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Acoustic Circus Returns!
This Month's line up includes...
Owen Davies
Adam Cole
Russell Watson
Simma
Steve Jackson
And Special Guests
The Bridge Hotel
Wed 3rd Sept 2008
£3.50 / 7:30pm
For details please visit
www.acousticcircus.co.uk
www.tynesidemusicians.com
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Bridge Hotel, Wed 6th August
Featuring
Andy Mackin (With Special Birthday Guests!)
James Comrie
The Additions
Simma
Alex Campbell
& Special Guests
The Bridge Hotel, Castle Garth Newcastle
£3.50/7:30pm (Get down Early!)
On Facebook? Click Here!
We're Back At The Sage!
With
The Known World
Russell Watson
Rebecca Jones
Simma
Peter Bennett
& Special Guests
August 2nd, The Sage Gateshead, 2pm, Free Entry
On Facebook? Click here!
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Acoustic Circus Presents
ACOUSTIC SISTERS
In celebration of international women’s day
With
Hattie Murdoch
Verity Burton
Beth Coyle
Lee MT
Anna Louisa
Heather Frances
And Guests
At
The Side Café
1-3 The Side
Quayside, Newcastle
Wednesday 12th March 2008, 7:30pm/£3.50
This is a very special line up at a great venue- Not to be missed!
Tickets available from
www.acousticcircus.co.uk
www.tynesidemusicians.com
Email acousticcircus@hotmail.com
Facebook Message Simma Singer
DO NOT REQUEST TICKETS THROUGH MYSPACE
Hi,
A couple of things this month,
First of all, we’re launching the brilliant Adam Cooper’s new CD on Wednesday 5th,
A Truly innovative and original performer, not to be missed, Adam’s unique style and songs set him apart from the
bunch.
With Support From
Iain Crummie
Verity Burton
Owen Davies
Wednesday 5th December
The Bridge Hotel
Castle Garth, Newcastle
7:30pm/£3.50
www.acousticcircus.co.uk
www.tynesidemusicians.com
Secondly, the photo site has been updated, there are pictures of the Sage gig on 17th November and lots of other stuff.
See you at The Circus!
AC
On Saturday afternoon, we'll be back in the library at the sage, completely unamplified, just us, our instruments and
our songs
With
Dan Walsh
Adam Cooper
Sundown
Simma
Terry Gorman
+ Special Guests
Saturday Afternoon - 1pm
Explore Music
LibraryThe Sage
Gateshead Quays
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Back At The Bridge!
Ian Courtney
Dan Walsh
Simma
Sam Sullivan
Facia
Special Guests
Thursday 23rd August 2007
The Bridge Hotel
Castle Garth, Newcastle
7:30/£3.50
www.acousticcircus.co.uk
Hi,
Thanks to all who played and watched at the Circus on 4th April - particularly to a fantastically appreciative audience.
Great to have old hands Jess Roberts and Roger Emmerson back, and fantastic to have first timers Marshall Nattress
and Amy Brooks. Thanks to Simon Best for playing a blinding opening set and all the crew for their usual help. News of
Summer fest gigs soon. Sign up to the info list to be kept informed.
Hiya Folks,
Haven't really had time to write about our brilliant day out at The Sage, but here are some pictures of it! Thanks to everyone,
and especially to the wonderful Jess Roberts, without whom it wouldn't have happened. Thanks to all the players,
organisers and audience. Keep an eye on the website for news of us returning to The Sage, The Green Festival and The
Ouseburn Festival. Thanks to Christine Owen for the PIctures.
S
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Hiya!!
February Circus played to a packed house, and was very, very good! Everyone performed beautifully, and the audience
were as enthusiastic as ever. Nice to see Sundown back, Michael Chaney finding his (excellent) voice, Peter Bennett
impressing people yet again, and Richard John Thompson playing a rare solo spot. Simma and Ed Lauret continue to
shine together, and Verity Burton stepped into the gap left by an unavoidably detained Frekflag- our love and thoughts go
out to the band, and we hope to see them soon. It was good to see Circus full again, after we decided to take a break in
January. The Eagle Eyed amongst you will have spotted an enormous typo in the programs- oops! Never mind, eh? I hope
anyone calling into the site who’s never been before will keep calling back and find out when the next Circuses are on, you
can join the Email list on the right there. The next gig is the afternoon in the sage on Saturday 24th, lots of info here soon.
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Been a bit lax on the news page recently, sorry! Well done to everyone who appeared at and attended the last two
circuses... News of the Christmas show(s) soon.
Please check the front page for news of a couple of children in need gigs featuring various Circus alumni, in tribute to Alan
Hull.
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Just got back from September 6th Circus.
Brilliant night, well done to everyone, another packed house, and another set of unbelievable acts. Special mention to
first-timers Mark Shilcock and Suburban Atmosphere. The Restaurant played a triumphant return set, as did Sharron
Levey-good to have the Captive Audio frontwoman back after so long. Thanks to Nick Gladdish for his last-minute
special guesting. Andy Mackin and Ed Laurete played up a storm, as per usual and the audience were great!
I'm told I was ok too.
S
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**ACOUSTIC CIRCUS**
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Wednesday August 2nd
The Bridge Hotel, Castle Garth Newcastle
Roger Emmerson
Geoff Ridley
Simma
The Questionnaires
Sideline
These Foolish Things
&Guests
7pm / ThreePounds
-Never heard of some of them??? That's the point!!
We promise you a brilliant night.
Thank you to everyone involved in the outrageously successful shows
at The Green Festival and The Ouseburn Festival.
We hope to see you all at Circus again soon!
Stuff about Circus in Narc Magazine this month, and also in Journal
Culture, out with tomorrow's Journal.
Visit us at www.acousticcircus.co.uk
Visit our Myspace at www.myspace.com/acousticcircus
Surely Not?
It can't be!
Already?
It's THE
ACOUSTIC CIRCUS
CHRISTMAS PARTY!
With music From
Verity Burton
Richard Gardner
Dan Walsh
Simma
Paul Jeans
Jon Nellist
James Adamson
Nick Gladdish
Ady Ferguson
Dave the Happy Singer
Richard John Thompson
+Special Guests!
We will fit it all in, promise!
Bring yourselves, your tinsel, party hats and your reasons to be jolly to
The BRIDGE HOTEL
on
WEDNESDAY 14th DECEMBER
at
7:30pm
its only £3, and there'll be sweets!
Acoustic Circus at The Bridge Hotel 19-11-05
To those of us whose twin passions, apart from the obvious, are live music
and rugby, November 19th should have been a day made in heaven. During the
afternoon England met the All Blacks at Twickenham an unmissable occasion
for the committed rugby fan. In the evening the City Hall was the venue for
The Hull Story, a celebration of the life of Newcastle's finest song writing
son, the late Alan Hull, sadly taken from us almost exactly ten years ago.
