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Newsletter 3rd December 2006 |
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East
Grinstead’s
new community radio station Meridian
FM begins broadcasting a specialist folk, roots and acoustic programme
tonight (Sunday 3 December) between 7pm and 8.30pm. If you live in the
East Grinstead and surrounding area, tune into FM 87.7 - or alternatively listen
over the internet at www.meridianfm.com. |
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As
well as some great tracks, tonight’s show will feature exclusive
interviews with guitar legend Tommy
Emmanuel (who played to a sold-out crowd at Chequer Mead last
week) and also John Tams, in
an interview recorded at the BBC Young Folk Awards in London on Friday. In
the interview, John talks about how he's looking forward to playing at
Chequer Mead on 11 December (see below), and discusses
the extent to which today's youngsters are creating a modern revival in
folk and acoustic music. |
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UPCOMING
EVENTS: |
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Monday
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2006 BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of the Year – John Tams John
Tams'
gift as a singer/songwriter is legend. His partnership with Barry Coope is pure delight - their
superbly paced set takes the audience on a memorable and wondrous journey
as they present an enthralling, humorous and ultimately moving testament
to the riches of England's popular musical
heritage. Winner
of a hat trick of awards in the 2006
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, John will be remembered by many as
Daniel Hagman in the ITV Sharpe series - a role he played for five years
alongside Sean Bean. He also co-wrote the music for the
series. Earlier
this tear, John was musical director of the BBC Radio Ballads, an
updating of Ewan MacColl's 1957 Radio Ballads series. A year in the
making, John assembled a team of professional musicians drawn mostly from
the current folk music scene, as were the musicians in the original
Ballads. The six-part series was transmitted during February, March and
April 2006. John
has released three solo albums to date, 'Unity' (2001), 'Home' (2002) and
most recently, 'The Reckoning' (2005); all of which have met with
well-deserved critical acclaim. "An absolutely fantastic album - I
love Amelia, love Safe House; I love it al l- and Bitter Withy is out of this
world." “They
confound expectations. Rich,
diverse, contemporary and utterly compelling. It simply does not get any better
than this" STOP
PRESS During
the evening, John will be presented with a special award from the Folk
Corporation. The award celebrates the best folk music that the 2,000+
members the Corporation have seen and heard over the course of the
previous year. (For more information visit the Folk Corporation’s Talkawhile
Discussion Forum.) |
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Support
for the show is provided by Edwina Hayes, a Dublin-born singer/songwriter
now residing in East Yorkshire, who has been a regular performer on both
the London and Nashville Acoustic scene since 1999. Her beautifully
crafted songs and mesmerising stage presence have led her to some of the
UK's finest stages including The Royal Albert Hall in London. |
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Friday
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The
Classic Rock Society recently presented
Dave Cousins with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Thirty
years on from their huge album chart successes, 'Grave New World' and
'Bursting at the Seams', the Strawbs now tour three times a year with an
acoustic line-up - Dave Cousins on guitar, dulcimer, banjo and vocals,
Dave Lambert on guitar and vocals, plus 70s band member Chas Cronk on
guitar, bass and vocals.
The
Strawbs have enjoyed major success on both sides of the Atlantic. In the
early 1970s, as well as the hit albums, their hit singles ‘Part of the
Union’ and ‘Lay Down’ topped the charts. From the mid-1970s they spent
more time in the States and Canada where their albums charted for five
years as they toured, among others, with Santana, The Eagles, Peter
Frampton, Blue Oyster Cult, Joe Walsh, King Crimson, and Frank Zappa.
Acoustic
Strawbs have recently toured Italy to critical acclaim and played three
nights at the Edinburgh Festival at the prestigious Music Hall in the
Scotsman Assembly Rooms. Acoustic
Strawbs play classic Strawbs songs with the integrity and musicianship for
which the band has been always been
recognised. STOP
PRESS
The long-awaited Strawbs boxed set is released this month (copies will be
available to buy at the concert). Sourced from the Strawbs’ own archives,
it includes unreleased songs, demo versions, alternate mixes, and live
material. According to Witchwood Records, “it includes all the Strawbs tracks that ought
to be in a boxed set, but virtually none of the versions that even devout
fans will currently have in their
collection”. |
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Saturday
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SOLD
OUT BETH
NIELSEN CHAPMAN
Tickets for Beth
Nielsen Chapman's concert on 27th January are now sold out
(cancellations only).
The concert
on is a cancer charity
fund-raising event, which will coincide with an auction of an
electro-acoustic guitar (sponsored by Hobgoblin Music in Crawley)
- signed by a number of well-known musicians, which so far includes: Amy Wadge, Ralph
McTell, Tommy Emmanuel, Jacqui McShee, Nick Harper, Gretchen Peters, Clive
Gregson, Christine Collister, Dougie MacLean, Bob Fox, Billy Mitchell,
Dave Kelly, Al Stewart, Laurence Juber, Martha Tilston, Kris Delmhorst,
Pierre Bensusan, Martyn Joseph, Simon Nicol, Ric Sanders, Chris Leslie,
Gerry Conway, Karine Polwart, Steve Knightley and Phil Beer.
More details on
how to bid for the guitar will follow in
January. |
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For
your future diaries.. |
Future
dates in the 2007 Acoustic Sussex programme: Ø
9
February 2007, Keith James – Songs of
Nick Drake (see
website) Ø
26
February 2007, Anais
Mitchell (see
website) Ø
12
March 2007, Thea Gilmore (see
website) Ø
26
March 2007, Richard
Durrant (see
website) Ø
30
April 2007, Charlie Dore
(see
website) Ø
4
June 2007, Vin Garbutt (see
website) 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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