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FOLLOWING on from their well received shows supporting the legendary Robert Plant in early September, Wild!owers are now supporting Tom Odell on his sold out UK headline tour.

"ey are at the O2 Academy in Newcastle this Sunday, having been personally picked by Tom – Plant also personally picked them to tour with him.

“We are so excited to be sup-porting someone whose musi-cianship we really admire” says frontwoman Siddy Bennett.

“He is a true singer-songwriter; incredible pianist and we really rate his lyrics.

“I rarely like anyone’s lyrics post 1999, but you can tell he’s got some old in!uences like Dylan and Leonard Cohen.

“It’s pretty awesome that we are

doing the full tour with him and we’re really looking forward to spending time with Tom and the other support acts.

“It’s very !attering that he loves our songs, and we are so appreci-ative for this opportunity.”

Wild!owers are a four-piece band with a great vocal harmony sound that began in April 2012.

Put together by Siddy, the 22-year-old former Bristol, and now Brighton-based, lead singer and chief songwriter.

"e band’s line-up includes Siddy’s sister Kit Bennett on vocals, accordion and Hammond Organ, James Ashbury, Siddy’s long-term co-writer on vocals, guitars, mandolin and banjo and Kendal Sant on vocals, harmonica and acoustic guitar.

Growing up in several West Country towns and also in France, Siddy and Kit were raised as nomads, always on the move, liv-ing on boats, farms, in caravans and even on protest camps.

"e Bennett sisters have been strongly in!uenced both musi-cally and morally by their bohe-mian upbringing and this is apparent in the carefree, Indie

Folk-Rock sound that is Wild!ow-ers.

Siddy quotes Alanis Morrisette as a huge in!uence as well as "e Eagles and Patsy Cline. But together Siddy and James’s are emerging as a brilliant song-writ-ing team that is lyrically original and musically gifted.

On this subject Siddy says: “I don’t think anyone sings about heartbreak like Patsy and "e Eagles, From the age of seven, I was addicted to their soulful deliverance, then at 10, Kit leant me the Jagged Little Pill album and I was hooked.

“I knew the album word for word. I truly believe her lyrics on that album have shaped me as a songwriter and as a person. Girl Power wasn’t the Spice Girls for me when I was a kid, it was

Wildflowers support Tom Odell in Newcastle this Sunday. Entertainment Editor GORDON BARR has the details

It’s more Much A-Stew About Everything

By Helen Dalby

THERE are few things I like better when the autumn nights are drawing in than a trip out to see one of my favourite comedians perform live.

Stewart Lee is one of the best live stand-ups I’ve ever watched. The word I’d always use first when describing his work is clever, but that’s not to say he’s not also painfully funny.

In fact, he’s one of the few stand-ups capable of making me actually cry, so my hopes for Thursday’s opening night of his Much A-Stew About Nothing tour were high.

The set this time round is bare - none of the backlit carpet remnants that formed the backdrop for his last tour - and there’s little opening preamble beyond an explanation of the format this new show will take.

The show is divided into four half-hour sets which will form the basis for the third series of his popular Comedy Vehicle TV show, which will record in December and air next spring.

Theme-wise, we had celebrity Tories, dog excrement, UKIP and marriage to look forward to, again explained at the outset.

When he set this out, I wasn’t sure the format would work - having four distinct 30-minute pieces which weren’t interconnected felt like it might spoil the flow, but the interval helped.

The moment when he swapped from one to the next felt a little stilted the first time it happened, but by the second half switch Lee had the audience in the palm of his hand, having just reduced us to tears with the culmination of his UKIP rant. This segment was a highlight of the show - a brilliant reversal of the process of evolution seen through the eyes of UKIP’s deputy leader Paul Nuttall and inspired by his warning about the influx of skilled Bulgarian workers to the UK.

Lee took this theme and ran with it. By the time he was directing Nuttall’s intolerance at the first fish ever to make it on to land I was hoping he’d stop soon because it hurt. Despite Lee being self-critical of the dog excrement bit, which he said was new and not quite finished, I thought it worked well.

If I had any criticisms at all, it would be that there were occasional moments of material I’d heard before. But to an extent it’s to be expected if you consume everything an artist does and it was nice to hear some call-backs for the die-hard fans among us.

