an incredible array of original songs, both as a solo performer and more recently, with a full band of amazing musicians. His rustic blues tones & folk element punctuate songs about relationships, sex, politics, science, memories, philosophy, mortality and more. Having played all over the world with the likes of Little Mountain, supporting Morcheeba, featuring on radio shows and honing his skills on the Southbank in London, Ste is a stand out act in the UK scene with an unmistakable sound. Laura James is a London-based indie-folk artist from Cumbria. Renowned for the penetrating sensuality of her vocals and for her piercingly stripped-back style, over recent years Laura has received critical acclaim for her songwriting - winning a prestigious MBF (now Help Musicians UK) songwriting development award and being championed by highly respected presenters like Bob Harris (BBC Radio 2) and Tom Robinson (BBC Radio 6). Her most recent release ‘You Are Loved’ was chosen as a BBC Radio Cumbria ‘Track Of The Week’ in 2020. Laura has been selected to play at Whispering Bob Harris' 'Under The Apple Tree' Sessions as well as everywhere from The Betsey Trotwood, The Green Note, O2 Academy Sheffield, Bush Hall and Kendal Calling to Liverpool Sound City, The Great Escape and the DBMC Festival in Delaware. 'This is gorgeous'. Bob Harris (BBC Radio 2) Andrew Stride is a Liverpool based multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter. Many times a drummer and keyboardist for other projects (Douga, Laura James, Tongues), 2020 lockdown gave him the space and focus to bring his own ideas into their full forms. Andrew’s songs are written, performed, recorded and produced in his humble home studio setup. They express his unique blend of meditations and musings with his love of a mesmeric groove and sonic journey. Kickstarting the project Andrew is releasing his folk-rock single Business as Usual on the 19th November. The day will also see him sharing his oeuvre with the world for the first time at the Kaz Stockroom in Liverpool, alongside an esoteric lineup of singer-songwriters and the new psych-folk outfit The Hermit.