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SUMMARY:Ben P Williams
LOCATION:Manchester Hey! Manchester @ Low Four Studio
DESCRIPTION:Macharia - We’re delighted to be helping Ben P Williams laun
 ch his new album!Manchester-based singer-songwriter Ben P Williams returns
  with Sing Your Own Melody\, a warm\, humorous and emotionally honest new 
 album about love\, loneliness\, hope and finding your place in the chaos o
 f modern life.This full-band album launch sees Ben joined by Eryl Roberts 
 (drums)\, Matt Owens (double bass) and Justin Shearn (keys).Drawing influe
 nce from folk\, soul\, jazz and classic singer-songwriter traditions\, Sin
 g Your Own Melody is eclectic without ever losing its sense of identity. T
 he album combines melodic warmth with lyrical wit\, balancing heartbreak\,
  self-doubt and joy in equal measure.The first single\, Time To Show Yours
 elf A Little Love\, is a comforting piano-led track in the spirit of Bill 
 Withers’ Lean On Me\, infused with the playful observational style of Pa
 ul Simon. Beginning with a man overwhelmed by disappointment and isolation
 \, the song gradually opens into something hopeful and uplifting — a rem
 inder to treat yourself with kindness when life becomes difficult. Filled 
 with surreal imagery and understated humour\, the lyrics move through scen
 es where “the moon falls down the stairs and nobody hears” and “all 
 the flowers in the bowl demand extra pay”\, capturing the strange emotio
 nal logic of difficult days before resolving in a moment of warmth and hop
 e:“Gold\, everything is covered in goldFrom the wisdom of youth to the b
 eauty of the old”Speaking about the track\, Ben says: “I wanted it to 
 feel comforting without becoming sentimental — like a song that sits bes
 ide you during difficult moments but still leaves room for humour and hope
 .”Across Sing Your Own Melody\, Williams explores modern love\, overthin
 king\, loneliness\, emotional resilience and the absurdity of everyday lif
 e. From the uplifting title track’s encouragement to “get up and do it
  even when you’re not in the mood”\, to the romantic uncertainty of Th
 e Only Way To Fall and the rueful honesty of All The Stupid Things That I
 ’ve Done\, the album finds beauty in flawed people trying their best to 
 figure life out. Williams has built a loyal following through his blend of
  thoughtful songwriting and warm\, engaging live performances\, earning su
 pport from BBC Radio 2\, BBC Introducing and 6 Music. He continues to esta
 blish himself as one of the UK’s most distinctive independent singer-son
 gwriters.Sing Your Own Melody is released on 25 September.Special guest is
  Macharia. Made in Kenya and based in Manchester\, Macharia is an artist w
 hose work bridges cultures\, bringing Kenyan stories and musical tradition
 s to a wider audience. Singing in both Swahili and English\, her work blen
 ds rich vocal textures with intimate\, reflective storytelling\; creating 
 space for healing\, connection and self-discovery. In 2025\, she was award
 ed a Develop Your Creative Practice grant from Arts Council England\, enab
 ling her to return to Kenya to reconnect with her cultural heritage. This 
 research directly informed her show focused on exploring home\, belonging 
 and personal transformation.Recent highlights include her sold out show at
  Contact in April\, she was a finalist for the Primal Live Competition at 
 Band on the Wall mainstage\, performances 2 years in a row at Manchester F
 olk Festival at Band on the Wall\, collaborations with musicians from the 
 Royal Northern College of Music\, participation in the MJF Soundcheck resi
 dency and a performance at the Manchester Jazz Festival. Alongside her per
 formance work\, Macharia works at Contact Theatre where she mentors young 
 creatives and delivers music workshops across communities in the North Wes
 t and beyond.This show takes place at Low Four – a recording studio situ
 ated on Deansgate Mews in the Great Northern warehouse. This intimate venu
 e features a fully stocked Cloudwater bar.\n\nBoletos: https://wegotticket
 s.com/event/707978
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