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| EVENT | FOLK FLAVOUR ACOUSTIC NIGHT |
|---|---|
| DATE | Wednesday 15 April 2009, 8-11pm |
| Folk Flavour Acoustic Night. Open mic for all singers and musicians.
All folk singers, musicians and acoustic artists welcome. Every Wednesday 8-11pm. |
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| VENUE | Whitefriars Old Ale House, Gosford Street, Coventry |
| TICKETS | free |
| DETAILS | shay@fish.co.uk |
| EVENT | Foster and Allen |
| DATE | Friday 24 April 2009, 7.30pm |
|
The beautiful melodies of Foster and Allen have made them a
phenomenal success all over the world. Since their first hit
record in 1978 - After all these years - they've gone on to
record 18 gold award winning albums and to tour the world
extensively. And they release a new album this year 'Foster and Allen at the Movies'. Don't miss the opportunity to spend a wonderful evening being serenaded by this well-loved Irish duo who have been together for more than 30 years and are still going strong. |
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| VENUE | Bedworth Civic Hall, High Street, Bedworth, CV12 8NF |
| TICKETS | £18 (concessions £17) |
| DETAILS | 024 7637 6707 / www.civichallinbedworth.co.uk |
| EVENT | Kate Rusby |
| DATE | Saturday 25 April 2009, 7.30pm |
|
Kate Rusby has become one of the British folk scene's best loved
artists. With numerous awards under her belt and even an
appearance on Top of the Pops, she is taking folk music to a new
audience and a whole new generation. She surrounds herself with some of the most gifted musicians in folk to provide many more shades as she blends the traditional songs learned in her childhood with her own intuitive song-writing. |
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| VENUE | The Royal Spa Centre, Newbold Terrace, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 4HN |
| TICKETS | £19 |
| DETAILS | 01926 334418 / www.warwickdc.gov.uk/RoyalSpaCentre |
| EVENT | Warwick Folk Club : Flossie Malavialle |
| DATE | Monday 27 April 2009, 8pm |
| Flossie is French but lives in Darlington. She had also been
singing for years in France and that’s why she found it quite
natural to turn up at the Darlington folk club one night to sing
a song. She didn’t realise then that this was going to be the
beginning of a new life in England for her. Songwriter Colum
Sands says “Flossie has a voice as clear and tuneful as a lark,
with a pureness of quality to stop you in your tracks in the
forest of a song.” Her repertoire includes songs by Allan Taylor
("Roll on the day") & Kieran Halpin ("Making up the miles");
Edith Piaf's eternal favourites "No regrets" and "La vie en
rose" and Jacques Brel's "Amsterdam" and "Ne me quitte pas". She also loves songs full of energy or, as she calls them herself, full of "vavavoum" such as Bonnie Raitt's "The road's my middle name" and Kris Kristofferson's "Me & Bobby McGee" (sung the Janis Joplin way.) There's also space for ballads such as Keith Pearson's "More hills to climb" or Harry Connick Junior's "Sonny cried" as well as jazzy tunes like "Let's fall in love" or "My romance" and some French comic songs. To start the evening there will be a short opening set of folk, blues and R&B from local group Little Mountain. |
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| VENUE | Warwick Arms Hotel, High Street, Warwick CV34 4AT |
| TICKETS | £? |
| DETAILS | 01926 403228 / www.warwickfolkclub.co.uk |
| EVENT | Show of Hands |
| DATE | Friday 8 May 2009, 7.30pm |
| 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". | |
| VENUE | The Royal Spa Centre, Newbold Terrace, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 4HN |
| TICKETS | £16 |
| DETAILS | 01926 334418 / www.warwickdc.gov.uk/RoyalSpaCentre |
| EVENT | BEDWORTH FOLK CLUB : Geoff Higginbottom |
| DATE | Wednesday 13 May 2008 |
| After eight years on the folk scene Geoff Higginbottom took the plunge in September 1986 and decided to turn full time. Geoff plays six and twelve string guitar, bodhran and appalachian dulcimer as well as singing unaccompanied. He performs traditional and contemporary songs on a wide range of subjects and from a variety of sources. Geoff can always be relied upon for a great evening's entertainment. Geoff is well known around the festivals and clubs. A powerful singer of shanties and a versatile entertainer. Expect a good sprinkling of trad songs and some cracking chorus opportunities. | |
| VENUE | The Conservative Club, Coventry Road, Bedworth |
| TICKETS | 'jug collection' |
| DETAILS | 024 7634 5568 / malc@bedworthfolkclub.co.uk / www.bedworthfolkclub.co.uk |
| EVENT | Eliza Carthy |
| DATE | Tuesday 15 September 2009, 7.30pm |
|
Eliza Carthy is the winner of two Mercury Prize nominations and
innumerable other accolades over a 15 year career. Eliza has
performed and recorded with a diverse array of artists from Paul
Weller to The Wainwrights, Nick Cave to Joan Baez. Powerful,
vital and exuberant rhythms, absorbed from her travels around
the globe, characterize her highly original, self-penned music. Eliza has been nominated for Best Singer in the BBC Folk Awards and 'Dreams of Breathing Underwater' has been nominated as Best Album and 'Mr Magnifico' as Best Original Track for the BBC Folk Awards 2009. |
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| VENUE | The Royal Spa Centre, Newbold Terrace, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 4HN |
| TICKETS | £16 |
| DETAILS | 01926 334418 / www.warwickdc.gov.uk/RoyalSpaCentre |
| EVENT | Martin Simpson |
| DATE | Wednesday 14 October 2009, 7.30pm |
|
2008 was a fantastic year for Martin Simpson, starting with
being nominated for no less than five BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards,
winning two; Best Album and Best Original Track. He has been
nominated again this year, for Best Musician. "Although it's his guitar virtuosity that's frequently lauded, it's as an interpreter of song that Martin Simpson really scores. ...Simpson is taking his place, not just as a hero for guitar-besotted acolytes but as one of the national treasures of English traditional music." BBC Radio 2 Folk & Acoustic Reviews |
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| VENUE | The Royal Spa Centre, Newbold Terrace, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 4HN |
| TICKETS | £16 |
| DETAILS | 01926 334418 / www.warwickdc.gov.uk/RoyalSpaCentre |
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