A WEST Dorset duo will perform an intimate gig at their local church where they were married before gearing up for a set at Glastonbury.

Locals Elijah and Ava Wolf will take their band The Gravity Drive to Netherbury Church next month - in order to raise funding for the church.

Elijah and Ava live in Netherbury. The band's critically-acclaimed debut album 'Testament' has recently reached national radio recognition, having performed an acoustic session for Bob Harris on BBC Radio 2.

Recording most of their album in their living room, raising their daughter Dot and booking any available gig, The Gravity Drive have made it big without having thousands of pounds chucked their way by a record company.

Testament is an instant alt-pop classic, evoking shades of the Beautiful South, the Pet Shop Boys and dubbed ‘clever, grown-up pop’.

Elijah said: "Netherbury Church is a beautiful building and holds a lot of meaning to us as we were married there.

"Our album cover is a picture of use walking out of the church and it feels like we are going full circle to come back and play a set of our debut album in such a unique venue as this.

"I do believe that the earliest example of polyphonic music on manuscript was also found in the church - so it holds a musical and personal history which is important to us both."

Gravity Drive are influenced by David Bowie, The Beatles, dance music, house music and Bob Marley. The duo's new single Hearts and Minds will be released on Monday - and work has already begun on their second album, which will be recorded in July.

The Gravity Drive will perform at Glastonbury before taking to the stage at the Jurassic Fields Festival in Bridport on Saturday, July 11.

The Netherbury concert will take place on Tuesday, June 16 at 7.30pm - and will raise funding for the maintenance of the church. Tickets will be available on the night or in advance from thegravitydrive.com