|
Newsletter 11th February 2008 |
|
Contact
details | ||
“…one of the
most original and exciting gigs we've been to in a long
time.”
“…a
joy from start to finish.” Just some of the comments
received following our recent packed show with BBC Horizon Award winners
Rachel Unthank & The
Winterset – here are some photos from Chequer
Mead. |
|
Click here to see
a video of the band performing at the BBC Folk Awards on 4
February | ||
OUR UPCOMING EVENTS
Ø
Monday 18
February – Charlie
Dore (w/Chris Simmons) at The
Ravenswood Ø
Saturday 1
March – Ø
Monday 10
March – Tom
McConville (w/Iain Ø
Monday 31
March – Brooks
Williams (w/Marsha Swanson) at The
Ravenswood Ø
Monday 21
April – Corinne
West (w/David Celia) at The
Ravenswood Click here for other 2008
dates |
Now
playing on our MySpace
site: Charlie Dore,
Chris Simmons,Lark Rise (sampler), Ruth Notman and Tom McConville | |||
|
Monday £10 (£12
door) 8pm |
Charlie
Dore is one of the
Originally trained as an
actress, Charlie has worked in TV, Theatre, Radio and Film, starring
opposite Jonathan Pryce In the award-winning 'The Ploughman’s
Lunch' With
her acclaimed album, Sleep All Day, Charlie hit a new vein of creativity,
drawing freely on her acoustic folk/country roots. Written simply and
organically with Julian Littman, the album drew unequivocal media praise
and many new fans. Her last album, ‘Cuckoo Hill’ also received rave
reviews; if you appreciate good songs, beautifully sung, it’s highly
recommended. Charlie
is currently finishing her new album, Hula Valley Songbook and a single
from the album (featuring Beth Nielsen Chapman, pictured) will be on sale
at the gig. "
Imagine
what might happen if you shut the McGarrigle Sisters in a room with
Gillian Welch and made them listen to Lennon and McCartney all
day” Alan
Jackson "A clever songwriter with a dream of a voice
that glides from folk and country to jazzy cabaret' - The
Telegraph "Beautifully
crafted songs" Record
Collector Playful
and clever… a wonderful kind of bittersweet pastoral
Englishness" Americana
UK Special
support for this show is provided by highly regarded Brighton-based singer
songwriter Chris Simmons.
After a year in Australia, Chris returned to the UK and quickly won
Southern FM`s Battle of The Bands (beating 400 other acts) and has gone on
to play an impressive list of support slots with acts including The Kooks,
Squeeze, Suede, Finlay Quaye and many more. He has had tracks played on
Radio One, Radio 2, XFM and many other commercial stations in the
|
|
| |
|
Saturday |
Lark Rise to
Candleford, written by Flora Thompson
(and now a popular BBC One TV series), recalls the rural
When
the National Theatre decided to put on a play of Lark Rise two decades
ago, it was With
the recent CD release of this classic album, Ashley has formed the Lark
Rise band to once again draw focus to the memorable music of the plays.
