North West-based Phil Blundell draws on Dylan, John Prine and Townes Van Zandt for his songwriting — from band JakLash Cat to his solo debut, Don't Look Back.
Birmingham singer-songwriter Angie Keys writes storyteller lyrics with a big voice — her debut album Finally Here, twenty years in the making, dropped in December 2024.
Performing since age 15, Northumberland's Jason Arnup built a career gig by gig, releasing two albums and fronting his own band across the north of England.
