LIVE AT THE BEDFORD

8:30pm HENRY GRACE

Henry Grace is a British singer-songwriter. He was born and raised in London before his family moved to a farm in Oxfordshire where he started to write his first songs. He struggled with depression during his childhood and, at the age of 21, he left home and made his way to California in search of a new life. It was there that he started to pursue a career in music.

Living in Los Angeles, he worked as a musician while studying literature at college. He earned his first radio plays after self-releasing two early EPs and began building a loyal following on the west coast – selling out venues such as the Hotel Café in LA. Music helped him overcome his past struggles and, as his time in the States continued, he made the transition from British folk singer to Americana songwriter and began to draw comparisons to the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Bon Iver and many of the other great American storytellers.

After five years in the States, he moved home to London where he started to write and tour relentlessly. Playing over a hundred dates in 2019, he headlined sell out shows at St Pancras Old Church and Bush Hall and supported artists like Mercury Prize winner Benjamin Clementine.

He also started to share his story and advocate for mental health awareness – collaborating with companies such as Sofar Sounds to raise thousands of pounds for UK mental health charities through live music. His debut album, Alive in America, recorded at Rockfield Studios, is set to be released later this year.

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9:30pm MARINA LECOMBER

Marina Lecomber is London based singer/songwriter/producer. Originally from Ukraine, Marina started supporting gigs and studio sessions at a young age. This would eventually pave the way to becoming backing vocalist in shows such as The X factor and The Voice.  In 2010 with her own style developed , Marina recorded her first songs as a solo artist.  Signing for Ultra Vague Recordings and working with producers such as Yevgen Stupka followed. Having received rave reviews in her performance in Ukraine Fashion Week, Marina became a constant performer in Ukraine’s VIP circles.

In 2015 the second album “Friends” is released and with it a warm acoustic concept. With the Friends project completed Marina took her music to China.  Whilst performing solo, she also collaborated in albums with Beijing based band “Zhege” as vocalist and co producer and in House music projects with “Kinspin”. Having exposed her music to the China market, Marina set out to do the same in the UK.  In 2018 Marina started performing in the UK and collaborating with numerous artists as a producer and backing vocalist.  Her new album “Art of Underthinking” was released in July 2021.

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