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https://www.johnandpaulinepearce.com/John and Pauline are making their first appearance at BFC and originate from two very different places: Pauline from the leafy lanes of Surrey, John from the badlands of the Mersey Delta.
They met in London in 1979 and have always enjoyed writing and performing their songs to friends and family. But after meeting a man on a bench with a squeeze box who invited them to play in public, they now do on a regular basis. And this is what they like doing most: playing their songs in front of a live audience.
Their early musical influences are varied: Hank Williams, Carole King, Kenny Ball, Arthur Blake, Joni Mitchell, Jake Thackray, Richard and Linda Thompson, Nic Jones, Martin Carthy to name but a few.
Inspiration for their tunes often comes from British or American traditional music but can also come from Jazz or Music Hall or anywhere really.
Inspiration for the words can also come from anywhere for example: the news, the weather, a book, the environment, family history, the Norfolk countryside, a chance conversation with a complete stranger. They mainly write from real events and tell stories of real people.
They like to write about a range of subjects and tend to steer away from love songs (there are plenty of good love songs around already) preferring songs to tell a good story following in the Folk tradition.
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