Newton Faulkner

Newton Faulkner is a 22-year-old English singer songwriter with a wistful smile and phenomenal dreadlocks.

But you’ll already know him as one of 2007’s most striking musical arrivals, clocking up a #1 platinum album, sell-out UK tours and a growing legion of passionate fans. This is an old fashioned word-of-mouth success story from an artist with simply stunning songs and an astonishing virtuoso guitar technique.

Newton spent his teenage afternoons teaching himself the guitar after picking one up for the first time at the age of 13. He progressed so fast that by age 16 he secured a place at the prestigious Academy Of Contemporary Music in Guildford. A stint in a teenage wannabe punk-rock band petered out and found his calling as a singer songwriter and exceptional guitarist.

July 2007 saw the release of Newton’s debut album, Hand Built By Robots, a #1 hit. Now a fully fledged touring artist, Newton has wowed audiences at several major festivals through summer 2007 including Glastonbury, Secret Garden, Cambridge Folk Festival, V, Wireless and Newquay Unleashed. He is set to wow us on Rove when he performs his huge #1 single Dream Catch Me live.

Visit Newton's website at www.newtonfaulkner.com