| 2007 |
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Thursday
4th Jan |
Open Mic Special |
Thursday
11th Jan |
Acoustic Club Open Mic Night + Showcase.
Bernard Hoskin - talented multi instrumentalist and
singer/songwriter from Cambridge. |
Thursday
18th Jan |
Acoustic Club Open Mic Night + Showcase.
Rebecca Heyne Trio - Superb soul set from these very talented
people. |
| Thursday 25th Jan |
Acoustic Club Open Mic Night + Showcase.
After the Rush - a welcome return from this fabulous progressive
folk outfit. |
| Thursday 1st Feb |
Acoustic Club Open Mic Night + Showcase.
Andy Sharrocks & Paul Green. Strong singer/songwriting from the
Big Smoke. |
| Thursday 8th Feb |
Acoustic Club Open Mic Night + Showcase.
Adrian Nation - songs to capture the imagination and touch people's
hearts and minds. |
| Thursday 15th Feb |
Acoustic Club Open Mic Night + Showcase.
Songs from the Blue House. Helen and James front this band and
they used to run the Half Moon! Welcome home. |
| Thursday 22th Feb |
Acoustic Club Open Mic Night + Showcase.
Jon Crossley - a welcome back to our very own cheeky chap! |
Thursday
1st Mar |
Acoustic Club Open Mic Night + Showcase.
Dean Austin & The Strangerhood.
"Austin’s music is propelled along by a powerful and evocative voice
that growls for your attention and then seduces with its suppleness,
along with a forceful and commanding acoustic guitar technique. This
is no thirty-something’s bedroom music, but a thunderous rumbling of
sound and fury with a very contemporary slant. His growing coterie of
admirers eagerly anticipate his first full-length recording, due some
time in the new year, which, there is no doubt, will be an eruption on
a formidable scale." M
Hockley
www.myspace.com/deanaustin |
Thursday
8th Mar |
Acoustic Club Open Mic Night + Showcase.
Mozzy Green.
"There is
nothing safe or easy about Mozzy Green's music. It is dangerous, edgy
and thrilling fuelled with a spirit more rock n' roll than anything
you might find in the pages of NME" Toby Allanson, Herts Observer
"Mozzy Green are quite
different, with their own very unique sound, one of the most original
bands Ive seen in a long time. They have what it takes to go the
distance Mozzy Green are certainly a band to watch." - Simon Baker, Herts & Essex Music-Zine
"Simply amazing" - Eric Roche, Acoustic Guitar Bible
www.mozzygreen.com |
Thursday 15th Mar
22nd Mar
29th Mar |
Acoustic Club Open Mic Night.
Keef and Annie will be taking a
well earned break to India, but never fear Acoustic Club will still be
there! Tim, Dean and Polly will be running the club, but very much
as a pure and simple Open Mic night. Get there early to book a
slot! Strictly first come, first served! Enjoy!!! |
Thursday
5th Apr |
Acoustic Club Open Mic Night + Showcase.
Joanna Eden.
The over-whelming
response to Joanna’s self-penned second album My Open Eye has taken
her into a different phase in her career. With new management,
meetings at record companies, some serious press (Mojo:- “beauty and
broken glass all at once”), some serious gigs – like supporting Jamie
Cullum and Nerina Pallot in front of an audience of 10,000 at Audley
End, airplay on Radio 2, and seeing her album on sale in supermarkets;
Joanna’s feet have hardly touched the ground!
www.joannaeden.com |
| Thursday 12th Apr |
Acoustic Club Open Mic Night + Showcase.
Russell Joslin.
"Possessing attitude in spades and a plucky sense of rhythm, this acoustic one-man-band from Hackney
plays a young twist to the Buckley dream" - Bestival 2006
www.myspace.com/russelljoslinesquire |
| Thursday 19th Apr |
Acoustic Club Open Mic Night + Showcase.
Strangeworld.
