Doors open 7.45pm, concerts start at 8.30pm
CB2 Basement, 5-7 Norfolk Street, Cambridge, CB1 2LD
Use the audio player below to listen to some recordings from past concerts.
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SATURDAY 20 MARCH - £10
KRISTA DETOR with Dave Weber and Mike Lindauer (USA),
DAVID CELIA (Canada)
KRISTA DETOR with Dave Weber and Mike Lindauer (USA),
DAVID CELIA (Canada)
With her highly acclaimed album, Mudshow (“A Small Miracle..” Rolling Stone) Krista Detor was established as a gifted player on the world stage. Together with partner and producer, David Weber, she’s since released the follow-up album, Cover Their Eyes (“One of the best albums of the year..” Revolver) continuing to push the edges of genre while remaining close throughout to the lyrical thread that defines her work.
She’s reached #1 on the Euro-Americana chart and her music’s been featured at the Cannes Film Festival, on NPR, PBS, the BBC, as well as countless U.S. and European National, Regional & Local radio shows. She’s appeared on both U.S. and European television and collaborated on the Emmy nominated PBS Special Wilderness Plots.
Most recently, she was honoured to be chosen to be a part of the Darwin Songhouse with 7 other songwriters in Shrewsbury writing for 7 days and completing a live CD to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin in his hometown. The event and subsequent concert were covered extensively by the BBC.
She will be performing with Dave Weber (guitar, vocals) and Mike Lindauer (bass guitar, vocals).
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David Celia, from Toronto, Canada is a world class musician who has played for audiences all over the Europe, U.S.A. and Canada. His music has been described as "roots-rock with hints of folk wrapped up in a pop package". David has received plenty of radio play on CBC Radio in Canada as well as on the BBC in the UK, featured "live in studio" recently on Radio 2's highly regarded Bob Harris Show. He has opened for The Divine Comedy, Elvis Costello and Badly Drawn Boy
"Excellent musicianship..... elegant and melodic" - Neil Hannon, The Divine Comedy
"This is Superb" - Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2
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SATURDAY 10 APRIL - £10
JOHNNY DICKINSON, STEPHANIE LAMBRING (USA), PAVLOV'S CAT
JOHNNY DICKINSON, STEPHANIE LAMBRING (USA), PAVLOV'S CAT
Johnny Dickinson has a reputation as the most potent slide player in the UK as well as being a truly talented singer and songwriter. He went down a storm at the 2005 Cambridge Folk Festival and was nominated in the 'Best Musician' category in the 2006 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
He has developed a unique individual style of playing which crosses Celtic flavours with American Blues and is reminiscent sometimes of Kelly Joe Phelps and sometimes of Martin Simpson.
In 2003 he was nominated for a prestigious Radio Two Horizon Award. His name also featured on the list of Most Promising Artists for 2004 on Channel 4's Teletext service. He was also nominated as ‘Best Musician’ in the 2006 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
"I'd go a long way to listen to Johnny Dickinson. You hear a lot of good influences in his music but the result is something special. For me his playing really hits the spot." - John Renbourn
He has developed a unique individual style of playing which crosses Celtic flavours with American Blues and is reminiscent sometimes of Kelly Joe Phelps and sometimes of Martin Simpson.
In 2003 he was nominated for a prestigious Radio Two Horizon Award. His name also featured on the list of Most Promising Artists for 2004 on Channel 4's Teletext service. He was also nominated as ‘Best Musician’ in the 2006 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
"I'd go a long way to listen to Johnny Dickinson. You hear a lot of good influences in his music but the result is something special. For me his playing really hits the spot." - John Renbourn
"Johnny is a soulful player, singer, and a damn good writer! Dońt miss him!" - Tommy Emmanuel
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Stephanie Lambring is an award-winning singer/songwriter based in Nashville, whose music has reached ears around the world. Heavily influenced by Patty Griffin, her songs and intimate performances reflect a world-weariness and awareness that reflect artists such as Patty Griffin and Jewel.
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Formed in 1999 this very English sounding group play melodic, rolling songs with the emphasis on dynamics and organic sounds. They are lyrically cynical, occasionally dark but not without a glimmer of optimism. James Hibbins' spartan acoustic guitar and rich vocals are now accompanied by Bernard Hoskin on acoustic bass, guitar and mandolin. Their second album "Motes of Dust" was described by Mike Harding on BBC Radio 2 as "an interesting mix of traditional & original songs...I really like it". "I get to hear a lot of bands on my travels: every so often, one really stands out. Pavlov's Cat stood out: they play well, sing well and write very good songs. Highly recommended!" - Clive Gregson.
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SATURDAY 24 APRIL - £10
HENRY PRIESTMAN, MARK ELLIOTT (USA)
HENRY PRIESTMAN, MARK ELLIOTT (USA)
After 30 years in the music business – and with a credit list longer than both your arms – Henry Priestman has finally made his debut as a solo act. He sold three million albums with The Christians and wrote all the songs on their 1987 triple-platinum debut, he shared a mic and a number one single with Paul McCartney, he played on sessions for Lightning Seeds, Johnny Marr, Ian McCulloch, Pete Wylie, Ian McNabb and Echo & The Bunnymen, and provided vocals on Jools Holland/Tom Jones’ 2004 CD.
