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Monika Evans · Live & memories

Songs shared.
Memories kept.

From Warsaw to Wrexham. From a quiet corner of a music pub to a festival stage. A collection of the rooms, people and performances that have become part of Monika’s story.

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18 live collections69 photographs
Monika singing at Tŷ Pawb in Wrexham
Tŷ Pawb, Wrexham · © Tim Rooney Photography
Along the way

A life in songs.

February 2009 · Song of the Year

“Phobia” wins Pop

A Pop-category win in the international songwriting competition, credited to Van Vulpen, Kostek & Monika: the collaboration of Casper Van Vulpen, Kostek Andreev and Monika.

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2009 · Warsaw

The OPPA final

Performing as Monika Thomas, Monika reached the final of the International Songwriters’ Festival, representing the United Kingdom.

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2010 · Nomen Nescio

Made possible together

242 listeners backed the album through MegaTotal. Recorded in Jarocin, its eleven songs brought English and Polish lyrics together.

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Around 2010 · Chester

The Melting Pot launch

A cherished early chapter: the launch of Nomen Nescio at The Melting Pot in Chester.

A memory from Monika’s personal archive
2021 · Hiraeth

A feeling of home

The arrival of Hiraeth, Vol. 1: another chapter in Monika’s writing, and a Welsh word close to her heart.

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2022 · Chester Lakes

Deva Fest

Named on the Saturday 13 August lineup alongside Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Heather Small, Betty Boo, Shola Ama, Jade Moss and Belle Voci.

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The live collection

Every room
has a story.

Concerts, charity nights, festival afternoons and acoustic sessions. Open a collection, then select a photograph to linger a little longer.

18 collections

Wrecsam2025 at Tŷ Pawb — Wrexham, photograph 1 of 33 photographs
From the 2022 archive

Wrecsam2025 at Tŷ Pawb

Wrexham

Voice, keys and guitar at Tŷ Pawb, pictured under the Wrecsam2025 banner.

Photography © Tim Rooney Photography

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Wrecsam2025 at Tŷ Pawb — Wrexham, photograph 2 of 3 Wrecsam2025 at Tŷ Pawb — Wrexham, photograph 3 of 3
Acoustic Sunday with Berni Lee — The Saddle, Chester, photograph 1 of 66 photographs
From the 2022 archive

Acoustic Sunday with Berni Lee

The Saddle, Chester

A close-up of the music and the musicians at one of Chester’s acoustic gatherings.

Photography © Tomasz Manthey

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Acoustic Sunday with Berni Lee — The Saddle, Chester, photograph 2 of 6 Acoustic Sunday with Berni Lee — The Saddle, Chester, photograph 3 of 6 Acoustic Sunday with Berni Lee — The Saddle, Chester, photograph 4 of 6 Acoustic Sunday with Berni Lee — The Saddle, Chester, photograph 5 of 6 Acoustic Sunday with Berni Lee — The Saddle, Chester, photograph 6 of 6
Supporting Witek Muzyk Ulicy — Memorial Hall, Wrexham, photograph 1 of 99 photographs
1 February 2020

Supporting Witek Muzyk Ulicy

Memorial Hall, Wrexham

Monika and her band on the Wrexham date of their two-show support for Witek Muzyk Ulicy.

Photography © Robert Marciniak · Wiola Lazarz / Wonder Art Photography

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Supporting Witek Muzyk Ulicy — Memorial Hall, Wrexham, photograph 2 of 9 Supporting Witek Muzyk Ulicy — Memorial Hall, Wrexham, photograph 3 of 9 Supporting Witek Muzyk Ulicy — Memorial Hall, Wrexham, photograph 4 of 9 Supporting Witek Muzyk Ulicy — Memorial Hall, Wrexham, photograph 5 of 9 Supporting Witek Muzyk Ulicy — Memorial Hall, Wrexham, photograph 6 of 9 Supporting Witek Muzyk Ulicy — Memorial Hall, Wrexham, photograph 7 of 9 Supporting Witek Muzyk Ulicy — Memorial Hall, Wrexham, photograph 8 of 9 Supporting Witek Muzyk Ulicy — Memorial Hall, Wrexham, photograph 9 of 9
Supporting Witek Muzyk Ulicy — White Eagle Club, London, photograph 1 of 33 photographs
29 January 2020

Supporting Witek Muzyk Ulicy

White Eagle Club, London

The London chapter of the band’s support appearances, at Klub Orła Białego.

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Supporting Witek Muzyk Ulicy — White Eagle Club, London, photograph 2 of 3 Supporting Witek Muzyk Ulicy — White Eagle Club, London, photograph 3 of 3
Playing for WOŚP — Village Hotel, Coventry, photograph 1 of 33 photographs
12 January 2020

Playing for WOŚP

Village Hotel, Coventry

The band joined the 28th Grand Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, following their Telford appearance the year before.

