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Newsletter 23rd January 2008 |
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OUR UPCOMING EVENTS
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Thursday 7
February - Rachel Unthank & The
Winterset (w/Anna Tabbush) at Chequer
Mead Ø
Monday 18
February – Charlie
Dore (w/Chris Simmons) at The
Ravenswood Ø
Saturday 1
March – Ø
Monday 10
March – Tom
McConville (w/Iain Ø
Monday 31
March – Brooks
Williams (w/Marsha Swanson) at The
Ravenswood Click here for other 2008 dates |
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Now
playing on the ‘new and improved’ MySpace
site
- Rachel
Unthank & The Winterset,, Charlie Dore, Lark Rise (sampler) and
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Thursday £13 (£11
conc) 8pm |
“It's looking great in 2008”
“Captivating narrative folk songs… with voices,
piano, fiddle and cello, they play hauntingly beautiful renditions of
traditional songs, self-penned compositions and intriguing cover
versions." Nominated in 4 of the 9
categories in the 2008 BBC Radio 2 Folk
Awards (winners to be announced on 4th February) and
named Artist of the Year 2007 in the Journal Culture Awards, the all-girl
Northumbrian quartet have courted the mainstream without diluting their
folk roots, luring fans as disparate as Phil Jupitus, Kate Rusby, and
Stuart Maconie. They
bring a refreshing honesty and imagination to the folk tradition,
alongside charming interpretations of songs by the likes of Antony &
The Johnsons, Robert Wyatt and Bonnie Prince Billy. In fact, while Rachel
& co. come from a very traditional starting point, they are better
seen alongside the likes of Sufjan Stevens and Joanna Newsom; eclectic
artists whose only common ground is in sounding like nothing that has come
before. Their
debut abum, Cruel Sister,
was Mojo Magazine's Folk Album of the Year 2005. The 2007 album, The Bairns, has picked up several
‘folk album of the year’ press reviews and a nomination for Best Album in
the BBC awards. The band are nominated in the same awards for Best Live
Act, Best Group and the prestigious Horizon Award.
Following an extensive UK album
tour last Autumn, Rachel Unthank & The Winterset are now taking their
acclaimed new album and charming live show around the UK and
Ireland. "Quite
possibly the folk album of this generation" *****
Rock'n'Reel "utterly
gorgeous" **** The
Guardian» "deeply
atmospheric" **** MOJO "glorious"
**** Uncut Intimate,
epic, overflowing with feeling and musical
intelligence”’ “The
Bairns is a magical album...a work of towering quality"
The
Telegraph Special
support for this show is provided by the very wonderful Anna Tabbush |
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News Release (PDF format) with biography PLEASE
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Monday £10 (£12
door) 8pm |
Charlie
Dore is one of the
Originally trained as an
actress, Charlie has worked in TV, Theatre, Radio and Film, starring
opposite Jonathan Pryce In the award-winning 'The Ploughman’s
Lunch' With
her acclaimed album, Sleep All Day, Charlie hit a new vein of creativity,
drawing freely on her acoustic folk/country roots. Written simply and
organically with Julian Littman, the album drew unequivocal media praise
and many new fans. Her most recent album, ‘Cuckoo Hill’ also received rave
reviews; if you appreciate good songs, beautifully sung, it’s highly
recommended. Charlie’s new album should be out in the new year, just in
time for the gig. "Playful and clever… a wonderful kind of
bittersweet pastoral Englishness" Americana
UK Special
support for this show is provided by highly regarded Brighton-based singer
songwriter Chris Simmons.
After a year in Australia, Chris returned to the UK and quickly won
Southern FM`s Battle of The Bands (beating 400 other acts) and has gone on
to play an impressive list of support slots with acts including The Kooks,
Squeeze, Suede, Finlay Quaye and many more. He has had tracks played on
Radio One, Radio 2, XFM and many other commercial stations in the
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Lark Rise to
Candleford, written by Flora Thompson
(and now a popular BBC One TV series), recalls the rural
When
the National Theatre decided to put on a play of Lark Rise two decades
ago, it was With
the recent CD release of this classic album, Ashley has formed the Lark
Rise band to once again draw focus to the memorable music of the plays.
Joining him in the band is a new generation of singers and musicians, all
of whom have discovered the magic of Lark Rise and its words and
music. A
concert performance by the Lark Rise band will present music, words, dance
and song from the book and the plays, celebrating a lost way of life so
memorably captured by Flora Thompson. Click
here for our official News
Release (in PDF format) with more
about the history of the musical adaptation of Lark
Rise. “If you missed out at the time or are indeed
looking for something to get into after your latest fix of Bellowhead then
this is where it all began” NetRhythms “A superb glimpse of an Special
support for this show comes from 18 year old BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards
finalist, Ruth Notman, whose
debut CD, Threads is in many pundits top folk albums for
2007. “Ruth
Notman’s Threads presents conclusive proof of the health of British
folk”. Colin
Irwin |
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Lark Rise CD on
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Monday £10 (£12
door) 8pm |
Tom
McConville, often known as The Newcastle Fiddle Player, is one
of the leading fiddle players of our time. A virtuoso musician and
fantastic singer, his rich and warm voice makes his interpretation of
traditional and contemporary songs greatly admired by singers throughout
the world. In
great demand as a performer, session musician and teacher, playing the
fiddle is his lifelong passion and he has achieved every player’s dream of
creating his own unique, instantly recognizable
sound. His
live performances combine a rollercoaster of musical delights from fast,
rhythmic dance tunes - through beautiful slow airs and of course, great
singing - all presented with his inimitable sense of humour and
style. Tom met
All-Ireland Champion Claire
Mann (flute, fiddle, whistle and vocals) and Scots Trad Music
Awards ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ Aaron Jones (bazouki, guitar, vocals)
between the thriving traditional music scenes in “My biggest
influence” Seth
Lakeman "When my
schoolmates had boy bands on their Walkmans, I was listening to Tom
McConville" Kate Rusby
"Tom is a
brilliant fiddler and great singer; a wonderful ambassador of the James
Hill musical tradition " Aly
Bain "Tom is a great
player, and a terrific singer, he happens to be a number one bloke too.
Tom plays as Tom is, with honesty and passion, and an obvious love for the
fiddle and traditional music." Dave
Swarbrick |
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Monday £10 (£12
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With
bluesy finger-picking, soaring bottleneck slide and swinging flat-picking,
Brooks Williams’ music is
rooted in the blues and is as fresh and original as any music you are
likely to hear. His unique combination of traditional and original music
inspired Dirty Linen magazine to call him one of " Likened
to James Taylor, Robert Johnson, Bruce Coburn, Bert Jansch and hailed as
“an acoustic guitar god”, he’s back in the UK with a new set of songs and
a new album (featuring Dave Mattacks), The Time I Spend With You, the
title track of which was written whilst on tour here last year.
“One
of the most fluid acoustic/electric guitarists on the
planet” fRoots Joining
Brooks for this show is Marsha
Swanson, recently voted Best Folk Artist and Album at the
Glasswerk New Music Awards. |
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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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For
your
future diaries... |
Other 2008 dates in the
Acoustic Sussex programme include: Ø
21 April - Ø
15 May– Tannahill Weavers (website) +
support (tbc) Ø
2 June – Amy Wadge (website) +
support (tbc) Ø
18 June – Eleanor McEvoy + support
tbc Ø
21 July (date tbc) - Eve Selis Band (website) +
support (tbc) 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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