Sam Fender gave young Tynemouth singer Katie Grace the shock of her life and a few words of encouragement, when he made a surprise appearance at a North Shields buskers night, earlier this week, just as she was performing.
As it does every Monday, the famous Low Lights Tavern, Sam's favourite jaunt and the place that is home to his two Brit Awards, hosted its weekly night open mic night for musicians on January 2, except that first one of 2023 had an unexpected guest, in the shape of local hero and platinum selling artist Sam.
In a full circle moment, given that he had been a regular at the very same buskers night, run by Bob Webster, nearly a decade earlier, Sam walked into the bar to take in some of the performances, before giving drinkers a real treat by playing a new song for them.
