Stone Foundation

Stone Foundation play the Jim Marshall Auditorium on Sunday 22 November, starting at 8:00pm. They're a British modern soul band, and this is a headline show with them as the sole act on the bill.

To get a sense of where they come from, the band's roots go back to the early 1990s, when Neil Sheasby and Neil Jones first met. Since then, they've built a long history of collaborating with a wide range of artists across soul, R&B, and pop. The list of names they've worked with is quite something: Paul Weller, Peter Capaldi, Bettye Lavette, William Bell, Nolan Porter, Graham Parker, Carleen Anderson, Mick Talbot, Kathryn Williams, Laville, Melba Moore, and Hamish Stuart. That's a lot of ground to cover, from the Mod revival and blue-eyed soul to American R&B and gospel, and it gives you a good idea of the kind of company they keep.

If you're not familiar with them, the modern soul tag is the best place to start. It's that particular British take on the soul tradition — polished, melodic, and with a strong emphasis on the song. With a career stretching back over thirty years, they've worked with voices from both sides of the Atlantic, and that mix of UK soul and American R&B is a good way to frame what they do.

Tickets are £27.50, which includes the booking fee. The show starts at 8:00pm on Sunday 22 November at the Jim Marshall Auditorium in Milton Keynes.