A SISTER act from Ponteland will support one of the most iconic rhythm and blues bands.

Ponteland twins Grace and Hannah Stobart, known professionally as Twayn, will support Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra on his winter tour at Newcastle’s City Hall in December.

Jools is a champion of undiscovered musicians and is credited with introducing the public to the likes of Amy Winehouse, KT Tunstall and Gregory Porter.

The 19-year-old duo released their first-ever Christmas single, Christmas Market, on November 8.

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The band was formed in 2021, when Hannah taught herself music production during the Covid lockdown and Grace led on vocals.

Their single will be supported by an animated video produced by students of the University of Sunderland.

Twayn will perform alongside Jools' special guest Marc Almond on December 5, where they will perform Christmas Market.

Marc Almond has sold over 30 million records worldwide with his list of hit songs including Say Hello, Wave Goodbye and Tainted Love, from his years in the internationally acclaimed duo Soft Cell to the successful solo career that followed.

Audiences will also be introduced to the supreme talent of blues guitar prodigy, Toby Lee. 

Hannah said: "We are so excited to be ending 2024 on such an incredible high," while Grace added: "It has been a lot of hard work to get to this point but we feel very lucky to have made so much progress so soon after leaving school."  

Twayn played a sold-out gig at the iconic Bedford Arms in Balham in January.

The duo has played a host of festivals this summer including BBC Intro stage at Stockton Calling, Songs From Northern Britain, A Stone’s Throw, Coast Fest and Last Train Home with the addition of their band, changing things up for their festival sets.

Their video for Mess (And A Half) was also played on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch playlist in June.