Mailing - February 2010
Greetings to all ... this mailing contains news of Chris
Wood solo dates and his new CD Handmade Life, and also the English
Acoustic Collective Summer School. Please feel free to pass this email on
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Chris Wood Tour Dates
Chris is on the
road quite a lot throughout 2010. Full dates including festival
appearances are kept up to date at www.chriswoodmusic.co.uk
and on the diary
page of the EAC website, but here are the gigs through to the
end of May ...
also featuring Martin Carthy, Norma Waterson and Chris Parkinson
01273 464440
The Homing Stone - Hugh Lupton, Chris Wood
& the English Acoustic Collective
Hugh Lupton & Chris Wood
The Imagined Village + Bily Bragg
Although it's still not available in the shops, you can order the new CD from www.ChrisWoodMusic.co.uk. Here's what the critics think ...
“Gentle, powerful and classyâ€ð
The Guardian ★★★★
"It really needs to win an award. The band is a
marvel"
The Independent ★★★★
"Wood delivers masterpieces"
Songlines ★★★★
“melding the personal and the political without any trace
of creative fatigueâ€ð
Spiral Earth ★★★★
"Undoubtedly one of the albums of 2010,regardless of
genre."
Americana UK.com ★★★★★
The EAC continues its holistic approach to traditional music making at Ruskin Mill, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire from July 26-30. 17 places are available for a week designed to engage instrumentalists from all backgrounds and levels in the development of their own style.
The course will be led by Rob Harbron and Miranda Rutter, with Chris Wood as guest tutor, and the emphasis will be on creative and individual interpretation of traditional music and new composition. Further information including a downloadable application form can be found at www.englishacousticcollective.org.uk/summerschool
That's all for now ... see you at a gig soon.
All the
best,
The
English Acoustic Collective
www.englishacousticcollective.org.uk
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