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PLAYING OUT LOUD!
NEWS
ISLE OF WIGHT JAZZ DIVAS FESTIVAL -
APRIL 8 - 10
Isle of Wight Jazz Divas Festival is being held at Ventnor from Friday April 8
to Sunday April 10. There is an international lineup with the accent on women in
jazz, and amongst the performers are the great Jacqui Dankworth, the Annie
Whitehead Quintet, the Andrea Vicari Trio with Mornington Lockett, Sue Hawker
and Rob Koral, Julia Farino and The Beachcombers, The Borvil Sisters and many
more acts. For full information and tickets ring 01983 863151 or see
www.jazzdivas.tv
The Dorset Blues Society, which celebrated its sixth birthday on
February 28, has been awarded £6,000 by the national Youth Music organisation.
The funding will support ‘BIG GIRLS’ BLUES’, a project for girls and young women
aged 14-18, who would like to begin or improve their blues, soul and gospel
singing.
The project will run from late March until July at Dorchester Arts Centre.
Participation is free; those taking part will be:
* taught by professional musicians & music teachers
* helped to develop their singing and stagecraft
* encouraged to learn about the music business
Tom Hopkins, founder and chairperson of the Dorset Blues Society said: "This is
award is great news and a wonderful birthday present for our organisation. More
importantly, it shows that Youth Music has confidence in us, based on our having
now run more than 50 live Bluesnights, four Summer Schools, and a number of
workshops over the last six years".
The project will start with a half-day workshop at Dorchester Arts Centre on
Tuesday 29 March. Anyone who would like more information about the project
should write to: BGB, 16 Greenhill, Weymouth, DT4 7SG, phone: 01305 766729, or
e-mail:
tomhopkinsandassociates@compuserve.com
MARC ALMOND DVD COMPETITION
 Former
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.
The first person to email us with the name of Marc’s partner in Soft Cell will
receive this release by demonVISION. It consists of two hours of live
performance and around one hour of bonus features including a candid interview
with Marc. The first act features material from Marc’s album of Russian romance
songs ‘Heart of Snow’, while the second act comprises French chansons, blues and
cabaret. Songs include covers of Jacques Brel’s ‘Amsterdam’ and David Bowie’s
‘Rock n’Roll Suicide and many original songs.
This competition is now closed. Miss A Leslie of Romsey won the Marc Almond DVD.
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 place 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.
For further information, please contact
info@gosportfestival.co.uk
Festival information: 023 9252 8017
Ferneham Hall Box Office: 01329 231942
Ashcroft Arts Centre Box Office: 01329 310600
See also
www.gosportfestival.co.uk
As usual we will be keeping you up to date with all the music festivals in the
South this year through our Festival Focus section which will resume next month.
In the meantime here are a few dates that have already been arranged:
Winchester Folk Festival - May 13 -15
Blues On The Farm, Pumpbottom Farm, near Chichester - June 23 - 26
Larmer Tree Festival, Tollard Royal - July 14 - 17
Trowbridge Festival - July 21 - 24
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:
Friday 22nd April - Chuck Prophet & the Mission Express - see
www.chuckprophet.com
Tuesday 26th April - Ben Weaver - see
www.benweaver.net
Mid-April, date TBC - Sarah Sharp - see
www.sarahsharp.com
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:
TONY HADLEY VS MARTIN FRY OF ABC:
Mar 6 - Portsmouth Guildhall
Apr 29 - Salisbury City Hall
May 6 - Southampton Mayflower Theatre
GLITZ, BLITZ & HITS TOUR - SWEET, RUBETTES & SAILOR:
Mar 4 - Salisbury City Hall
17 - Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre
Apr 2 - The Anvil, Basingstoke
SOLID SILVER 60s SHOW - GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS, THE SEARCHERS, THE MERSEYBEATS &
THE SWINGING BLUE JEANS
Mar 22 - Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre
Apr 8 - The Anvil, Basingstoke
Apr 27 - Portsmouth Guildhall
Apr 28 - Weymouth Pavilion Theatre
May 3 - Southampton Mayflower Theatre
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.
He kicks off the tour with a date at the Tivoli Theatre in Wimborne, Dorset, on
Saturday March 19. We’ll be putting the full itinerary on the website soon.
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Motimba
Poole Lighthouse, Poole
Friday March 18
Equation
Tower Arts Centre, Winchester Thursday March 10 & The Anvil,
Basingstoke Saturday March 19
Shane McGowan Albert Bar, Southsea
Saturday March 19
Ray Gelato Concorde Club, Eastleigh
Wednes March 23
Arthur Lee
The Brook, Southampton Thursday March 24
Bruce Katz
Talking Heads, Southampton
Saturday March 19
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