The Fatea Showcase Sessions are designed to provide greater exposure to artists that have impressed the Fatea team. Some are already signed, others are carving a solo trail, releasing songs on their own labels, all are dedicated to their music

Fatea Showcase Sessions are exclusively available for a three month period after which they will never be available again. The Fatea Showcase Sessions are zip files containing high quality, 256kbs, drm free, mp3s.

Showcase Session - Memory - Summer 16

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"Whilst the songs on The Fatea Showcase Sessions come to you, the listener at no charge, they are not free. The writers/performers have put money, time and effort into creating the songs on this compilation for your enjoyment. We hope that you take the time to visit the websites of the artists included here and consider purchasing their music. Fatea hopes that this compilation gives you a taste for folk and roots orientated music and that you will seek out the works of the artists included in this compilation and in the wider music community."

"Memory" is dedicated to all acts from solo artists, through duos to bands. Each act has their own style and we hope you'll appreciate each of their efforts. The Fatea Showcase Sessions are designed so not all of the acts come from the same genre. "Memory" is available from May 1st to July 31st.
Click Here or Right Click, Save Target As to download
"The Fatea Showcase Session:Memory" is a zip file. There may be a delay before download starts on some systems
Download includes sleeve pack.
Details of previous Fatea Showcase Sessions can be found Here

Please encourage your friends to collect their free copy of "Memory". If you could put a link to The Fatea Showcase Sessions on your website or Facebook etc, that would be fantastic. We want as many people as possible to hear each session. If you do pass on a copy to your friends, please pass on the full folder with sleeve pack.

With an ambitiously sparse sound edging towards the more sophisticated side of acoustic music, Ashland reach out to a wider audience through the release of their well received debut EP 'Funny Old World'

Ben Maggs is an award winning alternative folk artist with a critically acclaimed new album, "Come As You Are", inspired by wild nature, human nature and the nature of love ,"lush guitar, shimmering vocals." (Fatea)

Boreas have a passion for new and experimental forms of traditional music. Lori Watson, Rachel Newton, Britt Pernille Frøholm and Irene Tillung emphasize old traditions, while exploring the differences between their connected Scottish and Norwegian cultures.

Bearpark is the solo moniker of Nicholas Hirst, a London-based multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter. He has spent most of the last few years playing with London band Revere and Scottish-born singersongwriter Kat Flint and now strikes out on his own.

Taylor crafts soulful folk songs that take audiences on a journey of raw honesty. Her music ranges from warm, mesmerising ballads to epic anthems. Taylor's stage presence is powerfully captivating. She recently released her debut album "Elemental".

James Edge and The Mindstep are a progresive folk trio from London. Beautiful song writing in the vein of John Martyn and Nick Drake meets the complex jazz-tinged folk of Pentangle. "Sublime... simply beautiful music" - Never Enough Notes. As heard on Radio2 and 6 Music.

Hannah White is the artist with a voice that can switch from a sweet Nashville croon to a bluesy holler and whose songs draw from a rich well of life experiences. Honest, witty and emotionally raw, "Whose Side Are You On?" is a compelling and defining statement.

A singer of potent songs, stunning harmonica player, guitarist and producer, Jez Hellard and his band, The Djukella Orchestra, play mongrel folk music, from jigs, reels and rebel ballads, to tango, rhumba and reggae. A tour de force live and in the studio.

Kitty Macfarlane is a 22 year old Somerset-based singer and songwriter. Her lyrics combine honest snapshots of everyday humanity with the bigger questions that have connected minds and voices for centuries, driven by her own fingerpicked guitar.

www.kittymacfarlane.com

Madame Ceski is - Francesca Simmons, violinist and independent artist. Describing her music as freak-folk chamber music songs, she creates a tapestry of songs in a folk tradition. Her topics include birds, spinning wheels and spoons made out of bone

NE3 Folk are a band on a mission. Intricate rhythms and dissonance intertwine in subtle and detailed arrangements to sensitively deliver a wide array of traditional and original tunes. They are dragging traditional music kicking, tapping and soaring into the modern era.

Neil writes an original blend of old blues and modern folk songs. His varied instrumentation and guitar techniques combined with haunting vocals draws the listener in. Neil has recently supported acts such as Lucy Ward, From the Jam and Gabriella Cilmi.

Although rooted in folk, Rivers Of England's music explores jazz, rock and blues influences which are wonderfully apparent in their recordings and suggestive of a band with an altogether much broader and original take on the genre.

Hailing from the infamous Thames Delta, The Delta Jacks play the music of the American South with a nod and an undertone of irreverent rock/punk. They released their debut album "Trouble Ahead" last year to wide acclaim and airplay.

Threaded's debut album, "Of What We Spoke" has been met with raving reviews. This trio of clarinet, violin and guitar take the listener on a musical journey through songs and instrumentals that explore an exciting variety of influences.

Armed with an old guitar, honest lyrics and an ear for a killer melody, Tim 'Hogie' Higgins delivers tales of love, regret, salvation and redemption with a soulful country swagger. "Rome" - written as a eulogy for his mother's funeral - is from his album, 'River Of Mercy'.

Samantha Whates is a Scotland born, London based singer-songwriter Confessional, conversational and understated, Samantha Whates deceptively forceful voice will find a place deep inside your soul and stay around for years to come.

Birmingham based singer-songwriter is really starting to make waves on both the live and festival circuits and with his most recent mini album, "Ends And Starts". The album saw him picking up airplay on a number of radio stations and features in the music press.

"Memory" is dedicated to all acts from solo artists, through duos to bands. Each act has their own style and we hope you'll appreciate each of their efforts. The Fatea Showcase Sessions are designed so not all of the acts come from the same genre. "Memory" is available from May 1st to July 31st.
Click Here or Right Click, Save Target As to download
"The Fatea Showcase Session:Memory" is a zip file. There may be a delay before download starts on some systems
Download includes sleeve pack.
Details of previous Fatea Showcase Sessions can be found Here

Please encourage your friends to collect their free copy of "Memory". If you could put a link to The Fatea Showcase Sessions on your website or Facebook etc, that would be fantastic. We want as many people as possible to hear each session. If you do pass on a copy to your friends, please pass on the full folder with sleeve pack.