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LIVE AT THE BEDFORD
We are excited to be starting live music properly back at The Bedford!
This show is FREE entry however there are a limited number of advance tickets available (at no charge) that you can sign up for which will guarantee a seat (max 6 per table).
Now that social distancing rules have been relaxed, you can also turn up on the night without having to book in advance on a first come first served basis for extra seats and standing room.
If you can’t make it in person then the live stream can be accessed via our Facebook page www.facebook.com/thebedfordpub
Doors open at 7:00pm – Full menu available
This evening we have live music from:
8:00 PM FEVER DREAM
8:30 PM DYLAN JAMES
9:30 PM MADELYN
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He’s a stranger in a foreign land singing and writing songs about love, heartbreak, and melancholia influenced by the magical jazz ballads and soulful numbers of the old days. A charismatic performer with an eclectic style, his setlist covers classic pop/rock to 50s slow jazz ballads to a bit of soul. His vibe is down to mid-tempo. Songs by artists such as Queen, The Beatles, Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead, Jeff Buckley to Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, Dean Martin, Smokey Robinson, Al Green fall within his repertoire.
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8:30 PM DYLAN JAMES
For the last half-a-decade, James has been quietly going about perfecting his craft, cultivating a hushed cult following through rare home demos, whilst shunning interviews, and rarely performing live. One such devotee was Noah and the Whale’s Matt Owens who on hearing his songs was so blown away that he felt compelled to try and produce his Debut Album. James finally relented… “Dylan writes with no filter, just these great big searingly honest songs, shot through with such poetic beauty, delivered by such gorgeous melodies, you can’t resist being taken along with him.” Owens added, “They’re the most realised batch of timeless songs I’ve heard from anyone for a long, long time!”
His songs are not of the folk of yore, however, nor a litany of Rock’n’Roll cliches. No, James chronicles the home truths he encounters in the day-to-day, the grind & ennui of modern life his bread and butter, whether it’s the latter stages of foiled marriages, drunken failings, broken dreams, world-weary determination, or battle-hardened parental commitment. It’s these seldom explored topics that make his observations hit all the harder, and garner him such integrity & conviction. The record cut at Somerset’s White Noise Studio & Manchester’s legendary Airtight studio featuring James Besley on drums (James Warren, Little Mammoths) & Scandinavia Chanteuse Camilla Skye on vocals, sounds instantly modern, with a nod to the great 90’s Brit Pop records of lost youth, blended with the seminal, lo-fi singer-songwriter records of the 1970’s. It’s delivered in James’ instantly recognisable cracked baritone, peppered with hints of Liam Gallagher, whilst reminiscent of a British Paul Westerberg, and framed by understated, raw instrumentations -gnarly electrics, woozy harmonicas, fizzing old synths, and chiming pianos nestling alongside each other. It’s an idiosyncratic record, from an idiosyncratic artist, not pandering, or trying to assimilate, every one of its 10 songs just as vital as the last. As Owens remarked, “they just don’t seem to make albums like this anymore- so I’m very much glad we have!”
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9:30 PM MADELYN
Madelyn is a 25-year-old artist and producer from the UK. After studying music at Bristol University, she spent a couple more years in the city refining her sound and writing new material. Currently living and creating in South London with producer Rob Salute, Madelyn has plans for some big releases, with her EP ‘Golden Parachute’ out this summer.
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