Biography
Originally from Plymouth England, I moved to Scotland in 2009 and have been living in Edinburgh performing on the local music scene.
Securing a weekly residency at Edinburgh's award - winning Jazz Bar I write, play acoustic and sing as one half of the popular guitar duo Hot Tin Roof: https://soundcloud.com/achallen
Moving away from singing in pubs and towards playing nostalgic instrumental pieces in restaurants I have developed an extensive repertoire of popular songs from various genres.
I have played festivals throughout the UK and Europe including:
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Ladikos Festival - Hungary
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The Maryport Blues Festival - England
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Edinburgh Fringe - REVIEW: http://bit.ly/1ZAXqfG
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The Kelburn Garden Party
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Carlow Arts Festival - Ireland
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Dundee Blues Bonanza
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Thornhill Music Festival
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The Leith Jazz & Blues Festival
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Beyond Beer, Traquair House
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Arbroath Blues Festival
HTR was also one of five bands selected to represent Scotland at the 2013 New Brunswick Battle of the Blues: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQA8tfx-RAk and played live on STV Glasgow (Riverside Show in 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxY9hwMMxSw