The Bishops Stortford Acoustic Club
at South Mill Arts Centre
1-3, South Road, Bishops Stortford, Herts. CM23
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Previous Performances – Who played
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2026
6 Acts –
4 SONGS
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Hello Acoustic Clubbers, What an absolutely cracking night we had last time with
six acts, so diverse it would be difficult to group them other than individually
and an impressive jam packed audience. |
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THE LARKS Liz Miller and Chris Wilbraham are brilliant duo who are
award-winning songwriters as well as being brilliant performers. Their music is founded on a solid musicality and their words
strike home every time. As accomplished musicians they provide that melodic backdrop
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SUE and VERNA as WHY NOT Sue and Verna are fast becoming one of our favourite close
harmony duos. Their performance is always measured, precise and compelling. They
will normally find a song or two that needs a new look and they always provide
a polished set that is a delight. Many thanks Sue and Verna. |
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ALI ROSE Ali gave us a real snapshot of her talent that was evident
from the first note to the last. Her renditions of classic folk music is an absolute
joy and her original material is wonderful. Accompanied by Phil Ericson on guitar/backing
vocals they gave us a brilliant set of just pure joyous music. |
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RICHARD STUBBS & EMILY UNNA Emily Unna is Brazilian/English singer who demonstrated
a mixture of style that was enchanting. She has a strong voice covering styles
such as Bossa Nova to Pop, the Bangles to Miley Cyrus. Accompanied by Richard
Stubbs that gave us a set full of mysterious yet enchanting material that had
the audience tapping along throughout. |
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HARDCORE & RUBBLE Paul and Gary gave us a set of unadulterated blues which
relied on the tone of Pauls National Steel guitar and Gary excellence on the blues
harp. There was a focus on fun, entertainment and playing some
songs no one else would attempt. They lived up to their reputation of being different in
every respect and leaving the audience wanting more, |
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MICHAEL SEDGWICK Michael is a local and spends his time playing a range of
acoustic covers and originals. He has a wonderfully understated style that comes
to the fore when he starts to perform. His work on the 12 String (an instrument of both beauty
and clarity) was an utter delight. |
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Grateful thanks to Jaiden for his sterling work on the Sound
Desk and much appreciation to all the staff and volunteers who go to make the
SMA such a wonderful welcoming venue. |
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9th
January 2026
THE KIMBERLEYS
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Hello
Acoustic Clubbers Last
time we were delighted to open the 2026 Spring Season with the wonderful traditional
folk duo The Kimberleys.
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Isobelle and Jim have been a major fixture on
the folk scene for many years because of their complete mastery of the genre.
They are incredible individual musicians and singers who combined seamlessly to
deliver a full concert. This gave not only full range to their extensive and original
repertoire, but also gave us the background and heritage of many of the songs
they performed. Isobelle has a distinctive and truly unique voice that gives such
range, depth and meaning. Her guitar playing is the counter point to Jim’s more
traditional guitar work which when combined with his intuitive and compelling
harmonies fills the songs brilliantly. The whole experience was one of joyful music
interspersed with a highly interesting narrative and the 70-minute concert simply
flew by. From start to finish – including a magical version of Streets of London
– the time passed so quickly. Many thanks to The Kimberleys for such a compelling
and brilliant Showcase Concert and what a start to 2026!! We were delighted that we had full support from
Bill Tarran Host and M/C, Steve Warner and a four song set from our very favourite
soft rock combo JONO. |
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Grateful thanks to Jaiden for his sterling work
on the Sound Desk and much appreciation to all the staff and volunteers who go
to make the SMA such a wonderful welcoming venue. |
