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Newsletter 21 September 2009 |
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“Just
three records in and The Promise confirms Corinne West's place among
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Monday at
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Ravenswood Support: Tinderbox Tickets are
also available at Hobgoblin in Crawley and Bullfrog in
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Dubbed the 'Princess of
progressive folk', West's music lives smack-dab at that intersection of
folk, bluegrass, and country styles that is called ' Her clear, penetrating voice
has been described as a cross between Alison Krauss and Natalie Merchant.
She can grab attention by almost whispering a hushed introduction to a
ballad, but she's also perfectly capable of raising the
roof. At age 15, Corinne grabbed her
guitar and left home to live in a converted old yellow school-bus occupied
by nomadic artists and activists. Nothing in particular was wrong at home
but she felt things might be really right somewhere else. Corinne was on
and off that bus for a few years, ending up back in Corinne is rapidly forging her
own contribution to For this tour, Corinne is
accompanied by the superb Dobro player, Doug Cox, who impressed audiences
when they performed at Shrewsbury Festival earlier this month (click here
for a short YouTube
festival video). "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 imagine Corinne West will be an important artist on the music
scene for some time." “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
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10%
meal discount offer Although it
has a bar serving real ale, The Ravenswood does not serve food on Monday
evenings. If you would like to eat before the show, we would suggest The
Gardeners Arms, just north of Ardingly. It is open all day and on Mondays,
when several other nearby pubs don’t. They will also give a 10% discount
from the food bill for anyone attending Acoustic Sussex shows, by
presenting the voucher on our website here (and
take your e-mail ticket confirmation.) Other nearby
alternatives (that generally serve food only after 6pm) include The Crown
in Turners Hill or The Ardingly Inn. Or, if you prefer something a little
different, try the Deli in Ardingly (next to the Ardingly Inn), which
serves a range of lighter meals, sandwiches, paninis, teas and soft drinks
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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
12 October – Uiscedwr +
Luke Sital
Singh Ø
9 November – Chris &
Kellie While + Joseph
Topping Ø
20 November – Dar
Williams Selling fast – please book
early Ø
23 November – Jez Lowe and the Bad
Pennies+ Lucy
Ward Ø
11 December – The
Unthanks Selling fast – please book
early 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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