Can it really be that long ago?
What a prospect in store. However there are times when things don't go
according to plan. Simma, one of the new generation of singer/songwriters
from the area who is highly involved with the promotion of good live music
through his work with Acoustic Circus organised an afternoon gig, ostensibly
for the Hull fans who had travelled from far and wide to be part of the
celebration, but also for the crowd and performers who frequent the Bridge
Hotel on a more regular basis.
The plan? Simple. We could go to the Bridge for the first half hour or so
and still get back to the hotel to see the rugby, Everyone's happy and we
have time to shower and change before the main event at the City Hall.
That was the plan. That is until Scott Hutchinson took to the stage. A big
lad who can craft songs that are simultaneously angry and sensitive. He can
also sing and handle his guitar. Normally I would apologise for not
remembering the names of the songs but, as Scott can't remember their names
either, I am not too worried.
Next up was Verity Burton, a slip of a lass with a huge voice who carries a
bluesy tune as well as anyone I've ever heard. The young crowd near us
appreciated her work and accompanied her in a surprisingly tuneful fashion.
It was then the turn of Steve Foster, an American, who being from Indiana
looks and sounds like Woody, the barman in Cheers. He had travelled over to
attend the Hull Story and treated us to a set of songs from his favourite
songwriter. He included a delightful version of one of my favourites, Treat
Me Kindly, a song I was destined never to hear sung by it's creator. However
Steve did full justice to this lovely little number.
The Simma who then took to the stage looked almost the same as he did when I
last heard him play almost two years ago. However he now exudes a confidence
gained from his time on the road and in the studio. His own songs have a
bite and maturity about them. His lyrics stay with you - "I can still feel
your presence around me, touching me somewhere within" - from the song In
The Morning that appears on his new album Trouble Sleeping. Heirloom/Blue
Eyed Baby brought a lump to my throat.
It was his versions of more Alan Hull classics (I'd forgotten how many great
songs he wrote) that got the crowd clapping stamping and singing along. It
would appear that a principle of Acoustic Circus is that if a few performers
all take a few friends, there'll always be a healthy crowd. These supporters
were all good singers in their own rights. There was also a harmonica player
called Dave The Happy Singer. Sounds like a cartoon character but this guy
appeared on request on numerous occasions and joined in with some stunning
harp.
One of the stars for me was a guitarist called Andy Mackin. This guy has a
real gift, an exceptional ear for music and a superb pair of guitarists
hands. From time to time he joined in and captivated the audience with his
wonderful playing. I almost wrote "licks" but that would have been so
seventies, man. He's young and I believe he has only recently taken up the
instrument. God only knows how good he can be.
Every one of them took to the stage for the final few Lindisfarne anthems.
It was touching to realise that Alan Hull's rich song writing legacy is in
such safe hands. Long may they keep his music alive.
Despite missing the rugby, it was a day made in heaven. The Bridge, City
Hall in the evening and the Simma and the Steve Daggett Trio in The Tyne the
following day. Great venues, great music and wonderful people. What more can
you ask?
John Grenfell
Uckfield
November 2005
14th November 2005
Well done to everyone for last night’s Circus, packed to the rafters yet again! Many, many members of the
audience were commenting about the quality of the acts, truly outstanding.
We are putting on some music this Saturday downstairs in the Bridge, it starts at 2pm, goes till about half five and
you're all welcome. It's free, Simma, Verity Burton, Steve Foster from the US and some others are playing. We'll send
an Email.
24 Oct 2005
Thanks to all involved last night, fantastic stuff! Everyone played well and, yet again, the place was packed. Sorry about
the bar, but no one seemed to be that bothered, and it was beyond our control anyway.
The new performers were outstanding to the point of actually shocking the audience! It was fantastic to hae John
Nellist back too. A night of fantastic new music- but then that's kinda the point....
The Next Acoustic Circus Will be on
Wednesday 2nd November
With
Lesley Roley
Kaifas
Simma
Nick Green
Bridie Jackson
Ian Bredis
+ Very Special Guests
At The Bridge Hotel
7:30pm/£3.oo
19th October 2005
Thank you to all who made last Circus so succesful- it's always nice to have to worry about being over the fire limit!
Not only was the audience satisfyingly large, they were pretty much all listeners, and a good thing too, as all the
performers put in brilliant sets. Well done to everyone, You can buy Paul Jeans' album from http://www.pauljeans.co.
uk/ and you can buy Ady Ferguson's Album from http://www.rgfrecords.demon.co.uk/ ,Simma is almost finished his
new album, see http://www.simma.co.uk for updates. The Restaurant are playing at the Tavern on Thursday, and we'll
try to catch up with the other performers to let you know what they're up to.
Extra special thanks to James Adamson for doing the sound with Paul Jeans, and to Rob at The Bridge for not making
us turn people away when it got really full.
Obviously, as you may have noticed, the Archer is no more, so we won't be having any more gigs there!!
See you on Sunday 23rd for our first Sunday Acoustic Circus in aaaaaages.
With
Waiting For Volkaertz
John Nellist
Oonagh Cassidy
Scott Hutchinson
Jolene
+ Very Special Guests
At The Bridge Hotel
7:30pm/£3.oo
It's on a Sunday!
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20th September 2005
The Next Acoustic Circus Will be on
Wednesday 5th October
With
Paul Jeans
Ady Ferguson
Simma
Jon & Harriet
James Adamson
+ more to be announced
At The Bridge Hotel
7:30/£3
Watch this space for details
Due to the magic that is Mobile Blogging, we'll hopefully have lots more news here from now on... hopefully
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8th September 05
Thanks to all who made Acoustic Circus at The Bridge so great last night... Great to have Danny back on the desk too.
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23 August 2005
The Next Acoustic Cirus Wil be on
Wednesday 7th September
With
Folkstarbambino
Ged & Shauna
Conor Kennedy
Simma
James Stephenson
+ More
Watch this space for details!
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New News 11th August 05
New news page, Hope you like it!, OK, So it's a wee bit basic so far, but at least we got rid of the adverts. Many thanks
to Trev gibb for his help with the
Web as always. The old news is still below, minus the pics, so it doesn't make sense all the way through!
Anyway, back to work!
