Tinderbox are an acoustic folk/pop duo featuring Monique Houraghan with a distinctive 'honey-like' vocal, and Dan Tucker with an intricate finger style guitar technique. After four creative years living in Dublin between 1997 and 2001 the duo spent two years travelling the world playing their music. On their return to the UK in late 2004 Monique and Dan settled in Bournemouth. 2007 to 2009 have seen Tinderbox perform a number of headline shows to capacity crowds. Additionally, they have played support sets for a number of high profile acts including Cara Dillon & Sam Lakeman, Corinne West, Kris Drever, Ralph McTell, Emily Maguire, Uiscedwr, Chris Difford, Megson, Marcia & Damian Howard, Little Johnny England, Jez Lowe, Mike Silver and Johnny Coppin. May 2008 saw the release of Tinderbox's second studio album. 'Golden' was launched at Centre Stage in Bournemouth, with the band performing to a record-breaking audience. Maverick Magazine recently described 'Golden' as "Quite inspirational really...a bit of a masterpiece". Maverick went on to describe Tinderbox as being "Poised to ignite the acoustic folk world...". Acoustic Magazine featured a review of 'Golden' in their August 09 edition labelling the music 'Lovely, hooky and mellow'. 2010 is set to be a fantastic year for Tinderbox as they are due to launch their third album ‘The State of Play’, and tour the USA and Germany. With Monique's powerful voice and Dan's delectable guitar style Tinderbox are definitely an acoustic act to look out for.