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Newsletter             21 March 2008

 

Contact details
Tel. 01342 716975
or email:
info_at_acousticsussex_dot_org_dot_uk

Acoustic Sussex recommends…

Next week at London’s South Bank, Sussex’s very-own Shirley Collins leads a series of folk-flavoured events, featuring Martin Simpson, Alasdair Roberts, Catherine Boot, Linda Thompson, Lisa Knapp, Martyn Wyndham-Read, John Kirkpatrick, Brighton Morris Men and more. Shirley herself is presenting America Over the Water, Romany Rai and A Most Sunshiny Day. 

Details and tickets 0871 663 2504  www.southbankcentre.co.uk

 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Ø     Monday 31 March Brooks Williams (w/Marsha Swanson) at The Ravenswood, Sharpthorne

Ø     Monday 21 April Corinne West (w/David Celia) at The Ravenswood, Sharpthorne

Ø     Thursday 15 May Tannahill Weavers (w/Celtish) at Chequer Mead, East Grinstead

Ø     NEW Saturday 24 May Anais Mitchell at The Ark Turners Hill

Ø     Monday 2 June Amy Wadge (w/Andy Walker) at The Ravenswood, Sharpthorne

Ø     Wednesday 18 June Eleanor McEvoy at Chequer Mead, East Grinstead

Ø     Monday 30 JuneThea Gilmore at Chequer Mead, East Grinstead

Click here for other 2008 dates

 


Acoustic Sussex website

Don’t forget to enter our competition to win 6 CDs!

It’s simple!  Just visit our MySpace website and listen to the 6 sample tracks playing on the ‘jukebox’.
If you can name the artists, send an email to
info_at_acousticsussex_dot_org_dot_uk.

It’s easy!  Three of the artists are appearing in the Acoustic Sussex programme over the next few months; and 3 have appeared in the past. All you have to do is name them!

It’s free!  We just need you to email your answers. The winner will be randomly selected from all correct responses received by 6pm on Saturday 22nd March 2008, and receive all 6 artists’ CDs on which the tracks appear.  Best of luck!

 

Acoustic Sussex on MySpace

UPCOMING EVENTS

Ø     Monday 31 March Brooks Williams (w/Marsha Swanson) at The Ravenswood, Sharpthorne

Ø     Monday 21 April Corinne West (w/David Celia) at The Ravenswood, Sharpthorne

Ø     Thursday 15 May Tannahill Weavers (w/Celtish) at Chequer Mead, East Grinstead

Ø     NEW Saturday 24 May Anais Mitchell at The Ark Turners Hill

Ø     Monday 2 June Amy Wadge (w/Andy Walker) at The Ravenswood, Sharpthorne

Ø     Wednesday 18 June Eleanor McEvoy at Chequer Mead, East Grinstead

Ø     Monday 30 JuneThea Gilmore at Chequer Mead, East Grinstead

Click here for other 2008 dates

 


Acoustic Sussex website

Monday
31 March

BROOKS WILLIAMS
at The Ravenswood
Sharpthorne

www.theravenswood.co.uk
with
MARSHA SWANSON

£10 (£12  door)     8pm
Tickets 01342 714810
or
buy online via Acoustic Sussex website

Tickets are also available at Hobgoblin Records, Crawley

 

Click here for full News Release in PDF format

 

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“If Williams' guitar picking gets any sharper, we'll have to invent new adjectives," wrote the Boston Globe. Well, they better start inventing because Williams' music, lyrics, singing, and picking get sharper with every recording. Critics and writers hail Brooks as "an acoustic guitar god'" and a "fret monster," saying his music is "electrifying," "dazzling," and "breathtaking," and that he sings like the "Angel of Soul." His unique combination of traditional and original music inspired Dirty Linen magazine to call him one of "America's musical treasures”.

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. With thirteen albums to his credit, the fans have seen and heard it for themselves. His huge and growing catalogue of original songs is "exquisite," says MOJO magazine.

Likened to James Taylor, Robert Johnson, Bruce Coburn and Bert Jansch Brooks is 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. on Easter Sunday, Brooks is holding a special album launch show at Bordeaux Quay in Bristol.

 “One of the most fluid acoustic/electric guitarists on the planet”  fRoots

“Like a more upbeat Bruce Cockburn – from an artist who only gets better with every release.  …One of America’s most inspirational singer, songwriter, guitar-slingers of recent years”. Mojo

“How soulful a solo guitarist can be when he has talent, taste and astonishing technique”.  Blues Review

 “A consummate artist, Williams ranks among America’s musical treasures”
 
Dirty Linen

“Intelligent, soulful song-writing and dazzling guitar work.”
Acoustic Guitar

Joining Brooks for this show is Marsha Swanson, recently voted Best Folk Artist and Album at the Glasswerk New Music Awards.

