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Newsletter 27th June 2006 |
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There are some great acts
lined up this year, and I’ll be especially looking out for Christine
Collister with Dave Kelly, Wizz Jones, Kirsty McGee, Eleanor McEvoy,
Flook, the excellent dance band, Whapweasel and the marvellous Ukulele
Orchestra of Great Britain. |
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Don’t forget that tickets are
on sale (only £8 in advance) for our next show on Thursday 6th
July at The Ravenswood, Sharpthorne, when Eve Selis performs with her 5 piece
band (described by Radio 2’s Bob
Harris as “one of the best
shows I've ever seen in the U.K"). You can also hear Eve being
interviewed and playing live on BBC Radio Kent the previous evening. More on Eve Selis. Tickets are also on sale for
Pete Atkin (musical partner
of Australian Clive James), who plays a rare gig for us on July 24, in a
double-header with the lovely singer, Liz Simcock. More on Pete
Atkin. To reserve
or buy tickets, use the telephone or email
details below or you can buy over the counter at Jingles Music Store in
East Grinstead (01342 325215). Don’t forget you can hear samples of the
artists coming up on our MySpace website (click on the link on the right
for music samples of Eve Selis). | |||
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Thursday 6
July |
Californian Eve Selis is a lady truly on the
verge of international success. She has shared the stage with Crosby,
Stills & Nash, Counting Crows, the Doobie Brothers, Jewel, and Joan
Osborne, to name just a few. Winner of the 2005 San Diego Best Americana award, Eve mixes
country with R&B, blues and folk, with a voice that Billboard magazine
described as “fiery and emotional”. Her
band includes some of Southern California's finest musicians, including
former Johnny Cash sideman ‘Cactus’ Jim Soldi, and long-time collaborator
Marc ‘Twang’ Intravaia, who Eve met on a flight to Spain when Marc
over-heard Eve singing to herself in the seat behind
him! Eve
has been compared to Melissa Etheridge, Bonnie Raitt and Joan Osbourne but
has more than proved herself as an artist in her own right - she is one of
the top female artists on music download site MP3.com and has had ten
number one songs in various charts. Her most recent CD 'Do You Know Me'
was co-written with some of Nashville’s top
writers. On
stage Eve delivers a stunning performance with equal parts innocence and
authority, always soulful, strong and sexy. Her voice is variously
described as passionate, melodic, raspy and sweet, with a phenomenal
range. Eve is
not only a writer and performer but is also committed to helping less
fortunate people and supports various charities including one for battered
women and abused children. This is a special warm-up night before she heads for Newark to headline the next evening at the Americana Festival. "A gifted writer and electrifying singer who stands head and shoulders above many of her big name contemporaries" Maverick magazine "One
of the best shows I've ever seen in the U.K.". Bob
Harris, BBC Support for the evening is provided by the excellent Brooks Williams, whose music is hard to categorise. His website describes his style as “a fearlessly evolving mélange of intricate blues-soaked chords, Latin rhythms, and soulful riffs.” So now you know. |
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Monday 24
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Pete
Atkin is the 'near-legendary'
British singer and songwriter who in the early 1970s made six albums of
songs demonstrating a rare combination of melodic invention and evocation
with lyrics of love and regret, told with ironic humour and acute
observation. Pete wrote the music, and Australian humorist, writer and TV
critic, Clive James, wrote
the words. The songs earned Pete the respect of some of Britain's best rock and jazz session musicians. He was joined in the studio and on tour by a number of them, notably Chris Spedding, Herbie Flowers, Alan Parker, Barry Morgan, Kenny Clare and Ray Cooper, and though remaining virtually unknown to the popular record-buying public he built up a huge following on the UK college circuit. In recent years, Pete and Clive have again combined their songwriting talents, producing new albums every bit as good as those from the early days. This is very rare opportunity to catch Pete Atkin solo, with just guitar and piano. Liz
Simcock is a great songwriter and
gorgeous singer with a relaxed and endearing stage presence. Sharing the
bill, her very ‘English’ songs will be the perfect complement to Pete's
eclectic material.
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For
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Shirley Collins 'America Over the Water' (2 September Chequer Mead, East Grinstead); Johnny Dickenson (11 September, The Ravenswood); Richard Durrant (25 September, The Ravenswood); Pierre Bensusan (6 November, The Ravenswood - support: Matthew Ord); Bob Fox & Billy Mitchell (16 Oct, The Ravenswood); Tommy Emmanuel (28 November, Chequer Mead); John Tams & Barry Coope (11 December, Chequer Mead). 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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