Held By Trees

Held By Trees is a pop, rock and indie project whose debut album drew on former members of Talk Talk and other established players. This London concert takes place at Chats Palace, a concert venue in east London.

Held By Trees is a project whose debut album, Solace (2022), featured eight musicians connected with Talk Talk and Mark Hollis, alongside veterans of Pink Floyd, Dire Straits and Blur and the musician Eric Bibb. Their second album, Hinterland (2025), brought in players from Supergrass, Slowdive, Swans and My Bloody Valentine, along with returning Talk Talk alumni and Mark Hollis's son, Charlie.

The live band includes Robbie McIntosh on guitar, Laurence Pendrous on keyboards, Paul Beavis on drums, who also plays with The Waterboys, and Andy Panayi on flute and saxophone. Andy Panayi is a British musician from London, part of the British music scene.

The project recorded two EPs at Real World Studios, one of live tracks from Solace and one of new material called Eventide. In 2024 it collaborated with the vocalist Martin Smith on 'Lay Your Troubles Down', a thirteen-minute piece, followed by a short tour. Chats Palace is situated on Brooksby's Walk in east London.