Headed up by Bryan Causton,
formerly with the highly acclaimed folk rock band, Shave the Monkey,
STRANGEWORLD has no musical boundaries. With the diverse musical
backgrounds that the four members bring with them, the band has
become a melting pot of styles and ideas, thus creating a unique
sound.
www.strangeworldmusic.com |
Saturday
5th May |
Stortford Music Festival.
www.stortfordmusicfestival.org.uk
www.myspace.com/stortfordmusicfestival |
Sunday
6th May |
Stortford Music Festival.
www.stortfordmusicfestival.org.uk
www.myspace.com/stortfordmusicfestival |
| Thursday 10th May |
Apache John
Welcome to the raw acoustic sound of Apache John. Sometimes backed by
Amazon Jan and Wailing Mike Forbes, John's music is a statement of
passionate emotional and social history.
www.myspace.com/apachejohn |
| Thursday 17th May |
Ant Jacaranda
Uniquely crafted 'New Wave Acoustica' from singer/songwriter – Ant
Jacaranda. From funk, ska and all things rhythmical to the sublime and
soulful. Songs to make you feel.
www.myspace.com/antjacaranda |
| Thursday 24th May |
Stuart Mason
has been playing guitar and writing songs since he was about 15 and
has covered many styles over the years, He graduated from the 'London
Music School' in 1999 with distinction and has since played the london
circuit over and over in different bands and projects. for the last
few years he has been writing songs in the style of Jazz/Funk (one of
his favourite styles) and recently won the 'Uk Songwriting Contest'
2007 Pop category with his song 'Lazy' which you can hear at
www.myspace.com/stuartmasonmusic |
| Thursday 31st May |
Sublime to the Ridiculous
Tony Carling and Janis Haves, two very different singer/songwriters
have teamed up to provide an entertaining evening of great songs and
fun. www.sublimetotheridiculous.com |
| Thursday 7th June |
Michael Berk
"His background is in heavy metal and flamenco, his current sound
blending Celtic sounds and modern acoustic techniques with helpings of
bottleneck and flawless fingerpicking."
www.michaelberk.com |
| Thursday 14th June |
Susanna Cork
Susanna Cork, 17 – nearing the end of two year A level course at Hills
Road, Cambridge, studying Music Technology, Performing Arts and Music.
Been signed to 24/7 Management Ltd for 6 months now with regular
acoustic gigs in and around London. January ’07 recorded ‘The Raw
Tapes’ – collection of live tracks recently taken to the 2007 Midem
Festival, Cannes, and received there with great acclaim. Following the
success of Midem, talks of publishing contracts and gigs across the
seas are in discussion, exciting times. (Fitted around the exams of
course!) Influenced and inspired by all genres of music and
performance, including musical theatre. A regular performer on stage,
Susanna was lucky enough to have already fulfilled a dream of playing
Fantine in the West End’s Les Miserables – October ’05. Also
influenced by great singer/songwriters such as Billy Joel, Regina
Spektor, Tori Amos, Sarah McLachlan, Carole King and many many more,
Susanna is now concentrating on developing her songwriting and gigging
as much as time allows. www.myspace.com/susannacork |
| Thursday 21st June |
Ben Sommers
Ben Sommers is a singer/songwriter living in the east end of London.
Fronting the band Mozzy Green, Ben also writes and performs as a solo
artist. Highly innovative and original style – a local hero!
www.myspace.com/bensommersmozzygreen |
| Thursday 28th June |
White Winos
Duo from Cambridge who make regular appearances at Acoustic Routes at
CB2 |
| Thursday 5th July |
Dave Sutherland
Dave Sutherland born in London. In the nine years since he started
struggling his way through the few chords he knew down the London
pubs, Sutherland's learned to pick guitar like a wizard, paid his dues
as support act to Glenn Tilbrook and Bert Jansch (who produced his
debut), toured the US and recorded two albums.
www.davesutherland.co.uk |
| Thursday 12th July |
Andi Neate
Andi Neate is a singer/songwriter of exceptional talent, with a
powerful voice, a gift for melody and a memorably quirky turn of
phrase. She is a compelling live performer, who has been compared with
Suzanne Vega, Ani Difranco and Tori Amos.
www.andineate.co.uk |
| Thursday 19th July |
Ruby Muse
"powerfolk soulfood & electro-acoustic grooves" www.myspace.com/rubymuse |
| Thursday 26th July |
Pat Crilly
Pat is a resident of Hertford and plays acoustic guitars in various
tunings. His songs have story lines that are influenced by the events
and people he has met in the various places he's lived and worked in
from the Congo to Cork and Norway to Nova Scotia.
www.patcrilly.com |
| Thursday 2nd Aug |
Emily Maguire
Emily Maguire is an independent English singer-songwriter whose
strong, thought-provoking lyrics and “the kind of vocals that will
melt your stereo” [Scene Magazine] have won her fans across the globe.
