Grammy-nominated singer Stacey Kent is back on a stage familiar to her this Thursday evening (Oct 6), when she returns to The Stables with music from her current opus, Tenderly.
The release is a return to standards and jazz-classics - the first time she has done that since 2003's breakthrough album The Boy next Door.
Andy Fairweather Low first entered our ears as frontman for Amen Corner, but that was decades ago, and plenty has passed since the sixties, and hits like Bend Me Shape Me, Hello Suzy and 'the obvious one' (If Paradise is) Half As Nice.
Since then he has worked with a veritable feast of the fabulous; How else would you describe the collective pull of artists including Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Roger Waters and more. Exactly.
Bluesy and brilliant, and yours to engage with after 8pm on Friday (October 7).
James Burrage will be up on Stage 2, offering his distinctive, raspy and soulful vocal to the assembled.
He has mastered his trade with lots of late nights at pubs and clubs around his Colchester base and is now reeling in music fans further afield.
An EP is ready too, by the name of Pure Gold.
Viva Santana, among the Top 5 must-see tribute bands by Classic Rock magazine, will be showing out on Saturday night (October 8) with classy guitar licks set over danceable percussion as the band sizzle through Santana's Latino rock and blues back catalogue.
Lee Nelson, the man responsible for some of the best stitch-ups in recent times (Remember him interrupting Kanye West on stage at Glastonbury? Or throwing dollar bills over FIFA boss - at that time - Sepp Blatter? Oh how we laughed) will be bringing the funnies over in Stage 2.
Not surprisingly his new Work in Progress session is sold-out. But give him a pat on the back for services already given.
The Bayounes String Quartet appear on Sunday afternoon (October 9) as part of the venues' Music in the Round season.
They've been charming audiences with the freshness of their playing and compelling music interpretations and their return here will be a hit.
This time they are delivering works by Mozart, Beethoven and Debussy.
Andy Hamilton brings his Change Management tour to the Stables main stage on the Sunday evening.
His new show sees the fella at the helm ask questions like 'Why did we end up working longer hours?' and 'Where did all the sparrows go?'
If you are feeling flustered because of all the flux, Andy will teach you how to cope with those changes.
But with strong language and adult material set to figure, it's one of those shows for those old enough to legally buy cigarettes too...
Oh, and mild peril might figure too. It's a sell-out, but try for returns.
Rob Heron & the Teapad Orchestra rock up on Stage 2 with a tempting fill of Western Swing, blues, gypsy jazz and country, which they class as 'North Eastern Swin''
It's music that harks back to a golden age while remaining perfectly modern...
Irish collective Dervish arrive on Tuesday night (October 11) and after a quarter or a century of work under their collective belt, Dervish have raised the bar and inspired a whole generation of young Celtic musicians in their wake.
'Evocative, spiritual, and thoroughly entertaining...' all words that have been used to describe Mike Farris, who plays Stage 2 on Tuesday evening.
In 2015, he earned a Grammy for Best Roots Gospel album, making him a true winner.
Last up this week, an appearance by Shazia Mirza with her show The Kardashians Made Me Do It, a 'searing and urgent exploration of life, love and Jihadi brides.'
The award-winning comedian and columnist was described by The Daily Mail as 'brave and urgent.'
She's great, and a ticket to spend time with her at the mic is money well spent.
To book tickets visit www.stables.org
