Diana Silveira, The Nat Martin Band

Tickets for this event are £20 from coolhamtickets@gmail.com
Please bring your own refreshments, food, nibbles etc (and some change for the charity bucket).

This gig was booked immediately after the Nat Martin Band played at the Club in early January with Diana Silveira as their guest vocalist. The audience were completely blown away by their performance and a revisit was a no brainer. This time will be different as Nat and the Trio will share the bill with a newly formed Diana Silveira Band which will include another one of Coolham's favourite guitarists, Dave Ital, plus Emily Francis on keyboards, Martin (Magic) Johnson on drums and a bassist to be confirmed. Each band will play a full set.

The incredible Portuguese born vocalist Diana Silveira is an exceptional talent who is turning heads and catching ears wherever she performs, both here in the UK and across parts of Europe. Diana’s ability to sing a wide range of genres with authority and her ability to switch from sweet tones to a full out rock and roll vibe make her a force to be reckoned with!

The Nat Martin Trio's vibe is a unique blend of blues, funk, soul and jazz influences featuring Nat's highly respected guitar work. Their critically acclaimed debut album, ‘Don’t Lose Your Cool’, was brought to the attention of BBC R2 presenter Paul Jones who said ‘You get a lot of people saying, “Oh yes, we’re pushing the boundaries, we’re extending the envelope of the blues” and all that sort of thing. I would say The Nat Martin Band are definitely doing that, without necessarily claiming too much of it. The Nat Martin Band blew me away.’

Their music addresses ideas linking the blues with human emotion and that to experience the blues and to let it out, is a release and so acts as a healer. Collectively the band are immersed in a heritage of African American music genres and these influences and the great emotional strength of Nat’s guitar playing are impossible to overlook in this music.