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Sat 23rd Bottle in the Wall Records presents ARTUR DYJECINSKI + Sam Hare & Friends + Blabbermouth
Doors 7.30 The night, a celebration put on by the good folks at Bottle in the Wall Records, sets out to celebrate the release of Artur Dyjecisnki’s debut album 'A Year and a Half of Rain'. Also playing that evening are some of Bottle in the Wall’s favorite people and musicians including Blabbermouth and Sam Hare & Friends... Canadian Artur Dyjecinski has developed the voice of a more hardened soul, jaded by the experiences of city life. Yet his music clings to a melody that leads his listeners to a place of inspiration and simplicity evoking his childhood. Dancing unabashedly to the listener’s ear with blues/country undertones and simple folk, the debut album ‘A Year and a Half of Rain’ lends us a glimpse into the heart and soul of this musical talent. Playing an acoustic set, the music gives voice to a contemplative spirit with story as its vice. “His absorption of Canada’s rich country and folk heritage help to create a technicolour take on big city life and brings welcome warmth and colour to the grey streets he travels. Artur is a welcome individual in an oversubscribed scene with a great knack for a telling lyric, who will hopefully be around for a while.” - Clash Magazine Sam Hare is the former front man of the recently disbanded London-based band, Hucklebuck, and is one of London’s leading blues talents. Having played with a entourage of talent including Buddy Whittington and Bonnie Bamlett, his guitar style falls somewhere between Jimmie Vaughan and James Burton with a voice echoing that of Gregg Allman. His new project, Sam Hare & Friends, consists of his brother Fergus Hare on bass, Joe Glossop on the Hammond organ, and Mimi Hajime on drums. The chemistry is an appealing slice of blues meets Americana of such authenticity you’d be hard gone to find it outside the delta itself. “…Hare can comfortably stand in that long distinguished line of Bonnie Bramlett’s guitar players” (that includes Duane Allman, Eric Clapton and George Harrison) – Blues in Britain Steve Thompson aka Blabbermouth’s newest project his in his signature amusing, sophisticated and poignant anti-folk style, all backlit modestly by the band with bass and percussion, and led by an alteration of banjo and guitar. The sound’s reminiscent of Kevin Coyne and Morrissey with humorous songs about death, love and funerals that delivers an emotionally diverse mix of songs. Perfect for the Luminaire. "Original, refreshing, off-kilter and talented, Blabbermouth's set is by turns hilarious, anthemic, surreal and delightful” – The Troubadour |
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