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Newsletter 15th April 2007 |
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What’s
new…
Anais Mitchell, Anna Ryder,
Hans Theessink …and more Following
cancellation of her February show, the re-scheduled appearance of Anais Mitchell is now confirmed for Saturday 16th June, with
special support from Kristen
Marie Holly (who you may know from her actress role in films such as
Spiderman or Entourage). Tickets now available (more details below). We are delighted
to confirm that the superb singer-songwriter annA rydeR will be supporting Vin Garbutt on Monday
4th June (see below). And for lovers of
blues, an additional date in the programme is the appearance later in the
year of Hans Theessink on Monday 8th
October. For more
information on the next 5 shows, starting with the wonderful Charlie Dore, follow the links
below: Ø
Monday 30th April
– Charlie
Dore + support Zauberei
at The Ravenswood, Sharpthorne Ø
Monday 14th May –
Corinne West + support Piefinger at The Ravenswood,
Sharpthorne Ø
Monday 4th June –
Vin Garbutt + support Anna Ryder at Chequer Mead, East
Grinstead Ø
Saturday 16th June
– Anais Mitchell + support Kristen Marie Holly at The
Ravenswood, Sharpthorne Ø
Friday 22nd June –
Claire Martin + support (tbc) at Chequer Mead, East
Grinstead |
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For
more information including
sound
samples,
click on the artists' website links below or visit our Myspace
website Now
playing- sample tracks from Charlie Dore and
Zauberei | |
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REMINDER
Folk, roots and acoustic programme starts next
week East
Grinstead’s community radio station, Meridian
FM, returns on 22 April and will again feature a
folk, roots and acoustic programme on Sunday evenings. After receiving great feedback
last time (which featured live sessions and interviews), Acoustic Sussex
is delighted to have been invited to host the show again. The licence has
again been granted on a temporary basis, pending application for a
permanent service in 2008. More information on the station’s website at:
www.meridianfm.com |
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For
your diaries – some upcoming local
festivals: The Big Culture Show, Haywards
Heath – 31 May to 2 June Horsham
Music Week -
22 June and the following week Crawley
Folk Festival
(in The Hawth theatre
grounds)– 29 June – 1 July Acoustic Sussex is pleased to be supporting all these festivals – hope to see you there! |
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Monday
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Charlie
Dore is
one of the UK’s most respected songwriters. Initially a highly original
solo artist (her self-written single Pilot Of The Airwaves reached number
13 on the Billboard chart back in 1980), she went on to ply her gifts for
inspired melodies, big harmonies and clever, quietly subversive lyrics in
the wider commercial marketplace, and with great success: Tina Turner,
Celine Dion, George Harrison, Lisa Stansfield, UB40, Jimmy Nail, Sheena
Easton and Hayley Westenra are just a handful of the diverse artists to
have covered her songs. Her
most recent album, ‘Cuckoo Hill’ received rave reviews; if you appreciate
good songs, beautifully sung, it’s highly recommended. On 17th March,
Charlie released her new single, Some Kind of Love, a celebration of
dysfunctional relationships. Charlie says: "I'm not saying everyone I know is in a
dysfunctional relationship, but when I mention what the song's about, so
far, most people give me a very knowing look. A lot of my favourite people
stagger along in what, from the outside looks like a disastrous pantomime
horse of a partnership, yet they survive somehow. Some people don't
recognise love unless it's carrying a big stick"
"Imagine
what might happen if you shut the McGarrigle Sisters in a room with
Gillian Welch and made them listen to Lennon and McCartney all day”
Alan
Jackson "A
clever songwriter with a dream of a voice that glides from folk and
country to jazzy cabaret' - The
Telegraph Support
for this show is from Zauberei, an acoustic band that
formed in the summer of 2005 and won the Horsham acoustic battle of the
bands in 2006. STOP
PRESS:
Hear Charlie Dore live on BBC Southern
Counties’ Richard Lindfield show on Monday 23rd
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Monday
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From
the open meadows of California’s sierra mountains, Corinne West spins tales with a part
velvet and part grit voice that is both achingly penetrating and highly
