Joe Bayliss (Live Music)

A night of contemporary, 21st century folk -inspired music from Joe Bayliss.

Influenced by John Martyn, Damien Rice and Nick Drake, Joe is really at home interacting with his audience.

By his own words… “ the oldest – ‘new kid on the block’ in the folk world in the last 12 years”, he brings a life’s experience portrayed in a contemporary way , weaving humorous back-stories with sensitive, thought provoking songs, soothing melodies and imaginative metaphors that intersperse, carefully crafted lyrical pictures.

He can have you laughing at the introduction and crying three minutes later from the beauty of an emotional experience.

The renowned upright bass player – Mike Seal joined Joe in 2023 with a considerable background in Folk, Jazz and Blues music and adds further sensitivity and atmosphere to the musical experience.

“…Joe Bayliss, playing the acoustic stage gained audience approval and comparison with John Martyn and Nick Drake – not a bad piece of work for a Sunday afternoon”
FATEA (review of west coast folk festival)

“…one of those very best and provided us with a wonderful set of melodic and heartfelt songs that captivated the audi-ence from beginning to the end- highly recommended.”
Shirley Folk Club

“….’I can listen to Joe all day…a great storyteller whose songs paint great pictures in your imagination, whilst his voice takes you on a soothing journey… “
Red Lion Folk Club

Launching his 6th studio album—GRACE in January 2025, Joe’s previous album: FRAGILE , has been critically acclaimed as ‘compelling’, ‘sensitive’ , ’thought-provoking’.

https://joebayliss.bandcamp.com/album/fragile

https://youtu.be/6eoMVZglXgs

www.joe-bayliss.com

https://www.facebook.com/joe.bayliss2

PLUS…

Special Guest – Deborah Rose

Deborah Rose is a singer-songwriter and guitarist originally from Wales, now based in Ludlow. She has performed internationally across the USA, UK, and Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Africa. Her Celtic inspired music is emotive, ethereal, and from the heart. She has toured with folk legends Judy Collins, Ralph Mctell and American Songwriter Jimmy Webb

Deborah’s timeless voice has been likened to Eva Cassidy, and her cinematic sound to Enya, along with the troubadour spirit of Joni Mitchell. Her style transcends genres, from folk to pop, jazz to bluegrass, and she draws inspiration from her travels, nature, poetry and more recently the psalms. Following in the footsteps of Johnny Cash, a unique part of her work is songwriting in prisons, helping inmates transform their lives through a creative rehabilitation programme. Deborah Rose is not just a musician, but a creative force, bringing the joy of music and songwriting to all who meet her.

In 2025 Deborah is releasing her fifth album – ‘ATLAS’  and her first poetry book. Her album is inspired by a song she wrote on her journey to the Atlas Mountains in Morocco in 2022.

She has a solo tour planned in September covering Belgium, Holland and Germany

Tickets: £8.00 (Advance), £10.00 (On the door)