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BREAKING
NEWS – NO GIG CANCELLATIONS… We’ve arranged for a thaw
ahead of our first show at The Ravenswood this year, and it’s set to be a
corker, with BBC Folk Awards Horizon
nominee Sam Carter in a
double-header with another rising star of the folk scene, Scottish
guitarist/balladeer Ewan McLennan.
See
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Monday 18 January |
Sam
Carter |
Ravenswood,
Sharpthorne |
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Saturday 30 January |
Anaïs
Mitchell |
Chequer
Mead |
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Monday 8 February |
Jeff
Lang |
Ravenswood,
Sharpthorne |
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Thursday 11 February |
Hounds of
Love |
Chequer
Mead |
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Saturday 27 February |
Kate
Walsh |
Chequer
Mead |
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Monay 8 March |
Dave
Swarbrick |
Ravenswood,
Sharpthorne |
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Monday at
The
Ravenswood
or ‘book now,
pay later’ on 01342
714810/716975 Watch video
clip of Sam Carter here Click
here for News Release (PDF) |
This ‘double-header’ show is
one definitely not to miss. Described by Bellowhead's Jon Boden as ‘the
finest English-style finger-picking guitarist of his generation’, 2010
Horizon Award nominated Sam Carter is a
startlingly perceptive and self-assured young singer and guitarist from
the "Keepsakes
is a surefire collectible" Independent "One
of the most gifted acoustic guitarists of his generation"
Mike
Harding "A
sophisticated blender of ancient and modern" Uncut "An
English acoustic virtuoso… Fans of acoustic music rejoice, the Ewan
McLellan is a young Scottish musician
who's been impressing audiences all over the "Don't
you love it when you come across music that is new to you and you find
that it delights and excites you? ...A listener emailed me to say I should
listen to Ewan McLennan. So I did...the only way I can describe McLennan
is as coming from the same stable as Dick Gaughan and Archie Fisher, while
at the same time being truly original. His voice is clear and strong with
an appealing vibrato and his feeling for the narrative is strong and
consistent. This is what the Irish call "the pure drop"...I'm sure you'll
like him.' Mike
Harding, BBC Radio 2 |
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Saturday at
Chequer
Mead Support:
Iain Morrison £11 all
seats
Click
here for News Release (PDF) |
What can we say about Anaïs
Mitchell (who played her first ever Listening to this young
singer/songwriter perform her meticulously written songs, fervently
singing them in a distinctive, almost childlike voice, you’d think it was
her life mission to rouse the hearts and minds of her listeners with an
acoustic guitar. She’s spent time in Latin America, Europe, and the
Whilst Anaïs isn’t new to
Acoustic Sussex audiences, this is the first time she’s played at the
larger Chequer Mead Arts Centre venue, so we’re hoping for a great
turn-out from her ever-increasing fan-base. 2010 will also see the CD
release of the unique 'folk-opera' Hadestown that Anaïs has written and
performed in back in her native "The
earthiness of Shawn Colvin, the child-like bite of Joanna Newsom, and the
urban jumpiness of Ani DiFranco." AllMusic
“A
songwriter of startling clarity and depth, equally skilled at turning a
melody or lyrical phrase into what you didn't know you needed until you
heard it." Acoustic
Guitar magazine Support for this show is from a
truly exciting new artist on the scene, Iain Morrison,
who’s coming all the way from the "An
enigmatic and truly original mix of creative elements ..startlingly
imaginative, even surreal observations" Hi-Arts "A
remarkable slice of rural folk" Rock
n Reel "Highly
recommended" The
List |
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Monday at
The
Ravenswood Support: Emily Baker or ‘book now,
pay later’ on 01342 714810 Click
here for News Release (PDF) |
Singer/songwriter/guitarist
Jeff Lang is world renowned as a prolific artist who has defied
categorization by bending and blurring genres to create his own
ever-evolving sound from the base ingredients of folk, rock, blues,
experimental and world music styles. The road he has travelled over
this past decade has yielded the rewards of many a hard-working musician's
dreams - 13 studio albums, widespread acclaim, a devoted fan base, an
exemplary back catalogue, an ARIA Award in addition to countless
nominations, invitations to the world's most prestigious festivals, and
coveted tours with such icons as Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and Bob
Dylan. Blending rock, roots, folk,
blues, ballads, instrumentals, improvisation and a devastatingly high
level of musicality, Jeff Lang is a singularly unique performer in our
world. " "Seeing
Jeff Lang was like being at church for three hours - a totally sacred
event. He's the man as far as I'm concerned."