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SEXY singer Siddy Ben-nett didn’t have a nor-mal upbringing — herparents weren’t evenbothered if she went toschool.In fact the budding youngmusician, right — who frontsup-and-coming band Wild-flowers — was even encour-aged to stay at home andplay her guitar.Her parents raised her as anomad, so she rarely got thechance to lay down roots and goto classes.She explained: “It was mad, wewere always on the move.“Even now I get bored of placesas I’m so used to moving around.“I went to about 17 schools bythe time I was 15 — we didFrance, but it was mostly aroundthe West Country.“My parents are quite bohemian.My dad is a jazz musician so he’dtravel around. They never had aset job — if there was work, we’dgo. Lots of the themes in mysongs are about that.

Trapped“Music was the only thing myparents enforced, we had to dopiano. If we didn’t want to go toschool it wasn’t a problem but wehad to keep up with our music.”The unorthodox strategy hascome up trumps.Siddy’s music looks set to cap-ture a huge audience — with LedZeppelin frontman Robert Plantalready on board.The 22-year-old said: “I couldn’tbelieve it, it’s taken me three daysto come back down to earth.“He liked our stuff and got intouch with this agent to say,‘Get them to support me’.“He’s only playing twovenues in the UK thisyear and we’re the sup-port act for both.“I had a solo band inBristol for a few years.“Then I moved to Lon-don to take this seri-ously and we built theband around me. Iknew I’d be trappedin Bristol, althoughit’s a good city.“But you have tobring the com-panies and the man-agers to yourmusic — there

wasn’t any of that in Bris-tol and things had gone abit stale.”Right now, the bandhave got their EP WildAmong The Flowers out.It’s part of thebuild-up to their debutalbum, which will beout next year.

And its stylehas led to Siddybeing dubbedthe punk DollyParton, left. She

said: “Some people know howgreat a songwriter she is, but lotsof people under-rate her. She’sgot so many amazing songs. Inher lyrics, she’s always got a biglove of nature.“She did a song called Wildflow-ers, about growing up somewhereand wanting to move on — it’s allabout feeling trapped.“I heard it and burst out crying,I just loved the lyrics. That’s whywe’ve called the band after it.”Wildflowers are also on the roadsupporting chart-topper Tom

Odell on his tour — they hit Glas-gow’s O2 Academy on October 16.Siddy added: “I’ve never steppedon big stages like that. I’ve hardlyeven been to gigs in places likethat. We want to build up theaudience first as you don’t wantto save all your best songs for analbum that doesn’t do well or peo-ple don’t know about.“So we really want to build upthe fanbase — these songs are myheart and soul.”Q For more info on the group, check outwildflowersband.co.uk

FROM the ashes of Ninetiesindie also-rans The Crockettssinger Davey MacManusformed The Crimea anddespite working to set up anorphanage in Johannesburg,he has somehow found timefor their third – and final, he’sannounced the band aresplitting – album.

Inhabiting the melancholicarena as The National’s MattBerninger of The National butwith more plaintive vocals, hislyrics tell heart-broken tales ofthwarted loveand ambition.

Across the22 tracks thereis sense of des-olation andloss, nowheremore so thanon the spectralLast Plane OutOf Saigon. JS

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RAUCOUS, sharp — andliable to provoke a riotevery time they play,Palma Violets’ debutalbum on legendarylabel Rough Trade is oneof the most anticipatedof the year. Here,JACQUI SWIFT chats tofrontmen Samuel Fryerand Chilli Jesson.IT’S been quite a year for you,what have been the highlights?CJ: Glastonbury felt prettyseismic for us — I was the onlyone in the band who’d evenbeen before so everyone elsewas on another planet.With us, there’s a sense ofsomething building. It’s totallyexciting with an element of theunpredictable and chaotic.We want to inject some pas-sion into guitar music becauseaside from a few decent bandslike Tame Impala and Pond,it’s a barren wasteland.How does it feel to be com-pared to The Libertines, TheClash and The Strokes?SF: The Strokes and The Lib-ertines were both pretty good,they had the right idea, but wewant a better legacy thanthey’ve ended up with. It’s abit like walking a tightrope.It’s difficult to stay on andremain relevant. Somehow TheClash managed it better thanthose other bands have doneand that’s what we want.What about the comparisons toCarl and Pete?SF: I don’t think we’re likePete and Carl. They hated eachother, which is why they brokeup. With us there’s more love— and no smack.

