LEISURE: Fantastic night of music planned for Jemima Layzell Trust

A GIG to raise money and awareness for the Jemima Layzell Trust is being held near Ilminster on Friday (November 25, 2016) night.

The five acts – all local bands and solo artists – will be playing at the Square and Compass at Ashill from 7.30pm until late.

Performing will be Stevie Nicole Brown, Matt Bond, Fawner, Harbor and The Incas.

Tickets are priced £6.50 in advance and can be bought from 07765-253-294 or by going online to www.jemimalayzell.com/events . Tickets can also be bought on the door for £7.50.

Taunton School student Jemima Layzell tragically collapsed on March 10, 2012, at her home at Horton near Ilminster and died a few days later at Frenchay Hospital in Bristol from a fatal brain aneurysm. She was just 13.

PHOTOS - RIGHT:  Taunton School student Jemima Layzell who died suddenly in 2012.

She left behind a great legacy – as an organ donor she saved the lives of eight people – and restored the sight of three - and as an aspiring author she left a number of diaries, the last one she called The Draft which was later published by her family after her untimely death.

The Trust is now hoping to raise money for others in Jemima’s memory. Organised by Sophy and Amelia Layzell and three of Jemima’s friends - Courteney Yeoell, Elouise Poole and Ffion Watkins - the gig promises to be a fantastic night.

A little more about the acts…..

Fawner are an Indie Rock band with former Holyrood Academy music A-Level students Sam Gooch (drums), Courteney Yeoell (vocals) and two former Richard Huish music students Conor Chipp and Chris Flynn (guitar), together with Christopher Hunts Watts (bass), all of whom formed their band when they started at the University of Gloucester in September.

PHOTO - RIGHT: Solo singer  and musician Stevie Nicole Brown.

The Incas are a Taunton-based folk-rock band with former Richard Huish students Emily Joliff (vocals), Immy Done (percussion), Aninka Rosa (violin), Ed Shakspeare (bass), Violette Pepper (accordion) and Joe Swainson (guitar).

Harbor are an awesome young indie rock band from Bridgwater College and will be represented on the night by talented singer/songwriter and band lead singer, Becky Cockram, another ex-Holyrood Academy student.

Matt Bond is a unique acoustic artist, producer and guitarist in Five Tail Fox. Taunton-based musician Matt self-produced a six-track solo record titled Be Brave which was released last year, featuring popular tracks Happening and Be Brave which is now available at live shows, Blackcat Records, and Note-Orious Music.

Matt's next commercial release Chemical is set to be very different – fusing 80s-inspired synth atmospherics with guitar rock and will be released later this year on iTunes and Spotify.

Stevie Nicole Brown is another former Holyrood Academy music student and Somerset-based musician. The talented singer/songwriter and Matt are also recording together with Matt as Producer. Her style is synth, electro and acoustic pop.

PHOTO - RIGHT: Solo performer and musician Matt Bond.

For more details about the Jemima Layzell Trust or to book tickets visit www.jemimalayzell.com/events .

PHOTO - ABOVE: Becky Cockram of Harbor.

PHOTO - ABOVE: Fawner.

PHOTO - ABOVE: The Incas.

More details about the bands and musicians can be found here:

For more details about Fawner go to www.facebook.com/fawnerband .

For more details about Stevie go to  www.facebook.com/Stevie-Nicole-Brown .

For more details about Matt go to www.facebook.com/mattbondmusicofficial .

For more details about The Incas go to www.facebook.com/theincasband/ .

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