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Brighton has always been a breeding ground for new bands and exploratory music. This tour features the foremost representatives of the city's most exciting and critically acclaimed musical export of recent times, the Willkommen Collective – a loose-knit community of musicians and bands sharing lo-fi, nu-folk and alt-country roots. Beloved of Brian Eno, Guy Garvey and Bob Harris, The Leisure Society made national headlines last year with an Ivor Novello…

Jesca Hoop was born in Southern California to strict Mormon parents. She grew up singing traditional folk tunes in four-part harmony, but soon broke away from this background, becoming a homesteader and working with children. As a nanny for Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan’s three children, Hoop gained both musical experience and notoriety; Waits said of Jesca, 'Her music is like going swimming in a lake at night'. Following exposure…

• November 15th 2009 Featuring Paul Mosely, Kristyna Myles, Lisa-Marie Glover and James Rea • January 30th 2010 Featuring Kev Fox, Ivan Campo, George Borowski and Alexis McLean • Alexis McLean – Top country songstress, played at Glastonbury and is praised by Guy Garvey from Elbow • George Borowski – referred to as 'Guitar' George in the song Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits, he is simply a legend •…