addictive. Her music has a cool, layered, yet driven sound and has been
referred to as "utterly spell-binding", "radiant", and "extraordinarily
beautiful" by reviewers world-wide. Her
writing runs a golden thread through the likes of country, bluegrass,
western, Americana and folk, resulting in a style that is hers alone. She
is forging her own contribution to Americana music, which fuses the
distinct voice of an original singer-songwriter with the driving steam of
an American Roots train. “It’s
quite impossible to not give your full attention to Corrine West; her
enchanting voice, music and exceptional lyrics simply will not allow it”
Support:
Piefinger |
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Monday
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One
of the best-known performers on the music scene today, and one of the most
sought-after. It is no surprise. His song-writing is witty and powerful,
tackling thought-provoking issues which others prefer to avoid. Despite
years of performing, the songs always remain fresh and vibrant, and his
repertoire is always changing. Vin is genuinely funny, and his quirky
observations of life are always very much part of the act, delighting
audiences everywhere – book early for the best
seats “The
diversity and controversial nature of his powerful, thought provoking
self-penned songs performed with passion, integrity and a sincere belief
in the subject matter earn him universal respect. Add to this his wealth
of traditional songs, fun songs, fine musicianship, a zany rare wit, with
introductions which could send his audiences "rolling in the aisles", and
you have the ingredients for the perfect recipe for success.” Support:
annA
rydeR |
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Saturday
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Anais
Mitchell
began writing songs at 17. At
18 she moved from Vermont to Boston, and started playing for whoever would
listen. After a year of that, Anais enrolled in a liberal arts school back
in Vermont, where she studied political science and languages, ran a folk
radio show, and wrote and performed a good deal. She spent a half-year in
Austin, waitressing on 6th street and playing as much as she could. She
also recorded her debut album during that spring ('The Song They Sang When
Rome Fell'). In 2003, The
Kerrville Folk Festival honoured her work with the prestigious New Folk Award .
After
spending time in Cuba, a semester in the Middle East and some unexpected
touring with a rock project called "Circus Guy's Rock & Roll Revue"
Anaïs released her acclaimed album, 'Hymns for the
Exiled'. Anaïs
is passionate about the music of her native land, from old-school country
to dustbowl labour ballads to rebel rock. However, the time she's spent in
Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East has lent a worldly depth to her
writing, which she presents to her audience with a graceful presence of
spirit. "A
songwriter of startling clarity and depth, equally skilled at turning a
melody or lyrical phrase into what you didn’t know you needed until you
heard it.” Acoustic Guitar
magazine Support:
Kristen Marie
Holly |
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Friday
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Acclaimed
as the best ever British jazz singer in a recent issue of America’s
leading jazz publication Jazz Times, and several times winner of the Best
Britsh Jazz vocalist awards, Martin was born to sing. Growing up in a
house full of music in Wimbledon, South London, she’d learned all of Judy
Garland’s songs by the time she was 12. But it was hearing Ella
Fitzgerald’s legendary Song Books that changed her life inspiring her to
go to Stage School and then to study singing in London and New York. A
further seminal moment came at 18 when she saw the great improvising
singer Betty Carter at Ronnie Scott’s. It confirmed what she already felt
she had to be a jazz singer. “The
best British jazz singer for a generation.“ Mojo
magazine “Talented
and hip beyond her years… the most exciting jazz star to soar to my
attention in a decade” New York
Observer |
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For
your future diaries.. |
Future
dates in the 2007 Acoustic Sussex programme
include: Ø
7
July - Chris & Kellie
While (see
website) Ø
15
September – Ric Sanders Group
(see
website) Ø
8
October – Hans
Theessink (see
website) Ø
15
November – The Dylan
Project (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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