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Newsletter 22 April 2010 |
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Monday at
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Ravenswood £11
advance only or ‘book now,
pay later’ on 01342 714810 |
Scots Singer of the Year 2008/9
Emily Smith has firmly
established herself as a leading light in the folk scene. Since winning
the 2002 BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year Award, she has now
released four critically acclaimed albums, toured extensively with her
band on the international folk circuit and is recognised not only as one
of Scotland’s finest interpreters of traditional song but also as a
talented songwriter and
multi-instrumentalist. Her songwriting has not gone
without recognition – She became the first ever winner from Scotland in
the USA Songwriting Competition in 2005 after winning the folk section
with her song ‘Edward of Morton’, another of her songs ‘Always a Smile,’
about the life of her Polish grandmother, was short listed in the final
ten. Alongside her solo career Smith
has written, recorded and toured with artists from the folk scene and
beyond including Eddi Reader, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Karine Polwart, John
McCusker, David Scott and Phil Cunningham. She also appeared on the most
recent series of BBC’s Transatlantic Sessions (Series
4). In this short Spring tour,
Emily will be performing material from her current release 'Adoon
Winding Nith' (featuring Jamie McClennan) - a collection of lesser known
songs by Robert Burns. She will also perform songs from her forthcoming
new solo album scheduled for release in the
Autumn. “As
far as I’m concerned she can walk on water” Mike Harding, Radio
2 “Smith
could become to Scottish folk what Joni Mitchell is to its Californian
cousin” Q
Magazine “Smith
deserves to become yet another new folk celebrity”
The
Guardian |
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Wednesday at
Chequer
Mead £15 (£12.50
conc) |
Gretchen
Peters - ‘Circus Girl - Without A Net Tour
2010’ Hailed by many as one of
The title track of her 1996
debut album, The Secret of Life, was recorded by Faith Hill in 1999, for
whom it was a Top 5 country hit. Her track ‘When You Are Old’ has
become a regular on BBC Radio 2’s playlist (Terry Wogan is a big
fan!). In celebration of the release
of "Circus Girl: The Best Of Gretchen Peters", Peters will be embarking on
her first- ever ‘all request’ tour in 2010. This intimate show will
encompass and highlight her entire body of work and feature the stories
behind the songs, personal anecdotes and glimpses behind the scenes of her
20+ year career. The set list is composed entirely of requests by fans via
email, Twitter, Facebook and Peters' website). |
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Monday at
Chequer
Mead £15 (£12.50
conc) Click
here for News Release (PDF) |
Twice-nominated for a
prestigious Nationwide Mercury Prize, Eliza Carthy is also the winner of
more than 7 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and a nominee in 3 categories for the
2009 awards (Best Singer, Best Album and Best Orginal Track). She has been
a regular guest-presenter on the BBC Radio 2 Mark Radcliffe Show and has
made several appearances on BBC TV’s Later with Jools. In addition, she
has presented her own four part series on the history of English Folk on
BBC Radio 2 and was recently the subject of the ITV documentary, Heaven
& Earth. She also featured prominently in the acclaimed BBC Four
Folk Britannia season. A truly inventive and
innovative singer and fiddle-player, Carthy is a gifted musical
conceptualist confirming her position as, arguably, the most impressive
and engaging performer of a generation. Eliza will be accompanied by
Willie Molleson on drums, Emma Smith on double bass and Phil
Alexander on keyboards / piano accordion. |
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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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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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