Here are some highlights for the forthcoming week from the folks at WeGotTickets, including Martyn Wyndhame-Read, Julie Felix, Tom Kitching And Gren Bartley, Boo Hewerdine and may more!
Martyn Wyndham-Read & Larry Hanks
on Sun, 4 Jul 2010 at Farnham Hale Institute Village Hall 2.30pm
You are invited to an informal celebration of America’s Independence Day at which well-known local singer Martyn Wyndham-Read invites you to meet renowned American folk singer Larry Hanks as they swap songs and compare their musical traditions. Larry Hanks has made his living singing and playing traditional songs of the American West for many years, touring the states from coast to coast, and has justifiably earned the epithet “legendary”. Martyn Wyndham-Read has been involved with folk music for many years as a singer of Australian folk songs as well as songs from the British Isles. The cost of admission includes afternoon tea.
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Get Down With The Blues Indoors Sun 4th July
on Sun, 4 Jul 2010 at Downpatrick The Mill at Ballydugan 4pm jam Bands 6.30pm. Doors close 10.30pm if ful
Recover from the courtyard gig by coming back to The Mill on Sunday. Sunday we are indoors – fewer tickets, so you can park at the venue. Open mic, all comers welcome session from 4pm – usually a time for magic jamming. Bands start 6.30pm. Food available all day. Under 12’s free. 12 – 15 get £5 cash back on proof of age and valid wegottickets ticket at the door.
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Few guitarists transcend genre and style, but Brooks Williams has made a career of it. His music is a fearlessly evolving melange of intricate blues-soaked finger-style guitar and soulful singing. He defies categorisation. Brooks Williams is blessed with multiple talents, merging acoustic guitar wizardry with the singer-songwriter tradition and has been hailed as an acoustic guitar god a one man wonder and the Angel of Soul. A consummate artist, Williams ranks among America’s musical treasures. (Dirty Linen) His latest CD The Time I Spend with You is a high-energy, up-beat recording of rootsy originals, blues classics and finger-picked instrumentals (the title track actually written in the UK); a very personal recording it shows an artist at ease with his musical roots, but more than that, a musician who simply loves the music he plays; rooted in the blues but as fresh as any music you are likely to hear.
He’s passionate about passing it on to the next generation of guitarists too; his workshops and master-classes as legendary as his concerts; he’s a natural, inspirational teacher and his instructional DVD Guitar Groove: a Session with Brooks Williams in which he shares his unique approach to teaching is out now. It’s pleasantly difficult to pin down Brooks Williams; he’s a diverse and versatile musician who is quite simply one of the most entertaining and engaging performers on the circuit today. www.brookswilliams.com www.myspace.com/redguitarbluemusic
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9.30pm to 12am approx Music from one of the brightest young acts on the folk scene today. Event will take place in the Upstairs Room
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Mac Rebennack, better known as Dr John, established a unique sound from a blend of voodoo mysticism, funk, rhythm & blues, psychedelic rock and Creole roots. His many career highlights include the masterful album Sun, Moon and Herbs in 1971 which incl Having garnered Grammy Award wins in 1989, 1992, 1996 and 2000, in 2009 his album City That Care Forgot, which deals with various aspects of post-Katrina New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, won the Grammy for ‘Best Contemporary Blues Album’. It is considered ROW H, FRONT STALLS SEATS
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The legendary harmony trio are back for summer 2010 only after an absence of five years! Hurry up and book your tickets before they retire again!
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The infectious music of Zimbabwean dance band Bulawayo takes listeners on an educational journey throughout tradition. With entrancing mbira thumb-piano and hypnotic and joyous vocals, driven by classic jit-jive guitar and rolling chimurenga bass matched with the powerful drum patterns of modern Zimbabwe, the classic sound of Bulawayo has arrived.
