Newsletter 21st March 2009 |
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REMINDER
– MARK
ERELLI (fresh from
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This week’s Darwin Song
Project has reportedly been a
fantastic success, with over 20 songs written (including a highly praised
song ‘Kingdom Come’ from Mark Erelli). Here are some comments from the
end-of-week concert on Thursday: “We
were at the concert last night and were blown away. All the results were
beautiful” “Last
night was fantastic. So beautiful. One of the most lovely concerts I've
ever been to.” “In
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AND
win tickets in fund-raiser for the Teenage Cancer
Trust! 2 tickets
for what is being dubbed the 'Folk Gig of the
Year' at
London's Albert Hall on Wednesday 25th March as part of the Teenage Cancer
Trust concerts, featuring FAIRPORT
CONVENTION, SETH LAKEMAN, KATE RUSBY, ELIZA CARTHY & REG
MEUROSS 2 tickets
for FAIRPORT
CONVENTION at the
Pavilion Hailsham on 3 May 2 tickets
for SETH
LAKEMAN on 27
March in Horsham as part of his 'small venues' mini-tour
2 tickets
for KATE
RUSBY at The
Hawth, 2 tickets
for ELIZA
CARTHY at Chequer
Mead, |
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PLUS
2 tickets for the reunion
concert of 70s progressive folk-rock band GRYPHON at the QE
Hall at |
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…and other
prizes to be announced! You’ve
got to be ‘in it to win it’, so if you haven’t already got tickets for
Mark Erelli, book now! | |||||||
More
about the Teenage Cancer Trust The hospital
staff on these units are devoted to treating teenagers with cancer, and
TCT funds activities coordinators in some units to help patients cope with
their disease and pass the time in hospital. These units cost upwards of 2
million each to build, and TCT has built 8 around the |
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Teenage
Cancer Trust’s concerts have fast become one of the most eagerly
anticipated events in the annual British music calendar. Now into their
ninth year, the concerts were the brainchild of the TCT Patron and The Who
frontman, Roger Daltrey CBE | |||||
Monday at
The
Ravenswood Support: Cate Ferris Tickets are also
available at Hobgoblin in Crawley and Bullfrog in |
“A
masterclass in simple, effective writing” Netrhythms “Striding
defiantly outside an industry laden with contrived and formulaic
music”
Madmission Over
the past 9 years, New-Englander Mark
Erelli has been steadily gaining the reputation of one of the
most talented writers and gifted musicians on the American folk scene,
settling into a timeless, classic folk singer-songwriter groove where
gritty, honest songs reflect the world around us. His lyrical and musical
intelligence marks him out as one of the finest storytellers in
contemporary folk and he deservedly won the International Songwriting
Contest in 2006. Mark
released his self-titled debut at 24, exhibiting an uncommon musical
maturity. Now 34, with an assured and varied back-catalogue, multiple
awards and growing notoriety as an accompanist, he has one of the most
impressive and varied reputations in modern roots
music. Beyond
his solo career, Mark has also fashioned himself into one of the most
in-demand instrumental sidemen, touring with Lori McKenna and gaining
strong attention as a writer, performing in Nashville song circles and
backstage pickin’ parties with the likes of Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Trisha
Yearwood, Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt and others. Mark Erelli’s
songwriting talent is the reason he’s been chosen to join 7 other top
international songwriters in the Darwin Song
Project, taking place
this week in Mark is
doing just two “(Delivered
is) darkly magnificent...Mark Erelli (has) something to say and a unique,
poetic, compelling way of saying it.” Vintage
Guitar
“When
it comes to providing thoughtful, compelling folk-rock and “Erelli
addresses tough issues (war, development, love, post-9/11) with the grit
of John Hiatt and the melancholy beauty of Ron Sexsmith.”
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Listen to 6
full tracks by Mark Erelli this wekend only on our MySpace jukebox –
click
here
Click here for
updates on the project, courtesy of Spiral Earth | ||||
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
1 April – Eliza
Carthy + Robert
Brown Ø
13 April – Bridget St
John + Michael
Chapman Ø
4 May – Karine
Polwart + Dan Reed
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21 May – Cara
Dillon + Horses
Brawl Ø
8 June – Dick
Gaughan + Mary
Hampton Ø
19 June – Show of
Hands with Miranda Sykes – SOLD
OUT Ø
26-28 June – Crawley Folk
Festival Ø
6 July – Christine
Collister Ø
20 July – Iain
Matthews + Mary
Leay Ø
7 September – Sam
Baker (band) + The Haley
Sisters 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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