Northeast Music Guide

The Slow Readers Club Announce Rescheduled UK Tour This Autumn UK Top 10 Album: The Joy Of The Return Out Now The Slow Readers Club have announced their rescheduled UK Tour.  North East Date: 22 Oct – The Sage 2, Gateshead Tickets: https://ticketmaster-uk.tm7560.net/9kzx5   #Ad A statement from the band reads:  "We realise that this is an awkward time to be announcing things, and a difficult time for a lot of people. But as so many of you were asking, and as we could all do with something positive to focus on for once all this has calmed down, here are our rescheduled dates for later this year. All tickets for March / April dates remain valid. EU dates are still being worked on and there’ll be an announcement in the near future, along with supports for all shows. Hope you can all make it and until then stay safe x" The new tour dates are as follows:  AUTUMN 2020 UK & EU TOUR DATES  20 Oct – King George’s Hall, Blackburn 21 O...

KIM WILDE  Here Come The Aliens The new album, released March 16th 2018 On Wildeflower Records www . kimwilde.com  When pop moves on, it leaves some stars behind. For others – the ones who were in it for the music – it opens new avenues.  Kim Wilde’s return to recording isn’t a comeback, but it does mark a fresh start in the iconic singer’s extraordinary career. Proud of her past, but focused on the future, Kim has never stopped singing or selling out tours - she has played more shows in the past decade than ever before, finding fans in countries she never dreamed she’d visit and turning new generations on to her songs. When she walked in to the famous RAK Studios last year to begin recording ‘Here Come The Aliens’ (her first new album of original material to have a UK release since 1992), Kim felt instantly at home. Not only because RAK was where, in 1981, she recorded ‘Kids In America’ and ‘Chequered Love’, the seminal singles that made her famous ...

JOHN SMITH ANNOUNCES EXTENSIVE UK TOUR NEW ALBUM – ‘HEADLONG’ – OUT NOW It’s rare these days to find an audience so wrapped up in a performance as this one **** – The Independent John Smith has captured something special – Acoustic Far from the connotations his name brings, John Smith is one of a kind – Wonderland This is the sound of a hugely underrated songwriter revealing more of himself, and it’s resulted in a wonderful record 9/10 -Guitarist Should see him reach the bigger audience his talents most definitely deserve **** -Total Guitar The searing thrum of ‘Undone’ is testament to how powerful his music can be – Uncut Following the release of his rapturously received new album Headlong, acclaimed singer and guitarist JOHN SMITH has announced an extensive forthcoming UK & Euro headline tour for 2017. Full dates listed below. Produced by Sam Lakeman and featuring Cara Dillon on BVs, Headlong comes dedicated to the memory of John Renbourn and is th...

Interview with Nik Kershaw F ollowing the success of his 2014 "Me, Myself and I" tour, Nik Kershaw returns with more solo shows. An intimate evening of songs and stories in the company of one of the UK's most respected songwriters. Nik chatted to Jo about the tour, music and what it’s like being a former popstar and one of the UK’s most acclaimed songwriters. J Are you all ready for the tour? N Ahh, nope! J Ha ha! N That’s kinda what I’m doing now, basically the frantic last few weeks trying to get my stuff together. You think “It's just a bloke on a stage with an acoustic guitar, how much is there to prepare”? But I’m using three video screens, I’ve got to get that all together and get all the video and media to trigger correctly. I got 4 or 5 songs I’ve never performed before, that need rehearsing, and all the nonsense and stories I chat between songs..it can’t be the same as three years ago! J You’ve quite a varied range of events you’re playing on...

http://www.daintees.co.uk/video In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the release of Boat to Bolivia – yes 30 years - 2016 has already seen Martin playing in peoples living rooms on the sold out ‘Dansette Tour’. Well November and December sees perhaps the biggest and best Daintees tour for years. Fifteen dates across the country, and culminating in a headline spot at The Great British Folk Festival, playing the Boat To Bolivia album in its entirety, along with a few other classic Daintees tunes to boot. This is simply one tour not to be missed. Tickets are already on sale, and can be found at the links below: www.daintees.co.uk http://www.gigsandtours.com/ Interview On the eve of the tour, I had a chat with Martin about the making of Boat To Bolivia. Q: Can you remember the moment when you first knew you were going to be recording your debut album? What did it feel like? A: Yes but it was way back in 1980, I would head from Washington Tyne & Wear to Hall Farm...

Two years ago, during the 2014 Americana Music Festival, three songwriters met for the first time at a café in East Nashville. What followed on from that meeting became one of the most warmly received albums of 2016 when it was released by vinyl specialists Gearbox Records. Next month, Applewood Road return to the UK to round off a triumphant year which has included performances at Glastonbury and Cambridge Folk Festival, an appearance on the Andrew Marr Show, and a UK tour with Mary Chapin Carpenter.  “Their no-frills debut album, recorded in Nashville, has rightly won them no end of admirers and the close harmonies, augmented with spartan guitar and banjo, were every bit as exquisite in this performance. Original numbers were inspirational; so too was a soaring cover of REM’s Losing My Religion.” -- The Times (review of Barbican show, July 2016)  It was a serendipitous first meeting. Emily Barker was in Nashville for AmericanaFest and had been introduced to Amy...

Murphy’s Legacy , an exhilarating new Irish Dance show from former  ‘ Lord of the Dance ’ and ‘ Riverdance ’ stars is set to launch its world premiere at  Sage Gateshead  on  31 st  January 2015 . North East born  Chris Hannon , a former lead dancer in ‘ Lord of the Dance ’, has joined forces with worldwide dance sensation  Zach Klingenberg , fellow female lead  Katrina Hesketh  and world dance champion  Kaila-Lee McManus  to bring you the next Irish Dance phenomenon. Right now we are offering an amazing £5 off - just call Sage Gateshead Box Office on 0191 443 4661 and quote ‘MurphysLegacyOffer’. The Legacy The Emerald Isle was once a welcoming place, full of fun, peace and tranquillity. However, it was torn apart after years of clan fighting which had left Ireland in complete turmoil. The Murphys, residents of the once beautiful land were in search of a new home, to escape all of the hurt and bad memories. Litt...