September Kollab with Fred Hills Trio and Alice Brightman

Poetry, music, performance and community in one of Shoreham's most famous spaces. Welcome to Kollab - a warm and welcoming evening on an eccentric and cozy houseboat, jam-packed with music, words and a beautiful attentive audience! This September we're lucky to have the super-talented instrumentalists of the Fred Hills Trio and folk harpist Alice Brightman As usual the mic will be open to all forms of creativity and all levels of experience. Please email [email protected] before the event to request a slot. There's no bar, so please bring your own drinks, hot or cold, alcohol or otherwise. Doors open 6.45pm and we'll start promptly at 7pm Looking forward to seeing you, Katrina x FRED HILLS TRIO Sussex-based composer, songwriter and session drummer Fred Hills writes instinctive, emotionally driven music that brings together contemporary jazz, alt-folk and progressive indie. Drawing inspiration from The Cinematic Orchestra, Seb Rochford, White Denim and Jono McCleery, his work combines cinematic textures, intimate melodies and dynamic, groove-led arrangements. Fred regularly performs with his trio, alongside multi-instrumentalist and arranger Andrew Stuart-Buttle and double bassist Alfie Weedon. Together, they create an open, highly responsive sound that moves between delicate atmosphere, intricate interplay and powerful rhythmic momentum. The trio’s music reflects Fred’s wide-ranging influences while remaining grounded in a shared instinct for melody, texture and improvisation. IG: @fredhillmusic ALICE BRIGHTMAN Alice Brightman is a folk harpist and songwriter based in Brighton. She will be playing some songs from her newly released demo album Girl Mountain, available now on Bandcamp. Folky, rhythmic and lyrical, Alice’s music will appeal to fans of Adrienne Lenker, Kimya Dawson and Dory Previn. KOLLAB FEEDBACK "Wanted to say thank you for a really lovely open mic last night. This morning was the first time I have woken up feeling joyful without and dread dreams in the night for about two weeks. You created a really safe space and welcoming event. Loved your poems and they way you perform them is so engaging and absorbing. Marvellous. Thank you" "Kollab last night was fab, and you hold the space in such a lovely, relaxed, friendly, helpful, kind, and yet still very organised (!) way. Also, amazing poetry! I've never been to anything like that before. I enjoyed it so much I will definitely be aiming to come to more" To hear about future events and receive new poems and videos direct to your inbox, sign up to my mailing list