Acoustic Circus is proud to present
A special gig to launch a fantastic new CD
VERITY BURTON**
"RED"
With very special Guest
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**CHRIS WILKINSON**
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(Outstanding bluesy guitarist/singer/songwriter, as seen at The
Customs House gig and the Green Festival)
On
Thursday 18th August
At The Bridge Hotel
£3/8pm
In other news this week. Long time friends of Acoustic Circus The
Dans will play their last ever gig on Saturday at The Cluny, and for
the early risers amongst you (!), Simma will be the guest again on
the breakfast show on Radio Newcastle (95.4fm) on Saturday morning 7-
9. We have a new website- Kinda, it's still work in progress but you
should find everything you need to know about Acoustic Circus at the
usual address www.acousticcircus.co.uk
Anyway, See you on the 18th
Acoustic Circus
From the old news site
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10 July 2005
CUSTOMS HOUSE FRIDAY 22ND!
You must come to this!!! This really will be a special,
special gig, everyone playing is so up for it, and it's an
amazing venue. Support your Circus! Email
tickets@acousticcircus.co.uk for tickets! Many special
offers if you're buying a few together!!!
Thursday, 7 July 2005
Acoustic Circus July 6th 2005
Last night was incredible- All the acts played brilliantly,
and the audience were particularly great. Nobody who
saw Dave The Happy Singer last night will ever forget
it! A great Circus- thanks to everyone involved!
Keep returning to this News page for a very special
announcement in the next couple of days.
Obviously, we are living in scary times. We send our
love and thoughts to any of our audience or players
currently in London.
AC
Posted by Gigdiary at 1:33 PM BST | link to this post
Updated: Thursday, 7 July 2005 1:34 PM BST
Monday, 27 June 2005
The Archer On Thursday 30th June 2005
ARCHER
Acoustic Circus
Thursday 30th June
Pete Hardaker
The Stevies
Alison McAree
Kelly Brownell
William West
Andrew Mockler
7:30/£3
Posted by Gigdiary at 8:28 PM BST | link to this post
Thursday, 16 June 2005
SUNDAY Acoustic Circus + Make Poverty History
ACOUSTIC CIRCUS
In Support Of
MAKE POVERTY HISTORY's
campaign for
More and Better Aid (see below)
Is on
*SUNDAY*
19th June
AT The Bridge
With
Waiting For Volkaetrz
The Art Of Kissing
Casual Kai
Bronze
Joe Williams
+some special Guests
#3/7:30pm
Stuff you need to know.....
Rich countries have promised to provide the extra
money needed to meet the internationally agreed
poverty reduction targets. This amounts to at least $50
billion per year and must be delivered now. Rich
countries have also promised to provide 0.7% of their
national income in aid and they must now make good
on their commitment by setting a binding timetable to
reach this target.
However, without far-reaching changes in how aid is
delivered, it won't achieve maximum benefits. Aid
needs to focus better on poor people's needs. This
means more aid being spent on areas such as basic
health care and education. It should no longer be
conditional on recipients promising economic change
like privatising or deregulating their services, cutting
health and education spending, or opening up their
markets. Aid should support poor countries' and
communities' own plans and paths out of poverty.
www.acousticcircus.co.uk
http://www.makepovertyhistory.org/
Posted by Gigdiary at 12:34 PM BST | link to this post
Updated: Thursday, 16 June 2005 10:32 PM BST
Tuesday, 14 June 2005
This Wed
Sorry this site has been a little barren for a while,
Holidays, tours and suchlike. But.....
A Last Minute, just organised, rushed as anything
ACOUSTIC CIRCUS PRESENTS
This Wednesday (15th)
At
THE BRIDGE
With
ANDY HARDIE AND THE FREE RADICALS
(Totally unique, virtuoso musicianship with perfect
songwriting-
swingtastic)
VERITY BURTON
(Voice of an angel, and the devils own talent for a tune)
THE STEVIES
(Acoustic funk, outstanding vocals)
ANDREW MOCKLER
(Jazz tinged singer songwriter, new, new new!)
It all starts at 7:30, it's the usual very low price of ¿3,
and it's
going to be great.
This would be an opportune moment to thank Mr Trev
Gibb for his generous and invaluable work on our
website, and in general with The Circus. Cheers,
pelican, you are a genius. You can visit Trev at
www.trevgibb.co.uk
Posted by Gigdiary at 2:26 PM BST | link to this post
Updated: Tuesday, 14 June 2005 5:19 PM BST
Thursday, 7 April 2005
Acoustic Circus 6th April
Just a quick not to say how brilliant last night (6th
April) was. We were there to talk about fair trade and
we did, and had an absolutely excellent gig with a
fantastic audience. Roger Emmerson and Kelly
Brownell got the night off to a particularly good start,
both first timers at Circus, and special mention really
must go to Mrs. Moomintroll, who finished the night
off in great style- with big, cleverly written and
beautifully performed songs. We sold all the white
wristbands we had for Make Poverty History, and got
lots of fair trade voting cards filed out and sent off.
Stayed tuned for news of next month!
AC
Posted by Gigdiary at 9:58 AM BST | link to this post
Monday, 4 April 2005
Acoustic Circus Wed 6th April for MAKE
POVERTY HISTORY
Acoustic Circus
This month we are putting our gig on in support of
MAKE POVERTY HISTORY's campaign for trade
Justice
The developing world loses 14 times the amount it gets
in aid due to unfair trade rules. We want to bring
people's attention to this, and make a difference. You
can help by coming along, and voting for trade justice.
There will be enough voting cards for everyone. We'll
also have more information on Trade Justice, on the
problems it causes, and what you can do to help.
And, of course, it'll be a fantastic gig!
Featuring
Kelly Brownell
Simma
The Fabulous Blondes
Mrs Moomintroll
Richard John Thompson
Roger Emmerson
THE BRIDGE
7:30pm / £3
Sorry about the current website problems, we're
working on it.
AC
Posted by Gigdiary at 4:08 PM BST | link to this post
Updated: Monday, 4 April 2005 7:50 PM BST
Thursday, 31 March 2005
James Angus Gray
We are delighted to announce that the new member of
Acoustic Circus' management committee is James
Angus Gray. He brings the experience of his work with
the Free Festival, and his understanding of performing
on the local circuit. We believe that the Circus
committee is stronger than ever with the addition of this
new member.
This Thursday (31st March) at The Archer
Sundown
Nick Grimes (Amber Souls)
Richard Gardner Blues Implosion
The Fiction
Angus Gray
Special Guests
7:30pm/£3
Posted by Gigdiary at 1:21 AM GMT | link to this post
Updated: Thursday, 31 March 2005 1:27 AM GMT
Saturday, 26 March 2005
Acoustic Circus at The Archer on Thursday
This Thursday (31st March) at The Archer
Sundown
Nick Grimes (Amber Souls)
Richard Gardner Blues Implosion
The Fiction
Angus Gray
Special Guests
7:30pm/£3
Posted by Gigdiary at 6:20 PM GMT | link to this post
Monday, 14 March 2005
Radio Show and Danny
On Saturday, we did a two-hour show on New West
FM, a community radio station in the West End of
Newcastle. We had 9 live performers, including Tea
Cup Head, Chris Wilkinson, Chris Kinley, Trev Gibb,
Verity Burton, Richard Gardner, Nick Gladdish of
Casual Kai, Pete Hardaker and Simma. It went
amazingly well, even if Brian and Simma aren't the
most natural broadcasters in radio history. An eventful
day, which was a fantastic laugh for all involved.
