The Shires
at Hogs Back Brewery, Tongham
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Headlining Hogs Back Brewery Roots 2025 come The Shires. This country music, singer-songwriter duo has three consecutive UK Top 3 albums, four #1 UK Country albums and countless sold-out headline shows to their name. Hear all their classic tracks on the Festival stage!
In support, we’ve lined up Bryony Dunn and The Forest, with music shaped by the earth and their upbringing in the wilds of the Surrey Hills. Expect “alt folk with hard edges, or indie rock with a soft centre”
Local singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Emma Stevens, starts the ball rolling at Roots 2025 with songs written from the heart and distinctively catchy pop melodies, fused with folk instrumentation and a touch of country
The Shires
Hertfordshire based country duo The Shires – Ben Earle and Crissie Rhodes – play Country music as if they came from South of the US, rather than the South East of the UK, they are that good. After playing hardly half a dozen shows together The Shires caught the attention of Decca Records who signed them in the UK and they secured a contract with American based record label Universal Music Group Nashville thus becoming the first ever UK country act to be signed to a major Nashville label.
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Bryony Dunn and the Forest
Bryony Dunn & The Forest create music inspired by the earth and shaped like a river, babbling over rocky friendships, cascading into pools of love, and eddying at the anxieties of modern life. Born in the wilds of the Surrey Hills—where sisters Bryony and Gina and lead guitarist Jake grew up exploring Leith Hill and drummer Emma studied in Guildford—their sound pulls from childhoods spent building tree forts and swimming in local rivers. “Alt folk with hard edges, or indie rock with a soft centre.” Their debut EP, Burning Fields (August 30), was recorded in a converted chapel StudiOwz with engineer Owain (Billie Marten, The Heavy Heavy), using vintage analogue equipment to craft a warm, timeless feel. The result is a collection of songs that sit comfortably alongside Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours and Wolf Alice’s Blue Weekend. Sisters Bryony and Gina Dunn are the vocal heart of the band, joined by childhood friend Jake Andrews on ripping lead guitar, viral TikTok musician Emma Taylor on drums, and bassist Cat Lawler. Their roots run deep in the Surrey Hills—Bryony, Gina, and Jake grew up just a short walk across Leith Hill from each other, spending their days building tree forts and swimming in local rivers, while Emma studied in Guildford and now resides in Farnham. Their music is infused with the raw, untamed spirit of their upbringing.…
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Emma Stevens
Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Emma Stevens is a regular on the British airwaves with Radio 2 playlisting tracks from both her debut album ‘Enchanted’ and 2014’s ‘Waves’. Championed by the station’s figureheads, Terry Wogan and Chris Evans, Emma headlined the BBC Introducing stage at ‘Festival in a Day’ in Hyde Park and played the main stage at CarFest. Dubbed “the best of 2013” by iTunes, Emma has also charmed tastemakers and blogs – Louder Than War described her music as “It’s pop, it’s folk, it’s indie, it’s kitsch, it’s wonderful”. She has toured with the likes of The Kooks and Feeder, and worked with a variety of artists including Kate Nash, Passenger and Jenn Bostic.
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Hogs Back Brewery
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Tongham
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Manor Farm
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Tongham
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on Fri 12 September 2025