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Newsletter 13 March 2010 |
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Tuesday at
Chequer
Mead Support: Matthew Ord £15 (£12
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Three times
winners of Best Group at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards
(including the 2010 awards announced on 1 February), Lau are a formidable
trio of three of the finest and most innovative exponents of modern
traditional music in Highly regarded musicians in
their own right, the combined talents of Kris Drever, Martin Green and
Aidan O’Rourke make for a fantastic and all-conquering trio. It is no
surprise they were once again triumphant at this year's BBC Folk
Awards. “…quite
frankly the best band in the world right now” Channel
4 Music "Creative
and genre bursting" **** The
Scotsman "Balancing
frenzied hi-octane moments with those of aching beauty. Album of the Year"
FROOTS "Lau's
explosive live performances have been generating a major buzz around the
UK folk circuit, and this brilliant debut confirms their standing as one
of the most exciting new acts in years'" Songlines
5/5 "A
combined sense of style, adventure and fun that turns the album into an
utter corker'" Telegraph "Lau are so special’ ****
The
Guardian Support for this show is from
the brilliant guitarist and singer, Matthew Ord, described by |
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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
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For
your
future diaries...
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Future 2010 dates in the
Acoustic Sussex programme include: Ø
1 April – Martin
Simpson + support Emily
Slade Ø
26 April – Emily
Smith PLEASE
NOTE THIS SHOW (OUR
LAST AT THE RAVENSWOOD UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE) IS ADVANCE TICKETS
ONLY Ø
26 May – Gretchen
Peters Ø
14 June – Eliza Carthy
Band 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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