FOUR members of the same musical family – Josh Rose, drummer with rock band Saints of Sin, Charlie Rose lead singer and Alan Rose guitarist with fiddle-fuelled folk-rock band State of Undress, and country-music artist Ben Caleb Rose – have joined forces to raise money for two little girls, Lexie and Isabelle, who have both been diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Saints of Sin will headline with support from State of Undress and an opening set from Ben at New Milton Memorial Centre on October 4. Lexie, aged four, and her family live in the New Forest and are friends and followers of all the artists taking part.

Isabelle, aged 14 months, is the granddaughter of Trish Chaffey, friend and neighbour to the Rose family in Walkford, Christchurch who has “put up with them all rehearsing for years!”

Josh Rose said: “We’re all really buzzing for this gig. Both Lexie and Isabelle will need specialist equipment and treatment for the foreseeable future and then there’s all the extra everyday costs involved for the families.

“All of us felt this was the best way we could help. Not only is it for a great cause but it is also the first and only gig this year for State of Undress as Charlie is, herself, recovering from cancer.

She was “happily and amazingly” given the all clear a couple of months ago and is “looking forward to getting back to gigging properly early in 2020”.

Charlie added: “We were due to do a fundraising gig for Lexie in January but then I was diagnosed just before Christmas so wasn’t well enough to do it. We were all still celebrating the fantastic news of my recovery when we all found out about Isabelle. So, we decided to make the rescheduled gig in support of both little girls. It’s definitely been a roller coaster of emotions this past 12 months.”

This is also one of the few local gigs Saints of Sin have lined up this autumn. Tickets £10 (plus £1.08 booking fee) available from memcentre.co.uk/gigforlexieandisabelle