Gary Edward Jones to play Concert Room at St George’s Hall Liverpool

Gary Edward Jones to play Concert Room at St George’s Hall Liverpool

Following in the footsteps of Liverpool’s greatest musicians, Gary Edward Jones, the craftsman with a passion for music is taking the city by storm and introduces his carefully crafted debut album.

After sold out gigs throughout Merseyside, Chester and The Midlands, Gary Edward Jones launches his forthcoming album, The Cabinet Maker at the city’s historic Concert Room at St George’s Hall on Saturday 15 November.

The Cabinet Maker is a biographical album, honest, heart-felt and emotionally charged, filled with soaring melodies. Nine, well-crafted songs represent just a small part of Gary’s repertoire. The Cabinet Maker reflects the experiences from his life and the lives of those closest to him. Following folk’s tradition of telling personal tales, which tap into humanity’s shared experience. 

Songwriter and musician Gary Edward Jones said “I write songs that I would like to listen to myself and collaborating with other talented musicians on the album has only enhanced the emotion, sensitivity and passion in my music. I am proud to showcase the full band at St Georges Hall which promises to be an intimate and magical experience“.

Gary met guitarist, Skeet Williams, in a friend’s caravan at Chester Folk Festival and the synergy between them was instantly recognised then together with Gary’s good friend and sound engineer, Gareth Dubbeling, they recorded a pre-production album in Gary’s back room which received positive feedback from trusted ears in the industry and friends alike. They joined forces with Oscar South and Daniel J. Logan and the backbone of the album formed.

Gary’s talent as a producer lies in encouraging creativity and sensitivity from his band members, and providing the necessary structure to allow moments for each musician to really shine.

They recorded the album at Orchard Studios in Crewe and The Batcave in Liverpool. Russell Cottier mixed and mastered the album, working with Gary to exacting standards and paying great attention to detail. The brief was always to allow the guitars and vocals to entwine making a rich, warm, sound that would be easy to listen to; an objective most definitely achieved.

It was imperative that the album had the kind of backing vocals that Gary was brought up on such as Fleetwood Mac or Motown.  Elizabeth Kearney and Kellyann Lea of ‘Grace and Danger’ delivered the goods in virtually one take.

Listen to a taster of The Cabinet Maker by Gary Edward Jones here… https://soundcloud.com/garyedwardjones

On the night support will come from Liverpool Music Award nominee Robert Vincent www.robertvincent.com and guitarist Jim Bazley.

PERFORMANCE DETAILS 

GARY EDWARD JONES - 

THE CABINET MAKER

Saturday 15 November 2014

Doors 7pm

Tickets: £10 (No Booking Fees)

 St Georges Hall Concert Room

St George’s Plateau

Liverpool

L1 1JJ

HOW TO BOOK:

The Cabinet Maker Album Launch tickets are available from Gary Edward Jones website: www.garyedwardjones.com. Or via TicketQuarter: 0844 8000 410, online at www.ticketquarter.co.uk or in person at TicketQuarter, Queens Square, Liverpool. No Booking Fee

Bain, Möller and Molsky to play St George's Hall Liverpool

Saturday 9 November 2013 7:30 pm

St George's Hall Concert Room

Tickets £15

www.liverpoolphil.com

A melodically and rhythmically exciting collaboration by three of the world’s leading folk musicians. Sharing their Celtic, Nordic and Appalachian cultures are Aly Bain, Scotland’s supreme traditional style fiddler, Swedish multi-instrumentalist Ale Möller, and American old time fiddler, singer, guitarist and banjo player Bruce Molsky. The trio recorded their new album at Liverpool Philharmonic last year and the beautiful St George’s Hall Concert Room is the ideal setting to take in their unique and phenomenal sound.

THE TRIO

Aly Bain is Scotland’s supreme traditional style fiddler. His playing is unique – driving, impassioned and pure – with a vibrant, unmistakable tone that has earned him a following of ardent fans throughout the world.  His most recent collaboration with Swedish multi-instrumentalist Ale Möller, created the album Fully Rigged a celebration of shared Nordic heritage. Completing the line-up is Bruce Molsky who has also explored traditional music from an astonishingly broad range of cultures over the past two decades.