Photography © Lukas Formela

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Playing for WOŚP — Village Hotel, Coventry, photograph 2 of 3 Playing for WOŚP — Village Hotel, Coventry, photograph 3 of 3
The Nightmare Before Christmas — Tŷ Pawb, Wrexham, photograph 1 of 33 photographs
2019

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Tŷ Pawb, Wrexham

A full-band performance, with colour, movement and the songs at its heart.

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The Nightmare Before Christmas — Tŷ Pawb, Wrexham, photograph 2 of 3 The Nightmare Before Christmas — Tŷ Pawb, Wrexham, photograph 3 of 3
Ian Prowse Mondays — The Cavern Pub, Liverpool, photograph 1 of 33 photographs
2019

Ian Prowse Mondays

The Cavern Pub, Liverpool

Original songs and live music at Liverpool’s Cavern Pub.

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Ian Prowse Mondays — The Cavern Pub, Liverpool, photograph 2 of 3 Ian Prowse Mondays — The Cavern Pub, Liverpool, photograph 3 of 3
Upton Fest — Chester, photograph 1 of 33 photographs
2019

Upton Fest

Chester

An outdoor festival set: piano, voice and an afternoon of live music.

Photography © Graham Whitaker

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Upton Fest — Chester, photograph 2 of 3 Upton Fest — Chester, photograph 3 of 3
The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity — Telford, photograph 1 of 44 photographs
2019

The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity

Telford

Monika and the band at the WOŚP Grand Finale. A room brought together by music and a shared cause.

Photography © Paulina Kurowska

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The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity — Telford, photograph 2 of 4 The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity — Telford, photograph 3 of 4 The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity — Telford, photograph 4 of 4
A night at The Saddle — Chester, photograph 1 of 33 photographs
2019

A night at The Saddle

Chester

More music from The Saddle, one of the intimate rooms in Monika’s live archive.

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A night at The Saddle — Chester, photograph 2 of 3 A night at The Saddle — Chester, photograph 3 of 3
We Want Women — Liverpool, photograph 1 of 33 photographs
2019

We Want Women

Liverpool

On stage and among fellow musicians at We Want Women.

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We Want Women — Liverpool, photograph 2 of 3 We Want Women — Liverpool, photograph 3 of 3
Acoustic Sunday — The Saddle, Chester, photograph 1 of 33 photographs
2019

Acoustic Sunday

The Saddle, Chester

A piano-and-guitar session in the afternoon light.

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Acoustic Sunday — The Saddle, Chester, photograph 2 of 3 Acoustic Sunday — The Saddle, Chester, photograph 3 of 3
Spotlight Act — Hartford Hall, photograph 1 of 33 photographs
2019

Spotlight Act

Hartford Hall

Songs shared up close, and a few moments away from the microphone.

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Spotlight Act — Hartford Hall, photograph 2 of 3 Spotlight Act — Hartford Hall, photograph 3 of 3
Back at The Cavern Pub — Liverpool, photograph 1 of 33 photographs
2019

Back at The Cavern Pub

Liverpool

At the keys beneath the familiar Cavern Pub sign.

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Back at The Cavern Pub — Liverpool, photograph 2 of 3 Back at The Cavern Pub — Liverpool, photograph 3 of 3
OPPA — the final — Warsaw, Poland, photograph 1 of 99 photographs
2009

OPPA — the final

Warsaw, Poland

Performing as Monika Thomas in the final of the International Songwriters’ Festival. Photographs preserved from the original archive.

Photography © isak.pl

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Albert’s Shed — Shrewsbury, photograph 1 of 44 photographs
More live memories

Albert’s Shed

Shrewsbury

A solo performance at the piano, captured in the warm light of Albert’s Shed.

Photography © Albert’s Shed

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Kash22 — Frodsham, photograph 1 of 22 photographs
More live memories

Kash22

Frodsham

An intimate performance at the keyboard.

Photography © Jo Jo Gleave

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Kash22 — Frodsham, photograph 2 of 2
Alexander’s Live — Chester, photograph 1 of 22 photographs
More live memories

Alexander’s Live

Chester

A familiar live-music stage, and another part of the story.

Photography © Dominika Edwards & Joey Edwards

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Alexander’s Live — Chester, photograph 2 of 2

Photographs from Monika’s own website archive, with original photographer credits where recorded. Some collections retain their archive year where an exact performance date is unavailable. “Wrecsam2025” is the event label in the original 2022 archive.

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