From: The Magpie's Nest [events_at_themagpiesnest_dot_co_dot_uk]
Sent: 20 January 2010 10:24
Subject: Cajun Music Wednesday 20th January

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Dear Friends and New Subscribers.....

quick email this time.

* This week we host Sarah Savoy and the Francaidians at the New Empowering Church Venue on Wednesday 20th January. This is kick ass authentic Cajun music.

* Next week it's Mundo Jazz + Paris + Folken Open Mic _at_ The Old Queen's Head (please email to reserve a spot or just turn up at 7:30!)


Oh, and we told you already we won the "BBC Best Folk Club of the Year 2010"? Good. It's a humbling accolade, let's hope we can "keep it reel". It's also very sweet because we're not really a "club", more a "night". Right?

Also, we're now Folklahoma and Two For Joy, and you'll get emails from these come February, but both are still part of the "The Magpie's Nest Collective". Fantastic.


Now on with the interesting stuff - our shows this month and beyond.....



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...Upcoming shows at a glance...

January 20th: New Empowering Church (NEC) - Sarah Savoy and the Francadians + Jason Steel
January 27th: The Old Queen's Head - Mundo Jazz London Tour Date

February 11th: Passing Clouds - Funk-Folk with Mabon + SBO Band
February 11th: NEC - Fay Hields Trio + Sophie & Fiachra
February 17th:
NEC - Jonny Kearnet & Lucy Farrell ALBUM LAUNCH
February 24th: Old Queen's Head - The Long Notes + Chris Sarjeant


 ...Shows in January...  



*** First Show of the Year ***

KICK-ASS CAJUN MUSIC HITS LONDON
SARAH SAVOY AND THE FRANCADIANS
Wednesday 20th January
The New Empowering Church
1a Westgate Street E8 5RL
£8, 8pm

tickets here




It is with great pleasure that we host a show for Sarah Savoy and the Francadians. We managed to grab a show with the band in London before they zoom off headlining all sorts of places round the world, and this is set to be a great night of authentic Cajun Music - which has long been on The Magpie's Nest want list.


Here's what the experts say
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"The Cajun music tradition is one of the most protected species in American roots music, a heritage handed down through generations and along the branches of the family tree. It was therefore something of a given that Sarah Savoy would follow the family trade—Pop is Marc Savoy, the eminent musician and the leading accordion maker in Louisiana, while Mom is Ann Savoy, another acclaimed musician and the author of Cajun Music: A Reflection of a People. Not that young Sarah is merely the current caretaker of a trapped-in-amber tradition. Although her band is undeniably a Cajun outfit (plenty of mournful fiddle and wheezing accordion), she also occasionally injects her sound with the twang of Western swing and the strut of rockabilly. The result is a winning lesson in how to freshen up a tradition while keeping a firm grasp of its roots.

Nige Tassell, WOMAD Festival, Charlton Park, UK 2009 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR PROGRAMM
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Two For Joy

LAST WEDNESDAY IN JANUARY (27th)
MUNDO JAZZ + PARIS + Folken Open Mic
The Old Queen's Head
44 Essex Road, N1 8LN
£6 Advance/£8 OTD, 8 - 11:30pm
tickets




What can one say about a band whose songs convey the dangers of environmental degradation, the importance of racial harmony and the inherent evils of capitalism with subtlety and intelligence? One can say they are called Neil Young and Crazy Horse. Mundo Jazz, however, preach peace, love and understanding with all the subtlety of a brick hitting butter, through their ridiculously catchy songs, awful dancing and  thunderously crass philosophizing.

A beautifully subtle satire on the likes of Bono and Bob Geldof, Mundo Jazz are also superb musical and comic improvisers, frequently creating songs on the spot and veering off into spontaneous chaos. Worried about your carbon footprint? Don’t bother, you can buy one of theirs after the show…



....FURTHER INFORMATION FOR ALL GIGS ON THE WEBSITE....


These are shows further afield....

March 3rd:
  NEC - Emily Portman + Special Guests -
ALBUM LAUNCH
March 4th: Passing Clouds - Chumbawamba + O'Hooley and Tidow
March 10th: Old Queen's Head - Damien Barber + Mike Wilson
March 11th:  NEC - Oliver Knight & Marry Waterson
March 25th: Passing Clouds - Urban Folk Quartet
March 31st: Old Queen's Head - The Queensbury Rules + Jed Grimes

April 7th: 
Old Queen's Head - Bruce Molsky
April 7th: NEC TURKISH night w. Dogan Mehmet & the Deerhunters + Cigdem

April 8th: Passing Clouds - Mordekkers + Pepino + Shona Foster
April 10th: 
Kingsplace : Folkworks Festival: Firefly + Nancy Wallace
April 21st: NEC PBS6 - mixing traditional music, hiphop + more
April 28th: Old Queen's Head - Hobopop Collective - Kirsty McGee and Mat Martin

May 2nd: Southbank Centre - Folk against Fascism - Club Peripherique
May 3rd: Cecil Sharp House - Folk against Fascism - Nowt As Queer As Folk
May 19th: NEC - Alasdair Roberts Band
May 26th: Old Queen's Head - Fern Hill + The Gentle Good
May 26th: NEC - Joe Penland and Jeff Warner


 

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