BIOGRAPHY
Sound of the Sirens are an acoustic singer-songwriting duo based in Exeter, Devon comprising of Abbe Martin & Hannah Wood. Honing their craft over the past decade, Martin & Wood have cemented themselves as firm favourites not only on the Westcountry scene, but nationally, and internationally too. Their status, and fast-growing fan-base is not only testament to the pair’s prowess as songwriters and musicians, but as people too.
Martin & Wood are two of the hardest working musicians on the scene and wear their hearts very much on their sleeves in terms of their songwriting. The pair glide gracefully through laments of past relationships, and life experiences, as well as highlighting the important topics of the day, namely mental health awareness, and homelessness.
Without being pigeonholed into any stereotypical genre, the instrumentation of the band is vast, and varied. Martin (stage right) plays acoustic and high-strung (Nashville tuning) guitar, mandolin, and bass drum, while partner in crime Wood (stage left) plays acoustic and electric guitar, tambourine, snare drum, and the piano
The pairs’ musical and vocal dexterity dovetail beautifully on the co-written songs, which range from beautiful, emotive ballads, to up-beat, foot stomping, hands in the air, sing-along anthems.
The dynamic duo and their musical creations translate very well onto recorded media, but it is in the live arena where the girls truly excel. There is a certain majesty about their live performances that simply cannot be put into words.
It is this “je ne sais quoi” that keeps their loyal fans returning from far and wide to see these two perform. It is not just nearly two hours of high-quality live music you get for the entrance fee, a Sound of the Sirens show is much more than that. The onstage chemistry, camaraderie, and banter is worth the ticket price alone.
2024 sees the release of ‘Seasons’ their 5th Studio album. They will be touring throughout the UK and playing at Various festivals.
LIVE EVENTS
The Railway Inn-Winchester
- Sun 17th Nov, 2024
- 7pm
- Tickets
The Prince Albert Brighton
- Thurs 21st Nov , 2024
- 7pm
- Tickets
Wroot Rocks, Doncaster
- Sat 7th Dec , 2024
- 7pm
- Tickets
Skinny Lister Tour Support -Exeter Cavern
- Wed 11th Dec , 2024
- 7pm
- Tickets
Skinny Lister Tour Support -Portsmouth
- Thurs 12th Dec , 2024
- 7pm
- Tickets
Farnham Maltings, Surrey
- Sat 14th Dec , 2024
- 7pm
- Tickets
The Treehouse, Frome
- Fri 31st Jan, 2025
- 7pm
- Tickets
Bridport Arts Centre
- Fri 7th Feb, 2025
- 7pm
- Tickets
Palace Theatre, Paignton
- Sun 9th Feb, 2025
- 7pm
- Tickets
Hangar Farm Arts, Totton, Southampton
- Fri 21st Feb, 2025
- 7pm
- Tickets
Blue Sky Cafe, Bangor
- Sat 1st March , 2025
- 7pm
- Tickets
Barbican Theatre, Plymouth
- Sat 8th March , 2025
- 7pm
- Tickets
Speakeasy, Edinburgh
- Fri 14th March , 2025
- 7pm
- Tickets
Hug and Pint, Glasgow
- Sat 15th March , 2025
- 7pm
- Tickets
Toft Social Club, Cambridge
- Sat 22nd March , 2025
- 7pm
- Tickets
Acapela Studios, Cardiff
- Thurs 27th March , 2025
- 7pm
- Tickets
Junction 27, Barnstaple
- Fri 28th March , 2025
- 7pm
- Tickets
Tolmen Centre, Falmouth
- Sat 29th March , 2025
- 7pm
- Tickets
Low Four, Manchester
- Sat 12th April , 2025
- 7pm
- Tickets
St Pancras Old Church, London
- Thurs 5th June, 2025
- 7pm
- Tickets
Otford Memorial Hall, Sevenoaks
- Fri 6th June, 2025
- 7pm
- Tickets
REVIEWS
Pavilions Introduces With The Kaizens:
“I think there is a great lesson to music to learn from these two, and it’s got to be “love those that you get to make music with”.”
January 2019 Interview
“We are massively inspired by other musicians and its always great to get to make new friends! We have been so blessed with help from our peers and bands that we have followed and loved.”
‘this time’ review
“First impressions of the album are of the high level of professionalism that has gone into the production and promotion of the LP. Sound of the Sirens are all about fun”
