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Hitchin Folk Club

Hitchin Folk Club
Sun Hotel, The
October events:
5th - Allan Taylor
12th - Chris While & Julie Matthews
19th - Bob Fox & Stu Luckley
26th - John Tams & Barry Coope plus Ceri Davies

See the website www.hitchinfolkclub.co.uk or Email goodmusic@hitchinfolkclub.co.uk for more info

Hitchin Folk Club

Hitchin Folk Club
Sun Hotel, The
October events:
5th - Allan Taylor
12th - Chris While & Julie Matthews
19th - Bob Fox & Stu Luckley
26th - John Tams & Barry Coope plus Ceri Davies

See the website www.hitchinfolkclub.co.uk or Email goodmusic@hitchinfolkclub.co.uk for more info

Performance and Music Evening

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Performance and Music Evening
Wysing Arts Centre
Join us for a relaxed social evening of performances and music by artists and staff, past and present.

6pm Performance-Action-Live by David Kefford, part of his project Membrane, in Wysing's polytunnel.

7.30pm Music and live performance by Mark Dixon plus special guests.

8pm Music by Gary Woolley and Iris Considine, Nora Maycock and Simon Woolham

 

See www.wysingartscentre.org for details


Jenni Alpert and Cara Winter

Jenni Alpert and Cara Winter
CB2
Jenni Alpert (USA):
Jenni performs her self-penned songs in a style that mixes jazz, soul, and rock. She combines the best of Fiona Apple, Norah Jones, Jeff Buckley, Billie Holiday, and Joni Mitchell in a way that is truly unique. Her rich compositions, performed on both piano and acoustic guitar, and a captivating stage presence reveal deep languorous moods that will take you on an unexpected journey of sublime discovery. Alpert has independently released five albums and two live recordings. Originally from Los Angeles, Alpert arranges her own tours coast to coast and internationally.

Cara Winter:
Influenced by musicians such as Kate Bush, Joni Mitchell and Tori Amos, 19-year old Cara's song writing draws on her studies in English, Philosophy and Religious Ethics for inspiration. After finishing her A-levels in 2004 she began work on her first album "Butterfly". Featuring 10 songs written during the previous year, she is joined on the album by a number of friends on cello, percussion and voice. Cara's music has been described as "atmospheric, emotional and evocative, a fairytale told with a mature and compelling voice".

She has performed regularly around the Bishops Stortford and Cambridge area as well as in London and has recently supported Amy Wadge and Rickie Ross (Deacon Blue) and headlined at the Stortford Music Festival. Cara is currently working on songs for a second album.
"a heartening and memorable debut that delivers much and promises even more" ­ Toby Allanson (Observer)

Book tickets via website: http://www.acousticroutes.co.uk
or contact: bernard@acousticroutes.co.uk

The Mannish Boys

The Mannish Boys
CB2
Recently reformed after a 9 year break The Mannish Boys are some of Cambridge's most experienced acoustic musicians who over the years have played with many of the finest local bands. They perform an eclectic mix of acoustic blues and RnB - you can expect Robert Johnson, Willie Dixon, Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters and many more all given the Mannish Boys treatment. The line up is Myke Clifford (vocals, saxophone, flute, percussion), Terry Stoodley (vocals, guitar), Andy Webster (guitar) and Bernard Hoskin (acoustic bass).

Book tickets via website: http://www.acousticroutes.co.uk
or contact: bernard@acousticroutes.co.uk

Bella Hardy, Gilmore and Roberts

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Bella Hardy, Gilmore and Roberts
CB2
Bella Hardy and Chris Sherburn:
Acclaimed singer Bella Hardy, twice nominated in the BBC Folk Awards 2008, has a voice marked as '...mesmerising' and '...faultless'. Having spent ten years playing some of folk's biggest stages with festival regulars The Pack and Ola, she launched her debut solo album Night Visiting in Autumn 2007 to overwhelming critical support. Bella has now established herself as one of the finest young folk acts around, singing unaccompanied ballads, or entwining her hypnotic voice with her own fiddle accompaniment to breathtaking effect.
"...Bella Hardy is more than a new generation folk revivalist... Her potential is massive. Meanwhile this is an exciting, accomplished debut." - fRoots
For this performance she is joined by Chris Sherburn from 'Last Night's Fun'.

Katriona Gilmore and Jamie Roberts are an exciting upcoming acoustic act, blending contemporary singer-songwriter styles with complex rhythmic arrangements to create a new kind of roots fusion. With a wealth of original material in both vocal and instrumental genres, they combine sharp musical ability and considered harmonies with a fresh slant on today's folk scene.

