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Newsletter 28 June 2008 |
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"A dream fusion of Lucinda Williams' songwriting
expertise and Chrissie Hynde's crystalline vocals"
The
Guardian (10 June)
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27-29
June Saturday
£25/Sunday £15 Weekend Ticket
£35 |
After an
excellent opening Friday night, the festival
continues… With an
indoor theatre, workshop rooms and oodles of outside space, The Hawth’s
unique setting means we can do so much more than your average festival!
You can soak up the ambience at the Amphitheatre stage or sample a pint at
the bar and enjoy the best small acoustic acts at the foyer stage. If its
big names on a big stage you’re after - the main theatre is for you,
whilst the intimate Studio setting offers a chance to get up close and
personal to some of folk’s most accomplished acts.
Real
ale tents, food stands and craft stalls are nestled conveniently between
the storytelling tent, dance stage and open air marquee allowing you to
weave from one event to the next and adding to the camaraderie and
feel-good festival vibe! What
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Sunday 29 June
(FREE) Hosting one
of their occasional summer music events, the Red Lion in Turners
Hill is holding
a late-afternoon garden gig with returning US troubadour
Bob
Cheevers, at the
start of his 41 date Summer tour, accompanied by guitarist David
MacNeill. If last year’s visit is anything to go by, it could be an
afternoon to remember! |
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Monday PLEASE
NOTE TICKETS ARE SELLING FAST FOR THIS
SHOW Tickets are also
available at Hobgoblin in Crawley and Bullfrog in Click
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What they
say… In
2003, Thea achieved commercial breakthrough with the album Avalanche,
which became Radio 2's Album Of The Week and included the hit singles
Juliet and Mainstream. In the two years following this, she toured the US
and Canada five times, including a 2004 pre-presidential-election tour
with long-time fan Joan Baez, who joins Thea for the final track on her
just-released CD, Liejacker. Indeed,
over the years, Thea has collaborated and shared stages with some of
music's most revered names including the Waterboys, Steve Earle, Martha
Wainwright, Peggy Seeger, Karine Polwart and Beth Orton. Noted Thea
Gilmore fans include Bruce Springsteen - who regularly uses her tracks as
his pre-performance music. Thea Gilmore is an artist of
great talent and integrity, who really matters and the show promises to be
an unforgettable night. ""Liejacker
is a beautiful, deeply affecting piece of work.. Go and buy this, and then
tell all your friends..." * * * * * Observer
Music Magazine "The
best British singer songwriter of the last ten years and then some"
Uncut "One
of the boldest and poetic lyricists currently working in British music.
Gilmore's English-rose appearance and clear, folky voice exude a
middle-class politeness quite at odds with the biting content of her
songs." The
Telegraph "...the
best wordsmith of her generation." The
Independent “ What
we say… |
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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
8 September – Kirsty McGee & Mat
Martin + support
(tbc) Ø
22 September – Dave Swarbrick & Martin
Carthy + support: Lisa
Knapp Ø
3 October – Eliza
Gilkyson with Robert
McEntee Ø
11 October – Richie
Havens (special promotion with The
Hawth) Ø
20 October – Bob Fox & Stu
Luckley (support
tbc) Ø
3 November – John Tams & Barry
Coope + support: Michael
Chapman Ø
17 November – Kreg
Viesselman (support
tbc) Ø
9 December – Dougie
MacLean + 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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