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PLAYING OUT LOUD! MARC ALMOND DVD COMPETITION Southampton jazz fan Andy Iles is putting on a series of Jazz Dinners at The Swan in Woolston with all profits going to the charity Mencap. The first one takes plance on Thursday March 3 and features The Chris Paradine Trio plus special guests. For more information ring Andy on 02380 431491. A date for your diaries - Sunday April 24, when there’s a Choral Harmonies Concert at Thornden Hall in Chandlers Ford. Appearing are Southampton Choral Society, Tudor Roses Ladies Barbershop Harmony Chorus, the Jazzmanix Gospel Singers and the West End Singers. Tickets: £9 & £7 concessions (to include a glass of wine or soft drink) Available from: 023 8025 3428 or Thornden Hall: 023 8026 5852 Or visit: www.angelajacksonsworkshops.co.uk The incredible Shane MacGowan will be playing a gig at the 750 capacity Albert Bar on South Parade Pier on Saturday March 19. Support comes from a great local band Lady Winwood’s Maggot. Watch this space for booking details and prices! The music scene has lost another top artist with the death of Jim Capaldi, former drummer with Traffic, through stomach cancer. Our condolences to all his friends and family and fellow musicians. Easter is early this year which means that the Gosport and
Fareham Easter Festival is only just over two months away. It takes place from
March 24 - 28 at Ferneham Hall and Ashcroft Arts Centre in Fareham, and festival
organiser Peter Chegwyn has already booked a host of top names from the folk
world. They include Ralph McTell, Oysterband, Show of Hands, Sharon Shannon,
Eliza Carthy Band featuring Spiers & Boden, Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies, Country
Joe McDonald (Woodstock & Monterey Pop Festivals legend), Chris Newman & Maire
Ni Chathasaigh, Harvey Andrews, Rod Clements formerly of Lindisfarne, Eleanor
McEvoy, Martha Tilston, Broderick, McDermott's Two Hours, Tiny Tin Lady, Mick
Ryan & Pete Harris, George Wilsonand many more acts to be confirmed.
Jazz fans have a couple of weekend events on the Isle of Wight
next month: Fans of Americana can look forward to some great events starting
at the Railway Inn in Winchester next month. Amongst the acts from the USA are: Swanage Blues Festival is on 4-6 March 2005 and as usual, admission is totally free to all venues. Artists booked include The Guv'nors, Innes Sibun Band, Roland Chadwick's Blue Healers, JC & Angelina Grimshaw, The Jives, Arecibo and Crosscut Saw, with many more to be confirmed. See www.swanage-blues.org or call Steve Darrington on +44 (0)1929 422338 January is a notoriously quiet month for the big names in the
music business, so we urge you music-starved people to get out there and support
local musicians in pubs and music venues and put some money by for some big
tours which start in February 2005 and visit the following venues in the South: Another good friend of Playing Out Loud, American singer Dennis
Locorriere - “the voice of Dr Hook” - has just announced his UK tour dates for
next year. American alt-country band Kevin Montgomery & The Road Trippers are returning to the Isle of Wight in January 2005. They will be appearing at Ryde Theatre on Sunday January 8th 2005. The band will include Al Perkins from the Flying Burrito Brothers, Mike McAdam from the Steve Earle Band and Robert Reynolds and Paul Deakin of the Mavericks. Tickets are £12 from 01983 730930 or Box Office, Ryde Theatre on 01983 568093. More info on www.kevinmontgomery.com Looking for different News? Click here for our archive |
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Soft Cell frontman Marc Almond has a brand new DVD release ‘Sin Songs, Torch and
Romance.’ One lucky visitor to this website has the chance to be the proud owner
of this recording of Marc’s appearance at London’s Almeida Theatre on July 22,
2004, during a 6-night sold-out residency.
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