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BOO
HEWERDINE
Boo
Hewerdine should be
a household name. He was originally in a Cambridge based band called
The Great Divide in the early 80s, then started a band called Georgia
Peach which evolved into The Bible. They were Deacon Blue's perennial
support act but again broke up towards the end of the decade. Boo
kept himself busy. He made an album with Texan folkie Darden Smith;
he played live with Clive Gregson and Eddi Reader, and wrote a couple
of songs, including "The Patience Of Angels", for Reader's second
solo album; he made his own solo album, "Ignorance", in 1992; The
Bible reformed at the end of 1994 and made an EP. Produced by John
Wood (known for his work with Nick Drake, Richard Thompson, John
Martyn and The McGarrigles), "Baptist Hospital" is one of Boo's
finest album to date. To quote Nick Hornby "It aches, and that ache
is probably pop music's rarest, most valuable commodity: it takes
real nerve to prize regret over rage, and tenderness over threat.
Someone once said that all art aspires to the state of music; well,
if I could write books that sounded like this, I'd be...maybe not
happy, but very, very fulfilled."
Performed
at Sir John Mills Theatre, Saturday 17th April 2004 (the opening
night of SLMC)
Anyone
who has seen Adrian Nation perform live will know why an ever increasing
following just keeps coming back for more!
Adrian
is rapidly establishing a reputation for himself as a talented acoustic
guitarist and singer songwriter. A magnetic quality, both in the
man and in his songs, sincere melodies, insightful lyrics and an
intricate playing style, have a universal appeal that transcends
musical tastes and genres.
In
1998 Adrian formed the duo 'Six Feet Above' with accomplished guitarist
Tim Whitnell. The track 'Waiting Game', taken from their CD 'Tide's
up' was used on a compilation album, which received generous airplay
in Europe and America. During this time Adrian also built his own
guitar with guidance from successful guitar-builder Phil Vigor.As
the direction of a new solo career began to develop, Adrian created
a new independent record label, 'Laburnum Bridge Records' and set
to work on his first album. The release of his CD 'Sowing Seeds'
in 2003 marked a turning point in his musical career. In his own
words, 'It gave me a real hope that I had the ability to write songs
that had a purpose and meaning that I would be proud to perform.''Sowing
Seeds' made an immediate impact both locally and further afield.
The quality of his musicianship and his ability to convey a universal
depth and spectrum of feeling comes through unmistakably. Each song
stands out on its own with themes from the very essence of life;
reflections on nature, dreams, friendship, loss and thought-provoking
musings.Pursuing
his own musical path outside of market-driven pressures has given
Adrian the freedom to express himself through his music with a sincerity
that is characteristic of the man himself. Adrian has already begun
work on his second album and is forging forward with new songs as
he continues to enhance his popularity with nation-wide performances.
supported
Boo Hewerdine at Sir John Mills Theatre, Saturday 17th April 2004
(the opening night of SLMC)
Suffolk Live Music Club Team
Bob Paterson - booking agent / radio DJ
Bob has been involved in Radio since his university days, and has
had the pleasure of working alongside greats like Jonny Walker on
BBC Radio. He presented his first radio show on Livewire 945AM in
January 1991 and since then has presented shows on Cracker FM (Norwich),
London Network Radio, CMR, Radio Avalon (Glastonbury Festival Radio),
Ritz 1035AM and Mean Country. He currently broadcasts on SpydaRadio
(Internet Radio) and is a regular contributor on BBC
Radio Suffolk. Outside of radio, Bob runs a live music booking
agency (eastcentralone) which he set up with Steve Fernie in July
1999. For three years previous to this he promoted live music in
several London venues and in July 2000 he co-founded the website
NetRhythms with Sue Cavendish.
He moved up to Suffolk from London in April 2002 and now he is putting
his experience into the set up of Suffolk Live Music Club.
Ian Mantel - musician
/ promoter
Manny
has been playing guitar for more years than he would like to remember.
His playing styles were formed in the melting pot environment of
the northern folk clubs in the late seventies and eighties.Until
a few years ago he was mainly an acoustic solo performer, and he
can, and will, play many types of music ~ but secretly wants to
be a bluesman! His current band is '56
Cadillac. Manny works as a consultant in the IT industry and,
when not playing or rehearsing, part owns a company, Debenham Entertainments,
which is involved with promoting live music, particularly original
and young bands. The last project was the very successful Music
by the Lake festival.
Debs - musician / promoter
Debs is a singer-songwriter and has been involved in many music
projects.In her first band, based in Norfolk, she played saxophone
and this is where she discovered where her heart lay - in pop/rock
music. Her skills since then are self taught, and fusing her classical
backround and her new found modern music abilities, she has gone
on to gain experience in writing parts for a musical, writing music
for a Police video, perfomed as a solo, duo and in pub covers band
playing everything from pop/rock/blues funk and soul. She still
performs solo from time to time, but her main appearances are with
her self-named band. She
also hosts and runs Suffolk
Songwriters, has been co-ordinator on team for
Ipswich May Day Festival, and of course is now on the team for
SLMC.
 Rich
Burrow - musician
/ sound engineer
Rich
is a excellent bass player and has played with many local bands,
the most notable being the Debs Warren Band, Grandma's Bike and
Spencer Horton's Armada. He has a keen ear for sound and shines
in Enginering, Recording, Editing and Mastering. His ambition is
to go professional in this sphere and has already delivered a fine
sounding EP for the Debs Warren Band in 2003. He is the regular
engineer for
Suffolk Songwriters
events at The
Milestone Beerhouse.
Our first booking:
BOO
HEWERDINE
Boo
Hewerdine should be
a household name. He was originally in a Cambridge based band called
The Great Divide in the early 80s, then started a band called Georgia
Peach which evolved into The Bible. They were Deacon Blue's perennial
support act but again broke up towards the end of the decade. Boo
kept himself busy. He made an album with Texan folkie Darden Smith;
he played live with Clive Gregson and Eddi Reader, and wrote a couple
of songs, including "The Patience Of Angels", for Reader's second
solo album; he made his own solo album, "Ignorance", in 1992; The
Bible reformed at the end of 1994 and made an EP. Produced by John
Wood (known for his work with Nick Drake, Richard Thompson, John
Martyn and The McGarrigles), "Baptist Hospital" is one of Boo's
finest album to date. To quote Nick Hornby "It aches, and that ache
is probably pop music's rarest, most valuable commodity: it takes
real nerve to prize regret over rage, and tenderness over threat.
Someone once said that all art aspires to the state of music; well,
if I could write books that sounded like this, I'd be...maybe not
happy, but very, very fulfilled."
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