Part of LoopFest 2025 - the Shrewsbury-wide festival with over 250 acts playing!
At the Wheatsheaf (Shrewsbury High Street) on the Sunday of LoopFest, we have SIX brilliant acts performing, including Tammy Wilde, The Daisychain, Dave Briggs, Matt Woolley / Quantum Penguin, Jessica Dives and Jack Evans.
LINEUP TIMES
13:40: Tammy Wilde
15:00: The Daisychain
16.20: Dave Briggs
17:40: Quantum Penguin
19.00: Jessica Dives
20:20: Jack Evans
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS
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TAMMY WILDE
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Tammy Wilde is a 23 year old singer-songwriter based in Manchester, UK. Originally from Mid-Wales, she moved to persue her career in music starting at BIMM Manchester. 1 year on since graduating, she recently joined the country/pop scene with her debut single 'Girl With No Name'. Through her music she shares stories of her experiences of love, intimacy, separation and metal-wellbeing. She hopes her music brings comfort and emotional healing to those that resonate. Her influncenses include but certainly aren't limited to the likes of Dolly Parton, Ed Sheeran, Carrie Underwood, Shania Twain and Sabrina Carpenter, just to name a few. Tammy aims to bring out her debut EP in summer of 2025.
THE DAISYCHAIN
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The Daisychain are a duo from Wolverhampton. Rick Williams on guitar and vocals and Hayley Donkersley on vocals, bringing to life the songs Rick writes. Songs of love, lost love, and tales to make you smile, cry, and think: " Oh yes, I get that". The Daisychain consider themselves a pop group, hoping to catch you with a memorable chorus, a snappy line or a or a shared emotion.
Songwriters who have influenced them, without sounding like anyone but themselves, could include Paul Heaton, Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello, Squeeze, Justin Currie. It's always the song, the song first. Songs with so many hooks you can hang your coat on them.
The Daisychain have played gigs around the Midlands supporting some cool headliners including Altered Images, Steve Ellis (Love Affair) and The Jam'd.
They will be playing an acoustic set for this show to particularly highlight the new songs they have written.
DAVE BRIGGS
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Dave Briggs writes songs about the everyday stuff of life, but with an acerbic twist. His music is inspired by the early blues of people like Robert Johnson and then onto the likes of Bob Dylan and Billy Bragg and more recently Frank Turner and Jesse Welles. You might hear him sing about his favourite hat and a broken TV!
MATT WOOLLEY / QUANTUM PENGUIN
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Matt Woolley is a multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter from Shropshire who plays under the name of Quantum Penguin.
His love of storytelling through song blended with driving instrumentals means his set is one minute lilting and filled with emotion and the next joyfully energetic with soaring Fiddle, Guitar or Bouzouki.
Matt is a founding member of the Folk music group String Workshop and enjoys collaborating with fellow musicians and artists on various projects and art installations from Cornwall to Shropshire.
Past performances include Chippenham Folk Festival, the Shrewsbury LoopFest Music Festival, Folk In The Orchard Festival, Lichfield Festival of Folk, Brimfield and Dreamers Folk Clubs and the Albert’s Songwriters Showcase in Shrewsbury. He was nominated for “Folk Musician of The Year” at the Shropshire Music Awards in both 2023 and 2024. His song This Gift, about the importance of the countryside and preserving it for future generations, was also awarded 3rd place at Lichfield Festival of Folk.
He recently released his second album Adélie, which won “Album of The Series” on the Salopian Mixtape podcast. In the album, Matt takes advantage of being able to layer-up instruments to his songs that he otherwise wouldn’t be able to in his live performances, featuring his collection of instruments that include Fiddle, Guitar, Bouzouki, Vocals and Chin-Cello. The album includes several of his songs covering a wide range of topics, from shipwrecks to homelessness to songs about musicians’ woes.
From songs that make you cry to rip-roaring Fiddle tunes that will make you stomp your foot, Matt will guide you through the full spectrum of emotions while you sing along!
You can learn more about Matt on his website at www.quantumpenguin.co.uk
“Matthew Woolley played an incredible set at Chippenham 2023 so much so that we invited him back in 2024. Matthew’s love for the folk tradition shines through his soulful singing and exceptional multi instrumental accompaniments.” (Debra Hannis – Chippenham Folk Festival)
"It was a joy to see an artist play in a finger picked style, it’s not a style usually adopted by bouzouki players, but Matt did a wonderful job, and it very much complimented the songs he chose to sing... He rounded off the performance with a set of tunes on the fiddle and it was very apparent that this was his forte... A rising star indeed.” (Will Sartin – Patakas)
“A talented multi-instrumentalist, switching effortlessly from bouzouki to guitar to fiddle, Matthew’s song and tune writing abilities are truly impressive. His songs, though based in the time-honoured folk tradition, sound fresh and contemporary and pursue arresting and intricate narratives. His violin compositions provide welcome additions to the established canon of fiddle tunes and he sings with a rich mature voice which belie his years.” (Fergus Reid – Wheatsheaf Open Mic Shrewsbury)
“Matthew approaches folk music with such a refreshing exuberance… The multi-instrumentalist is a delight to watch and hear. This is a new generation of Folk Singer, and it is exciting, he leaves one with no doubt that our traditional music will be left in safe hands if all performers were to apply themselves as Matthew has… With a clarity of vocal akin to crystal, Matthew is undoubtedly on the right end of a very busy and active career. (Sofia Lewis - Sound of Shrewsbury Folk)
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