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Newsletter 30th March 2009 |
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1 April
– ELIZA CARTHY – Chequer Mead,
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STOP
PRESS! Eliza Carthy is
live in session on BBC radio 2’s Bob Harris show on Saturday 4 April,
around midnight.
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Wednesday Support: Robert Brown
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“Eliza
Carthy, taking the stage after feeding her baby in her first gig as a
mother, played a fabulous comeback set fizzing with energy and high
spirits. With a husky black velvet voice she cast a vocal spell and mixed
it with her fiddle and cranky Tom Waits-style band. Her last song, a witty
satire on car-crazy After a
triumphant return to the stage as part of last week's Teenage Cancer Trust folk gala at the
Royal Albert Hall (read
review here), Eliza Carthy begins her
26-date nationwide tour at East Grinstead’s Chequer Mead this
Wednesday. Twice-nominated for a
prestigious Nationwide Mercury Prize, Carthy is also the winner of more
than 7 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. She has been a regular guest-presenter on
the BBC Radio 2 Mark Radcliffe Show and has made several appearances on
BBC TV’s Later with Jools. In addition, she has presented her own four
part series on the history of English Folk on BBC Radio 2 and was recently
the subject of the ITV documentary, Heaven & Earth. She also
featured prominently in the acclaimed BBC Four Folk Britannia season.
Yorkshire-born and now
Edinburgh-based, Carthy grew up immersed in the world of traditional
music. She divides her time between touring and recording with her
legendary parents, Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson and numerous
pioneering solo and band projects. She has performed and recorded with a
diverse array of artists from Paul Weller to The Wainwrights, Describing herself simply as a
‘modern British musician’, Carthy is only just beginning to reach the
height of her musical powers. Though she’s only just turned 30, Eliza has
revitalised and made folk music relevant to new audiences and captured the
most hardened of dissenters with intelligent, charismatic and
boundary-crossing performances. Accompanied by Willie Molleson
on drums, Emma Smith on double bass and Phil Alexander on keyboards
/ piano accordion, Eliza will showcase original material from her
acclaimed new album, 'Dreams of Breathing Underwater'
““A
fizzing firework display full of colourful contrasts, vivid narratives and
big characters” **** Mojo
“A
shape-shifter of an album packed with musical and lyrical intrigue” ****
Uncut
“Bewitching
and original… a gloriously natural singer”' ****
Q
“Her
boldest album yet” Word Seriously impressive”
Daily
Telegraph "Magnificent"
**** The
Guardian “Eliza
Carthy is one of the figureheads of the English folk revival …
compelling” Evening
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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
13 April – Bridget St
John + Michael
Chapman Ø
4 May – Karine
Polwart + Dan Reed Ø
21 May – Cara
Dillon + Horses
Brawl Ø
19 June – Show of
Hands with Miranda Sykes (SOLD
OUT) Ø
26-28 June – Crawley Folk
Festival Ø
6 July – Christine
Collister + Alex
Hall Ø
20 July - Iain
Matthews + Mary
Leay Ø
7 September – Sam Baker
(band) + The Haley
Sisters Ø
21 September – Corinne
West + Tinderbox Ø
12 October – Uiscedwr Ø
9 November – Chris
& Kellie While Ø
23 November – Jez Lowe and the Bad
Pennies Ø
11 December – Rachel Unthank & The
Winterset 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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