Originally classically trained as a cellist and pianist, Emily taught
herself guitar from Bob Marley songbooks and when illness forced her
to give up work, she started writing songs about life and the world
outside her window. Years later, back on her feet and fed up with grey
skies and concrete, she gave up her flat in London for a shack in the
Australian bush where she recorded and released her debut album
‘Stranger Place’ to critical acclaim by the Australian media.
www.emilymaguire.com |
| Thursday 9th Aug |
The White Gospel
The band have been together now for over two years but have over
thirty years of playing experience between them during which, their
time was spent battling with different kinds of music in different
kinds of bands on that all important journey searching for their
calling, their vocation, the place they call home. . . the gospel.
www.thewhitegospel.com |
| Thursday 16th Aug |
Plum Tucker
DAVID LUTES SELECTED BY THE TEXAS MUSIC AWARDS AS ONE OF THE TOP-5
SINGER-SONGWRITERS IN TEXAS!
Poignant and honest in the tradition of Paul Simon, soulfully
exuberant like Stevie Wonder, yet with an anthemic sensibility and
transcendence reminiscent of Coldplay, the music of Austin folk
rocker, Plumtucker, is a splendid study in the harmony of contrasts.
www.myspace.com/plumtuckerspace |
| Thursday 23rd Aug |
Ed Hope - Summer Tour
Ed will be on the road with his 6 side kicks: Phill, Wilhelm, Alex,
Luke, Gen & Jon. Please take time to come to the shows if they are
near you, they are gonna be more than just shows, they're gonna be
like a firework display in your favourite shoes...
www.myspace.com/lastoftheromantics |
| Thursday 30th Aug |
Helen Penfold
Helen hails from Bedford and writes “I'm aiming for a chilled out,
atmospheric feel with my music. I try to write from the heart, but the
meanings of my songs aren't always as straight forward as they may
seem, I try to give them a bit of a twist. If the song is about
someone or something else, I put myself in their place when I write.”
www.helenpenfold.co.uk |
| Thursday 6th Sept |
AlicebanD
AlicebanD consists of Alice, Coral, Ned and Warren. 4 friends who all
have different styles and tastes. Since forming, AlicebanD have built
up quite a reputation both locally and in surrounding cities, as a
lively, and entertaining group of people who never fail to put on a
good show. Since forming, AlicebanD have won local competitions, such
as Haverhill Rock Competition, and reached the finals of other
national competitions such as MakeitBreakit (www.makeitbreakit.org)
and been accepted into the national songwriters academy. They have
slowly risen towards the top of the bill at the Cambridge Strawberry
fair, and have played the hard rock café - Hyde park on several
occasions.
www.myspace.com/alicemwalker |
| Thursday 13th Sept |
The Spotlight Kid
The Spotlight Kid’s inspirations are broad and uncompromised. His
songwriting is a hybrid of lyrical and melodic inspirations from folk
artists such as Nick Drake, fused with contemporary songwriters such
as Jim O’Rourke and Thom Yorke.
www.thespotlightkid.com |
| Thursday 20th Sept |
Gaz Twist
GAZ TWIST – Gaz is a full time musician, playing and teaching world
wide. Recent gigs include a solo tour of the USA with the debut album
“Impulse”, plus dates in Barcelona and Manchester’s IN THE CITY
festival, plus a string of acoustic gigs, including OUR CLUB!
To find out more, have a look at www.gaztwist.com or www.myspace.com/gaztwist |
| Thursday 27th Sept |
Mike Johnson
This week we’re delighted to welcome a firm favourite from the local
scene – MIKE JOHNSON: Mostly Acoustic rock & blues covers with some
original stuff too. Influences include Led Zepellin, Eric Clapton,
Paul Weller to name a few…. |
| Thursday 4th Oct |
Lord’s Rhythm Method
this is headed by lead vocalist, Christine Lord supported by Barry
Oldnall on guitar, Colin Jackson on bass and Alan Baker (a.k.a.
Slapper!) on drums. The band met through the Weekend Warriors' project
in Harlow and have performed together in various formats. On this
occasion the band has been formed in order to showcase Christine's
vocal talents and they will be playing a variety of cover versions. |
| Thursday 11th Oct |
OXJAM PARTY £5.00 ON DOOR
Thursday 11th October will be our OXJAM night and we’d like to make it
a special one. Our showcase that evening will be QUARTER MILE – this
is to coincide with their album launch and will also give us an
opportunity to raise money for a charity.
To find out more about OxJam – visit www.oxfam.org.uk/oxjam
The idea is to:
MAKE MUSIC – RAISE MONEY – END POVERTY.