CJ: We are a different era.You can’t recreate that indiescene from ten years ago.You only formed in 2011. Do youbelieve fate or talent has playedthe biggest part in your story?SF: When I bumped intoChilli we had a meeting ofminds. We hated everythingthat was going on in Londonbecause it all seemed fake.We thought we could do itourselves so we put on thesegigs at 180, a rehearsal spacein Lambeth and invited our sis-ters along. They then invitedtheir friends, who invited theirfriends and before we knew itwe had a scene of about 50drunk teenagers. Then GeoffTravis from Rough Tradewalked in.Tell us about your album 180?SF: We didn’t want some-thing watered down. We gotpaired with loads of producersin the early days, who told ushow they wanted us to soundand play.But we knew what wewanted — passion, anger, sad-ness, love, regret, hatred andinteresting guitar chords.We just wanted it to seemcompletely fresh compared toall the other s**t around.How did you team up with Pulp’sSteve Mackey?SF: That’s the brilliance ofbeing on Rough Trade. Prettymuch everyone there has eitherbeen in a band or are manag-ing one. They know everyoneworth knowing in the musicbusiness.Tell us about your track Best ofFriends?CJ: It’s like (the Bacharach/David classic) Walk On By orJust My Imagination by TheTemptations to me. It’s con-cerned with growing up andnot getting what you want.

SF: As soon as we start it Ifeel it welling up inside. Peo-ple say it sounds like TheClash but, to me, it’s like TheTroggs — dirty, mean rock ‘n’roll. It’s more 60s than any-thing else we’ve done.What was it like touring withMiles Kane, Peace and DjangoDjango?CJ: We thought we weregoing to hate it but everyonewas so friendly that we wereswept along with it.How have America and the restof Europe taken to you?SF: America is like anotherplanet. Basically what happensis you leave to go over there atfive in the morning, you land,get a burger, get taken to somefestival where loads of peoplegive you free booze, baseballcaps and cocktails, you get putin a trailer, you look outsideand realise you’re next to Lind-say Lohan, then you end up ina golf cart driving to the stagepast Damon Albarn to get tothe stage where someone tellsyou you’re playing to 3,000 peo-ple. Suddenly you think ‘Whatthe hell is going on here?’ Soit’s quite odd but I like it. It’saddictive but knackering.CJ: I don’t know how theytake to us. Everyone we speakto seems cool, but when yousee all the s**t on TV and getan idea of how big the place isit does blow your mind. Howdo you escape when you get oneach other’s nerves?SF: We’ve got a band sub-scription to Goal! Magazine sothat keeps us busy on tour.When we get bored we just gooff, get wasted and meet newpeople, so it doesn’t become aproblem. I don’t think we’veever had a serious argument.

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WE are more than halfwaythrough the festival season,but there’s one worth stickingin the diary — one right at theend.Loopallu takes place inUllapool, Wester Ross, onSeptember 20/21.Announced so far is TheEnemy and Roddy Woomble.For more information go toloopallu.co.uk

UNHAPPY events often bringout the best in songwriters.

Texan country legend Clark,known for L.A. Freeway andDesperados Waiting For ATrain, returns with thispoignant love letter in song tohis wife Susanna (also asinger), who died last year.

The title track centres on afrayed Polaroid taken aftershe stormed out of theirhouse 40 years ago. It servesas a touching tribute to thelove of his life without beingtoo sentimen-tal.

Elsewhere,his weatheredvocals areframed bylovely waltzesand under-stated folkTHE CRIMEAarrangementsSquareMoonto prove thatthis particularFROM the ashes of Ninetiesveteran hasindie also-rans The Crockettsstill got it. singer Davey MacManusSCindie also-rans The Crockettssinger Davey MacManus

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SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD popmaverick Lorde is churning outsome superb stuff.Her hot new single TennisCourt is a bigger smash thanan Andy Murray forehandwinner.It shot to No1 back home inNew Zealand and now it’scoming out here.Watch the video and listen toit at facebook.com/lordemusic

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Toe-tapping entertainmentWhat an absolute joy to see a top class West End musical grace the stage of the Congress Theatre, Eastbourne.

