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Newsletter 14th July 2008 |
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DON’T MISS! - Monday 21 July – Eve Selis Band
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UPCOMING EVENTS (more details
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Monday 21
July – Eve Selis
Band at The Ravenswood,
Sharpthorne Ø
Monday 8
September – Kirsty McGee and Mat
Martin at The Ravenswood
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Monday 22
September – Martin Carthy & Dave
Swarbrick at The
Ravenswood Click here for later 2008
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Monday £13 (£15
door) 8pm Tickets are also
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What they
say… "Eve
Selis isn't just a 'singer' — she's an emotion transducer who converts
country, R&B, blues, folk, and rock 'n' roll signals into a megawatt
zap that galvanizes everyone in its path. And as with fellow femme-furnace
front-women Bonnie Raitt, Joan Osborne, Maria McKee, Melissa Etheridge,
and From
the west coast of On
stage Eve delivers a stunning performance with equal parts innocence and
authority, always soulful, strong and sexy. Her voice is variously
described as passionate, melodic, raspy and sweet, with a phenomenal
range. She has opened for Crosby, Stills & Nash who dedicated
"Darkstar" to her after a mesmerizing set. Eve is
not only a writer and performer but is also committed to helping less
fortunate people and supports various charities including one for battered
women and abused children. "A
gifted writer and electrifying singer who stands head and shoulders above
many of her big name contemporaries" Maverick
magazine "One
of the best shows I've ever seen in the "A
modern day queen of 'Roadhouse Rock', Eve blends soaring pop melodies with
hard-hitting rock & roll and alternative country twang, topped off
with a passionate and powerful delivery. Her live performances with a
kick-ass band are something to behold"
Proper-records.co.uk What
we say… Support
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Monday £10 (£12
door) 8pm Tickets are also
available at Hobgoblin in Crawley and Bullfrog in |
What they
say… Her
affinity with a life of perpetual movement and a hand-to-mouth existence
has made its mark on her songs in a manner reminiscent of Jack Kerouac and
the ’beat’ generation, and has made her music difficult to classify. She
has been variously described as producing ’folk noir’ and ’hobo-pop’, and
she and Mat were described in Maverick magazine as ’Simon and Garfunkel
-the Tim Burton version.’ Her
studio albums have attracted collaborations with some of the most
important names in the scene, such as producers John Wood (Honeysuckle,
2002), Boo Hewerdine (Frost, 2004), and Neill MacColl (Two Birds, 2006).
Her albums are recorded live in the studio, her shows are simple and
direct, and much of her work has been made using the instruments she has
built herself. Her fourth album due out in September promises to
encapsulate the hobo-pop style in a new collection of simple, edgy songs
played on traditional American instruments. “A
wonderful voice” Mike
Harding, BBC Radio 2 What
we say… Support
for this show is provided by Sony BMG artists The Mercury Men, who are Gavin Wyatt,
Simon Johnson and Jinder, three vocalists, songwriters and guitarists. The
band are currently recording their debut album, which is to be accompanied
by a full-length tour to coincide with its release later in the
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Monday £13 (£15
door) 8pm Tickets are also
available at Hobgoblin in Crawley and Bullfrog in |
What they
say… There
followed a period of ill health for Swarbrick, with a celebrated moment in
1999 when the Daily Telegraph ran a very premature obituary while Dave was
ill in the hospital. With
his usual good humour, Dave retorted, “It’s not the first time I have died
in When
Martin Carthy broke onto the emerging folk scene in the early 1960s, he
influenced many like minded musicians including Bob Dylan and Paul Simon
(who recorded Strawberry Fair after hearing Martin’s version). After
meeting Swarbrick, the pair went on to record albums that have become
classics in the English folk genre. Over time, Carthy decided to ‘go
electric’ too as he joined Steeleye Span - one of the most poplar bands in
the English folk-rock category. Among other awards, he has twice won Folk
Singer of the Year at the BBC awards. Special
support for this show is provided by Lisa
Knapp, whose album, The Blacksmith,
was MOJO magazine’s 2007 Folk album of the year. Her fresh approach to
traditional music is building her a strong reputation on the
"The
super-duo are back together after 14 years.”
The
Guardian “For
four decades, Martin Carthy's work has immeasurably enriched the British
folk heritage. He is regarded as one of the finest singers and
interpreters of traditional music of the “The
intensity of Swarb's fiddling ensures that sparks fly, its very occasional
wheeziness only adding to the essence of spontaneity and conveying the
total conviction in his music-making” NetRhythms What
we say… Special
support for this show is provided by Lisa Knapp, whose album, The
Blacksmith, was MOJO magazine’s 2007 Folk album of the year. Her fresh
approach to traditional music is building her a strong reputation on the
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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. |
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For
your
future diaries... |
Other 2008 dates in the
Acoustic Sussex programme include: Ø
3 October – Eliza
Gilkyson + Robert
McEntee Ø
11 October – Richie
Havens (special promotion with
The
Hawth) Ø
20 October – Bob Fox & Stu
Luckley + support
(tbc) Ø
3 November – John Tams & Barry
Coope + support (Michael
Chapman) Ø
17 November – Kreg Viesselman
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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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