Text Box: Forthcoming Events 2008 June 5th Tom Kitching & Gren Bartley Tickets £5.00 A young folk award finalist 2003, Tom Kitching plays fiddle with a unique flair, adding depth and context to material, drawing on his broad command of styles. Gren Bartley is simply a superstar of the finger style guitar in the making. Leaving audiences flabbergasted with the speed and control of his picking. Together, there’s quite a chemistry… Website June 26th King Rollo Tickets £7.00 "One of Britain's finest acoustic blues performers" Paul Jones, BBC Radio 2 "A performer who really connects with his audience and sets a dauntingly high standard" Dave Kingsbury, Blues In Britain Magazine "I've heard no-one to touch him, if you get the chance to see him, go!" Brian Williams, Blues Matters Magazine "Dispensing harmony to a jangled world, delivered with conviction" Mel Kingsbury, Blues In Britain Magazine Website July 10th Tom McConville & Dave Wood Tickets £8.00 Tom McConville, primarily known as The Newcastle Fiddle Player, is one of the leading fiddle players of our time. A virtuoso musician and fantastic singer, his rich and warm voice makes his interpretation of traditional and contemporary songs greatly admired by singers throughout the world.      In great demand as a performer, session musician and teacher, playing the fiddle is his lifelong passion and he has achieved every player’s dream of creating his own unique, instantly recognizable sound.      His live performances combine a rollercoaster of musical delights from fast, rhythmic dance tunes - through beautiful slow airs and of course, great singing - all presented with his inimitable sense of humour and style.  Website (August gig to be confirmed) Sept 4th Vin Garbutt Tickets £10.00 "Teesside's own venerable legend of the folk scene worldwide, Vin Garbutt, is one of those performers whose work is drenched in such passionate fervour one has to listen seriously" - Rock 'n' Reel "Audiences remain faithful to this unique performer who can sting consciences with his songs one minute, and undermine bladder control with his lunatic mirth, the next.” - The Living Tradition Website Oct 2nd Mad Agnes Tickets £10.00 From New England, USA, Mad Agnes's harmony-driven performance offers an eclectic mix of contemporary singer-songwriter material with influences of classical, Celtic, folk/rock, PDQ Bach, and a touch of street theatre. Their lyrics, vocal intricacies and instrument prowess make their music "music for thinking people." "When I first heard Mad Agnes I knew instantly these were special people with a special act. Musically, emotionally and spiritually they ticked all the right boxes. When I finally got to meet them, my suspicions were confirmed. They are lovely people making lovely music that reaches out and grabs you." - Simon Nicol - Fairport Convention, Chipping Norton '07 Website Nov 6th The Queensberry Rules Tickets £5.00 This trio from Stoke-On-Trent plays spare acoustic music to accompany their tight harmonies. Their working-class West Midlands accents are clearly preserved in their singing. Aside from “Around Cape Horn” which is a traditional song, all of these are original compositions drenched in history and a sense of place. Most of this has raw power in spite of its vocal polish and spot-on-playing. Website Dec 4th Dave Gibb Tickets £5.00 Hailing from the village of Wanlockhead in Dumfries and Galloway armed with a style of guitar playing that is best described as being as distinctive as it is effective, a voice that can carry traditional and contemporary songs and a songwriting ability that produces songs ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous he has now pretty much established himself as a regular performer throughout the acoustic/folk club, festival and concert scene. Website 2009 February 26th Phil Beer Tickets £10.00 What a privilege it is for us to welcome Phil Beer, one half of the acclaimed Folk/Roots band 'Show of Hands'. Phil first began to play fiddle, guitar, and mandolin whilst still at school in Teignmouth, Devon. This passion for acoustic music was especially stirred by the Davey Graham album Folk Blues and Beyond. He played his first gig when he was fourteen in a band called Retrospect with Richard Entwistle and other musicians, and by the time he was sixteen he was performing regularly. Beer worked with Paul Downes as a duo and also in the Arizona Smoke Revue. He was a key member of Johnny Coppin's band (ex-Decameron), and together they collaborated with Nigel Mazlyn Jones on his 1979 Sentinel album. He toured with Mike Oldfield in 1979 and also recorded some tracks at Oldfield's Througham studio. Beer joined the Albion Band in 1984 and stayed with them until 1991, touring extensively at home and abroad, and recording many albums. Show of Hands became a full-time partnership from 1991. Phil continues to do session work, most notably on the Rolling Stones Steel Wheels album. Phil is generally considered a 'top bloke' by Exeter's musical fraternity. Website

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