Alternative folk team Speak, Brother announced new band member

BRITAIN'S critically praised alternative folk band Speak, Brother have announced an addition to their numbers. Wrote bandleader James Herring, "Introducing the lovely and well bearded Sam Oakes. He joined us during the production of the album and has been a crucial part of the sound. To celebrate, we're going out on our first ever headline tour in November. We'd LOVE to see you on one of the dates. . . it's gonna be real special for us. We'll be introducing many of the new tracks from the album as well as playing some favourites."