Newsletter (reminder) 6th February 2009 |
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Monday GORDON
GILTRAP + Alan Prosser Click
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A
one-off, never-to-be-repeated showcase of some of the Headlining is the ever-popular
Gordon Giltrap, who has made
25 albums and several hits over his 30 year career. By the time he was 18
he had secured his first recording contract. 10 years, 6 albums and
numerous concerts later, he became an ‘overnight success’ with the hit
single ‘Heartsong’, the first of two chart singles and two chart albums.
His music has been used by both commercial and BBC television. At one
stage he had the theme music for both holiday programmes and ITV’s ‘Wish
You Were Here’ are still using ‘The Carnival’. He wrote the theme tune for
‘World Bowls’ as well as coming second only to Eric Clapton in Guitar
magazine’s 10th anniversary readers poll. Gordon
continues to innovate and develop, such as his Double Vision duo with the
classical guitarist Ray Burley and his new project “The Dodo Dream” in
which he uses electric guitars to build and expand a composition live on
stage. “A wonderful guitarist, I just wish he would
slow down so that I could copy (play) with him” Bert
Jansch “People would tell me about (American guitarist)
Sandy Bull and I'd say, I don't know about Sandy Bull; you want to start
listening to some of these people over here; Bert Jansch, Davey Graham and
Gordon Giltrap for heaven's sake.” Jimmy
Page Alan
Prosser‘s career has included a stint
in Ashley Hutchings' Albion Band but he is best known as a founding member
of The Oyster Ceilidh Band, later Oysterband. He has been the groups
guitarist and vocalist for thirty-odd years and his trademark guitar is an
essential part of their distinctive sound, whether playing finger-style
acoustic guitar on unplugged outings or driving the band's electric
line-up with power chords on the Strat. But beyond the trademark power
chords and driving rhythms he is an accomplished acoustic artist with a
reputation among fellow musicians as a perfectionist. Alan's solo
performances give the audience an opportunity to enjoy his well crafted
songs and fluent finger-style guitar playing as they were written - for
guitar and voice. “This is a side of Prosser that has been kept
very much under wraps” Folking.com Jon Gomm
is a singer, songwriter and
guitarist with an incredible virtuoso style, in which one acoustic guitar
is used to create drum sounds, bass-lines and sparkling melodies all at
the same time. His original material is influenced by everything from
Robert Johnson to Radiohead, Roni Size to Prince. He has
worked with some of the most-respected names on the acoustic circuit such
as Tommy Emmanuel, Nick Harper and Bob
Brozman. Sussex-based Duncan McKenzie is one of the finest
and versatile acoustic guitarists playing on the |
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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... |
Future
2009 dates in the Acoustic Sussex programme
include: Ø
23 February – Martin Harley
Band + Jemima
Price Ø
23 March – Mark
Erelli + Emily
Baker Ø
1 April – Eliza
Carthy + Robert
Brown Ø
13 April – Bridget St
John + Michael
Chapman Ø
4 May – Karine
Polwart + Dan Reed Ø
21 May – Cara
Dillon + Horses
Brawl Ø
8 June – Dick
Gaughan + Mary
Hampton Ø
19 June – Show of
Hands with Miranda Sykes – CLOSE TO
SELL-OUT – tickets - Box Office 01342
302000 Ø
26-28 June – Crawley Folk
Festival Ø
20 July – Iain
Matthews 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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