Book tickets/more info on website: http://www.acousticroutes.co.uk
or contact: bernard@acousticroutes.co.uk

 

Show Of Hands

Show Of Hands
Emmanuel United Reformed Church
Show of Hands with Miranda Sykes on the Spires and Beams Tour

Show of Hands are without a doubt one of the strongest current forces in acoustic music.
An alchemist couldn't have come up with a more potent, magical mix than that of Phil Beer, who can, as The Scotsman observed, "play nearly every stringed instrument known to man" and the inspired Steve Knightley, described by Mike Harding at BBC Radio 2's 2007 Folk Awards as "one of England's greatest singer songwriters".

Cambridge Folk Club

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Cambridge Folk Club
Golden Hind, The
Friday 17 Oct: A concert for John:
The club presents a very special evening celebrating the life, words and music of John Gaskell, who played at and supported this Folk Club for many years.

Friday 24 Oct: Showcase featuring Laurie Randolph, Dave Jenkins and YveDevora.
Laurie Randolph, a student with Uraguayan guitar virtuoso Abel Carlevaro, has toured Asia and Europe extensively, both as a soloist and in various duo combinations, playing from a wide-ranging repertoire which reveals her excellent technique.
Dave Jenkins' traditional background mixes happily with his modern, self-penned compositions reflecting life and love; sometimes heart-searching, sometimes amusing, his lyrics always make you think.
Enjoy the funky folk rock and instant magic of Yve and Devora (lead vocals, acoustic guitars), John Sandall (fiddle and bodhran), Justin Peters (percussion) and Palmi (bass guitar), which emanates from their love of haunting harmonies and soulful melodies.

Friday 31 Oct: Open Stage: Special guests Spencer Cleary. Long-established performers Philippa Spencer and Brian Cleary go back to their roots to explore the tradition's beautiful and sometimes neglected songs, presenting them in a fresh and relevant way. Their pared-down arrangements not only retain the integrity of their songs' melody and narrative, but also allow them to speak directly to the audience.

A Cambridge Folk Club gig.
http://www.cambridgefolkclub.org

Cambridge Folk Club

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Cambridge Folk Club
Golden Hind, The
Friday 17 Oct: A concert for John:
The club presents a very special evening celebrating the life, words and music of John Gaskell, who played at and supported this Folk Club for many years.

Friday 24 Oct: Showcase featuring Laurie Randolph, Dave Jenkins and YveDevora.
Laurie Randolph, a student with Uraguayan guitar virtuoso Abel Carlevaro, has toured Asia and Europe extensively, both as a soloist and in various duo combinations, playing from a wide-ranging repertoire which reveals her excellent technique.
Dave Jenkins' traditional background mixes happily with his modern, self-penned compositions reflecting life and love; sometimes heart-searching, sometimes amusing, his lyrics always make you think.
Enjoy the funky folk rock and instant magic of Yve and Devora (lead vocals, acoustic guitars), John Sandall (fiddle and bodhran), Justin Peters (percussion) and Palmi (bass guitar), which emanates from their love of haunting harmonies and soulful melodies.

Friday 31 Oct: Open Stage: Special guests Spencer Cleary. Long-established performers Philippa Spencer and Brian Cleary go back to their roots to explore the tradition's beautiful and sometimes neglected songs, presenting them in a fresh and relevant way. Their pared-down arrangements not only retain the integrity of their songs' melody and narrative, but also allow them to speak directly to the audience.

A Cambridge Folk Club gig.
http://www.cambridgefolkclub.org

Cambridge Folk Club

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Cambridge Folk Club
Golden Hind, The
Friday 17 Oct: A concert for John:
The club presents a very special evening celebrating the life, words and music of John Gaskell, who played at and supported this Folk Club for many years.

Friday 24 Oct: Showcase featuring Laurie Randolph, Dave Jenkins and YveDevora.
Laurie Randolph, a student with Uraguayan guitar virtuoso Abel Carlevaro, has toured Asia and Europe extensively, both as a soloist and in various duo combinations, playing from a wide-ranging repertoire which reveals her excellent technique.
Dave Jenkins' traditional background mixes happily with his modern, self-penned compositions reflecting life and love; sometimes heart-searching, sometimes amusing, his lyrics always make you think.
Enjoy the funky folk rock and instant magic of Yve and Devora (lead vocals, acoustic guitars), John Sandall (fiddle and bodhran), Justin Peters (percussion) and Palmi (bass guitar), which emanates from their love of haunting harmonies and soulful melodies.

Friday 31 Oct: Open Stage: Special guests Spencer Cleary. Long-established performers Philippa Spencer and Brian Cleary go back to their roots to explore the tradition's beautiful and sometimes neglected songs, presenting them in a fresh and relevant way. Their pared-down arrangements not only retain the integrity of their songs' melody and narrative, but also allow them to speak directly to the audience.

A Cambridge Folk Club gig.
http://www.cambridgefolkclub.org

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