Special mention must go to-
Everyone for meeting on time (it did look like a school
trip), and getting a taxi convoy to the west end.
To Lorraine Dodsworth for guiding us through the
technical nightmare of making a live radio programme.
To Richard Gardner who nipped to the local Netto for
provisions and merrily stood in the kitchen making
everyone sarnies (hero).
Nick Gladdish for dancing round like a baboon and
generally being strange and entertaining in between
performers.
And of course to New West FM, who actually
extended our show by half an hour, due to an
overwhelming public response.
Hopefully there will be more of this sort of silly day out
in the future. Next event is the Archer on 31st March
with Sundown, The Fiction, Nick Grimes and The
Richard Gardner Blues Implosion.
We are very sad to announce the resignation of Danny
Ward from the management committee of Acoustic
Circus. Danny has begun teaching drums, which
doesn't leave him the time to volunteer. We are sure he
will be as brilliant a teacher as he is a drummer. Danny
has been with Circus from the very first gig, and his
work on the sound desk has been praised in reviews
and by audiences countless times. The Circus will
always be very grateful for his work, and the
organisation would simply not exist without him.
We will be officially co-opting a new member of the
committee very soon...
Posted by Gigdiary at 11:13 AM GMT | link to this
post
Thursday, 3 March 2005
Acoustic Circus 2nd March + Acoustic Sisters 2
Thanks to everyone who played last night. Everyone
was brilliant, and Chris Haldane was a genius on
sound.. The last six or seven Circuses have been
ridiculously full- anyone got any ideas?
Next Wednesday is a very special gig- the second
Acoustic Sisters. 6 singer songwriters, all women, all
brilliant. Call back to the website in the next couple of
days for a full listing and details.
AC
Posted by Gigdiary at 11:47 AM GMT | link to this
post
Updated: Thursday, 3 March 2005 5:42 PM GMT
Saturday, 26 February 2005
Acoustic Circus 2nd March
Now Playing: Casual Kai
Things are very, very busy at the minute!
Ta for coming to the Archer, it was a great success.
So, Back home to The Bridge this week...
Wednesday 2nd March
Casual Kai
The Stevies
Adam Cole
Simma
Simon Desai (The Fiction)
Nick Wight
at
The Bridge
2nd March
Doors 7.30pm (We reccomend you get there early!)
£3
see www.acousticcircus.co.uk
Posted by Gigdiary at 7:26 PM GMT | link to this post
Updated: Saturday, 26 February 2005 7:28 PM GMT
Sunday, 20 February 2005
Thursday At The Archer
Thursday 24th Feb
THE ARCHER
Acoustic Circus
Featuring
The Days
Milkfloat
Moonlight
Chris Wilkinson
Special Guests
£3/7:30
Thanks to everyone involved in the Acoustic Circus
LVS New Word Order gig. It was hugely succesful
and lots and lots of fun. Innovative? We hope so. A lot
of hard work went into the gig, and new friendships
were forged. We hope it's encouraged Circus regulars
to check out the spoken word scene, and vice versa.
Apparently, someone is using the name Acoustic
Circus on a buskers night somewhere. Please do not
mistake this for one of our gigs!
Cheers
AC
Posted by Gigdiary at 5:54 PM GMT | link to this post
Updated: Sunday, 20 February 2005 6:09 PM GMT
Sunday, 6 February 2005
article
Posted by Gigdiary at 7:37 PM GMT | link to this post
Friday, 4 February 2005
Acoustic Circus LVS New Word Order
Posted by Gigdiary at 7:48 PM GMT | link to this post
Thursday, 3 February 2005
February Circus
Well, thanks to everyone who played and came along
to Circus's 4th Birthday gig at the Bridge. Absolutely
packed, and everyone plays incredibly well. Special
mention must go to Chris Wilkinson, for his first gig
ever, and a truly outstanding performance. No-one
would believe that he hadn't played in front of an
audience before! Thanks too to Angus Grey for
stepping in at the last minute after James Hails came
down with the nastiness. The next gig, is, of course
The NWO Circus collaboration- See The Informer,
and Get Rhythm Magazine for nice articles. It's going
to be great.
AC
Posted by Gigdiary at 2:53 PM GMT | link to this post
Updated: Thursday, 3 February 2005 5:54 PM GMT
Friday, 28 January 2005
YYYYYEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mood: celebratory
Now Playing: The Medium
We
Raised
£723!
Seven Hundred And Twenty Three Quid!!
Ohb Yes!
Thank you , thank you thank you to everyone who
palyed and attended. The benefit was more succesful
than I could have imagined. I'm totally ecstatic!
It's our Birthday gig next week, more news soon.
Posted by Gigdiary at 6:39 PM GMT | link to this post
Saturday, 8 January 2005
BENEFIT
Please, please come to this gig. We are just a bunch of
musicians, and this is all we can do.
Posted by Gigdiary at 1:15 PM GMT | link to this post
Thursday, 25 November 2004
Next!
The Boring biz of the AGM went off predictably
uneventfully, so lets get on with the Christmas party!
We have
Casual Kai
Sundown
Simma
Verity Burton
Richard Gardner
Letrix
Country Jim
Trev Gibb
Angus Grey
Paul Jeans
Pete Hardaker
Lucy Pickard
Chris Haldane
&Guests
to get through, so please, please get there early!!!
Doors at 7:30, 1st December, the Bridge- See you
there!
Posted by Gigdiary at 5:42 PM GMT | link to this post
Updated: Thursday, 25 November 2004 5:44 PM
GMT
Thursday, 11 November 2004
AGM
The Circus AGM will be on Friday 19th Nov at the
bridge hotel. Members are welcome, but advised that
due to time restrictions, additions to the agenda or
nominations for the management committee should be
received by Monday 15th at the very latest.
(acousticcircus@hotmail.com)
Due to some internet problems at simma.co.uk. Sorry if you can’t find what
you’re looking for – you can help us fix it by clicking here and emailing to
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Acoustic Circus Returns!
This Month's line up includes...
Owen Davies
Adam Cole
Russell Watson
Simma
Steve Jackson
And Special Guests
The Bridge Hotel
Wed 3rd Sept 2008
£3.50 / 7:30pm
For details please visit
www.acousticcircus.co.uk
www.tynesidemusicians.com
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Bridge Hotel, Wed 6th August
Featuring
Andy Mackin (With Special Birthday Guests!)