John Butler "Is
he...rock...blues...country...folk...from Mars? No, actually he's all of
the above - if not quite extraterrestrial - and a lot more...a one of a
kind." Support is Emily
Baker, winner of the 2009 Arts Foundation Award for
songwriting, has supported artists such as Pete Doherty (who cites Emily
as an early influence) and Beth Rowley. Her new debut CD ‘Lay the
Foundations’ is a real delight and highly recommended. |
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Thursday at
Chequer
Mead £12 (£10
conc) Click
here for News Release (PDF) |
Kate Bush only toured once, in
1979. With the blessing and personal involvement of her of her former tour
manager and Kate herself, Hounds of Love is
the first time that a live interpretation of her music has been toured in
the UK.
Watch the band on their
dedicated YouTube
Channel and read some of the comments
from people who've seen the band live, eg. "Just
to hear the songs performed live would have been enough, but your vocal
mastery and the bands performance was
astounding." "Saw
you at |
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Saturday Support:
Jono Harrison £12 (£10
conc) Click
here for News Release (PDF)
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Two years ago, 26 year old Kate
Walsh recorded her beautiful debut album in her producer's bedroom for
£500. It became an iTunes sensation, going straight to the No1 spot. Not
bad for an album of delicately fragile and, some would say, confessional
songs. Calling 26-year-old Kate a
singer songwriter is like saying Van Gogh was a cartoonist. Kate is, er,
different. She adores Debussy, studies cello, listens constantly to
Classic FM (and little else) and bemoans the demise of vinyl and CDs.
She's entertainingly scathing about the conventional music industry (”it’s
fickle, selfish, impersonal and backstabbing”) – and has established her
own cottage industry to do it her way. And when she sits down to write a
song you’d better lock up your hearts for you instantly become Kate’s
close personal confidante as she bares her soul with shocking candour.
Listening to the very real pain
and fragility of her music you imagine the author must be a quivering
wreck permanently teetering on the edge of a nervous breakdown. Far from
it – chattering away ten to the dozen like she’s known you all her life,
Kate Walsh is warm, funny and likeably self-deprecating, fully recognising
the self-indulgent nature of the confessional songwriter’s art. And art
this truly is. Whilst Kate insists she's not
ambitious for fame or glory, she is - rightly in our view - immensely
proud of the bigger sounds that characterise her latest CD, Light &
Dark. |
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Monday at
The
Ravenswood Support: Dana & Susan
Robinson or ‘book now,
pay later’ on 01342 714810 Click
here for News Release (PDF) |
Dave Swarbrick first became a
hero of the British folk scene as as young instrumental virtuoso in the
Ian Campbell Folk Group. By 1967, he'd teamed up with Martin Carthy
has a duo. This remarkable pairing played an important part in the
tremendous shake up given to British folk music.
When they split as a duo in
1969, 'Swarb' went off to join the finest line-up of the hugely
influential Fairport Convention and his contribution to folk/rock music is
legendary and well documented. In 1984 Swarb left Fairport
and, along with Kevin Dempsey, Chris Leslie and Martin Jenkins, formed
Whippersnapper, a group renowned for its drive and acoustic prowess.
In 1993, Swarb moved to
"The
intensity of Swarb's fiddling ensures that sparks fly, its very occasional
wheeziness only adding to the essence of spontaneity and conveying the
total conviction in his music-making" NetRhythms |
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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...
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Future 2010 dates in the
Acoustic Sussex programme include: Ø
23 March – Lau +
support Matthew
Ord Ø
1 April – Martin
Simpson + support Emily
Slade Ø
26 April – Emily
Smith + support
(tbc) Ø
17 May - Eliza
Gilkyson Ø
16 September – Show of
Hands More
information 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/acousticsussex. If
you know anyone who you think may enjoy our events, please forward this
email to them. |
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