High Society was such a well known movie that it’s a hard act to follow on stage but this pro-duction has achieved it one hundred per cent.

The casting could not be be!er, the choreography is ex-cellent and the revolving stage brings us magnificent sets.

Sophie Bould is an excellent Tracy Lord, as is Michael Praed

as the dashing Dexter Fletcher her first husband who is such a contrast to the boring George Ki!redge she is about to marry – a fact Keiron Crook gets over so well.

Founder member of fasci-nating Aida Marilyn Cutts is Tracy’s mother and I loved Ted-dy Kempner’s performance as Uncle Willie.

Also very good in their roles were Alex Young as the photographer Liz Imbrie and Daniel Boys as the writer

Mike Connor.But there was a shining star

with a great future and that is 17-year-old Katie Lee as Tracy’s precocious li!le sister Dinah.

All the favourite songs are there too.

This is a great show, well di-rected by Anna Linstrum and choreographed by Andrew Wright and the dancing by the household sta" was excellent. Your feet will be tapping at the end and Eastbourne is lucky top have such a polished show.

REVIEW BY AMANDA WILKINS

A carefree country punk band are bringing their sound to Brighton as part of their re-cent tour.Wildflowers head for the An-cient Mariner Brighton, on Sat-urday, June 22 (7pm).

The band began in April 2012, put together by former Bristol and now Brighton based lead singer and chief songwriter Siddy Benne!, 21.

Suitably labelled in an early review as “Punk Dolly Parton”, Wildflowers refuse to conform to the current rules of popular music and are fusing their punk folk roots with the strength and

W!"#$"%&'()Ancient Mariner BrightonSaturday, June 22

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depth of contemporary rock ’n’ roll.

Siddy herself says the White Stripes are a huge influence, as well as Patsy Cline.

Siddy said: “I don’t think anyone sings about heartbreak like Patsy.

“From the age of seven I was addicted to her soulful deliver-ance. Then at 14 I heard Hotel Yorba and I knew country rock and roll was what it’s all about”.

Wildflowers include Siddy’s sister Kit on backing vocals, ac-cordion and Hammond Organ and James Ashbury, Siddy’s long term co-writer, guitarist and mandolin player.

Growing up in several towns of the West Country (and also France), Siddy and Kit were raised as nomads – always on the move. Living on boats,

farms, in caravans and often on protest camps – the Benne! sisters have been influenced both musically and morally by their bohemian upbringing and this is apparent in their carefree sound.

Their debut EP ‘Wild Among The Flowers’ is released on June 24 but will be on sale exclusive-ly at their Dot-to-Dot dates and on their UK ‘Wild Among The Flowers’ Tour in May.

The EP will be available from Itunes and via their website – www.wildflowersband.co.uk.

CATCH WILDFLOWERS ON TOUR:Saturday, June 22, Ancient

Mariner Brighton, UKThursday, July, 4, Sticky

Mike’s Frog Bar Brighton, UKSunday, September 22, The

Green Door Store Brighton, UK

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Download of the weekNAME: WildflowersFROM: Brightonvia BristolINFLUENCES:The White Stripesand Patsy ClinePROFILE: Formedin April 2012 by21-year-old singer-songwriter SiddyBennett, Wildflowersare set to releasetheir debut EP onMonday, June 24.Wild Among The Flowers sees the band fuse punkfolk with contemporary rock and roll – with a dashof country in there too.The band is based around Siddy and her sister Kiton backing vocals, accordion and Hammond organ,plus long-time co-writer, guitarist and mandolin playerJames Ashbury and rhythm guitarist Ben Johnsen.The four-piece have just completed their first UKtour, which included appearances at the Dot-To-DotFestival in Manchester, Bristol and Nottingham.TRACK: JeremiahWEBSITE: wildflowersband.co.ukSOUNDCLOUD: soundcloud.com/wildflowersmusicFACEBOOK: facebook.com/wildflowershqYOUTUBE: youtube.com/wildflowershqEMAIL: info@wildflowersband.co.ukNEXT GIG: Wildflowers play The Ancient Mariner, inRutland Road, Hove, on Saturday, June 22, from7pm, and The Hope, in Queen’s Road, Brighton, onThursday, July 4.nn Want more music by local artists?Visit theargus.co.uk/downloads

