January 22nd Edition

New CDs by The James Low Western Front, Matt Andersen and Cam Penner

Tour dates for Cam Penner, Nanci Griffith, Nazareth and Matt Andersen

Live Review: Mark Radcliffe, Chris Lee & Kirsty Bromley

Forthcoming festival news

This week's Vinyl Junkie selection: Danny O'Keefe - O'Keefe

Next Edition: Sunday 29th January 2012


News

Mark Radcliffe and Chris Lee with Kirsty Bromley


 
Tonight saw in the first Bright Phoebus concert of the year over at The Greystones in Sheffield, a concert featuring writer, broadcaster and raconteur Mark Radcliffe along with fellow Family Mahone/Shirehorses guitar/mandolin player Chris Lee, with support from the young South Yorkshire-based singer Kirsty Bromley. Hosted by singer/guitarist Martin Simpson, who also kicked things off with a solo performance of Bachelor Hall, the concert promised to be thoroughly entertaining throughout and succeeded in fulfilling that promise. With the additional treat of having Martin Simpson join both acts at various points in the evening, which I can only imagine would be any musician's dream collaboration, tonight's concert kicked off the New Year and Bright Phoebus in style.

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See also...

Audio Interview

Northern Sky catches up with Kirsty Bromley to chat about her debut Sweet Nightingale EP.
Allan Wilkinson
8 January 2012 - 10:30am

Review

Allan Wilkinson
8 January 2012 - 2:00am

Festival News

The Great British Rock & Blues Festival


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Live Tour Dates

Cam Penner 

 
UK Tour
 
Accompanied by long-time collaborator and guitarist Jon Wood
 
March

Thursday 22 - No. 8 Café, Launceston, Cornwall 
Friday 23 - Eden Project Café, St Austell, Cornwall
Saturday 24 - The Royal Oak, Lewes, East Sussex
Sunday 25 - The Slaughtered Lamb, Clerkenwell, London
Tuesday 27 - Private Concert, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire
Wednesday 28 - The Greystones, Sheffield
Thursday 29 The Maze, Nottingham
Saturday 31 - The Fraser Centre, Milngavie, Nr. Glasgow

April
 
Sunday 1 - Great Northern Wine @ The Warehouse, Rippon

More Info: www.campenner.com


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New Releases

The following CDs have found their way to the Northern Sky office and are due to be reviewed shortly. (Please note, not every CD release will be reviewed due to time restrictions).

Bram Taylor - Jokers & Rogues (Fellside)


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This Weekend: The Great British Rock and Blues Festival

Friday 27 to Sunday 29 January 2012 Butlins, Skegness

Deborah Bonham (Pic: Allan Wilkinson)

TEN YEARS AFTER HEADLINE GREAT BRITISH ROCK & BLUES FESTIVAL
 
Every year, over the last weekend in January, in that post-Christmas malaise - a remarkable music festival takes place at Butlins, Skegness in Lincolnshire.
 
This year, the festival plays host to a rare UK performance by Woodstock Festival veterans, TEN YEARS AFTER. Still featuring three of that classic line-up, Chick Churchill, Ric Lee & Leo Lyons are joined by guitarist Joe Gooch
 
Fast gaining an impressive reputation on the music lovers festival circuit and as hotly anticipated by the artists as the fans (who regularly travel from the length and breadth of the UK), the weekend has hosted an incredible range of some of Rock and Blues' most exciting and influential artists, alongside fiery 'new blood', too.
 
2011 was no exception to the high quality & value and once again the festival presents the hugely successful format of separate BLUES and ROCK stages for THE GREAT BRITISH ROCK & BLUES FESTIVAL, a continuing highlight to  the Rock & Blues festival calendar.
 
The ROCK Stage line-up for the weekend includes ARGENT – still glowing from the phenomenal response to their High Voltage 2010 performance and UK dates; the KRISSY MATTHEWS BAND, a rare UK outing for ROGER CHAPMAN, hot US bluesers VIRGIL & THE ACCELERATORS and a welcome return for the phenomenal DEBORAH BONHAM, whose new Nashville-mixed album is due; MARTIN TURNER'S WISHBONE ASH also make a much welcome return to the festival, along with SKINNY MOLLY. With keen interest all around in the follow up to their successful 'Metropolis' album, FM also begin celebrations for the 25th Anniversary of their debut, 'Indiscreet' and CRUCIFIED BARBARA bring things to a close on the Rock Stage.
 
On the BLUES Stage, the JOHN VERITY BAND open proceedings, followed by the legends that are TEN YEARS AFTER , then one of the hottest properties on the Blues circuit – CHANTEL McGREGOR. Saturday lunchtime offers STEVE RODGERS, opener for no less than Bad Company on their most recent tour of Japan; STEALER featuring Paul Wright, followed by THE STUMBLE. The STEVE GIBBONS BAND, ANIMALS & FRIENDS (triumphant after their recent, second tour with the legendary Steve Cropper) and the ever-reliable LARRY MILLER all guarantee a phenomenal night. Festival favourites BOWDEN & WILLIAMSON are a very welcome return to the festival, this time in their new band format; harmonica hero GILES ROBSON & THE DIRTY ACES look to reprise their crowd-pleasing Colne set and BAND OF FRIENDS look to emulate their tumultuous ovation at Colne with Gallagher-men GERRY McEVOY and TED McKENNA joined by MARCEL SHERPENZEEL to once again celebrate the music Gerry and Ted shared with Rory on stage and album
 

 
More info: http://www.bigweekends.com/your-break/73624

 


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The Fatea Awards

Northern Sky would like to announce the winners of The Fatea Awards, which recognises achievement in music in 2011. All of the award winners were featured on the Fatea site during the year.


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