Florence Sommerville album launch + support Laura Beckwith

We're very happy to host this special night featuring two fine young British country talents and launching Florence's debut album.

Florence Sommerville, a 20-year-old singer-songwriter from the small village of Orsett, Essex, is one of the UK’s fastest-rising Americana-country performers. During three visits to Nashville in the past year, she has co-written songs with such hit songwriters as Gary Burr, Jan Buckingham, Sally Barris and others and also performed at Songwriter Rounds at the Commodore Grille, the Cambria Hotel and the iconic Bluebird Café, where she gained a standing ovation and at last year’s AMA Week where she was chosen by No Depression as one of the 60 best performers.

Earlier this year she released (I’ll Be Your) Best Broken Heart and California, the first two singles from her forthcoming debut album set for release in mid-July. There’s a raw rootsy quality to Florence’s music that belies her youthfulness. An assured performer, she takes total command of any stage from the outset and allows her crystalline vocals to shine on her well-crafted original songs. She doesn't arrive as the next ready-made country star beauty figure Barbie doll. There is an unquestionable realness about the way Florence makes sense of life through her music. But she exhibits a surety of mind beyond her years, to create music that connects and inspires, and that will inflame a growing fire. 

Laura Beckwith is an independent folk/country/pop artist based in Surrey. Laura's music is a mix of honest, storytelling lyrics and catchy pop hooks taking inspiration from artists such as Mimi Webb, Maren Morris, Ingrid Andress, and Taylor Swift. So far, Laura has received incredible support from industry tastemakers such as BBC Introducing, with one track being BBC Introducing Track of the Week and was invited to the BBC Radio Kent studio to perform live on the evening show.

Laura has been lucky enough to perform in Nashville on many well-known writers rounds including The Listening Room. When not out playing gigs, Laura has been busy writing and building her sound, working with well-known producers and musicians, regularly releasing singles that has seen her reach No.13 on the UK country charts and gain National radio play. Laura is now turning her attention back to live shows, which is where her music shines the most.