© 2011 jespa
Jespa are:
James Pepper & Anthony Shepherd
‘an oustanding folk-pop duo with energy, conviction and a whole bunch of memorable tunes! The chemistry between them is electric’
- Icarus Radio (2011)
Biscuit lovers and occasional plumbers. Jespa met at the end of the world and play music for heavy-set industrial librarians.
Formed in 2009 Jespa have performed all over the UK including Blackheath Halls, The Great Escape, Camden Lockstock Festival, The Slaughtered Lamb and The Troubadour Club. Jespa can be heard regularly on Recharged Radio, Icarus Radio, The Justin Wayne Radio Show and Balcony TV.
In January 2011 Jespa released “Take A Stand”, on iTunes, Spotify & Limited Edition CD.
‘....unbearably catchy....i love it....” - The 405
Releases
Orla (2009)
The Honest Sessions (2010)
Take A Stand (2011)
‘Loves Lost Tourists’ appears on the ‘One World Club Vol. 1’ compilation CD.
‘All of my love’ appears on Recharged Radio’s Live Sessions compilation CD.
2009 Justin Wayne Radio Show Audience Choice Award winners
2010 Recharged Radio Annual Awards - Nominations for Best song (Orla), Best EP and Best Folk Artist
'…stunning, soulful....[songs delivering]...shivers down the spine moments….' - efestivals.co.uk
'…very very impressive' - Jordan Thomas, Recharged Radio
‘wow...absolutely brilliant’ - Justin Wayne, The Justin Wayne Radio Show
'…a fantastic set….' - Play the Music
Places we do stuff
2012
Blackheath Halls
2011
333 Bar, Shoreditch
The Abbey, Kentish Town
Arch Angel, Kensington
Bar Vinyl, Camden
Blackheath Halls
The Bullet Bar, Kentish Town
CB2, Cambridge
Carnivale, Whitechapel
The Drop, Stoke Newington
The Enterprise, Camden
Elixir Bar, Mornington Crescent
Fahrenheit 55, Guildford
Green Man, Paddington
Icarus Club
King William IV, Pimlico
Lock 17, Camden
The Monarch, Camden
Norwich Arts Centre
One World Club, Hither Green
Portobello Acoustic Sessions
Rhythm Factory, Whitechapel
Wensum Lodge, Norwich
Worlds End, Finsbury Park
Zenith Bar, Angel
2010
333 Bar, Shoreditch
The Albany, Great Portland Street
Bullet Bar, Finsbury Park
Camden Head, Camden
Cobden Club, Ladbroke Grove
Elixir Bar, Mornington Crescent
The Great Escape, 2010, Brighton
The Green Note, Camden
The Library, Islington
Lock 17, Camden
LockStock Festival 2010, Camden
The Luxe, Spitalfields
Monkey Chews, Chalk Farm
Norwich Arts Centre
O’Hara’s Bar, Tampere, Finland
Old Queens Head, Islington
One World Club, Greenwich
Patricks, Crystal Palace
Slaughtered Lamb, Clerkenwell
Tommy Flynn’s, Camden
The Troubadour, London
Wensum Lodge, Norwich
2009
Cobden Club, Ladbroke Grove
Elixir Bar, Mornington Crescent
The Ivy House, Holborn
Lock 17, Camden
LockStock Festival 2009, Camden
Monkey Chews, Chalk Farm
The River Bar, Tower Bridge
People we do stuff with
Feed Your Head
Glasswerks
Playtime
Want Jespa to do stuff with you?
Then email us at: jespa@jespa.co.uk
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