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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 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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Make sure you don't miss this rare opportunity:

THE WHITETOP MOUNTAIN BAND

from Virginia USA

 

The George Hotel  

South Molton, Devon

Tuesday 16th September

8pm.         Tickets £9 in advance

GET YOUR TICKETS EARLY AS WE DO TEND TO SELL OUT ON OUR GUEST NIGHTS.

The George Hotel will also be offering an "American-style", pre-concert buffet – Tel:  01769 572 414 to book this.

Martin & Marianne Lucas
WILDWOOD FLOWER MOUNTAIN MUSIC CLUB
Tel:  01237 472083
wildwoodflower@mountainmusic.co.uk


 

part of The St.Ives September Festival

The Western Hotel

Royal Square, St.Ives, Cornwall

Thursday 18th September

doors open 8.15pm    show starts 9pm    Tickets £8

ADVANCE TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE - contact us here for more info

info@acousticart.co.uk

AN ACOUSTICART PROMOTION

 

And also appearing at:

The Cornish Bluegrass Festival

see link below:

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RICHARD PLANK   &   GUY CHARLES

With regular guests  -  every Friday night at 9pm  or thereabouts   -  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

 

 

 

Guests at The Western Hotel

with Guy & Richard:

 

Friday 22nd August: Roy Ray

& our thanks to Chris Leslie

of Fairport Convention

for his special guest appearance

Friday 5th September: Martin Roberts

Martin Roberts
 
Chris Leslie
         

 

 

 

   Nigel Wood
Michele Brown
Danny Poultney
Mike Pritchard
Roy Ray
Sibs Riesen
Bob Chase
Dave Swift

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Additional schedule for Richard Plank & Guy Charles:

Blisland Village Hall  nr.Bodmin, Cornwall     Saturday 28th June   8pm.

The Blue Anchor  Helston, Cornwall    Thursday 3rd July    8pm.

Carnon Downs Village Hall  nr.Truro, Cornwall   Saturday 19th July    8pm.

Acorn Arts Centre   Penzance, Cornwall,   Wednesday 27th August   8pm.

supporting Eilen Jewell    £8 plus £1 booking fee

The Hall For Gwinear   nr. Hayle, Cornwall   Saturday 30th August    8pm.

The Cornish Bluegrass Festival  Newquay, Cornwall     Fri 19th - Sun 21st September

Wheal Dream Folk Club  nr.Helston, Cornwall    Sunday 9th November

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Be sure not to miss this great festival  -  see you there:

Click on the CBA logo to find more details of

The 5th Cornish Bluegrass Festival

19th - 21st September 2008

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Here's an update on the Blue Anchor's

weekly sessions for

September

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

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  

For more information Tel: 01237 472083 

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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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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

and you can visit Keith's new website:

www.keithhills.co.uk

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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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Local Session Update:           

This one we know is still operating

The Kings Arms 

Paul, nr Penzance, Cornwall

every Tuesday.  9pm.

Martin Roberts 01736 351505

 

The photo is only a guide

So don't take it literally...

 

 

  The Tuesday night Paul session  
    
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