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Terry Young and Sandra Swannell, from much-missed Canadian favourites Tanglefoot, return in a new guise, playing a ‘quirky fusion of folk and hayseed jazz’. Armed with virtuoso fiddle, finger-picking guitar and two strong voices, their blend of cool swing jazz, country blues and rural folk roots may be a departure from the Tanglefoot sound, but they promise a show packed with the same generous amounts of energy, charm and humour.
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Norfolk based folk duo, currently touring in support of there latest album.
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Www.myspace.com/willieb1987 www.myspace.com/denai.moore
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They are an unruly bunch of musical virtuosos from across Europe and beyond, with a reputation as one of the hottest live bands around – prepare to dance your socks off! With a line-up featuring sax, drums, accordion, bouzouki, double bass and percussion, they play a frenzied mix of gypsy, klezmer, tango and Balkan music that’s guaranteed to move your feet. This will be a serious party night with a band who have stolen the show at festivals across Europe.
The Guardian …raw, down-to-earth Balkan music fused with Greek, Middle-Eastern, French, Latin, Oriental and Jazz influences… Their energetic gigs bursting with a contagious happiness are hard to resist. fRoots PLEASE NOTE: DOORS OPEN: 7pm, MUSIC STARTS AT 9pm. The venue comprises both seated and standing space. There are a limited number of tables. These are allocated on a first come first served basis, with priority given to diners. If you’d like a table, please ensure you arrive early. NO ENTRY AFTER 9.30pm.
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Pete Morton, Maggie Boyle And Chris Parkinson
on Fri, 9 Jul 2010 at Hebden Bridge Waterside Room 7.30pm
8pm to 10.30pm Superb acoustic music in this new Town Hall venue. Concessions apply to NUS, the unemployed, disabled vistors (plus one helper), senior citizens and under 16s. You may be asked to provide proof of status at the venue.
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Adriano Adewale will be joined by two special guests: fellow Brazilian composer and multi instrumentalist, Marcelo Andrade and composer and guitarist, Jonathan Preiss (Caratinga). Together they will perform a special concert exploring the work of 20th century Afro-Brazilian composer Pixinguinha (1897-1973). Living in Rio de Janeiro, Pixinguinha’s compositions were mainly in a style known as Chorinho and he was one of the first composers to incorporate Jazz and Improvisation in Brazilian music.
Chorinho has many similarities to Baroque music, but with a distinctly Brazilian rhythm and flavour. Passionate, virtuoso, challenging, charming and fun, this concert will communicate the essence of Brazilian music. Featuring Adriano Adewale (percussion/xylophone), Marcelo Andrade (Flutes and Sax) and Jonathan Preiss (7 string acoustic guitar). a fabulous range of sounds and rhythms reminiscent of the great Airto Moreira’s magic but with a personality of its own. The Herald, Edinburgh http://www.myspace.com/adrianoadewale
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Oil City slickers Dr Feelgood are back at Bures this year by popular demand. The legendary rhythm ‘n’ blues outfit from Canvey Island took the 2004 Bures Blues Night by storm and since then have continued to blaze a trail across the continent and beyond. 2010 is proving to be their busiest year for quite some time. Interest in the group is now higher than it’s been since the late, great Lee Brilleaux’s passing in 1994 and the charismatic founder member would be mighty proud of what the current line-up has achieved over the last decade or so.
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Shipyard Sessions – Emily Portman
on Fri, 9 Jul 2010 at Newcastle upon Tyne St Willibrord with All Saints Church 7:45pm
Part of Generator’s Plugged In Live events – 16 artists will appear at 5 venues across Newcastle city centre on July 9th. The event – which is a collaborative effort between Generator and the members of Plugged-In aims to highlight the diverse output of music companies in the North East. Shipyard Sessions are lucky to have the beautiful All Saints Church on the Quayside as the venue for our Plugged In event with… Emily Portman – Inspired by folktales and ballads, Emily weaves harmony rich naratives relaying female experience.
