Fresh from playing Priddy Folk Fayre in July of this year, the 28-year-old Dartmoor folk singer is back in Somerset this October. He played in front of a 180-capacity crowd at Bridgwater Arts Centre on Thursday 6 October, and he will appearing at The David Hall in South Petherton on Saturday 29 October. You can read reviews of his gigs at Bridgwater Arts Centre and Priddy Folk Fayre: As Seth was nominated for one of the music industry's most prestigious awards this year, it could be the last time he plays such a small venue for a while. Kitty Jay Seth started singing while at school, and his first solo CD, Punchbowl, was released in 2002. His second album, Kitty Jay, is the one that was nominated for the best British album of the year. Full of songs about Dartmoor and its legends, most of the tracks were penned by Seth, who also plays guitar, violin and viola on the album. The CD cost just £300 to make. It was recorded in the kitchen of his cottage, and was produced by his brother Sean, who also plays guitars and mandolin on the album. Seth launched the album in a literally behind-closed-doors concert... in front of inmates inside Dartmoor Prison! Award-tastic No stranger to award nominations, Seth was also in the running for the 2005 BBC Radio 2 folk awards. Although he didn't scoop the Nationwide Mercury Music Prize on 6 September, he was elated to have got that far. "Just to be nominated is enough to make me feel like a winner," he said and thanked everyone involved in the record - promising them all a 'trip to Cornwall' if he won. Before the ceremony, Seth told BBC Devon: "I'm skint. I spent my last £177 on the entry fee for this award. "I didn't think I stood a chance in hell to be chosen as one of the best 12 albums out of the thousands produced each year. I'm shocked but over the moon." | 
