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"I like pretty little songs - simply done,

down-to-earth, with something to say."
Doc Watson

 

"And so do we."

Acousticart

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keep Up To Date, Our  News   Is Constantly Changing...

 

We've got some new audio & video clips for you to listen to & watch.

Just scroll down to hear some tracks by Richard Plank & Guy Charles,

& see some live action from a recent Travelling Acoustic Show

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THE WESTERN HOTEL

Royal Square, St.Ives, Cornwall

Thursday 15th May      8.30pm      £8

BROTHER MULE

Brother Mule in concert is a musical conversation between three of America’s most gifted acoustic musicians. The bandmates share the spotlight in a three-ringed circus of extraordinary talent and variety. Brian Wicklund ignites the stage with his fiery fiddling, Ben Winship plays tasty mandolin as he croons one of his finely crafted songs, while Eric Thorin pushes the boundaries of bass playing as an extreme sport. Their debut recording, Big Twang, earned them the Indie Music Award’s Best Americana CD of 2005. It’s a showcase of original and traditional vocals and instrumentals spanning genres of swing, old time, Celtic, old country and acoustic funk. “If you aren’t tapping your feet to that music, you’re dead.” Michael Bolton, Homer, AK . “Masterful musicians who create a great friendship between themselves, and share it with, the audience.” Mary Ver Hoef, Seattle.

and the welcome return of  JOHN DOWLING

USA Bluegrass Banjo Champion - 2002 - Winfield Kansas

BBC Radio2 Young Folk Award Champion - 2000 - London UK

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RICHARD PLANK   &   GUY CHARLES

With regular guests  -  every Friday night at 9pm  -  free entry

THE WESTERN HOTEL

Royal Square, St.Ives, Cornwall

Many people still fondly remember the Thursday night shows at The Western when Alan Gillam first ran the Hotel.

And now with Alan's return we're

pleased to announce the start of a new weekly show featuring two of Cornwall's best known American Folk musicians.

Guy Charles & Richard Plank

will be inviting regular guests to join them

most weeks, to join in their musical

tour of Folk Blues, Old Time, early

Country Music & Americana.

So, whether you're local, or visiting for a few days, we hope you'll come along & enjoy the evening. Meet some friends, have a drink and listen to some good music. And stay at The Western if you've had too much fun to go home.

 photo Rob Jewell

 

NEW ON ACOUSTICART

Here's some audio tracks from

Richard Plank & Guy Charles

that'll give you a good idea of the

kind of music that you'll hear at

The Western Hotel in St.Ives

every Friday night, starting at 9pm.

- Hometown Blues
- Dixie Breezes
- More Pretty Girls Than One
- Going To The West
- Old Horse & Buggy
- Tying A Knot In The Devil's Tail
- Dig A Little Deeper In The Well
- Watching The Desert Sun Go Down
- Brownsferry Blues
- Sarah

                                    photo Rob Jewell

See Richard & Guy at:

Blisland Village Hall

nr.Bodmin, Cornwall

Saturday 28th June

The Cornish Bluegrass Festival

Hendra Holiday Park, Newquay

Fri 19th - Sun 21st September

more info coming soon...

 

Guests booked to appear so far:

            

 

 

 

Friday 9th May

No guests this week.

But a lot more music from

Richard & Guy

 

   Nigel Wood
Michele Brown
 
Roy Ray
Sibs Riesen
Bob Chase
Dave Swift

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Here's an update on the Blue Anchor's

weekly sessions for

MAY

Our thanks to musician

Bob Love

www.boblove.co.uk

for sending us details of live music

at one of our favourite pubs:

THE

BLUE ANCHOR

Helston, Cornwall

For many years one of the most popular

watering holes for acoustic musicians.

Not least because of the very fine beer

brewed on the premises.

 

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A new Bluegrass/Americana session starting Thursday 13th March at

Fortnightly 8.30pm start

There aren't enough picking sessions around at the moment, so we recommend a visit to

The Molesworth Arms at Wadebridge

to help support this new venture. And to have a good time, too.

Click on the pic to go to their website.

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The Wildwood Flower Mountain Music Club

South Molton,  Devon

are offering a whole heap of fine music over the next few months:

PINEY WOODS

Saturday 16th Feb 

8.30pm   Tickets £9

DICK SMITH &

MIKE O'REILLY

plus Thunderbridge Bluegrass Boys

Monday 28th April

8pm     Tickets £9

BEVERLEY SMITH

& CARL JONES

Friday 9th May

8.30pm   Tickets £8

For more information & advance tickets Tel: 01237 472083

And we'd recommend buying tickets early, there'll be limited seating & they're likely to sell-out.

