BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:313@lewesconclub.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231116T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231116T230000 DTSTAMP:20231022T155142Z URL:https://www.lewesconclub.com/events/steve-wallis/ SUMMARY:Steve Wallis & Erika Olson DESCRIPTION:Hilltop Sessions Presents: Steve Wallis &\; Erika Olson\n\nF or November's Hilltop Session we welcome Steve Wallis\, a citizen of the w orld: Born in Australia's Byron Bay\, living in Paris and playing stunning Americana. Steve brings all these life experiences into his very own bran d of Americana. North Carolina-born and Sussex based Erika Olson supports. \n\nBar from 5:00pm. Doors 8:00pm to 11:00pm.\n\nTickets and more info: ww w.hilltopsessions.co.uk\nFolk singer-songwriter Steve Wallis was raised in Byron Bay\, Australia\, but after spending more than a decade playing in bands around the country\, he relocated to Paris\, France in 2014.\nSteve Wallis writes vital\, clear eyed folk songs\, driven by his shrewd fingerp icked guitar\, and a disarming mix of wry wit\, potent honesty and bitters weet sadness in his writing that recalls Townes Van Zandt\, John Prine\, o r Justin Townes Earle.\nHis live shows are an intimate affier. Steve perfo rms solo\, telling stories and singing songs\, with his little Guild guita r\, his harmonicas and his voice slipping between delicacy and gruff cando ur\, the perfect vehicle to traverse the timeless and ever-potent topics o f new loves\, lost loves\, old homes\, old friends.\nHis debut solo album ‘Nothing Stays The Same Way For Long’ released September 16 2022 to ra ve reviews:\n“Make no mistake\, this album heralds the arrival of a very significant talent\, and one who deserves to find his record lauded along side the greats of the genre” - 9/10 - Americana UK\n\n\n\nErika Olson\n \nHaving played at two of our festivals\, we are delighted that Erika Olso n will join us for one of our 'traditional' Hilltop Sessions. North Caroli na native\, it didn't take long for Erika to create new roots in Sussex wh ile raising three children. She has just released her debut album 'This Is How I Pray'.\n\nErika’s songs bear witness to the glorious and devastat ing moments that can only be seen when we slow down. She sings to look dee per\, see clearer\, and know better. Her music is here to wake us up to ou r precious and unique lives.\n\n\n\nFacebook event: www.facebook.com\n&nbs p\; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.lewesconclub.com/wp-content/uploads/ 2023/07/SteveWallis.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231029T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR