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Simon Stevens & Yellowgroove really are a “seen to be believed” type of band. I’ve always been of the school that when you see a band perform, you want something a little extra, otherwise stay at home, pitch a tent in your back garden and put the CD on. Luckily, SSYG have that “crackle in the air” factor that only a truly great live band can muster.

The first thing people always ask is “Why the name? Is it because the singer has a Robbie Williams sized ego?”

Although it may appear so, that’s not the reason why. Simon Stevens was doing his thing, while Yellowgroove were doing theirs, until they collided on the M3. Simply, Simon Stevens & Yellowgroove is what you get when you put an acoustic Troubadour obsessed with Folklore with a Rock Band that make those truly great sounds they can only describe as “Yellow” moments.

Folk-rock then? Maybe. Although as the band themselves professed in an Interview on Radio Hampshire earlier this year, Rock-Folk would be more accurate.

Armed with the sounds of the underground, literally in the case of the abandoned railway bridge and cave recordings Simon did (it’s a long story), this year SSYG will be releasing their debut singles and album “Witches Wood” on tour with “ethical Indie label” Tygahoney Records on an Independent Licensing deal.

In the Witches Wood, the night is once again a place of fires, full moons and wild dancing. Howl with the Banshees and dive in.