James Comrie
The Additions
Simma
Alex Campbell
& Special Guests
The Bridge Hotel, Castle Garth Newcastle
£3.50/7:30pm (Get down Early!)
On Facebook? Click Here!
We're Back At The Sage!
With
The Known World
Russell Watson
Rebecca Jones
Simma
Peter Bennett
& Special Guests
August 2nd, The Sage Gateshead, 2pm, Free Entry
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Acoustic Circus Presents
ACOUSTIC SISTERS
In celebration of international women’s day
With
Hattie Murdoch
Verity Burton
Beth Coyle
Lee MT
Anna Louisa
Heather Frances
And Guests
At
The Side Café
1-3 The Side
Quayside, Newcastle
Wednesday 12th March 2008, 7:30pm/£3.50
This is a very special line up at a great venue- Not to be missed!
Tickets available from
www.acousticcircus.co.uk
www.tynesidemusicians.com
Email acousticcircus@hotmail.com
Facebook Message Simma Singer
DO NOT REQUEST TICKETS THROUGH MYSPACE
Hi,
A couple of things this month,
First of all, we’re launching the brilliant Adam Cooper’s new CD on Wednesday 5th,
A Truly innovative and original performer, not to be missed, Adam’s unique style and songs set him apart from the
bunch.
With Support From
Iain Crummie
Verity Burton
Owen Davies
Wednesday 5th December
The Bridge Hotel
Castle Garth, Newcastle
7:30pm/£3.50
www.acousticcircus.co.uk
www.tynesidemusicians.com
Secondly, the photo site has been updated, there are pictures of the Sage gig on 17th November and lots of other stuff.
See you at The Circus!
AC
On Saturday afternoon, we'll be back in the library at the sage, completely unamplified, just us, our instruments and
our songs
With
Dan Walsh
Adam Cooper
Sundown
Simma
Terry Gorman
+ Special Guests
Saturday Afternoon - 1pm
Explore Music
LibraryThe Sage
Gateshead Quays
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Back At The Bridge!
Ian Courtney
Dan Walsh
Simma
Sam Sullivan
Facia
Special Guests
Thursday 23rd August 2007
The Bridge Hotel
Castle Garth, Newcastle
7:30/£3.50
www.acousticcircus.co.uk
Hi,
Thanks to all who played and watched at the Circus on 4th April - particularly to a fantastically appreciative audience.
Great to have old hands Jess Roberts and Roger Emmerson back, and fantastic to have first timers Marshall Nattress
and Amy Brooks. Thanks to Simon Best for playing a blinding opening set and all the crew for their usual help. News of
Summer fest gigs soon. Sign up to the info list to be kept informed.
Hiya Folks,
Haven't really had time to write about our brilliant day out at The Sage, but here are some pictures of it! Thanks to everyone,
and especially to the wonderful Jess Roberts, without whom it wouldn't have happened. Thanks to all the players,
organisers and audience. Keep an eye on the website for news of us returning to The Sage, The Green Festival and The
Ouseburn Festival. Thanks to Christine Owen for the PIctures.
S
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Hiya!!
February Circus played to a packed house, and was very, very good! Everyone performed beautifully, and the audience
were as enthusiastic as ever. Nice to see Sundown back, Michael Chaney finding his (excellent) voice, Peter Bennett
impressing people yet again, and Richard John Thompson playing a rare solo spot. Simma and Ed Lauret continue to
shine together, and Verity Burton stepped into the gap left by an unavoidably detained Frekflag- our love and thoughts go
out to the band, and we hope to see them soon. It was good to see Circus full again, after we decided to take a break in
January. The Eagle Eyed amongst you will have spotted an enormous typo in the programs- oops! Never mind, eh? I hope
anyone calling into the site who’s never been before will keep calling back and find out when the next Circuses are on, you
can join the Email list on the right there. The next gig is the afternoon in the sage on Saturday 24th, lots of info here soon.
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Been a bit lax on the news page recently, sorry! Well done to everyone who appeared at and attended the last two
circuses... News of the Christmas show(s) soon.
Please check the front page for news of a couple of children in need gigs featuring various Circus alumni, in tribute to Alan
Hull.
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Just got back from September 6th Circus.
Brilliant night, well done to everyone, another packed house, and another set of unbelievable acts. Special mention to
first-timers Mark Shilcock and Suburban Atmosphere. The Restaurant played a triumphant return set, as did Sharron
Levey-good to have the Captive Audio frontwoman back after so long. Thanks to Nick Gladdish for his last-minute
special guesting. Andy Mackin and Ed Laurete played up a storm, as per usual and the audience were great!
I'm told I was ok too.
S
x
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**ACOUSTIC CIRCUS**
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Wednesday August 2nd
The Bridge Hotel, Castle Garth Newcastle
Roger Emmerson
Geoff Ridley
Simma
The Questionnaires
Sideline
These Foolish Things
&Guests
7pm / ThreePounds
-Never heard of some of them??? That's the point!!
We promise you a brilliant night.
Thank you to everyone involved in the outrageously successful shows
at The Green Festival and The Ouseburn Festival.
We hope to see you all at Circus again soon!
Stuff about Circus in Narc Magazine this month, and also in Journal
Culture, out with tomorrow's Journal.
Visit us at www.acousticcircus.co.uk
Visit our Myspace at www.myspace.com/acousticcircus
Surely Not?
It can't be!
Already?
It's THE
ACOUSTIC CIRCUS
CHRISTMAS PARTY!
With music From
Verity Burton
Richard Gardner
Dan Walsh
Simma
Paul Jeans
Jon Nellist
James Adamson
Nick Gladdish
Ady Ferguson
Dave the Happy Singer
Richard John Thompson
+Special Guests!
We will fit it all in, promise!
Bring yourselves, your tinsel, party hats and your reasons to be jolly to
The BRIDGE HOTEL
on
WEDNESDAY 14th DECEMBER
at
7:30pm
its only £3, and there'll be sweets!
Acoustic Circus at The Bridge Hotel 19-11-05
To those of us whose twin passions, apart from the obvious, are live music
and rugby, November 19th should have been a day made in heaven. During the
afternoon England met the All Blacks at Twickenham an unmissable occasion
for the committed rugby fan. In the evening the City Hall was the venue for
The Hull Story, a celebration of the life of Newcastle's finest song writing
son, the late Alan Hull, sadly taken from us almost exactly ten years ago.
Can it really be that long ago?
