Loudhailer Acoustic November 2015

Another great night at Loudhailer Acoustic featured brand new premieres from Vivian, Catherine, Gifford and Graham Graham, four fantastic performers’ debuts, three guitars with an unusually large number of strings, three contrasting keyboards, a multi instrumental one man band, a five piece band of women and a superbly eclectic range of jazz, blues, world, folk, spoken word and indescribably unique genres to boot.

The next Loudhailer Acoustic is Thursday December 3^rd– but first, it’s our HullSongs launch night celebration on Friday 27^th November at Kardomah94, doors at 7pm. Everyone is welcome, so come along for a special version of Loudhailer Acoustic with music and spoken word from a selection of HullSongs storytellers. It’s all part of the James Reckitt Library Trust/Art for Hull Untold Stories project, building an archive of stories about the city, “whether oral, written, pub sagas, tall tales, misunderstandings, mythologies and even downright mistruths.”

Visit HullSongs here. “Some of the pieces are nostalgic, some personal and poignant, and some are very funny. There are tales from all over Hull – Gypsyville, Longhill, Hessle Road, the River Hull itself. The Orchard Park high rise angels, old record shops of Hull, and even Bun in the Oven by the old bus station get a mention.”

So, here’s the gallery from this month’s Loudhailer Acoustic, photos by Rich except the one of us, thanks to Graham Graham Beck for that. Click on the image to read the reviews and scroll on…

Jack Parker – we waited all night for a bonfire night special, and Jack came up with the goods with a fiery track from his recent album.

Brian Williams assembled his band from his holdall, washboard, spoons and all. Here he is with some Sonny Boy Williamson the younger and a great Stranglers reference (remember what the ice pick did?)

Ruth was ace

A Loudhailer welcome to Simon Davey, here he is playing his lovely folky fingerpicked guitar – a beautiful song inspired by big family meals together and the Victorian broadside ballad of Miles Weatherall.

Lisa –The-Wedge-Wedgner, Claire-de-Laire Brennon, Ysabelle Wombwell, Vivian Querido and Lou Duffy-Howard

Here’s Ruth Scott and Ben Saville playing a stylish and sassy performance of two of their own jazz blues songs.

Jim Orwin – Here’s Jim playing his exquisite one chord song – and sneaking in a few extra chords.

Gifford Rolfe and Joan Foye – here’s Gifford and Joan leading the singing, following Gifford’s brand new songs about Joni Mitchell and the effects of a freak Hebridean storm.

Phil Parker- straight in with something for a dark night.

Here’s Michael Nagasaka taking us on a trip across America and settling in Gibraltar with a flamenco dance tune.

Lisa –The-Wedge-Wedgner, Claire-de-Laire Brennon, Ysabelle Wombwell, Vivian Querido and Lou Duffy-Howard

Ruth

Ben and Ruth

Lisa

Here’s Vivian Querido with the premiere of her new violin poem song, Ladies in Blue.

Lisa Wedgner, Lou Duffy-Howard, Ysabelle Wombwell

The Wedge in action

Rich and Lou – we played something from a set of songs about our heroines – Joan of Arc.

This is Catherine Scott with three brand new poems – two with a serious message…and then the hilarious tale of Scruffy the little dog.

Roy Kibbler – Roy’s observations of being in the kitchen at parties rang a bell or two.

One for each hand….Graham Graham Beck surfaced from his mountain of house move packing boxes with a classic new song – Cardboard Is King (and as Vivian quipped, Bubblewrap is Queen).

Thanks to everyone who came to play and listen, a great audience, fabulous performances all round and to Paul Sutton at The Back Room in Cottingham, a top live music venue.

Make a date for the next Loudhailer Acoustic, the first Thursday of the month, so December 3^rd. Come and join us – full details here, be great to see you there!

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