Guests include:
Keef Jackman
Steve Ingrey
Gumbo
Happnin Boy and Mike Rasmussen
Tom and Joe
Richard Morgan
Simon and Anna |
| Thursday 18th Oct |
FOLKWIT TOUR
Another “Special” for the Acoustic Club. This week Folkwit Records
will be showcasing five of their top artists:
Audrey Ryan
Andy Whittle
Jezz Hall
Samuel Kirk
If Wen
To find out more, have a look at the links below:
http://www.folkwit.biz/tour2007/PRTOUR2007(PICS).pdf
http://www.folkwit.biz/tour2007/bishopsstortford.jpg |
| Thursday 25th Oct |
Neil Cowlan
Born in January 1981, Neil started playing guitar at the young age of
9. Playing around on a 3/4 size steel string acoustic and a full sized
electric soon turned into obsessive playing and by the time Neil had
turned 16 he was gaining a reputation among local musicians for his
fretboard wizardry and groove. There was always something about the
tone and touch when he played and even at school performances the
audience would be hooked. Now 26 and with what seems like an endless
melting pot of styles, grooves and tones to draw from, Neil is
stunning crowds at every show.
www.neilcowlan.com |
| Thursday 1st Nov |
Terri Hopkins
Terri has now made a few visits to the Club and stuns audiences with
her fantastic voice. An accomplished singer/songwriter we’re delighted
to welcome back to the Club as a showcase artist. |
| Thursday 8th Nov |
The Mono LPs
The Mono LPs are one of the most original and interesting bands to
come out of the North Wests recent explosion of new music. The
Liverpool three-piece boasts an array of musical styles taken from the
bands eclectic influences, which range from the intimate storyteller
to the hard-edge guitar pounding RocknRoll. One of the things that set
this band apart from most others is the unique sound of the cello
weaving its way through the electric riffs and thumping bass lines.
This array of musical ideas is fused together by a solid snapping
backbeat which is laced with subtle harmonies completing this exciting
and original sound.
www.myspace.com/themonolps |
| Thursday 15th Nov |
Keith Snowden
Although Keith only started writing his own material about four years
ago, he has over 30 years of experience performing live
in Europe and Scandinavia. His set includes the popular classic tracks
of the likes of James Taylor, Bob Marley, Sting, Eric Clapton, Cat
Stevens, Bob Dylan, Ralph McTell and John Martyn as well as some of
the old time blues and ragtime tunes which always go down well with
the acoustic purists.
His own songs are heavily influenced by the all of the above artists.
www.lemonrock.com/keithsnowden |
| Thursday 22nd Nov |
AloneMe
AloneMe is the finely-tuned songwriting partnership and killer
harmonies of singer Sarah Springett and singer/guitarist David Booth,
plus highly respected drummer/programmer Simon Edgoose and the hugely
talented singer/multi-instrumentalist Liz Townsend.
The band has gigged constantly since their inception in 2003, with
hundreds of gigs from London to Dublin and all points in between. The
hard work has paid off and their reputation as a must-see live band
continues to grow.
www.aloneme.com |
| Thursday 29th Nov |
Andy Walker
We are delighted to welcome back Andy to perform a showcase for us.
The last three years of Andy’s musical career have seen him realise
his full potential, leading to the recent completion of his first EP,
‘Homeward’. The EP combines beautiful yet robust vocals with exquisite
backing from strings and guitar. He serves up a sound that is all the
more haunting and emotionally defining than many of his peers. To find
out more visit:
www.myspace.com/andywalkermusic |
| Thursday 6th Dec |
Mozzy Green
Influenced by Syd Barrett, Tom Waits, Elliot Smith and The Beatles,
Mozzy Green are a melting pot of experimental soundscapes and acoustic
noise lead by distinctive, emotionally charged voices.
www.mozzygreen.com |
| Thursday 13th Dec |
Pat Crilly Band
Megson have just advised us that it is with regret that they will not
be able to perform a showcase on 13th December (well they are getting
married! And we wish them every happiness for the future). The good
news is that the Pat Crilly Band will be showcasing that night….this
will of course include the Add-Ons in the form of Cormack and Alan (Slappa). |
| Thursday 20th Dec |
Mike Coombs
Slide Area are so upset that they have to miss performing this week –
in their place we’re delighted to welcome Mike Coombs (a local guitar
tutor) with some of his talented students. |
| Thursday 27th Dec |
FREE CHRISTMAS SESSION
A combined effort! Acoustic Clubbers, Sunday Sessioners, Drum Circle
drummers, Egyptian Dancers – come along and join in!
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