Lost Horizons
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Lost Horizons
Presents
  Mike Nisbet
on 17th May 2013
Mike Nisbet is a Scottish singer-songwriter, now based in London, will be
heading out on the road again as a truly independent artist during
Spring 2012. Giging solo with his acoustic guitar, Nisbet knows how to
hold an audience in the palm of his hand, holding the room as they
listen to the stories of lost love, homelessness, family and the blues.A Diving Bell Production, Nisbet’s Debut album ‘Vagrant’
was recorded in Glasgows Diving Bell Lounge in by Marcus Mackay (Snow
Patrol, Frightened Rabbit, Sparrow & The Workshop) and was released
on (9/06/2011).
Thoughonly 24 years old, Nisbet’s talents have flourished since his interest
in music began. “I’ve been playing and writing music for years,” he
says. “With ‘Vagrant’, it feels like I’ve really found my stride. The
Diving Bell and Marcus’ involvement was really important to the whole
process.
“The album’s ten tracks were written in the winter of 20010. I spent more
than a year living between London and Glasgow so the songs are primarily
to do with being on the road and basically having no home to return
to.”
The album’s completion was made possible by Creative Scotland,
which provided the funding for the studio time. Nisbet’s long term
ambition to create a solo record that, at its heart, is one man playing
directly to the listener, has been beautifully realised. 
Simple acoustic guitar and percussion, married with vocals that belie Nisbet’s
young age, succeed in creating a resonant escape to the desert, a
personal and emotional travelogue through themes of waywardness,
discontentment, relationships and fear.
While the album’s subject matter may be imbued with a real sense of its
creator’s unsettled frame of mind, it soundly captures Nisbet’s love of
traditional folk and rootsy Americana and confidently presents an
accessible album of ideas that, says Nisbet, “I hope many people will
find themselves relating to in one way or another.”

‘’Mike Nisbet Posses a Dylan-esqu timeless quality to his songwriting, a voice
that soothes and shatters hearts, and a gorgeous debut album, Vagrant,
that could/should earn this remarkable 23-year-old talent devotees in
any continent, andy generation, any decade’’The Pop Cop, Music Alliance Pact. 
Featured on BBC Radio 2, Dermot O’eary Show, 
BBC 6 Music Introducing with Tom Robinson,
Music Alliance Pact (A team of 24 music blogs from around the world, including The Guardian)Debut Album ‘Vagrant’ available on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon, and Bandcamp. www.facebook.com/nisbetmikewww.mikenisbet.com

and

Jacob de Berker



"Lyrically intricate songs accompanied with guitar or banjo and delivered in a unique voice."

After spending the last few years gigging extensively throughout Bristol and the south west Jacob de Berker has relocated to a boat in london to share his music with a new audience.
Autobiographical songs coupled with a search for common truths and someone to bring tea
in bed to, provide the backing for intimate performances and an endearing heart on sleeve approach that has led to a gathering subtle momentum. 
www.facebook.com/jacobdeberkermusicwww.soundcloud.com/jacobdeberker

http://youtu.be/JgvXTLQwgWE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-DJj1wOkzY

Plus support from

Will O'Donoghue and Bob Munton and a return set from
Nick Pickett
at
The Heathcote Arms
344 Grove Green Road Leytonstone E11 4EA
Doors 7.15pm - open mic from 11pm
£3 on door




















Resident Musicians
  • Will O'Donoghue

    Leyton based singer songwriter - upcoming gigs
    15th September 2012 - The Torriano Bar supporting Michele Stodart



  • James O'Hara-Knight

    Rickmansworth based singer songwriter - upcoming gigs
    13 September 2012 - The Trinity in Harrow supporting The Session EP launch
    15 September 2012 - The Torriano Bar in Kentish Town supporting Michele Stodart
    13 October 2012 - The Torriano Bar in Kentish Town supporting Hatful of Rain



  • George Gilman

    Walthamstow based singer songwriter - upcoming gigs
    Currently based at Stirling University - you will definitely see him there


  • Louis Gilman

    Walthamstow based singer songwriter who got his guitar out and won the 2010 Towersey Folk Festival Song Slam
    upcoming gigs
    13 October 2012 - The Torriano Bar in Kentish Town supporting Hatful of Rain
    20 October 2012 - The Heatcote Arms in Leytonstone supporting Said the Maiden


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