 


Brooks Williams


Marsha Swanson

Monday
21 April
CORINNE WEST
at The Ravenswood
Sharpthorne

www.theravenswood.co.uk
with
DAVID CELIA

£10 (£12  door)     8pm
Tickets 01342 714810
or
buy online via Acoustic Sussex website

Tickets are also available at Hobgoblin Records, Crawley

 

Click here for full News Release in PDF format

 

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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 ‘Americana’. From the open meadows of California’s sierra mountains, her music has a cool, layered, driven sound and has been referred to as "utterly spell-binding", "radiant" and "extraordinarily beautiful". Corinne can grab one’s attention by almost whispering a hushed introduction to a ballad, but she’s also perfectly capable of raising the roof.

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, Americana and folk, but the resulting style is hers alone and her rhythm guitar playing rings with a song-writer’s solidity. Corinne is forging her own contribution to Americana music, fusing the voice of an original singer-songwriter with the historic tradition of keeping stories alive through song. She delivers a soulful body of music that strikes the listener to the core. Corinne is the ‘real deal’.

"...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."  Americana Roots.com

“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.

 


Corinne West

STOP PRESS – Tune in to Bob Harris show on Saturday 5 April to hear Corinne being interviewed and playing live in the studio.


David Celia

Thursday
15 May
TANNAHILL WEAVERS
at Chequer Mead
East Grinstead

www.chequermead.org.uk
Support:
Celtish
£13 (£11 conc)     8pm
Box office 01342 302000

Tickets are also available at Hobgoblin Records, Crawley

 

Click here for full News Release in PDF format

 

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One of Scotland's premier traditional bands, The Tannahill Weavers' diverse repertoire spans the centuries with fire-driven instrumentals, topical songs, and original ballads. Their music demonstrates to old and young alike the rich and varied musical heritage of the Celtic people. The band have received worldwide accolades consistently over the years for their exuberant performances and outstanding recording efforts that seemingly can't get better...yet continue to do just that.

"The Tannies are the best that Scotland can aspire to (and believe me, that is THE BEST)." The Living Tradition.

“World class musicians with passion and a healthy sense of fun, keeping alive and making accessible the very heart of the tradition itself."  Mojo Magazine

Support: Acoustic folk-fusionsts, Celtish, with Gwyneth Keen

“Acoustic core and trad playing that’s crisp and sweet and a vocalist that has a voice that is worth the asking price alone”  froots

 


Tannahill Weavers

Gwyneth Keen

Saturday
24 May
ANAIS MITCHELL
at The Ark
Turners Hill

Support tbc

 

SPECIAL EVENT JOINTLY PROMOTED WITH TURNERS HILL HOUSE CONCERTS

£10 (£12  door, subject to availability)  7.30pm
Tickets 01342 716975
or
buy online via Acoustic Sussex website

 

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Anais Mitchell began writing songs at 17.  At 18 she moved from Vermont to Boston, and started playing for whoever would listen. After a year of that, Anais enrolled in a liberal arts school back in Vermont, where she studied political science and languages, ran a folk radio show, and wrote and performed a good deal. She spent a half-year in Austin, waitressing on 6th street and playing as much as she could. She also recorded her debut album during that spring ('The Song They Sang When Rome Fell').  In 2003, The Kerrville Folk Festival honoured her work with the prestigious New Folk Award .

After spending time in Cuba, a semester in the Middle East and some unexpected touring with a rock project called "Circus Guy's Rock & Roll Revue" Anaïs released her acclaimed album, 'Hymns for the Exiled'. The stirring collection of guitar and voice cemented Mitchell's status as a singer-songwriter to watch, and the record eventually reached the ears of Ani DiFranco, a songwriter whose fusion of personal and political themes was a formative influence on a teenage Mitchell. After seeing a few of Anaïs' captivating concerts, DiFranco signed the artist to her label, Righteous Babe Records.

Anaïs is passionate about the music of her native land, from old-school country to dustbowl labour ballads to rebel rock.  However, the time she's spent in Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East has lent a worldly depth to her writing, which she presents to her audience with a graceful presence of spirit.

"a songwriter of startling clarity and depth, equally skilled at turning a melody or lyrical phrase into what you didn’t know you needed until you heard it.”  Acoustic Guitar magazine

"Not since Bob Dylan's early years has a 23 year old songwriter had such power and meaning. Political and poetic, personal and universal, Anaïs Mitchell's work is my latest obsession.."  Jonathan Byrd 

"Folk music is in good hands." Susan Werner

 


Anais Mitchell

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS ONE OF ONLY A HANDFUL OF DATES IN THE UK THIS YEAR AND DEMAND FROM ANAIS’ FAN-BASE IS LIKELY TO BE HIGH. ALSO, TICKET NUMBERS ARE STRICTLY LIMITED FOR THIS VENUE  – SO PLEASE PURCHASE WELL IN ADVANCE.

Monday
2 June
AMY WADGE
at The Ravenswood
Sharpthorne

www.theravenswood.co.uk
Support:
Andy Walker

£10 (£12  door)     8pm
Tickets 01342 714810
or
buy online via Acoustic Sussex website

Tickets are also available at Hobgoblin Records, Crawley

 

Click here for full News Release in PDF format

 

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Making a very welcome third appearance in the Acoustic Sussex programme, Amy Wadge is a fine singer/songwriter and inspirational live performer, with a vocal range that can be as intimate as a whisper or as powerful as gritty gospel shout.