HHThe Moody Blues, Brighton Centre, King’s Road,Friday, June 21, £39.50, 08448 471515HHRon Sexsmith, St George’s Church, St George’sRoad, Brighton, Friday, June 21, 7pm, £18, 01273606312HHAll Tomorrow’s Parties curated by Deerhunter,Pontins Camber Sands, Friday, June 21, to Sunday,June 23, £180 per person, www.atpfestival.comHHElvis Costello, Brighton Centre, King’s Road,Saturday, June 22, 7pm, from £37.50, 0844 8471515HHThe Pitmen Painters, Theatre Royal Brighton, NewRoad, Monday, June 24, to Saturday, June 29, 7.45pm,2.30pm matinees Thurs and Sat, from £10, 08448717650HHPiL, Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Church Street,Thursday, June 27, 7pm, £25, 01273 709709HHRelative Values, Theatre Royal Brighton, New Road,Monday, July 1, to Saturday, July 6, 7.45pm, 2.30pmmatinees Thurs and Sat, from £15, 0844 8717650HHStrictly Confidential, Brighton Centre, King’s Road,Monday, July 1, to Wednesday, July 3, 7.30pm, 2.30pmWed matinee, from £19.50, 0844 8471515HHLove Supreme Jazz Festival, Glynde Place, Glynde,Friday, July 5, to Sunday, July 7, £100/£50 for all threedays, £50/£30 per day, www.lovesupremefestival.comHHTubular Bells For Two, Theatre Royal Brighton, NewRoad, Monday, July 8, 7.30pm, from £19, 0844 8717650HHAmanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra,Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, Brighton, Saturday,July 13, 6.30pm, £17.50, 01273 673311HHHenry The VI Trilogy, Theatre Royal Brighton,New Road, Wednesday, July 17, to Saturday, July 20,various times, from £15, 0844 8717650HHLevellers, St Bartholomews Church, Ann Street,Brighton, Friday, July 19, £21.50, www.seetickets.comHHPeter Andre, Victoria Park, Haywards Heath, Friday,July 19, from £25, 01444 800045HHGentlemen Of The Road Stopover with MumfordAnd Sons, Vampire Weekend, The Vaccines andMystery Jets, Convent Fields, Lewes, Friday, July 19,and Saturday, July 20, £75, £20 camping,www.gentlemenoftheroad.comHHSoul Sister, Theatre Royal Brighton, New Road,Monday, July 22, to Saturday, July 27, 7.45pm, 2.30pmmatinees on Thurs and Sat, from £10, 0844 8717650HHRegina Spektor, De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, Monday,July 29, 7pm, £25, 01424 229111HHBird Song, Theatre Royal Brighton, New Road,Monday, July 29, to Saturday, August 3, 7.45pm,2.30pm matinees on Thurs and Sat, from £10,0844 8717650HH9 To 5 The Musical, Theatre Royal Brighton, NewRoad, Monday, August 5, to Saturday, August 10,7.45pm, 2.30pm matinees Thurs and Sat, from £15,0844 8717650HHPriscilla Queen Of The Desert, Congress Theatre,Carlisle Road, Eastbourne, Monday, August 12, toSaturday, August 17, 7.30pm, 2.30pm matinees,from £15, 01323 412000HHDisney Live! Mickey’s Rockin’ Roadshow, BrightonCentre, King’s Road, Tuesday, August 13, andWednesday, August 14, 10.30am and 1.30pm,from £18, 0844 8471515HHArdal O’Hanlon, Theatre Royal Brighton, New Road,Sunday, September 15, 8pm, from £19, 0844 8717650HHBen E King, Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, Brighton,Friday, September 20, 7pm, £24.50, 01273 673311HHThe Duckworth Lewis Method, St George’s Church,St George’s Road, Brighton, Friday, September 20,7pm, £22.50, 01273 606312HHJoe Bonamassa, Brighton Centre, King’s Road,Saturday, September 28, 7pm, from £35, 0844 8471515HHThe Seekers, Brighton Centre, King’s Road, Tuesday,October 1, from £44, 0844 8471515HHLawson, Brighton Centre, King’s Road, October 4,6pm, from £19, 0844 8471515HHDaniel O’Donnell, Congress Theatre, Carlisle Road,Eastbourne, Wednesday, October 16, 7.30pm,£37.50, 01323 412000HHRussell Brand – Messiah Complex, BrightonCentre, King’s Road, October 18, Doors 6pm,£27.50, call 0844 8471515HHNights On Broadway, Brighton Centre, King’s Road,Sunday, October 20, £45, 0844 8471515HHAlison Moyet, Brighton Dome Concert Hall, ChurchStreet, Monday, October 21, from £25, 01273 709709

