“With Pete Mason’s rocking lead, Steve Lewis’s funky bass, Dave Lavin’s awesome beats and Sheena Bratt’s unshakeable optimism, Venus Rising aim to get your feet tapping and a smile on your face – believing a better world is possible! Sharing messages of fun, love, peace and sustainability, they fuse funky folk-rock and pop with garnishes of blues, ska and country. Since forming just a year ago, they’ve already shared festival lineups with Paul Carrack, Big Country, Merry Hell and Sean Taylor, been interviewed by BBC Introducing in the West after their set at VegFest UK Bristol, and played live on BBC Radio Stoke twice. A busy gig schedule includes the Main Stage at Cloggerfest in September and at Leek Blues and Americana Festival in October. Their free download RBE has had 13k+ plays online, and their global fanbase includes people from 45 countries on their Facebook page. Their debut single Lazy Daze has been released on Global Path Records and was produced at Colossus Recordings by Glyn Sutton-the album is well underway and will be released later this year.”

"If you like your folk music, have a good listen to Venus Rising." (Mark Radcliffe - after selecting Venus Rising to play at Knutsford Beer Festival)

"Over at the Big Top marquee, Venus Rising were doing a pretty good job of picking up the audience too. Their upbeat melodies and cheery personalities inspired a burst of energy within the tent causing everyone to leave the performance with a spring in their step." (Mytacism Music's Emily Branson, reviewing The Acoustic Festival of Britain 2015)

"I thought: they're so good, let's get them back in again!" (Den Siegertzs, BBC Radio Stoke Presenter)

"Definitely for people who enjoy the music of Joni Mitchell as this tune is up there with some of the best...their debut album will be released later this year. Incredible, inspiring and beautiful music with an underground goal to bring about good universal change to our world. Please check them out. Sheena has a super voice and this type of songwriting is very professional." Ryan's Gig Guide's Nick J Townsend

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