Liam Blake

Liam Blake began writing at 17 in a reflective folk/ pop style. In a different life he would have loved living in the '70s in London or hanging out with the musicians in Laurel Canyon, California.

He cites inspirations: Cat Stevens, Nick Drake, John Martyn, Jeff Buckley, Simon and Garfunkel, Noel Coward, Joni Mitchell, Jellyfish, Jimi Hendrix, Elliot Smith, Butterscotch, Joan Baez, Sam Cooke, Fairport Convention, Crowded House, Peter Green, Debussy, The Idanos, Kings of Convenience, Imogen Heap, Laurie Anderson, Nusrat Fatah Ali Kahn, Holland/Dozier/Holland, Cole Porter, Sufjan Stevens, Bread, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Randy Newman, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Carole King, Free, Rachmaninov, John Denver, Dvorjak, the Carpenters, Frank Zappa, Fleetwood Mac, George Gershwin, Nat King Cole, Tim Buckley.

Continuously playing in restaurants, bars and clubs in Bath, word spread across the city of his natural talent.

After being introduced by an enthusiastic friend, Chris Hughes said "I was really impressed with Liam’s guitar playing, beautiful voice and the strength of his song-writing".

"Achingly lovely voice" - 
BBC broadcaster and presenter Phil Jupitus