What a prospect in store. However there are times when things don't go
according to plan. Simma, one of the new generation of singer/songwriters
from the area who is highly involved with the promotion of good live music
through his work with Acoustic Circus organised an afternoon gig, ostensibly
for the Hull fans who had travelled from far and wide to be part of the
celebration, but also for the crowd and performers who frequent the Bridge
Hotel on a more regular basis.
The plan? Simple. We could go to the Bridge for the first half hour or so
and still get back to the hotel to see the rugby, Everyone's happy and we
have time to shower and change before the main event at the City Hall.
That was the plan. That is until Scott Hutchinson took to the stage. A big
lad who can craft songs that are simultaneously angry and sensitive. He can
also sing and handle his guitar. Normally I would apologise for not
remembering the names of the songs but, as Scott can't remember their names
either, I am not too worried.
Next up was Verity Burton, a slip of a lass with a huge voice who carries a
bluesy tune as well as anyone I've ever heard. The young crowd near us
appreciated her work and accompanied her in a surprisingly tuneful fashion.
It was then the turn of Steve Foster, an American, who being from Indiana
looks and sounds like Woody, the barman in Cheers. He had travelled over to
attend the Hull Story and treated us to a set of songs from his favourite
songwriter. He included a delightful version of one of my favourites, Treat
Me Kindly, a song I was destined never to hear sung by it's creator. However
Steve did full justice to this lovely little number.
The Simma who then took to the stage looked almost the same as he did when I
last heard him play almost two years ago. However he now exudes a confidence
gained from his time on the road and in the studio. His own songs have a
bite and maturity about them. His lyrics stay with you - "I can still feel
your presence around me, touching me somewhere within" - from the song In
The Morning that appears on his new album Trouble Sleeping. Heirloom/Blue
Eyed Baby brought a lump to my throat.
It was his versions of more Alan Hull classics (I'd forgotten how many great
songs he wrote) that got the crowd clapping stamping and singing along. It
would appear that a principle of Acoustic Circus is that if a few performers
all take a few friends, there'll always be a healthy crowd. These supporters
were all good singers in their own rights. There was also a harmonica player
called Dave The Happy Singer. Sounds like a cartoon character but this guy
appeared on request on numerous occasions and joined in with some stunning
harp.
One of the stars for me was a guitarist called Andy Mackin. This guy has a
real gift, an exceptional ear for music and a superb pair of guitarists
hands. From time to time he joined in and captivated the audience with his
wonderful playing. I almost wrote "licks" but that would have been so
seventies, man. He's young and I believe he has only recently taken up the
instrument. God only knows how good he can be.
Every one of them took to the stage for the final few Lindisfarne anthems.
It was touching to realise that Alan Hull's rich song writing legacy is in
such safe hands. Long may they keep his music alive.
Despite missing the rugby, it was a day made in heaven. The Bridge, City
Hall in the evening and the Simma and the Steve Daggett Trio in The Tyne the
following day. Great venues, great music and wonderful people. What more can
you ask?
John Grenfell
Uckfield
November 2005
14th November 2005
Well done to everyone for last night’s Circus, packed to the rafters yet again! Many, many members of the
audience were commenting about the quality of the acts, truly outstanding.
We are putting on some music this Saturday downstairs in the Bridge, it starts at 2pm, goes till about half five and
you're all welcome. It's free, Simma, Verity Burton, Steve Foster from the US and some others are playing. We'll send
an Email.
24 Oct 2005
Thanks to all involved last night, fantastic stuff! Everyone played well and, yet again, the place was packed. Sorry about
the bar, but no one seemed to be that bothered, and it was beyond our control anyway.
The new performers were outstanding to the point of actually shocking the audience! It was fantastic to hae John
Nellist back too. A night of fantastic new music- but then that's kinda the point....
The Next Acoustic Circus Will be on
Wednesday 2nd November
With
Lesley Roley
Kaifas
Simma
Nick Green
Bridie Jackson
Ian Bredis
+ Very Special Guests
At The Bridge Hotel
7:30pm/£3.oo
19th October 2005
Thank you to all who made last Circus so succesful- it's always nice to have to worry about being over the fire limit!
Not only was the audience satisfyingly large, they were pretty much all listeners, and a good thing too, as all the
performers put in brilliant sets. Well done to everyone, You can buy Paul Jeans' album from http://www.pauljeans.co.
uk/ and you can buy Ady Ferguson's Album from http://www.rgfrecords.demon.co.uk/ ,Simma is almost finished his
new album, see http://www.simma.co.uk for updates. The Restaurant are playing at the Tavern on Thursday, and we'll
try to catch up with the other performers to let you know what they're up to.
Extra special thanks to James Adamson for doing the sound with Paul Jeans, and to Rob at The Bridge for not making
us turn people away when it got really full.
Obviously, as you may have noticed, the Archer is no more, so we won't be having any more gigs there!!
See you on Sunday 23rd for our first Sunday Acoustic Circus in aaaaaages.
With
Waiting For Volkaertz
John Nellist
Oonagh Cassidy
Scott Hutchinson
Jolene
+ Very Special Guests
At The Bridge Hotel
7:30pm/£3.oo
It's on a Sunday!
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20th September 2005
The Next Acoustic Circus Will be on
Wednesday 5th October
With
Paul Jeans
Ady Ferguson
Simma
Jon & Harriet
James Adamson
+ more to be announced
At The Bridge Hotel
7:30/£3
Watch this space for details
Due to the magic that is Mobile Blogging, we'll hopefully have lots more news here from now on... hopefully
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8th September 05
Thanks to all who made Acoustic Circus at The Bridge so great last night... Great to have Danny back on the desk too.
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23 August 2005
The Next Acoustic Cirus Wil be on
Wednesday 7th September
With
Folkstarbambino
Ged & Shauna
Conor Kennedy
Simma
James Stephenson
+ More
Watch this space for details!
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New News 11th August 05
New news page, Hope you like it!, OK, So it's a wee bit basic so far, but at least we got rid of the adverts. Many thanks
to Trev gibb for his help with the
Web as always. The old news is still below, minus the pics, so it doesn't make sense all the way through!
Anyway, back to work!
Acoustic Circus is proud to present
A special gig to launch a fantastic new CD
VERITY BURTON**
"RED"
With very special Guest
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**CHRIS WILKINSON**
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(Outstanding bluesy guitarist/singer/songwriter, as seen at The
Customs House gig and the Green Festival)
On
Thursday 18th August
At The Bridge Hotel
£3/8pm
In other news this week. Long time friends of Acoustic Circus The
Dans will play their last ever gig on Saturday at The Cluny, and for
the early risers amongst you (!), Simma will be the guest again on
the breakfast show on Radio Newcastle (95.4fm) on Saturday morning 7-
9. We have a new website- Kinda, it's still work in progress but you
should find everything you need to know about Acoustic Circus at the
usual address www.acousticcircus.co.uk
Anyway, See you on the 18th
Acoustic Circus
From the old news site
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10 July 2005
CUSTOMS HOUSE FRIDAY 22ND!
