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Peter Bruntnell & Band play Crown House in St Leonards on Sunday 13 December, presented by Wendy May. It's a matinee, starting at 3pm, so it's one of those gigs that fits into a Sunday afternoon rather than taking up the whole evening.

Bruntnell is the name on the bill, and he's playing with his full band. The listing comes with a bit of local affection, too: it notes that if the world were just, he'd by now be in the middle of his third or fourth global arena tour. It's the kind of thing you'll hear people around here say about him — a nod to the gap between the rooms he actually plays and the scale of the music he writes.

Kay Iris

If you've never caught him live, it's a good place to start. He's a songwriter who's spent years building a following on his own terms, and having the band behind him gives the songs a fuller, more expansive sound than a solo set. It's a proper gig, not a casual drop-in, and with the band on stage, the set has a bit more weight to it.