WILDWOOD FLOWER MOUNTAIN MUSIC CLUB  

Meets 2nd Wednesday every month.  A very friendly, concert-style music club for those who enjoy playing, singing or just listening to Old Time/Bluegrass/American Roots music.  8.30 pm at the George Hotel, South Molton.  Admission:  £1 Musicians:  £2 Audience.  Organisers:  Martin & Marianne Lucas. wildwoodflower@mountainmusic.co.uk  

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Acousticart Presents

The Travelling Acoustic Show

Here's a few photos & video clips from concerts held last year

All photos are courtesy of Rob Jewell. And we thank him for his time & talent

Geoff & Michaela Smith
Richard Plank & Roy Ray
Richard Plank
Keith Hills
Cloudy In The West

 

Keith Hills
Richard Plank & Guy Charles
 

TAS at Blisland Village Hall 2007

Video Clips

Richard Plank

Pallet On The Floor

The Cat Came Back

Richard Plank & Roy Ray

You Done Me Wrong

Tragic Romance

Geoff & Michaela Smith

Kathryn's Cabin

Dancer

Keith Hills

Stone Cold Sober

The Streets Of Hamburg

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TAS at The Hall for Gwinear 2007

Video Clips

Richard Plank & Guy Charles

Hometown Blues

Little Stream of Whiskey

Keith Hills

Old Man's Bike

Lady Of My Dreams

Cloudy In The West

Gotta Travel On

I Can Feel you're Somewhere Near

We hope you enjoy these Video Clips from The Travelling Acoustic Show.

You might need a Flash Player (freely downloadable) to view them.

When you first play a track it might pause while downloading.

Let it do that a couple of times, then click the track, start again & it should play all the way through.

And don't bother with the full screen facility - the resolution's no good.

Use the scroll at bottom right of view screen to view all the tracks available (if you can see it, that is).

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The Crabshell Inn

Kingsbridge, Devon

Have a fine series of concerts booked this year

and also hold a monthly Folk Music session on the first Thursday.

www.kebc.co.uk

more info below

SARAH GREY

KIERON MEANS & BEN PALEY

Sunday  27 April 2008

8.00pm

£8 booked in advance (01548 856601)

£10 on the door

JEFF WARNER

Sunday 1 June 2008

8.00pm

DEBBY McCLATCHY

Sunday  5 October 2008

8.00pm

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Here's a link through to the website of

The

Foggy Bottom String Band

Nigel Wood

Mike Pritchard

Michele Brown

Long-time friends & colleagues of

Acousticart

Just click on the pic

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And, not before time, here is a link to two more

well-known & popular local musicians:

Jacqui Callis & Tony Minnion

and their band

Cahooty

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 Richard Plank & Nigel Wood

   'CAROLINA CALLING'

"Dick & Nigel capture the essence of American folk music with this release"  

Jack Lawrence

                     

    

photos: Rob Jewell                                                 

"Their harmony singing & delicate fingerpicking of American folk music has earned them praise

from the American master of the genre, Jack Lawrence"    Music Maker July/August 2005

"A blur of fingerpicking & sensitive harmonies. Richard Plank & Nigel Wood are playing the music they

love & fans of the scene will respond positively"    Sophie Parkes, Music Maker  August/September 2005   

Read a full review here:  'CAROLINA CALLING'

For our friends in the USA,

'CAROLINA CALLING' can be purchased here at the online store,just click on the currency button for the dollar price.

Or buy direct from our distributor in the States: CD Baby    (At $15 you just can't go wrong)

                                               

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Acousticart is pleased to introduce a page for

Keith Hills

Singer/Songwriter

Folk-Blues & Ragtime Acoustic Guitarist

for bookings & more info just click here

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A small departure from our usual fare, but as we're always the home of good music - we recommend checking out this new venue, and the fine concerts they put on.Click on the logo to find out more

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We always like to encourage the development of good fiddling.

To discover more, click on the logo below:

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Local Session Update:            don't forget it's always best to check first if you're travelling.

                                                                              Some of these might have bitten the dust.

The Kings Arms  Paul, nr Penzance, Cornwall

every Tuesday.  9pm.

Martin Roberts 01736 351505

Choughs  Treswithian, Camborne, Cornwall

1st Sunday of month. 8pm.

Kim Moore 01209 719897

Seven Stars Hotel   Totnes, Devon

Sundays fortnightly. 8pm.

Steve Till  01803 866960

The Crows Nest   Crows Nest, nr St.Cleer, Cornwall.

2nd & 4th Wednesday

Jan Holden 01579 347338
  The Tuesday night Paul session  
    

The Cott Inn  Dartington, Devon.                                             The Polgooth Inn  Polgooth, nr St.Austell, Cornwall

third Wednesday of month ?  8pm.                                        first Wednesday of month.  8.30pm

Chris Eccleshaw 01803 868665.                                            Tony Taylor 01208 872252

The Watermans Arms   Bow Bridge, nr Totnes.  Sundays fortnightly.  Steve Till  01803 866960

The Gurnards Head Hotel  nr Zennor, West Cornwall.  Wednesday 9pm.  01736 796928.

The Devon Arms  Teignmouth, Devon.  1st Thursday of month.  Bob Mathews 01626 352007

 

                                     

 
And don't forget, buy those CDs from the store - they're hot & they're here.  
Featured Musicians Include

Richard Plank ~ Nigel Wood ~ Joe Hemming ~ Laurence Kell ~ Roy Ray ~ Keith Hills ~ A Band Like Alice