You must come to this!!! This really will be a special,
special gig, everyone playing is so up for it, and it's an
amazing venue. Support your Circus! Email
tickets@acousticcircus.co.uk for tickets! Many special
offers if you're buying a few together!!!
Thursday, 7 July 2005
Acoustic Circus July 6th 2005
Last night was incredible- All the acts played brilliantly,
and the audience were particularly great. Nobody who
saw Dave The Happy Singer last night will ever forget
it! A great Circus- thanks to everyone involved!
Keep returning to this News page for a very special
announcement in the next couple of days.
Obviously, we are living in scary times. We send our
love and thoughts to any of our audience or players
currently in London.
AC
Posted by Gigdiary at 1:33 PM BST | link to this post
Updated: Thursday, 7 July 2005 1:34 PM BST
Monday, 27 June 2005
The Archer On Thursday 30th June 2005
ARCHER
Acoustic Circus
Thursday 30th June
Pete Hardaker
The Stevies
Alison McAree
Kelly Brownell
William West
Andrew Mockler
7:30/£3
Posted by Gigdiary at 8:28 PM BST | link to this post
Thursday, 16 June 2005
SUNDAY Acoustic Circus + Make Poverty History
ACOUSTIC CIRCUS
In Support Of
MAKE POVERTY HISTORY's
campaign for
More and Better Aid (see below)
Is on
*SUNDAY*
19th June
AT The Bridge
With
Waiting For Volkaetrz
The Art Of Kissing
Casual Kai
Bronze
Joe Williams
+some special Guests
#3/7:30pm
Stuff you need to know.....
Rich countries have promised to provide the extra
money needed to meet the internationally agreed
poverty reduction targets. This amounts to at least $50
billion per year and must be delivered now. Rich
countries have also promised to provide 0.7% of their
national income in aid and they must now make good
on their commitment by setting a binding timetable to
reach this target.
However, without far-reaching changes in how aid is
delivered, it won't achieve maximum benefits. Aid
needs to focus better on poor people's needs. This
means more aid being spent on areas such as basic
health care and education. It should no longer be
conditional on recipients promising economic change
like privatising or deregulating their services, cutting
health and education spending, or opening up their
markets. Aid should support poor countries' and
communities' own plans and paths out of poverty.
www.acousticcircus.co.uk
http://www.makepovertyhistory.org/
Posted by Gigdiary at 12:34 PM BST | link to this post
Updated: Thursday, 16 June 2005 10:32 PM BST
Tuesday, 14 June 2005
This Wed
Sorry this site has been a little barren for a while,
Holidays, tours and suchlike. But.....
A Last Minute, just organised, rushed as anything
ACOUSTIC CIRCUS PRESENTS
This Wednesday (15th)
At
THE BRIDGE
With
ANDY HARDIE AND THE FREE RADICALS
(Totally unique, virtuoso musicianship with perfect
songwriting-
swingtastic)
VERITY BURTON
(Voice of an angel, and the devils own talent for a tune)
THE STEVIES
(Acoustic funk, outstanding vocals)
ANDREW MOCKLER
(Jazz tinged singer songwriter, new, new new!)
It all starts at 7:30, it's the usual very low price of ¿3,
and it's
going to be great.
This would be an opportune moment to thank Mr Trev
Gibb for his generous and invaluable work on our
website, and in general with The Circus. Cheers,
pelican, you are a genius. You can visit Trev at
www.trevgibb.co.uk
Posted by Gigdiary at 2:26 PM BST | link to this post
Updated: Tuesday, 14 June 2005 5:19 PM BST
Thursday, 7 April 2005
Acoustic Circus 6th April
Just a quick not to say how brilliant last night (6th
April) was. We were there to talk about fair trade and
we did, and had an absolutely excellent gig with a
fantastic audience. Roger Emmerson and Kelly
Brownell got the night off to a particularly good start,
both first timers at Circus, and special mention really
must go to Mrs. Moomintroll, who finished the night
off in great style- with big, cleverly written and
beautifully performed songs. We sold all the white
wristbands we had for Make Poverty History, and got
lots of fair trade voting cards filed out and sent off.
Stayed tuned for news of next month!
AC
Posted by Gigdiary at 9:58 AM BST | link to this post
Monday, 4 April 2005
Acoustic Circus Wed 6th April for MAKE
POVERTY HISTORY
Acoustic Circus
This month we are putting our gig on in support of
MAKE POVERTY HISTORY's campaign for trade
Justice
The developing world loses 14 times the amount it gets
in aid due to unfair trade rules. We want to bring
people's attention to this, and make a difference. You
can help by coming along, and voting for trade justice.
There will be enough voting cards for everyone. We'll
also have more information on Trade Justice, on the
problems it causes, and what you can do to help.
And, of course, it'll be a fantastic gig!
Featuring
Kelly Brownell
Simma
The Fabulous Blondes
Mrs Moomintroll
Richard John Thompson
Roger Emmerson
THE BRIDGE
7:30pm / £3
Sorry about the current website problems, we're
working on it.
AC
Posted by Gigdiary at 4:08 PM BST | link to this post
Updated: Monday, 4 April 2005 7:50 PM BST
Thursday, 31 March 2005
James Angus Gray
We are delighted to announce that the new member of
Acoustic Circus' management committee is James
Angus Gray. He brings the experience of his work with
the Free Festival, and his understanding of performing
on the local circuit. We believe that the Circus
committee is stronger than ever with the addition of this
new member.
This Thursday (31st March) at The Archer
Sundown
Nick Grimes (Amber Souls)
Richard Gardner Blues Implosion
The Fiction
Angus Gray
Special Guests
7:30pm/£3
Posted by Gigdiary at 1:21 AM GMT | link to this post
Updated: Thursday, 31 March 2005 1:27 AM GMT
Saturday, 26 March 2005
Acoustic Circus at The Archer on Thursday
This Thursday (31st March) at The Archer
Sundown
Nick Grimes (Amber Souls)
Richard Gardner Blues Implosion
The Fiction
Angus Gray
Special Guests
7:30pm/£3
Posted by Gigdiary at 6:20 PM GMT | link to this post
Monday, 14 March 2005
Radio Show and Danny
On Saturday, we did a two-hour show on New West
FM, a community radio station in the West End of
Newcastle. We had 9 live performers, including Tea
Cup Head, Chris Wilkinson, Chris Kinley, Trev Gibb,
Verity Burton, Richard Gardner, Nick Gladdish of
Casual Kai, Pete Hardaker and Simma. It went
amazingly well, even if Brian and Simma aren't the
most natural broadcasters in radio history. An eventful
day, which was a fantastic laugh for all involved.
