THEY may have been performing for barely a year but the increasingly impressive Will Pound Band have been making waves at sold out live shows, festivals and industry conferences up and down the country with their exuberant, feel-good music.

Now on their first ever tour they will showcase their much anticipated EP at the Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham, on Friday.

Tuning up for the New tradition tour, their fresh, intricately interwoven music is a perfect sound to greet a new year.

The quartet was curated by Will Pound – recognised as one of the best harmonica players in the world – who enlisted the wealth of talent that is Nizlopi’s double bass playing, beat-boxing John Parker, singer and guitarist Chris Sarjeant (Jackie Oates Band) and 2013 London Fiddle Champion Henry Webster to form The Will Pound Band.

The band featured widely in national print and broadcast media on the release of Pound’s critically acclaimed debut solo album A Cut Above last year, including a feature on BBC Breakfast TV.

Since its formation little over a year ago there has been an important shift amongst this show-stopping group of musicians.

Originally being the band curated by Pound this group has been through an interesting evolution to become a quartet of totally equal partnership; each unique musical voice being heard and with creative input and investment sounding equally and strongly from all of it’s four corners.

It’s a success story born from adversity.

Having undergone heart operations as a child Will took up harmonica as an aid to breathing problems – and the result is two nominations for BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards’ coveted Musician of the Year title and Songlines Magazine 2014 Best Newcomer.