Stuff

[mrph]

While I'm in a not-terribly-goth but musical mood -

Kathryn Tickell Band @ the MAC, Birmingham - May 14th

Oysterband / Big Session 2006 - Oysterband, Warsaw Village Band, Levellers (acoustic), Chumbawamba (acoustic), June Tabor...

Cara Dillon - Leicester (Phoenix), 28th July

Comments

[geekchick]

Oysterband / Big Session 2006

Ooooh. *plots*

Hmm.

[mrph.livejournal.com]

...you wouldn't be considering a hypothetical visit to the evils of England, now would you? :)

[livingarmchair.livejournal.com]

The last time I saw Oysterband Big Session, it was stuffed in some dismal back room in Brum, with a group called the Handsome Family providing some of the dreariest, dirgiest rubbish I've ever had to sit through. Jim Moray popped in for a few songs, but even he couldn't rescue it.

The Big session at Warwick Uni some years back was a classic - the Oysters, Eliza Carthy, Rose Kemp (Daughter of Maddy Prior/Rick Kemp from Steeleye Span), Jim Moray and others who I've forgotten.

They've also had Karine Polwart (Ex-Malinky) at Warwick recently (Faultlines is an excellent CD) and Kate Rusby, who seems to continue to be, erm, Kate Rusby. Good stuff!

Re: Hmm.

[geekchick]

Theoretically, yes. =) I suspect it will depend in part on how horrifically painful airfare from here to there is in June.

[fluffymark]

Oysterband Big Session 2005 last year was truly fantastic and one of the highlights of the summer. A weekend of awesome music and we drank the real ale tent dry. Still not sure if I'll make it there this year - I may have other plans for this summer.