Jess Silk is a guitarist, singer and songwriter from the Black Country. Her passionate and melodic brand of folk/punk music gets people sitting up and listening. Armed only with an increasingly sticker-covered acoustic guitar, lyrics right from the heart and a distinctive, powerful voice that many don't expect, Jess plays to audiences up and down the UK and has shared stages with many well known names among the folk/punk scene.
Shotgun Marmalade are an original hi-energy pop-punk-ska three-piece from Stourbridge in the West Midlands. Described as ‘The Black Country Clash’ (Attila the Stockbroker) their music is reminiscent of late seventies/ early 80’s guitar pop-punk with elements of Rancid, The Buzzcocks, Ferocious Dog, The Ruts and the Members. Their live performances are energetic and saturated with attitude and a strong sense of humour. They gig regularly both locally and around the country at varied venues and festivals (Bearded Theory, Glastonwick and Ey up Mi Duck amongst many others) and have released two albums and one EP to date, with a third album currently in production.
