From: Martin Snodin
[martin_at_snodin_dot_com]
Sent: 29 August 2010 14:18
Subject: Acoustic Sussex
Newsletter 2010-08-21.doc
Attachments: oledata.mso
Hi
Beau, there have been a couple of newsletters since April, so not sure why you
may have dropped off - but here's the latest. Regards, Martin
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Newsletter 21 August 2010 |
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Our
Autumn programme at Chequer Mead – now booking:
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Please
note we won’t be holding events at The Ravenswood for the foreseeable future
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Thursday at Chequer Mead Special guest: £17.50 (£15 conc) |
Voted
Best Duo in the 2010 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Show of Hands are widely
acknowledged as the finest acoustic roots duo in “Formidable
operators in the roots arena. A class act” The
Independent Ella
Edmondson
makes a return appearance for Acoustic Sussex after a gap of nearly 3 years.
Ella is a contemporary singer songwriter based on Dartmoor in PLEASE
NOTE THIS SHOW IS SOLD OUT, CANCELLATIONS ONLY |
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Saturday at Chequer Mead Support: £16 (£14.50 conc) |
If
you've had even half an ear on BBC Radio 2 - not to mention regional radio
including Returning
to Chequer Mead for the third time, and two years after headlining Crawley
Folk Festival, Thea is a furiously individual singer/songwriter and Brit
Award nominee. She has received acclaim and admiration from her peers such as
Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez and Martha Wainwright. In
an age where artists – male and female – tend to be either hyper-sexualised
or completely neutered, Gilmore is that rare creature, an actual adult with a
heart and a soul, a grown up with an opinion. Thea Gilmore is a real person
tackling the sort of issues real people deal with every day, only, unlike the
rest of us, she tackles those issues with an utterly beautiful voice and
songs that touch on folk, jazz, rock and Americana. "Britain
has spawned very few world class female songwriters, but Gilmore is already
in a league of her own" Q Magazine "The
most coherent, literate and charged British singer-songwriter of her
generation, makes mincemeat of the current propensity for feyness" Mojo Throughout
his career, Louis Eliot has been at the hub of British song-writing
talent, most recently contributing two co-writes to Adventure Man by current
Ivor Novello Songwriter of the Year, Eg White. Having lived the dream of 90s London
Brit-Pop hedonism, Louis snatched his Gretsch Country Gentleman guitar and
headed west, swapping the fetid Thames fug for the fresh air of "Guaranteed
to warm both hearts and feet" **** Mojo "A
pop savvy brain with the lyrical articulacy of a Weller or Costello"
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Tuesday at Chequer Mead £14 (£12.50 conc)
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John
Tams
has had a career spanning four decades in every performance medium. He is a
former member of the Albion Band and Home Service and six times winner of the
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. His theatre work as actor and musical director
includes the Old Vic, the RSC, Shakespeare’s Globe, Sheffield Crucible,
Birmingham Rep and most recently, the National Theatre, where he’s the
song-maker (and Olivier Award nominee) for the renowned War Horse production.
His
extensive film, radio and TV work has included The Mysteries, Lark Rise to
Candleford and, most publicly, the Sharpe TV series, in which he played
rifleman Daniel Hagman (as well as being script associate). He was also
musical director on the 2006 BBC Radio Ballads, which won two prestigious
Sony Awards. As
a musician, he has made over 50 albums as a singer, musician or producer,
including
three solo albums to date, all of which met with critical acclaim. He
recently published the single Love Farewell, all of the
proceeds from which go to the Help for Heroes charity. Returning
to Chequer Mead for the third time, Tams will again be joined by his
colleague of many years, the widely respected singer and keyboard player
Barry Coope. "They
confound expectations. Rich, diverse, contemporary and utterly
compelling. It simply does not get any better than this" Colin
Hall “One of
the ultimate British songwriters” Mojo magazine ”Go and
see them. John Tams is a national Treasure.” BBC Radio
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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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More information can
be found on our website: www.acousticsussex.org.uk. You can also find
us on MySpace (with Playlists of tracks from upcoming artists) at: www.myspace.com/acousticsussex. If you know anyone
who you think may enjoy our events, please forward this email to them. |
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