Charlie Dore plus
Megson
English Country-rock and
Saturday 2 February
7.45pm
Gulbenkian Theatre,
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Charlie
Dore, best-known for the huge 1980s international hit, Pilot of the Airwaves, is set to perform
at the Gulbenkian Theatre,
She will be performing with an
acoustic-based trio featuring session musicians
Graham Henderson (who has previously worked with Eddi Reader, Sharon Shannon)
on Dobro, mandolin, flute, and Dudley
Philips on upright double bass.
After quite a lengthy absence
from both touring and recording, Charlie has made something of a comeback in the
past two years. Following the 2005 release of Sleep All Day and Other Stories, her
first new album in more than ten years, she put together a small acoustic band
to play selected concerts. Enamoured by the support she received, Charlie set
about producing Cuckoo Hill, her most
recent album released last year.
Back making her own music, creating
a genre that is original
and entirely her own - Charlie Dore takes artistry to a whole new level.
Opening
the show will be Teesside duo Megson. Debbie Palmer and Stu Hanna have this
knack of writing contemporary folk songs that are inexplicably rooted in the
folk tradition.
At
the Gulbenkian Café Bar, traditional English fare will be on the menu before the
show.
Tickets £12 Concs
£10
Booking Office 01227
769075
On line bookings www.gulbenkiantheatre.co.uk
Ends.
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Editor’s
notes
Charlie
Dore
To
coincide with this latest tour, Charlie has just completed a new album,
xx.
Charlie
Dore’s appeal as a creator of compelling material has been noticed at home and
in
Megson
Debbie
Palmer and Stu Hanna, alias Megson, have made great strides in their musical
career since moving down south to London some seven or eight years ago. They
first started making waves just over three years ago with their self-released
debut album, ON THE SIDE. They not only gained praise in the music press, but
also much-deserved radio play, especially from Bob Harris, who recently invited
the young couple to play a live acoustic set on his popular BBC Radio 2
show.
Last
summer Megson released SMOKE OF HOME their second full-length album, and however
good everyone thought ON THE SIDE was, this new one shows a growing maturity in
all areas, but most noticeably, the songwriting. Debbie and Stu have this knack
of writing contemporary folk songs that are inexplicably rooted in the folk
tradition. No mean feat for musicians still in their mid-twenties.