Aly Bain helped establish the Boys of the Lough and began a life of intensive playing, recording and travel that continues to this day. Although his musical base is firmly in Scotland, his extensive travels have led to an appreciation and mastery of many kinds of fiddle music. In November 1994 he was awarded an M.B.E. for services to folk music. A further honour came in the form of an honorary degree of Doctor of Music, conferred on Aly in July 1999 by the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

Ale Möller found his roots in Swedish folk music by way of first falling in love with the sounds of Greece. En route he became a master of the bouzouki and a multi-instrumentalist with a lot of different flutes in his belt. He has toured with Mikis Theodorakis and been a front member of bands like Filarfolket, Enteli and Nordan to name but a few. While he still tours the world with the trio of Frifot, first and foremost he is just Ale, the multi-musician and performer who is a master at making people joining him in joyful musical experiments. Audiences crowd into concert venues where the Ale Möller Band are appearing to embrace the legacy of music taking shape before their very eyes, quite often in chaotic circumstances and divinely guided by inspiration and the moment shared.

Bruce Molsky is one of the most influential old-time fiddlers around. He is also a remarkable  guitarist, banjoist and singer. His high-spirited music melds the archaic mountain sounds of  Appalachia, the power of blues and the rhythmic intricacies of traditional African music. He holds a stage as few roots musicians can: with skill, a varied and deep repertoire, a reverence for the past, a healthy curiosity about music outside old-time, and a relaxed, conversational wit that draws listeners in as if they were sitting in his living room.

Neil Campbell & Friends Perform at St George's Concert Room

Neil Campbell and Friends Perform at St George's Concert Room

Neil Campbell, Liverpool’s most sought-after guitar virtuoso is to perform a very special one-off concert in the stunning surroundings of the St George’s Hall Concert Room on Friday 30th November.  Neil who has previously been known as a solo performer will be joined on stage with some very special friends, who he has collaborated with in recent years, Nicole Collarbone, Anne Taft, Perri Alleyne-Hughes and Carlo Bowry.

The one-off concert will include new guitar duo performances with ace electric guitarist Carlo Bowry (Wizards of Twiddly/Muffin Men); excerpts from the recently toured haunting and beautiful composition 'Ghost Stories: A Night Opera' featuring Liverpool soprano Anne Taft and performed with stunning visuals by Shaun Taft; songs composed with Sense of Sound Singers musical director Perri Alleyne-Hughes from their recent Perri & Neil album titled Then;  cello and guitar duets with Nicole Collarbone with tracks taken from their album Fall and the Liverpool premiere of Neil's four movement composition 'Private Collection', which features vocals by Perri Alleyne-Hughes and Anne Taft.

Liverpool based composer and classical guitarist Neil Campbell has been a mainstay on the Liverpool music scene as a solo guitarist for many years, with an ever-growing fan base, he is remembered for his unique style and passion for his work, mesmerising audiences with his original music and talent. As well as performing a series of duets, audiences will also hear the very best of Neil’s solo work to end the evening.

Classical Guitarist Neil Campbell says: “Having started my musical life as a solo classical guitarist and composer, in more recent years my raison d'être in music making has been about artistic collaboration and all the wonderful unexpected creative results that musicians working together can produce. Performing this concert in the glorious Concert Room of St George's Hall allows me the rare opportunity to bring together in one evening so many of these wonderful collaborations, whilst helping to showcase the awesome talents of my co-musicians.”

Don’t miss one night of outstanding original music, performed in beautiful surroundings by some of Liverpool’s most talented performers.

LISTING DETAILS 

Neil Campbell and Friends In Concert

St George’s Concert Room, William Brown Street, Liverpool

Date: Friday 30 November

Doors - 7.00pm, Performance - 8.00pm

Tickets: All seats £12.50

How to Book:

Box Office: 0844 8000 410* Online at www.ticketquarter.co.uk*

or in person at TicketQuarter, Queens Square, Liverpool*

*Subject to booking fee.