You may do a double-take if you see Doris Brendel and her producer and guitarist Lee Dunham in a folk club with a couple of acoustic guitars. The pair have been gracing O2 venues across the country with their full electric band and have embarked on several European tours with both Wishbone Ash and former Marillion frontman Fish over the last few years...

Unwilling to go quietly when COVID stamped a huge boot on their tour plans, Doris and Lee have decided that some ‘unplugged’ shows will be their chosen direction of travel until the next big tour in 2024. It may not be the theatrical pomp and melodic prog rock of the full band shows, but their acoustic set has been described as “esoteric singer-songwriter with bluesy twist meets charismatic chat and humour” - indeed some of the songs like ‘Today I Sold Myself on Ebay’ and ‘Passport to Peckham’ have an ear-worm quality that makes them very hard to forget.

Doris and Lee are currently recording their 5th studio album together, but the singer has an incredible 17 albums to her name, not to mention a vast catalogue of session work. The daughter of famed classical pianist Alfred Brendel, her distinctive vocals were the driving force behind 1990s alt-rockers The Violet Hour, who were signed to Sony when they released their now revered, classic album ‘The Fire Sermon’ in 1991.

Doris has worked with some notable artists over the years, including Alvin Lee, Gary Moore, Sam Brown, Joe Brown and Herbie Flowers, and has toured extensively with Marillion as well as Nils Lofgren, John Farnham and Steve Marriott. She was also invited to sing with Pink Floyd on the Great Gig in the Sky tour, but had to decline due to already-contracted tour commitments. She recently sang backing vocals on Fish’s acclaimed album ‘Weltschmerz’.

Earmarked to join Doris and Lee to open the show is Minnie Birch, Buzzfeed’s ‘one to watch’ in 2017. Minnie is based in Hertfordshire and creates achingly honest and beautiful music about love, loss, life and fairy tales. 

Minnie has been performing solo since 2011 and has released 1 EP and 2 Albums, her first EP having been recorded by award winning producer George Shilling after her song 'Sea Shanty' won her the opportunity to record in his studio. The single 'Glitter' from her first album ‘Tethered’ was selected as Huw Stephen's introducing track of the week and the album received airplay on BBC Radio 1, Radio 2 and BBC 6 music and won her the Laurel Canyon New Artist Music Award.

She has toured relentlessly with stints all over the U.K, Europe, Iceland and America - including slots at the Edinburgh Fringe and supporting Joan Armatrading.

As the first gig at High Wycombe’s fabulous Magnolia Park venue in September 2022 was such a huge success Doris Brendel & Lee Dunham are coming back for more! We are delighted that they will be joined by the unique Minnie Birch on Thursday 23rd March 2023.

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