Special mention must go to-
Everyone for meeting on time (it did look like a school
trip), and getting a taxi convoy to the west end.
To Lorraine Dodsworth for guiding us through the
technical nightmare of making a live radio programme.
To Richard Gardner who nipped to the local Netto for
provisions and merrily stood in the kitchen making
everyone sarnies (hero).
Nick Gladdish for dancing round like a baboon and
generally being strange and entertaining in between
performers.
And of course to New West FM, who actually
extended our show by half an hour, due to an
overwhelming public response.
Hopefully there will be more of this sort of silly day out
in the future. Next event is the Archer on 31st March
with Sundown, The Fiction, Nick Grimes and The
Richard Gardner Blues Implosion.
We are very sad to announce the resignation of Danny
Ward from the management committee of Acoustic
Circus. Danny has begun teaching drums, which
doesn't leave him the time to volunteer. We are sure he
will be as brilliant a teacher as he is a drummer. Danny
has been with Circus from the very first gig, and his
work on the sound desk has been praised in reviews
and by audiences countless times. The Circus will
always be very grateful for his work, and the
organisation would simply not exist without him.
We will be officially co-opting a new member of the
committee very soon...
Posted by Gigdiary at 11:13 AM GMT | link to this
post
Thursday, 3 March 2005
Acoustic Circus 2nd March + Acoustic Sisters 2
Thanks to everyone who played last night. Everyone
was brilliant, and Chris Haldane was a genius on
sound.. The last six or seven Circuses have been
ridiculously full- anyone got any ideas?
Next Wednesday is a very special gig- the second
Acoustic Sisters. 6 singer songwriters, all women, all
brilliant. Call back to the website in the next couple of
days for a full listing and details.
AC
Posted by Gigdiary at 11:47 AM GMT | link to this
post
Updated: Thursday, 3 March 2005 5:42 PM GMT
Saturday, 26 February 2005
Acoustic Circus 2nd March
Now Playing: Casual Kai
Things are very, very busy at the minute!
Ta for coming to the Archer, it was a great success.
So, Back home to The Bridge this week...
Wednesday 2nd March
Casual Kai
The Stevies
Adam Cole
Simma
Simon Desai (The Fiction)
Nick Wight
at
The Bridge
2nd March
Doors 7.30pm (We reccomend you get there early!)
£3
see www.acousticcircus.co.uk
Posted by Gigdiary at 7:26 PM GMT | link to this post
Updated: Saturday, 26 February 2005 7:28 PM GMT
Sunday, 20 February 2005
Thursday At The Archer
Thursday 24th Feb
THE ARCHER
Acoustic Circus
Featuring
The Days
Milkfloat
Moonlight
Chris Wilkinson
Special Guests
£3/7:30
Thanks to everyone involved in the Acoustic Circus
LVS New Word Order gig. It was hugely succesful
and lots and lots of fun. Innovative? We hope so. A lot
of hard work went into the gig, and new friendships
were forged. We hope it's encouraged Circus regulars
to check out the spoken word scene, and vice versa.
Apparently, someone is using the name Acoustic
Circus on a buskers night somewhere. Please do not
mistake this for one of our gigs!
Cheers
AC
Posted by Gigdiary at 5:54 PM GMT | link to this post
Updated: Sunday, 20 February 2005 6:09 PM GMT
Sunday, 6 February 2005
article
Posted by Gigdiary at 7:37 PM GMT | link to this post
Friday, 4 February 2005
Acoustic Circus LVS New Word Order
Posted by Gigdiary at 7:48 PM GMT | link to this post
Thursday, 3 February 2005
February Circus
Well, thanks to everyone who played and came along
to Circus's 4th Birthday gig at the Bridge. Absolutely
packed, and everyone plays incredibly well. Special
mention must go to Chris Wilkinson, for his first gig
ever, and a truly outstanding performance. No-one
would believe that he hadn't played in front of an
audience before! Thanks too to Angus Grey for
stepping in at the last minute after James Hails came
down with the nastiness. The next gig, is, of course
The NWO Circus collaboration- See The Informer,
and Get Rhythm Magazine for nice articles. It's going
to be great.
AC
Posted by Gigdiary at 2:53 PM GMT | link to this post
Updated: Thursday, 3 February 2005 5:54 PM GMT
Friday, 28 January 2005
YYYYYEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mood: celebratory
Now Playing: The Medium
We
Raised
£723!
Seven Hundred And Twenty Three Quid!!
Ohb Yes!
Thank you , thank you thank you to everyone who
palyed and attended. The benefit was more succesful
than I could have imagined. I'm totally ecstatic!
It's our Birthday gig next week, more news soon.
Posted by Gigdiary at 6:39 PM GMT | link to this post
Saturday, 8 January 2005
BENEFIT
Please, please come to this gig. We are just a bunch of
musicians, and this is all we can do.
Posted by Gigdiary at 1:15 PM GMT | link to this post
Thursday, 25 November 2004
Next!
The Boring biz of the AGM went off predictably
uneventfully, so lets get on with the Christmas party!
We have
Casual Kai
Sundown
Simma
Verity Burton
Richard Gardner
Letrix
Country Jim
Trev Gibb
Angus Grey
Paul Jeans
Pete Hardaker
Lucy Pickard
Chris Haldane
&Guests
to get through, so please, please get there early!!!
Doors at 7:30, 1st December, the Bridge- See you
there!
Posted by Gigdiary at 5:42 PM GMT | link to this post
Updated: Thursday, 25 November 2004 5:44 PM
GMT
Thursday, 11 November 2004
AGM
The Circus AGM will be on Friday 19th Nov at the
bridge hotel. Members are welcome, but advised that
due to time restrictions, additions to the agenda or
nominations for the management committee should be
received by Monday 15th at the very latest.
(acousticcircus@hotmail.com)
Thursday
4th
February
Bridge
Hotel
Castle
Garth
Newcastle
£3.50 /
7:30pm
4th
February
Bridge
Hotel
Castle
Garth
Newcastle
£3.50 /
7:30pm
| Paul Jeans ("A songwriter of exquisite ability, tone and range" NME) Jimmy Parkins (Tales of love, loss and local history drawn from real life experience living in the Deep South (Tyneside). Country, Americana, folk and rock applied to observations of working class life, trading moving lyrics with hummable melodies.) Jon Tait (High energy covers and originals) Tony Bengston (Brilliant songwriter and performer, not to be missed) Simma & Guests (“Inspirational…One of the most respected performers in the region... He has garnered praise from every angle in the North East"-Journal Culture |
