As lead singer with The Bluetones Mark enjoyed a 15 year recording career that produced 6 studio albums, 3 of which achieving Top 10 sales in the UK, including the #1 album ‘Expecting to Fly’, 13 Top 40 singles, and a Brit nomination in 1996.

Mark has recorded 2 solo albums and music for various side projects, including the Title and Chapter music for the 6 audio book versions of David Walliams’ children’s stories. Mark was also a judge on the Album of the Year panel for the Ivor Novello Awards.

www.markmorrissmusic.co.uk

Lucy Ward is an award winning acoustic artist from Derby. After winning the Horizon Award for best newcomer at the 2012 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Lucy’s career has gone from strength to strength.

In 2013 it was announced that she had been nominated for the acclaimed “Folk Singer of the Year” at the 2014 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, making Lucy one of the youngest people ever to be nominated for this most prestigious award.

Her latest album ‘Single Flame’ became MOJO #2 Best Folk Album 2013.

www.lucywardsings.com

Refuge are an acoustic band with baggage, sporting an appropriate interest in pushbikes & cheesecake!

The latest album ‘Time Together’ and new single ‘Reflections’ have been played on BBC Introducing.

Refuge are currently working on ‘Moving InWards’, with Mark Morriss, former lead singer of ‘The Bluetones’, this project aims to make live music an everyday feature on mental health wards.

Working on ‘rethinkyourmind’ 2012 was an excellent experience for the band and they are looking forward to being involved again!

www.musicfromrefuge.co.uk

Olivia Rose Deane is a Leicester based singer songwriter who has long written music and songs for herself and has recently discovered that other people like listening to them too.

As well as a few gigs and performing at Edinburgh Fringe; Olivia has also released her debut single “Sally” and getting ready to record the next.

www.oliviarosedeane.com