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1... RIHANNATwickenham Stadium,Saturday, June 15 andSunday, June 16RIRI lands at therugby stadium for twodates on the Diamondtour to promote herseventh recordUnapologetic. Supportfrom David Guettaand US electronicDoors 4.30pm. £45 to £75. Visit www.rfu.com

2... TROOPING THE COLOURHorse Guards Parade, Saturday, June 15FULLY operational troops from the Householddivision celebrate the Queen’s birthday witha spectacular show of pomp and ceremony.Starts 10am. Call 0207 4142479.

3... LOVEBOX PRESENTS NILE RODGERSThe Forum, Friday, June 14DISCO funk legend Nile Rodgers and his bandChic run through the hits that made the groupfamous – including Le Freak, Good Times and I WantYour Love – at this intimate festival warm-up.Starts 9pm, £22.50. Call 0844 8472405.

4... AFFORDABLE ART FAIRHampstead Heath, daily until Sunday, June 16TOP quality art for low prices – 70% is under £3,000– at this annual bash to support artists andmakers lower down the ladder. Pick up paintings,photography, sculpture and prints from £40.11am to 6pm, £20. Call 0208 2464848.

5... STRANGE INTERLUDENational Theatre, until September 1EUGENE O’NEILL’S audacious epic aboutrepressed love in the gap between the twoworld wars is a masterpiece of Americantheatre. Anne-Marie Duff plays Nina in thisthree-hour drama.7pm, £12 to £48. Call 0207 4523000.

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THE DARKNESSConcorde 2, Madeira Drive,Brighton, December 7THE East Anglian rockerssettled their differences with lastyear’s third album Hot Cakes andtoured the US with Lady Gaga.Fans lapped it up so the four-piece,led by Justin Hawkins, are back onthe road with their Intimate Outreachtour to celebrate the tenth anniversaryof the release of big-selling debutalbum, Permission To Land.The idea is to play lesser-knowntowns and venues, with Holmfirth,Dorking, Salisbury and Prestonbooked in alongside Brighton’sConcorde 2.Doors 7pm. £TBC. Tickets on sale9am today from 01273 673311.

RENTBrighton Centre, King’s Road, November 23ATOMIC KITTEN and Big Reunion starNatasha Hamilton and ITV Superstar runner-upRory Taylor lead a West End cast and live bandfor a 20th anniversary concert of Broadwaymusical, Rent.After a sell-out run in April, this new productionof the Tony Award-winning show is backfor its final tour – including a date at theBrighton Centre.Penned by Jonathan Larson, Renttransposes the classic Puccini opera LaBohème to 1980s East Village New York.The show follows a year in the life of agroup of friends, struggling to make it in theBig Apple under the shadow of HIV/AIDS.Doors 6pm, from £22.50. Call 0844 8471515.

THE DUCKWORTH LEWIS METHODSt George’s Church, St George’sRoad, Brighton, September 20THE ASHES are soon to be battledagain, so it’s the perfect time for thecricket-loving musicians behind theDuckworth Lewis Method to announcea new record is on its way.Led by The Divine Comedy’s NeilHannon, the man who penned NationalExpress (the anthem for twee travellerseverywhere), The DLM follow-up theirIvor Novello-nominated eponymousdebut from 2009 with Sticky Wickets.Hannon is Lewis, while his Irishcompatriot Thomas Walsh is Duckworth.And Duckworth Lewis are the duo whoinvented the cricketing formulato solve rain-effected games.7.30pm, £22.50. Call 01273 606312.

