From: Martin Snodin
[martin.snodin_at_homecall_dot_co_dot_uk]
Sent: 02 February 2011 19:16
Subject: Acoustic Sussex
Newsletter 2011-02-02 - tune in to Meridian radio tonight!
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Newsletter 2 February 2011 |
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Just letting you
know that if you tune in tonight (Wednesday) to East Grinstead's local radio
station, MeridianFM, you'll be able to hear a live interview with ahab's
Callum Adamson (son of Big Country's Stuart Adamson) and hear their new
single, Lucy. Listen locally on 107FM or online, sometime just after 11pm.
And Will Kevans (ahab's exclusive support for the show on Monday) will
also be on the programme, around 10.30pm. His was one of the most enjoyable
albums we heard in 2010 - listen in to hear for yourself! |
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Monday at Chequer Mead Support: £10 (all seats) |
The
band who caused a sensation at Fairport's Cropredy festival last year embark
on their first major UK tour. ahab's reputation goes
back to 2009 when, after a period spent in Nashville, they returned to London
and started busking. Two months later, the band were asked by the police not
to play at markets anymore as the crowds that had began to gather whenever
they played were blocking the streets. Their instrumental virtuosity and
richly layered four-part harmonies make them this year’s hottest tip The
band are a UK-based singer songwriter collective who formed in July 2009
after being invited to play the annual ‘Fanfare’ festival in Tennessee.
Following a successful week long residency tearing the roof off at Tootsies
Orchid Lounge, they came back to North London and decided to make the
collaboration permanent. Since
then, the quartet (augmented by a drummer) has played a showcase at the
prestigious BBC Club West and caused a sensation with an unscheduled
appearance at Fairport's Cropredy Convention in August 2010. Bob
Harris was in the Cropredy crowd and was so impressed that he immediately
booked them for a live session on his BBC 2 radio show (to be broadcast from
midnight this Saturday). They've also been feted by Simon Mayo, played at the
Association Of Festival Organisers Conference in November and released a
five-track CD. Their new single, Lucy, is released
today (31 January). By
the end of the year, we think they'll be household names - and we're not the
only ones. Please don't miss this opportunity to catch them at the start of
their rise, in your local theatre! "ahab
is the real deal - top-notch UK Americana featuring tight four-piece
harmonies." Simon Mayo "I
loved ahab's terrific performance at Cropredy festival. They are blistering
live - alt-country edge and sheer class." Bob
Harris, BBC Radio 2 Support
for the show is Will Kevans, an award-winning singer-songwriter (and
cartoonist - he was chosen to be the Labour Party's caricaturist for their
conference in 1997). His high-energy debut album (featuring Al Perkins,
Beautiful South songstress Alison Wheeler, James Blunt’s pianist Paul Beard
and ex-Steely Dan and Doobie Brothers guitarist Elliot Randall) has received
much critical acclaim. |
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To hear song samples for all
upcoming artists, take a listen to the Playlists on
our MySpace
website |
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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. |
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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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