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Troubadours of the folk revival - a finger style anthology
A rare and poignant evening exploring the sonic landscape , songs and guitar stylings of Martin Carthy, Bert Jansch, Richard Thompson, Anne Briggs, Jackson C Frank , Bob Dylan , Vashti Bunyan, John Martyn, Nic Jones , Nick Drake and many more…
It’s the mid-60s and across the UK’s emerging scene of folk clubs, pub back rooms and university campuses a new movement is forming …
… Steeped in centuries of storytelling, and underpinned by a new wave of guitar virtuosity, something vibrant and alternative is taking root…
Reimagined now for a 21st Century audience, travel with contemporary folk guitarists Tobias Ben Jacob and Chris Cleverley on a journey spanning the UK, from the bustling shimmer of Soho’s Greek Street and the green pastures of Oxford University to the gothic facades of Edinburgh via North Yorkshire fishing towns and West Midlands industrial sprawl.
With dexterous, duelling fingerstyle guitar and intricate vocal harmony, join these two singular musicians as they recall the lively stages of Les Cousins, Sandy Bells, The Jug of Punch, The Bluebell and many more iconic folk landmarks.
A musical, historical journey through the lens of some of our iconic folk pioneers, from the British trailblazers of the 60s, American Global Sensations and the new wave of 70s artists that followed in their footsteps.
Featuring
Chris Cleverley
Chris Cleverley was born under a solstice moon, in the honeysuckle mysticism of a late 80s Midsummer. As his fledgling days unfurled, the symbolic sounds of ‘Hunky Dory’, ‘Graceland’ and ‘Ladies of The Canyon’ echoed from the woodchip walls of the South Birmingham terrace where he was raised; quiet and curious, saturnine and shy.
Here, the soul of a young artist was shaped.
Fast-forward three decades; Four nationally acclaimed albums under his belt, and ringing endorsements from The Times, Telegraph and BBC6 Music. Cleverley’s boundary-shattering ‘Dream-Folk’ songwriting sits on the cutting edge of modern folk, exploring challenging contemporary themes from displaced people to the fragile beauty of our natural world.
A true guitar-man, his elaborate alternate tunings, percussive rhythms and ambient sound design flow beneath a visceral lyrical style inspired by the Lo-fi American Greats, Elliott Smith & Sufjan Stevens; a curious tapestry weaved from the hazy psychedelia of the 60s folk revival and the soulful oblivion of the 90s Pacific Northwest.
With replenishing calm and warm humour, his one-man live show occupies the space between a concert performance and a yoga nidra meditation; Jarringly raw, hauntingly serene and effortlessly 21st Century.
"Rather Lovely Electro-Folk" - Radcliffe & Maconie - BBC 6 MUSIC
"The feel of Elliott Smith and Sufjan Stevens" ★★★★ - Scottish Daily Express
"Frighteningly brilliant works" - The Daily Star ('50 artists to watch in 2023')
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Tobias Ben Jacob
International man of mystery, time- traveller, boulavardier and inventor of the cocktail umbrella.
'Inventive and thrilling..' R2:Rock n Reel
http://www.facebook.com/tobiasbenjacob
@tobiasbenjacob
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