JAGWAR MAThe Haunt, PoolValley, Brighton,October 22THE young Aussieduo have tapped intoeverything from thebaggy Balearic beatsof Madchester circa1990 to the US WestCoast of the 1960s,with some PetSound-era BrianWilson-esquemelodies.These are all to befound on the debutHowlin’, whose powerhas apparently gotthe Gallagher brotherstalking about the beauty of music again (nicely in time for a 20th anniversarycash-in of Definitely Maybe next year?).To support their debut album, which was released last Monday, the Aussieshave booked a five-date dash across the UK in the autumn.7.30pm, £11. Call 01273 606312.

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Wildflowers will be appearing at The Horn pub in St Albans

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WILDFLOWERS will be performing live at The Horn pub in St Albans this week.

Put together in April 2012 by former Bristol and now Brighton-based lead singer andchief songwriter, 21-year-old Siddy Bennett, they will be appearing at the Victoria Streetmusic venue on Tuesday night.

Suitably labelled in an early reviews as “punk Dolly Parton”, Siddy’s style isfreewheeling, strong, and you can hear the influence of Siddy’s tastes from WhiteStripes to Patsy Cline in the Wildflowers’ gutsy sound.

The band includes Siddy’s sister Kit on backing vocals, accordion and Hammondorgan, and James Ashbury, Siddy’s long term co-writer, guitarist and mandolin player.

Support comes from Hertfordshire band Stolen Horse. Formed in late 2012, they blenda wide range of influences from folk, blues and singer/songwriter styles into an originalnew sound.

Herts four-piece The Neverists are also on the night’s bill.

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Introducing . . . The Wildflowersby Siobhanne Beattie / June 5th 2013 / No Comment

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Formed in April 2012 by lead singer and chief songwriter, Siddy Bennett, TheWildflowers are about to make a splash with their debut EP, “Wild Among The Flowers”,due for release later this month.

Having already made waves in mainstream circuit, early reviews have dubbed Siddy “thepunk Dolly Parton” and the singer herself has quoted Patsy Cline and The White Stripesamong her influences, “I donʼt think anyone sings about heartbreak like Patsy. From theage of 7 I was addicted to her soulful deliverance , and then at 14 I heard Hotel Yorbaand I was conformed. I knew country rock and roll was what its all about”.

With her sister, Kit by her side on backing vocals, accordion and Hammond organ andguitarists, James Ashbury and Ben Johnsen, The Wildflowers will soon be a banddominating your radio.

We caught up exclusively with Siddy to chat sound, inspiration and touring the UK . . .

How would you describe your sound to someone who hasnʼt heard it yet?

The five of us sing so its packed full of harmonies. Me and my sister are both in the bandso with the boys, its got a powerful blend of male and female vocals. Thereʼs an excitingmix of instruments like mandolin, accordion and Hammond organ and we are definitelylyrically driven so lot of our songs are stories. “Punky Dolly Parton” sums us up.

What do you think has shaped the musician you have become today?

My sister was the one who got me into playing guitar and writing songs when I wasabout 14 and I always went to a lot of festivals when I was little and I love the communityfeeling that they give. Itʼs really fun being backstage at a festival and I think that when Iwrite music, I always write with the intention that I want it to go down well at festivals.

What are The Wildflowers plans for 2013?

We are lucky enough to be touring the UK with Tom Odell in October and November sowe are really excited about that! This summer will see us recording our second EP withBrit-nominated producer, Jake Gosling and making our own video for our track, “Edge OfThe Road” which is about wanting to move away. We filmed most of it while we were ontour so now itʼs just a case of putting all the footage together. We will be playing SecretGarden Party which is probably one of my favourite UK festivals and we are also playingBristol Gay Pride which is a really great event to be part of and I feel really honoured tobe playing it.

“Wild Among The Flowers” is released on 24th June but will be on saleexclusively at their Dot-to-Dot dates and on their UK “Wild Among The Flowers”Tour in June. The EP will be available from Itunes and via their website- www.wildflowersband.co.uk.

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