She first came to national attention in 2002 when she won Best Female Solo Artist at the BBC Welsh Music Awards, ahead of Charlotte Church.  She went on to win same award the following year (beating Cerys Matthews).  Her honest, unsentimental emotionally articulate songs have often been compared to Sheryl Crow.

She has appeared at many festivals including Glastonbury and the Cambridge Folk Festival. In 2003, she was personally invited by the Welsh Prime Minister Rhodri Morgan to perform for the 'Wales Rocks Sydney' showcase in Australia during the Rugby World Cup. She has opened for the legendary Jeff Beck and played support to Van Morrison, Damien Rice, Brian Kennedy and Eric Bibb, among others

Amy is about to release her next album, "Bump!" It was recorded at Room With A View studios in Dorset, at the end of her "Bump on the Road Tour", when she was nearly eight months pregnant! Amy has four previous releases; The Famous Hour, (2002), Woj, (2004), No Sudden Moves, (2006) and Tougher than Love, (2007), by an all female, three part vocal harmony group called Hummingbird, in which Amy was involved and which toured extensively during 2006-7

Support for this show is from Brighton-based Andy Walker, who last year supported Sandi Thom in the Acoustic Sussex programme and has recently been performing with Kiki Dee

 

Amy Wadge

Andy Walker

Wednesday
18 June
ELEANOR McEVOY
at Chequer Mead
East Grinstead

www.chequermead.org.uk
Support: tbc:
£13 (£11 conc)     8pm
Box office 01342 302000

Tickets are also available at Hobgoblin Records, Crawley

 

Click here for full News Release in PDF format

 

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Eleanor McEvoy is one of the leading singer songwriters of her generation, known throughout the world for her stunning live performances.  A multi-instrumentalist, Eleanor first shot to prominence when her song ‘A Woman’s Heart’ became the theme and title track to the biggest selling ever Irish album ‘A Woman’s Heart’.  The album stayed in the Top 10 for over a year and still remains in the Irish charts to this day.

Eleanor's new album, 'Love Must Be Tough', is planned for released in late May. The album represents a completely new departure, featuring a band of Ireland's finest session players and songs from a wide range of writers.

“Immaculately tuneful, lyrically potent tales of love and life”  MOJO

“Bags of class… McEvoy earns plenty of respect for her multi-instrumental skills ..  her writing gets better & better”  Daily Telegraph

“First class songs sung by a genuinely soulful singer. Spare, clean arrangements and respectful covers. I think that about ticks all the boxes” Maverick

NOTE Anyone who has already bought tickets should be aware that Caroline Lavelle will no longer be providing the support, as she is now unavailable on this date. Apologies for any disappointment. We hope to provide an alternative date for Caroline very soon.

 

 
Eleanor McEvoy


A Woman’s Heart CD

Monday
30 June
THEA GILMORE
at Chequer Mead
East Grinstead

www.chequermead.org.uk
Support: tbc
£14 (£12 conc)     8pm
Box office 01342 302000

Tickets are also available at Hobgoblin Records, Crawley

 

Click here for full News Release in PDF format

 

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Just over a year since her last visit to Chequer Mead (and after headlining last year’s Crawley Folk Festival), Thea Gilmore returns to East Grinstead to showcase her new CD, Liejacker, due for release on 12th May.

Thea has blazed a unique and highly independent trail since releasing her debut album in 1998 aged 18. Prolific and diverse, her albums run the gamut from hushed, intimate acoustic settings to full throttle rock, always unified by her spine-tingling vocals and lyrics that combine poetic grace with acerbic, take-no-prisoners social observation.

In 2003, Thea achieved commercial breakthrough with the album Avalanche, which became Radio 2's Album Of The Week and included the hit singles Juliet and Mainstream. In the two years following this, she toured the US and Canada five times, including a 2004 pre-presidential-election tour with long-time fan Joan Baez, who joins Thea for the final track on the new CD.

Indeed, over the years, Thea has collaborated and shared stages with some of music's most revered names including the Waterboys, Steve Earle, Martha Wainwright, Peggy Seeger, Karine Polwart and Beth Orton. Noted Thea Gilmore fans include Bruce Springsteen - who regularly uses her tracks as his pre-performance music.

Thea Gilmore is an artist of great talent and integrity, who really matters and the show promises to be an unforgettable night.

 


Thea Gilmore


Thea Gilmore headlining at  Crawley Folk Festival 2007

 

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.

 


Regional Gig Guide

For your future diaries...

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Other 2008 dates in the Acoustic Sussex programme include:

Ø    21 July - Eve Selis Band + support (tbc)

Ø    8 September – Kirsty McGee (tbc)

Ø    22 September – Dave Swarbrick & Martin Carthy

Ø    3 October – Eliza Gilkyson + sipport (tbc)

Ø    3 November – John Tams & Barry Coope + support (tbc)

Ø    9 December – Dougie MacLean + 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.

 

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