Visceral visions of a darker Albion conjure landscapes where mythical sirens collide in urban backstreets. http://www.myspace.com/emilygportman
Cath and Phil Tyler – Anglo-American duo Cath and Phil Tyler make raw and powerfully emotive folk music that goes direct to the source, mining through their own contacts and treasure troves, re-interpreting or adding their own music, and surfacing with pure gold. www.myspace.com/cptyl
Martin Heslop and Band – Steam trains and heartbeats and old accordion players and drinking all come together to make the sound of Martin and his band. www.myspace.com/martinheslop
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Birdsedge Village Festival Evening Concert
on Sat, 10 Jul 2010 at Huddersfield Birdsedge Village Hall 7.00pm – music at 7.30pm
Tent flaps open 7.00 Music starts at 7.30. Real ale bar, BBQ and sweet & savoury food. This is the main Saturday evening concert of the 2010 Birdsedge Village Festival. It’s an event in a tent with the fabulous Artisan on their five year reunion tour plus The Mighty Zulu Nation’s vibrant dance and earthy African harmonies. Opening the show will be the wonderfully talented Harry Rowland. Birdsedge Village Festival is a tent-event in the field directly behind Birdsedge Village Hall on the A629 Huddersfield – Sheffield Road. HD8 8XP. We’ve ordered sunshine so there’s parking on the field or in the school playground next door. If you want to join us on the day then there are field events and more music from noon to 5.00
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Birdsedge Village Festival Evening Concert
on Sat, 10 Jul 2010 at Huddersfield Birdsedge Village Hall 7.00pm – music at 7.30pm
Tent flaps open 7.00 Music starts at 7.30. Real ale bar, BBQ and sweet & savoury food. This is the main Saturday evening concert of the 2010 Birdsedge Village Festival. It’s an event in a tent with the fabulous Artisan on their five year reunion tour plus The Mighty Zulu Nation’s vibrant dance and earthy African harmonies. Opening the show will be the wonderfully talented Harry Rowland. Birdsedge Village Festival is a tent-event in the field directly behind Birdsedge Village Hall on the A629 Huddersfield – Sheffield Road. HD8 8XP. We’ve ordered sunshine so there’s parking on the field or in the school playground next door. If you want to join us on the day then there are field events and more music from noon to 5.00
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Bill Smith & The Fabulous Bluescasters are a no-nonsense blues and R’n’B band from the South West of England. Playing a mixture of covers and original material, the band has developed a growing following in the 6 years since they formed. The band always delivers a top quality show with the main aim being to entertain so if you like your blues with attitude come along and check them out! Returning to the Arts Centre following their successful support spot with Wilko Johnson.
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Alex (New York) comes very highly recommended by many acts who’ve played here – great pianist and songwriter. Sam is one of York’s leading singer songwriters and long overdue an appearance here.
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We had a few misgivings about styling the evening as a Swing concert at all, truth be told, for there are numerous other influences that shape the sound of this London based septet who celebrated fifteen years in show business during 2009. But if those influences are Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Louis Jordan, Jools Holland and Dr John all you’ll need to know is that you are in for a treat as a capacity crowd dances the night away on Bures Rec. A typical Red Stripe party night then? Jokes, hilarity, boogie woogie, glamour and energy -lots and lots of it! in the words of the band’s leader Neil Drinkwater (aka Red Stripe) who plays piano and sings. He’s joined by Gemma Nelson on vocals, tenor player Martin Gray, Erica Clarke on baritone saxophone, trumpeter Mike Nicholls, Costa Tancredi on bass and Ed Williams on drums.
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Choir Invisible – The Desmond & Leah Tutu Peace Choir Uk – In Concert
on Sat, 10 Jul 2010 at Barnbygate Methodist Church Doors open 7.30pm; concert at 8pm
Deep joy! – these 90 singers redefine what it means to be a choir, singing with passion & deep joy. Expect the heart songs of South Africa, the inspiration of classic gospel & sweet soul music. Featured soloist Abi Moore. Seating unallocated, restricted view some areas.
