Martyn Roper

Live music by the sea

Over the years Martyn has been involved in acts that have played all over the world. The genres have spanned styles such as blues, swing, pop, brass band, rock, new wave, ragtime, folk, jazz, soul, funk, ambient, heavy rock, rockabilly, garage, art rock, country, cabaret, dance, punk and classical.
Around 2018 he started to prioritise his own music, he had varied styles; banjo hymnals, requiems, pretty country songs, down-tuned heavy riffs, traditional blues amongst all kinds of other ideas. Eventually came a stripped down bluesy sound a bit like RL Burnside, John Lee Hooker or the blues and garage-rock mix of The White Stripes or The Black Keys.

When playing a live show the instruments are mixed and include; harmonica, guitar, banjo, loops and foot drums. His music makes the sound quoted as like “the soundtrack to a party that never happened, in a time that never existed but in which everyone dances and sings lovingly for those who have been and gone.”

This is Martyn’s first Sunset Session which he has travelled all the way from Yorkshire to come and play. Don’t miss it!