About us…

We originate from two very different places: Pauline from the leafy lanes of Surrey, John from the badlands of the Mersey Delta.

We met and married in London and have always enjoyed writing songs and performing them to friends and family.

But after meeting a man on a bench with a squeeze box who invited us to play in public, we now do this on a regular basis in folk clubs and on the festival circuits in East Anglia and beyond.

Our early musical influences are varied: Hank Williams, Carole King, Kenny Ball, Arthur Blake, Joni Mitchell, Jake Thackray, Richard and Linda Thompson, Nic Jones, Martin Carthy to name but a few.

Inspiration for our tunes often comes from British or American traditional music but can also come from Jazz or Music Hall or anywhere really.

Inspiration for the words can also come from anywhere for example: the news, the weather, a book, the environment, family history, the Norfolk countryside, a chance conversation with a complete stranger.

We mainly write from real events and tell stories of real people and places.

We like to write about a range of subjects and tend to steer away from love songs preferring our songs to tell a good story following in the Folk tradition.

Please follow the links to listen to our songs. We hope you enjoy them and if you would like us to play at your venue please contact us. We would love to hear from you.

“Thank you so much for a great night everybody appreciated your performance, you are such a brilliant duo”. - Phil