C Joynes' mesmeric guitar performances have a subtle transportive power that incorporate his own unassuming experimentalism with a deep sensitivity to the spirit of the source players, that have traditionally defined the instrument's power to express the experiences of everyday life.

"An inheritor to Davy Graham; a lone operator prone to unexpected collaborations, with a repertoire that crosses continents and time-zones with consummate ease". The Wire

Mary Hampton is a composer, lyricist and singer looking outwards from the folk song/art song traditions. She is also a dedicated champion for the intimate power of chamber music in all its forms, and will be curating Salon Imaginaire for the next year. In 2017, she was the recipient of a Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award, and is now the inaugural Composer-in-Residence at West Dean College.

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Terence Allbright was self-taught as a musician and composer before becoming a Cambridge Organ Scholar: Angela Zanders studied at Goldsmith's before gaining a scholarship to the Hochschule fur Musik in Vienna. Both have toured extensively in the UK and abroad. As well as being regular performers, Terence and Angela are also piano tutors at Chichester University. They have prepared a special program of pieces for 4 hands for Salon Imaginaire, written by friends of Edward James, including works by Stravinsky and Lord Berners.