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Special Double Header- Table & The Random Family
on Sat, 10 Jul 2010 at Glossop Redroom at The Oakwood 8.30pm
Http://www.myspace.com/tableuk http://www.myspace.com/therandomfamily1 Manchester based six-piece Table are led by songwriter David O’Dowda, who effortlessly combines different strands of modern folk music to create something new and wonderful. They are currently touring their first seven-inch; titled ‘Songs You Can Sing’. After wowing the crowd at Redroom when they supported Homelife last season we had to get them back for a headline slot in March. Now they return with their good friends the Random Family as part of a special Tour. Led by a core 4 piece band, The Random Family utilise 4 part harmonies and an array of acoustic instruments to create their unique style and varieties of arrangement. Combining traditional folk instruments and techniques with modern approaches to song writing, The Random Family create a sound that expresses their own musical style and ambitions, whilst being steeped in the tradition and values that inspired them to learn to play in the first place Surely a night not to be missed and a bargain at only £5!!!
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Arguably the greatest English folk song performer, writer, collector and editor of them all’ Q Magazine For more than 40 years Martin Carthy has been one of folk music’s greatest innovators, one of its best loved, most enthusiastic and, at times, most quietly controversial of figures. His skill, stage presence and natural charm have won him many admirers, not only from within the folk scene, but also far beyond it.
Trailblazing musical partnerships with, amongst others, Steeleye Span, Dave Swarbrick and his award-winning wife (Norma Waterson) and daughter Eliza Carthy have resulted in more than 40 albums, but Martin has only recorded 10 solo albums, of which the much anticipated Waiting for Angels is the latest. Whether in the folk clubs (which he continues to champion), on the concert stage or making TV appearances (he was the subject of the acclaimed `Originals’ music documentary strand on BBC 2) – there are few roles that Martin Carthy hasn’t played. He’s a ballad singer, a ground-breaking acoustic and electric-guitarist and an authoritative interpreter of newly composed material.
He always prefers to follow an insatiable musical curiosity rather than cash in on his unrivalled position. Perhaps, most significant of all, are his settings of traditional songs with guitar, which have influenced a generation of artists, including Bob Dylan and Paul Simon, on both sides of the Atlantic. Martin Carthy was awarded the MBE for services to English Music and won Singer of the Year and Best Traditional Track at the BBC Radio 2 Awards 2005.
This is what the BBC website has to say about Martin Carthy and his award: For four decades, Martin Carthy’s work has immeasurably enriched the British folk heritage. He is regarded as one of the finest singers and interpreters of traditional music of the British Isles, as well as a highly influential and much-imitated guitarist. Awarded the MBE for services to English folk music in 1998, his drive and enthusiasm are undiminished and he continues to be one of folk music’s great innovators. PLEASE NOTE: DOORS OPEN: 7pm, MUSIC STARTS AT 9pm. The venue comprises both seated and standing space. There are a limited number of tables. These are allocated on a first come first served basis, with priority given to diners. If you’d like a table, please ensure you arrive early. NO ENTRY AFTER 9.30pm.
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The Sara French Quintette – Manouche Swing
on Sun, 11 Jul 2010 at London Le Quecum Bar & Brasserie 6
DIRECT FROM FRANCE THE SARA FRENCH QUINTETTE MANOUCHE SWING A tribute to a century of Django Reinhardt’s contagious music.Sara French Quintette revisits manouche sound and its Charleston, Swing, Vocal jazz and traditional Latin music influences Sunday 11th and Monday 12th of July 2010 Sara French Quintette: A multi national manouche party: Swing, bolero, waltzes, songs in French, English, Spanish and Italian, all beautifully performed by paris’ hottest new group. Led by the captivating Sara Longo on vocals, supported by paris’ household names in the making: David Brisset and Clément Reboul on guitars, Stéphane Diarra on double bass and Monica Acevedo on violin. Not to be missed by anyone who loves swing! All tickets at www.wegottickets.com www.QuecumBar.co.uk doors open at 6 food until 10 Diners get preferential seating allocated on arrival £15 on the door
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