From: Sue Cavendish [suecavendish_at_blueyonder_dot_co_dot_uk]
Sent: 01 September 2010 17:34
Subject: NetRhythms & a fabulous 4th quarter!

Hello Everyone

Welcome back to

www.netrhythms.com

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6 Music; BBC Two; Factual & Arts TV

Are you getting excited? If you are you'll be thrilled to know that The BBC is to broadcast comprehensive coverage of the Mercury Prize 2010 across TV, radio and on-line. Coverage of the night will be presented live from the event, on 7 September, by Lauren Laverne on BBC Two and Steve Lamacq on BBC 6 Music.
Reports the BBC, "Steve Lamacq presents 6 Music's coverage of the event from 8pm. Alongside interviews with some of the nominees and the attending great and good of the music industry, the show features live performances from the night and expert analysis of proceedings from Steve, 6 Music News and industry insiders on the build-up to the live announcement of the winner. Lauren Laverne presents BBC Two's coverage of the awards show, hosted by Jools Holland from London's Grosvenor House Hotel. This live programme, from 10- 10.30pm, includes clips of all
12 of the nominated acts performing and the live announcement of this year's winner.

"BBC Two then returns to the awards at 11.15pm (time tbc) to provide extended coverage, including performances, interviews and highlights from the esteemed event. On the run-up to Mercury Prize day 6 Music presents special hour-long documentaries on each Mercury-nominated act, narrated by the artists themselves, which explore the influences that inspired their album. After broadcast, each Complete Mercury documentary will be downloadable as a podcast and all 12 podcasts will be available to download on 7 September from www.bbc.co.uk/6music.

"The BBC's comprehensive coverage of the event continues on-line at with news updates, photos, comprehensive biographies of each nominee plus live performances from each artist and the winner's announcement and interview." www.bbc.co.uk/mercuryprize

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TOURS STUFF
We've got lots of new tours listed. Music Week may tell us that the UK's live music sector is preparing for a US-style touring slump, "with an absence of big-name acts and tours in the crucial fourth quarter".
However, some of our favourite overseas acts are on the road again and tickets are still reasonably priced in the UK - for music under the radar of the mainstream.
All Tours on NetRhythms are linked to the bands' websites - we give you the best "click thru" service!
Tour LISTINGS from September 1st are all at
www.netrhythms.co.uk/listings.html

* MATT ANDERSEN (Canada) * STEVE ASHLEY * SAM BAKER (USA) * LES BARKER * BELLOWHEAD * BUTCHER HOLLER (USA) The New Side Project From Eilen Jewell * MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER support Tift Merritt (USA) * ELIZA CARTHY * CHURCHFITTERS * CATHRYN CRAIG & BRIAN WILLOUGHBY * CHATHAM COUNTY LINE (USA) * CROOKED STILL (USA) * KACEY CUBERO (USA)
* AMELIA CURRAN AND JUSTIN RUTLEDGE * DEADSTRING BROTHERS (USA) * THE DEMON BARBERS * FIDDLERS' BID * STEVE FORBERT (USA) * CLIVE GREGSON & PATSY METHESON * CHLOE HALL (Australia) * RACHEL HARRINGTON (USA) & ROD CLEMENTS * BRYN HAWORTH * BOO HEWERDINE * JAMES KEELAGHAN
(Canada) * POKEY LAFARGE (USA) * SETH LAKEMAN * LANDERMASON * LAU: Kris Drever, Martin Green, Aidan O'Rourke * JACKIE LEVEN * LEVELLERS * AUSTIN LUCAS (USA) * RAUL MALO (USA) Solo * SARAH McQUAID * SIMON MAYOR & HILARY JAMES/ SIMON MAYOR & The MANDOLINQUENTS * MEGSON * MICHAEL MESSER (Blues) * JIM MORAY * DREW NELSON (USA) * JOANNA NEWSOM (USA) with ROY HARPER * KEN NICOL & ASHLEY HUTCHINGS * CHARLIE
PARR (USA) * TOM PAXTON (USA) * ROBERT PLANT'S BAND OF JOY * MADDY PRIOR, BENJI KIRKPATRICK & GILES LEWIN * MADDY PRIOR & THE CARNIVAL BAND * DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE (USA) * CARRIE RODRIGUEZ (USA) * KATE RUSBY BAND * RICHARD SHINDELL (USA) * SHOW OF HANDS * MARTIN SIMPSON
* SOUTHERN TENANT FOLK UNION * C.W. STONEKING (Australia) * DAVE SWARBRICK & MARTIN CARTHY * HEIDI TALBOT with John McCusker & Boo Hewerdine * SEAN TAYLOR (blues) * HANS THEESSINK solo (Blues)(NL) * KATHRYN TICKELL * STEVE TILSTON * THE TOY HEARTS support the HOT CLUB OF COWTOWN * UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN * SARA WATKINS (USA) * CORINNE WEST with KELLY JOE PHELPS (USA) * KEVIN WELCH (USA) * MICHAEL WESTON KING * WHILE & MATTHEWS Autumn Tour * KATHRYN WILLIAMS * CHRIS WOOD * CHRIS WOOD & ANDY CUTTING * WRECKLESS ERIC & AMY RIGBY
www.netrhythms.co.uk/listings.html

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Lots more news and reviews coming shortly. Look out for our next NetRhythms e- mailing.

Love, Sue

Sue Cavendish
www.NetRhythms.com