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Newsletter 3 March 2008 |
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General news
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Acoustic
Sussex is delighted to be supporting this year’s Crawley
Folk Festival – mark your
diaries for 27-29
June for
headliners Seth Lakeman,
Tim Van Eyken,
Karine
Polwart,
Lucie Diamond,
Martin
Simpson,
Andy Cutting,
Kerfuffle and many
more. For more information, visit the Hawth website or the new
Crawley Festival
MySpace site.
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If
festivals are your thing, Maverick is hosting
its first ever festival for “Alt Country,
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OUR UPCOMING EVENTS
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Monday 10
March – Tom McConville, Claire Mann
& Aaron Jones (w/Iain Ø
Monday 31
March – Brooks
Williams (w/Marsha Swanson) at The
Ravenswood Ø
Monday 21
April – Corinne
West (w/David Celia) at The
Ravenswood Ø
Thursday 15
May – Tannahill
Weavers (w/Celtish) at Chequer
Mead Ø
Monday 2
June – Amy
Wadge (w/Andy Ø
Wednesday 18
June – Eleanor
McEvoy (w/Caroline Lavelle) at
Chequer Mead Click here for other 2008
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Monday £10 (£12
door) 8pm Tickets are also
available at Hobgoblin Records, |
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 recognisable
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
door) 8pm Tickets are also
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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 “Like
a more upbeat Bruce Cockburn – from an artist who only gets better with
every release. …One of “How
soulful a solo guitarist can be when he has talent, taste and astonishing
technique”. Blues
Review “A
consummate artist, Williams ranks among “Intelligent,
soulful song-writing and dazzling guitar work.”
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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Monday £10 (£12
door) 8pm Tickets are also
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Dubbed
the “Princess of progressive folk” Corinne West’s music lives smack-dab at
that intersection of folk, bluegrass, and country styles that is called
‘ Fellow
musician Buddy Craig describes her sound as a cross between Alison Krauss
with Union Station and Natalie Merchant. Indeed her writing runs a golden
thread through the likes of country, bluegrass, western, "...She
writes great songs, plays with top flight musicians, sports a killer
voice... There is not a bad song on the CD. With this much talent and
drive, I imagaine Corinne West will be an important artist on the music
scene for some time." “I
love Corinne's music and truly believe in her as an artist. She has
spirit, integrity and talent. I am a massive
fan."
Bob Harris, BBC Radio2 “Corinne
West is a brilliant songwriter with a powerfully eloquent singing voice."
Maverick Special
support for this show is David
Celia. |
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STOP
PRESS – Tune
in to Bob Harris show on Saturday 5
April to hear Corinne being interviewed and playing live in the
studio. | |
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Thursday Tickets are also
available at Hobgoblin Records, |
One of
"The Tannies are the best that
“World
class musicians with passion and a healthy sense of fun, keeping alive and
making accessible the very heart of the tradition itself."
Mojo
Magazine Support: Acoustic
folk-fusionsts, Celtish,
with Gwyneth Keen “Acoustic
core and trad playing that’s crisp and sweet and a vocalist that has a
voice that is worth the asking price alone”
froots |
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Monday £10 (£12
door) 8pm Tickets are also
available at Hobgoblin Records, |
Making
a very welcome third appearance in the Acoustic Sussex programme, Amy Wadge is a fine singer/songwriter
and inspirational live performer, with a vocal range that can be as
intimate as a whisper or as powerful as gritty gospel
shout. She
first came to national attention in 2002 when she won Best Female Solo
Artist at the BBC Welsh Music Awards, ahead of Charlotte Church. She
went on to win same award the following year (beating Cerys
Matthews). Her honest, unsentimental emotionally articulate songs
have often been compared to Sheryl Crow. She has
appeared at many festivals including Amy is
about to release her next album, "Bump!" It was recorded at Room With A
View studios in Support
for this show is from Brighton-based Andy Walker, who last year supported
Sandi Thom in the Acoustic Sussex programme and has recently been
performing with Kiki Dee |
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Wednesday Tickets are also
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Eleanor
McEvoy is one of the leading singer songwriters of her generation, known
throughout the world for her stunning live performances. A
multi-instrumentalist, Eleanor first shot to prominence when her song ‘A
Woman’s Heart’ became the theme and title track to the biggest selling
ever Irish album ‘A Woman’s Heart’. The album stayed in the Top 10
for over a year and still remains in the Irish charts to this
day. Eleanor's new album, 'Love Must
Be Tough', is planned for released in late May. The album represents a
completely new departure, featuring a band of “Immaculately
tuneful, lyrically potent tales of love and life”
MOJO “Bags
of class… McEvoy earns plenty of respect for her multi-instrumental skills
.. her writing gets better & better”
Daily
Telegraph “First
class songs sung by a genuinely soulful singer. Spare, clean arrangements
and respectful covers. I think that about ticks all the boxes”
Maverick Support
is provided by highly-regarded singer-songwriter and cellist Caroline
Lavelle. |
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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 July - Eve Selis
Band + support
(tbc) Ø
3 October – Eliza
Gilyson Ø
3 November – John Tams & Barry
Coope 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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