Hailing from a ramshackle corner of Essex, Kevin Pearce could be forgiven for brandishing his talent with some swagger, yet is as unassuming and as deeply humble as can be. Despite the threat of violence and ridicule from intolerant peers, an 11-year-old Pearce rallied against an environment suspicious of success to realise a creative calling. Possessing a self-taught arsenal of instrumentation and inspired by a generation of balladeers and song smiths, he sounds at once timeless and contemporary.

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