Joining him in the band is a new generation of singers and musicians, all
of whom have discovered the magic of Lark Rise and its words and
music. A
concert performance by the Lark Rise band will present music, words, dance
and song from the book and the plays, celebrating a lost way of life so
memorably captured by Flora Thompson. Click
here for our official News
Release (in PDF format) with more
about the history of the musical adaptation of Lark
Rise. “If you missed out at the time or are indeed
looking for something to get into after your latest fix of Bellowhead then
this is where it all began” NetRhythms “A superb glimpse of an Special
support for this show comes from 18 year old BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards
finalist, Ruth Notman, whose
debut CD, Threads is in many pundits top folk albums for
2007. “Ruth
Notman’s Threads presents conclusive proof of the health of British
folk”. Colin
Irwin |
|
Lark Rise CD on
Elephant Records website | |
|
Monday £10 (£12
door) 8pm |
Tom
McConville, often known as The Newcastle Fiddle Player, is one
of the leading fiddle players of our time. A virtuoso musician and
fantastic singer, his rich and warm voice makes his interpretation of
traditional and contemporary songs greatly admired by singers throughout
the world. In
great demand as a performer, session musician and teacher, playing the
fiddle is his lifelong passion and he has achieved every player’s dream of
creating his own unique, instantly recognisable
sound. His
live performances combine a rollercoaster of musical delights from fast,
rhythmic dance tunes - through beautiful slow airs and of course, great
singing - all presented with his inimitable sense of humour and
style. Tom met
All-Ireland Champion Claire
Mann (flute, fiddle, whistle and vocals) and Scots Trad Music
Awards ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ Aaron Jones (bazouki, guitar, vocals)
between the thriving traditional music scenes in “My biggest
influence” Seth
Lakeman "When my
schoolmates had boy bands on their Walkmans, I was listening to Tom
McConville" Kate Rusby
"Tom is a
brilliant fiddler and great singer; a wonderful ambassador of the James
Hill musical tradition " Aly
Bain "Tom is a great
player, and a terrific singer, he happens to be a number one bloke too.
Tom plays as Tom is, with honesty and passion, and an obvious love for the
fiddle and traditional music." Dave
Swarbrick |
|
||
|
Monday £10 (£12
door) 8pm |
With
bluesy finger-picking, soaring bottleneck slide and swinging flat-picking,
Brooks Williams’ music is
rooted in the blues and is as fresh and original as any music you are
likely to hear. His unique combination of traditional and original music
inspired Dirty Linen magazine to call him one of " Likened
to James Taylor, Robert Johnson, Bruce Coburn, Bert Jansch and hailed as
“an acoustic guitar god”, he’s back in the UK with a new set of songs and
a new album (featuring Dave Mattacks), The Time I Spend With You, the
title track of which was written whilst on tour here last year.
“One
of the most fluid acoustic/electric guitarists on the
planet” fRoots Joining
Brooks for this show is Marsha
Swanson, recently voted Best Folk Artist and Album at the
Glasswerk New Music Awards. |
|
||
|
Monday £10 (£12
door) 8pm |
Dubbed
the “Princess of progressive folk” Corinne West’s music lives smack-dab at
that intersection of folk, bluegrass, and country styles that is called
‘ Fellow
musician Buddy Craig describes her sound as a cross between Alison Krauss
with Union Station and Natalie Merchant. Indeed her writing runs a golden
thread through the likes of country, bluegrass, western, "...She
writes great songs, plays with top flight musicians, sports a killer
voice... There is not a bad song on the CD. With this much talent and
drive, I imagaine Corinne West will be an important artist on the music
scene for some time."
“I
love Corinne's music and truly believe in her as an artist. She has
spirit, integrity and talent. I am a massive
fan."
Bob Harris, BBC Radio2 “Corinne
West is a brilliant songwriter with a powerfully eloquent singing voice."
Maverick Special
support for this show is David
Celia. |
|
| |
|
Don’t
forget that as well as our own shows, the Acoustic Sussex website has a
Regional Gig
Guide and links to
venues and clubs in the South East that offer folk, roots and acoustic
music – and our MySpace site
contains over 500 links to a variety of other MySpace ‘friends’ sites,
including musicians, venues, magazines and lots
more. |
|
|||
|
For
your
future diaries... |
Other 2008 dates in the
Acoustic Sussex programme include: Ø
15 May– Tannahill Weavers (website) +
support (tbc) Ø
2 June – Amy Wadge (website) +
support (tbc) Ø
18 June – Eleanor McEvoy + support
tbc Ø
21 July (date tbc) - Eve Selis Band (website) +
support (tbc) More information
on all up-and-coming artists can be found on our website: www.acousticsussex.org.uk. You
can also find us on MySpace (with samples from some of the artists
appearing) at: www.myspace.com/acoustic_sussex. If
you know anyone who you think may enjoy our events, please forward this
email to them. |
|
UNSUBSCRIBE | |