Ben Williams gets festive for charity

On Monday, December 16th Guitarist/Songwriter Ben Williams is set to release his Christmas Single Too Cold For Snow, the proceeds of which will be donated to the homeless charity Centrepoint.

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/too-cold-for-snow/id768750754?i=768750758

With his self penned debut album due for release next year - 2014, Ben has collaborated with Manchester's finest musicians Gaz Hughes, Justin Shearn and Matt Owens on Too Cold For Snow.

The song opens with beautiful vocals and moving lyrics and the instrumental arrangement helps further express the emotional theme of the song, the guitar parts are especially a delight to listen to.
 
Ben developed his skills by busking in Manchester and has become an in demand performer both for studio and live work, plus as a session guitarist he has appeared on BBC 1, ITV and Radio 4.

He has also performed at the South by Southwest festival, headlined in Paris and supported the likes of Lisa Stansfield, Will Young and Mick Hucknall.

Presenting Will Sid Smith

Will Sid Smith is a Singer/Songwriter from Tunbridge Wells

https://soundcloud.com/willsidsmith/never-forget/s-7mGqe

Never Forget is a mellow melody with beautifully moving lyrics, powerful vocals and a superb instrumental arrangement all courtesy of Will. He describes Never Forget as a song written for a movie about how a loved one can live forever.

Never Forget is now available to purchase. 

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/never-forget-single/id763687449

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Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/willsidsmith

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Introducing Dogwood Daughter

At the age of four I started learning how to play the piano by ear and then I started taking lessons and really got into it. When I was 11, I went to a craft festival and fell in love with the modal sound of the Mountain Dulcimer, this opened the door to singing.

I loved Appalachian and British Folk Songs and ballads so I started collecting and singing them.

I loved music but not the recognition so following a conversation I overheard between my husband and his cousin about how I should be a composer that's what I've been doing since and I've also worked on solo piano pieces and other instrumental compositions.

Between 2008 and 2010 I recorded under the stage name of MarMelodian and in 2011 I started recording as Dogwood Daughter as I thought it'd be easier to spell.

Cat and Mouse is Dogwood Daughter's most recent song and it's a beautiful and uplifting piano melody.

http://www.dogwooddaughter.com/audio/01_Dangerous_Game_-_Cat___Mouse_hifi.m3u

Website - http://www.dogwooddaughter.com/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DogwoodDaughter?fref=ts 
Twitter - https://twitter.com/DogwoodDaughter

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Introducing Cotton Wine's debut album

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cotton-wine-ep/id719580840

This is the self titled debut EP from Cotton Wine and it contains six wonderful tracks.

Despite its grim title Murder Song is a beautiful melody, the lyrics paint a image of the story been told in the song. Love Me Wrong is a catchy tune especially the percussion hook. 

Corn In a Cotton Field further showcases Femke's beautiful voice which effortlessly synchronises perfectly with Brandon's vocals.

Bloody Mary is a musical masterpiece, from lyrics that paint a picture to an amazing instrumental arrangement and last but not least the beautiful vocals from Femke and Brandon.

Warning opens with a snazzy instrumental intro and this time Brandon's voice gets the opportunity to shine in this upbeat number.

When you know you know is another beautiful tune thanks to Femke and Brandon's impressive vocals.

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Presenting Melissa de Blok's beautiful Acapellas

Here is a collection of 18 beautiful acapella masterpieces which showcase Kenyan Singing Sensation Melissa and her endless musical versatility.

https://soundcloud.com/melissadeblok/sets/a-cappellas

These acoustic gems display Melissa's impressive vocal range, she has the voice of an angel and some songs resemble barbershop quartets but at the same time she's far more then that with her ability to captivate you with lyrics possessing such emotional depth.

All 18 tunes are such a delight to listen to and although it was so hard to choose my favourites are Go Ahead, Breathe, Take You Home as Melissa pulls out all the stops for these performances.

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Presenting the Cult Of Wedge

cultofwedge.bandcamp.com/track/hose-pipe-ban 

Cult of Wedge is a alternative Electronic Indie Rock band from the West Midlands that specializes in 70s/80s style music.

Hose Pipe Ban is a cool tune with catchy vocals and instrumental hooks guaranteed to get you tapping your fingers or feet to the song's melody.

Twitter - https://twitter.com/cultofwedgeuk
Bandcamp - http://cultofwedge.bandcamp.com/

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Introducing Michelle King

Michelle describes herself as a musician, singer/songwriter and oboist. Her EP entitled Love Is can be purchased from iTunes, sales of which will be donated to various charities.

Michelle was brought up in a professional music family primarily as an Oboist and more recently as a singer/songwriter. She has already released 3 albums for charity and also a Christmas single, which won the festive Christmas songwriting competition at Saint FM Radio Maldon in 2011.

Love Is contains 5 wonderful songs which showcase Michelle's beautiful voice. 

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/love-is-ep/id619016055

I'll never find you is a beautiful melody, Love is is both musically and lyrically exquisite, Maybe Someday is a upbeat and happy song, The keeper of my heart features a instrumental arrangement which complements Michelle's sweet vocals and finally This Moment is a catchy tune with great lyrics.

Michelle is a first class vocalist with a very talented band supporting her.

Website - www.michellekingmusic.net
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Twitter - https://twitter.com/MichelleKMusic

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