Sutton Coldfield Festival of Arts

[ July 12, 2008; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Matt Tyler will headline a special Songwriters’ Cafe day in the cafe at Woolworths in The Parade on Saturday July 12 as part of the Festival.

Sutton-born Matt, now based in Great Barr, is influenced by the styles of Bruce Springsteen, The Beatles, David Gray, KT Tunstall, Damien Rice, REM, Bob Dylan, Travis and Oasis.

He performs [...]

[ July 12, 2008; 7:30 pm; ] Stuart Jones and Martin ‘Sniper’ Rowberry regularly take part in funky keyboard ‘duels’ that are causing quite a stir on the web - and locals will get to see them perform live as part of the Sutton Festival Of Arts.

The pair’s performances, under the collective name Blister, have had two million hits to date on [...]

[ July 13, 2008; 7:30 pm; ] Stuart Jones, Sutton pianist and composer brings his debut musical Shirt & Tie to Sutton Town Hall on Sunday July 13.

X-Factor and Pop Idol aside, have you ever wondered what life in the music industry is really like?
Well now’s your chance to find out, as one Sutton man’s experiences form the basis for an upbeat musical [...]

[ July 12, 2008; 2:15 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Fresh from collecting his MBE from the Queen for services to Punjabi music, Streetly bhangra superstar Malkit Singh has agreed to play a 45-minute set for the Festival, at 2.15pm on Saturday July 12. See “Main Stage” for the full line-up.

The singer, who also plays the harmonium and the traditional, one-stringed tumbi, has made 21 [...]