Belgium & Blues Sunday Acoustic Sessions

We will be hosting a local and independent live music showcase on Sunday 23rd of March at Belgium and Blues. Promoting up-and-coming artists with tickets priced at just £5. 6 pm doors with music till closing (9 pm) First edition includes music from;

Charlie Smith

Joey Vella

D'Kenzion

Joshua Chinappen

Charlie Smith

My name might be common but my style is alternative. I'm Charlie Smith a raw honest singer-songwriter from Hampshire UK. I host and perform at my own shows at venues such as the Railway Inn The Attic and Crosfield Hall. In October 2023 I embarked on my first solo tour of northern England performing in Leicester Leeds Liverpool and Stockton. My most recent 'DIY Tour 24' was built around showcasing local musicians and took me along the south of England (Brighton Portsmouth London and Southampton). My latest EP 'Here He Comes Now' was released on the 24th of May. Clocking in at just shy of 10 minutes it is an express 5 Track acoustic punk EP. The theme of the EP is the idea that certain things cannot be erased or forgotten. The lyrics evoke feelings of introspection reflection and renewal as the individual grapples with their inner turmoil and seeks to find solace. All tracks were recorded on the Tascam Model 12 at my mini-home studio. Featuring a single mic technique with minimal use of effects to simulate an authentic intimate sound.

Joey Vella

Toeing the line between chaos and beauty. Joey Vella a Southampton-born and raised singer-songwriter blends his love of Indie and Punk to deliver hard-hitting personal lyrics about his struggles with growing up substance abuse and falling in love. After years of writing and singing in his room inspired by the likes of Pete Doherty Kurt Cobain and Matty Healy Joey Vella is ready to make a name for himself in the music scene.

D'Kenzion

Ged a singer-songwriter for over forty years and a published author with a series of books ‘Neander and the Dark Matter’. Over the years he has written music for his own and other bands plus for two-stage shows performed in the Hoxton theatre London.

With a blues/rock influence D’ KenZion is a tilt of the soft cloth cap to the works of Charles Dickens. The songs whilst light and groovy are a comment on the injustice in the world today and a tribute to the works of Mr D.

Joshua Chinappen

Joshua Chinappen is a highly motivated and talented songwriter performer. instrumentalist and producer based in Hampshire in the UK. With his small guitar Looper and plethora of songs he has showcases his endless passion and love for the creative arts everywhere his music goes.Chinappen has played dozens of shows around Hampshire ranging all the way from big events in venues like the 1865 to smaller events in venues like the Heart breakers and the Hobbit to unplugged events in his home town in an ever growing list of places to add to his guitar which details all of the places he has played a real dream becoming reality as his career progresses.

Host or Publisher Charlie Smith