Last year Henry played his debut solo gigs: in May he supported 10cc at London’s 02 Arena and in July supported Jools Holland at the 10,000-seater Liverpool Echo Arena. He describes his new album, The Chronicles of Modern Life, as a collection of "scruffy pop songs of pith, wit and poignancy".
"It really is a fabulous album...gorgeous" - Janice Long, BBC Radio 2
"This album is just great, it's real with great songs on it" - Johnnie Walker, BBC Radio 2
"An album of rough-hewn charm that will appeal to listeners for whom thumping disappointment and bloody minded stoicism are the new rock ‘n roll" *** - Sunday Times
"A solo album full of wit and love and disappointment and vitriol… perfect pop decorated with spikiness and anger" **** - Rock n Reel
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Veteran singer/songwriter Mark Elliott has won honours at songwriter festivals from Florida to California, including winning the prestigious Kerrville New Folk Award. A Staff writer veteran of the Nashville hit factories; Mark Elliott is also a gifted performer. His latest release showcases his tight, witty lyrics, nimble guitar playing and especially his strong, soulful singing.
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SATURDAY 8 MAY - £8
HUNGRYTOWN (USA), VICKI SWAN & JONNY DYER
HUNGRYTOWN (USA), VICKI SWAN & JONNY DYER
Hungrytown is the new band name and album from celebrated American musical duo Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson. Their deceptively simple compositions are rooted firmly in folk tradition; "in fact, Hungrytown’s music offers such an aura of authenticity–in titles and in tunes–it could be easily mistaken for original trad transcripts," declares Performing Songwriter Magazine, and the Feminist Review raves "Hungrytown is American folk music at its zenith."
Rebecca is an award-winning songwriter whose two previous solo albums were released to much critical acclaim. She was dubbed a "new folk classicist" by the Boston Herald. She now performs with Ken on bass and harmony vocals together they create beautiful, harmony-drenched ballads which sound like they have been passed down from generation to generation.
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Currently taking the world by storm, Vicki and Jonny are rightly establishing themselves as one of the best young duos around on the folk scene today. Although best-known for their instrumental skills with Scottish Smallpipes, accordion and even Swedish Nyckelharpa, the duo are well recognised for their song arrangements too. With their blend of traditional material and contemporary interpretations, they have developed a sound that is both familiar and fresh.
Vicki studied the double bass at the Royal College of Music, becoming the principal double bass and winning the solo double bass competition. Alongside this Vicki has performed solo concertos with many different orchestras. Jonny is a composer and competition-winning guitar player.
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SATURDAY 22 MAY - £8
ISAMBARDE, THE CARRIVICK SISTERS
ISAMBARDE, THE CARRIVICK SISTERS
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The Carrivick Sisters are twins Laura and Charlotte Carrivick from South Devon, England. They play a variety of bluegrass instruments (mainly guitar, mandolin, banjo, dobro and fiddle) with vocal harmonies and are both songwriters. Although their background is in bluegrass, their music has a strong folk influence which is evident in their original songs, many of which are inspired by their local landscape and stories.
The Carrivick Sisters are experienced performers, having played all over the UK, in Europe, and in Canada. They have released three CDs so far: “My Own Two Feet” in 2006; “Better Than 6 Cakes” in 2007; and “Jupiter’s Corner” released in April 2009. They were finalists in the 2010 BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards.
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SATURDAY 5 JUNE - £10
PETER KNIGHT'S GIGSPANNER
PETER KNIGHT'S GIGSPANNER
| PETER KNIGHT'S GIGSPANNER Hailed by Songlines Magazine as "another milestone in folk's rebirth of cool moment", Peter Knight's Gigspanner continues to engage hearts and minds with emotionally loaded and life enriching takes on British traditional and world music. Steeleye Span's legendary fiddle player is joined by Roger Flack (Guitar) and Vincent Salzfaas (Congas/Djembe) and the Trio recently celebrated having their Debut CD "Lipreading the Poet" named as one of the Top 15 Global CDs of 2009 by The Wire, a distinction that is indicative of the outstanding musicianship and commitment to originality that is the hallmark of their performances. Peter was recently awarded the prestigious Musician of the Year 2009 Award by the Talkawhile Acoustic Music Forum. Expect to be captivated by an evening of music that is regarded with a completely fresh eye, with a sense of the familiar at its heart. web site | MySpace |
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COMING UP
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JULY 24 Rita Hosking (USA)
JULY 31 Cambridge Folk Festival Club Tent with Briana Hardyman, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer
SEPT 11 Rachel Harrington (USA) & Rod Clements, Bob Rafkin (USA)
SEPT 25 Patsy Matheson and Clive Gregson, Drew Nelson (USA)
OCT 23 Andy Irvine
NOV 6 Christine Collister
NOV 20 Cara Luft (Canada), Gilmore & Roberts
DEC 11 Guitar night: Clive Carroll, Tristan Seume, Amrit Sond