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Newsletter 1 January 2009 |
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Wishing
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Tuesday 20
January
SINGER
SONGWRITER SHOWCASE |
Monday 9
February
CELEBRATION OF THE
GUITAR
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Have
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Coming up later in 2009:
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Tuesday ANAIS
MITCHELL + Andy Whittle + Sadie Jemmett + Tickets are also
available at Hobgoblin in Crawley and Bullfrog in |
Four
exciting singer-songwriters - including the just-announced 2009 BBC Young
Folk Awards winners, Megan & Joe Henwood - and one
of the most exciting and US artists around, Anais Mitchell. All come
together for a special showcase event dedicated to the craft of
song-writing. Recently signed to Grammy
Award-winning Ani DiFranco's label, Anais Mitchell is a past winner of
the US Kerville New Folk Award and is one of the most original singers and
writers on the 'nu-folk' scene. She's spent in Latin America, Europe, and
the "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 Andy
Whittle is a Midlands-based songsmith
whose poetic lyrics with memorable melodies are inspired by great
songwriters, but his style is quite unique, revealing a sensitivity beyond
his years. Andy has played once before in the Acoustic Sussex programme
(supporting the Ric Sanders Group). Ex-Sussex-resident (now living
in Completing the line-up are the
2009 BBC Young Folk Awards winners, a brother and sister duo from
Oxfordshire, Megan & Joe
Henwood. 20 year old Megan first stood on a stage to perform
her own composition at the age of 9 and draws inspiration through her
Mother's love of folk music and evenings spent at Nettlebed Folk Club.
Megan is accompanied on saxophone by her 15 year brother Joe, who is still
in his final GCSE year. A wonderful
evening awaits! |
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Monday GORDON
GILTRAP + Alan Prosser |
A
one-off showcase of some of the Headlining is the ever-popular
Gordon Giltrap, who has made
25 albums and several hits over his 30 year career. By the time he was 18
he had secured his first recording contract. 10 years, 6 albums and
numerous concerts later, he became an ‘overnight success’ with the hit
single ‘Heartsong’, the first of two chart singles and two chart albums.
Gordon continues to innovate and develop, such as his Double Vision duo
with the classical guitarist Ray Burley and his new project “The Dodo
Dream” in which he uses electric guitars to build and expand a composition
live on stage. “A wonderful guitarist, I just wish he would
slow down so that I could copy (play) with him” Bert
Jansch “People would tell me about (American guitarist)
Sandy Bull and I'd say, I don't know about Sandy Bull; you want to start
listening to some of these people over here; Bert Jansch, Davey Graham and
Gordon Giltrap for heaven's sake.” Jimmy
Page Alan
Prosser is widely known as the
guitarist in Oysterband. But beyond the trademark power chords and driving
rhythms he is an accomplished acoustic artist with a reputation among
fellow musicians as a perfectionist. Alan's solo performances give the
audience an opportunity to enjoy his well crafted songs and fluent
finger-style guitar playing as they were written - for guitar and voice.
“This is a side of Prosser that has been kept
very much under wraps” Folking.com Completing the bill are by two
superb and inventive musicians, Leeds-based Jon Gomm and, from |
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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... |
Future 2009 dates in the
Acoustic Sussex programme include: Ø
23 February – Martin Harley
Band Ø
23 March – Mark
Erelli Ø
1 April – Eliza
Carthy Ø
13 April – Bridget St
John + Michael
Chapman Ø
4 May – Karine
Polwart Ø
21 May – Cara
Dillon Ø
8 June – Dick
Gaughan Ø
19 June – Show of
Hands with Miranda Sykes – NOW
BOOKING – tickets selling fast – Box Office
01342 302000 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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