Acoustic Magic

acoustic music brought to you by acoustic musicians

NEXT GIG

30th November 1999

Featuring:

Drawing upon many years of appearances at festivals, major venues, theatres, pubs, front rooms, tents, gardens and sheds - Derek Allan has collected many names of talented acoustic artists and now brings them all together under the name of Acoustic Magic. Each gig will feature up to five solo artists or acts who are all performers in their own right. Each gig will be different and each gig will be magic!

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artists profiles

Adam Bomb

1979: - At age 14, Adam formed a cover band, Tyrant, with singer Geoff Tate who later formed Queensryche.

1980:- Adam met Edward Van Halen in a hotel in Tacoma Washington. He asked Eddie to sign his guitar and wound up getting a three hour guitar le...

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Bill Read

This Members Profile and Bio will be added soon so please check back for more information.

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Bill Sharp

Bill Sharp began his singing career at 17, although his first few outfits were rock and (reflecting the times…work it out for yourselves) jazz-fusion bands until he began to work with a 10-piece soul band (Sidekick) in about 1973.

Bill was born an...

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Carl Cape

I returned to Northumberland in 2004 to begin recording a stack of songs I'd been working on and to be back 'home'. And it's great to be back! My inspiration is in nature and people - it's in the heather-filled moors and hills, and in the windy,...

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Chris Helme

...Now then. I play music, sing, write songs. Having got through 24 (and being very dissapointed with 24:Redemption) and worn out the Xbox, I have been spending the last 18 months touring the country, releasing a solo album and also releasing The Yar...

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Clear Blue Skies

Clear Blue Skies started out as an acoustic duo. Matty and Derek of Silent Rage ( matty bass and Derek Vocals then ). Soon the duo became what they wanted, a full band with Matty playing guitar and Derek singing. A lot of time and money and they beca...

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Daisy Windsor

Daisy Windsor is a singer/songwriter from Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk. For a number of years she has been busking in and around Bury, and for the last 5 years has been performing with her band THE FLOOZIES, and has just recently joined forces with gu...

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Daryl Burns

Yo people, my name is Daryl, I am a 18 year old lad from a small village (approx. 30 miles away from Newcastle). Av been playin' guitar since I moved here from North Shields when I was 5. I write my own stuff, and feel free to give any feedback...

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Gippa

Known to his friends simply as Gippa,a songwriter hailing from the North East of England who blends an urban mix of Slide Guitar and Rock with a hint of Alternative Country into an acoustic setting that sounds familier and inviting.Wading deep into t...

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Greg Griffin

Greg Griffin is also the front man of Proud Mary.
(Proud Mary are an English country/blues/rock band from Royton, Oldham, England. The band was discovered by Noel Gallagher in 2001 and was the first to sign to the Oasis star's Sour Mash label. )

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Jawbone

Jawbone is a one-man blues/garage/punk band based in Detroit, Michigan. His self-released, basement-recorded 2004 album 'dang blues' was discovered by legendary BBC Radio 1 dj John Peel, who championed the cd on his national UK broadcast ...

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Mark Morriss

Mark Morriss is the voice of The Bluetones. Touring with his band and on his own promoting music for his past, present and future...

Dates for band and solo dates can be found on his website.

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Maurice Sutherst

Maurice Sutherst from North Shields, UK, Started singing and writing songs a few years ago and came to the attention of David Wood of Impulse Studio's whom had previously discoverd and recorded Sting, Lindisfarne and many other artists ..this l...

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Micky Oliver

Well I started out as a drummer but always wanted to be at the front like Joe Strummer/Mike Peters so I picked up the acoustic guitar got some songs together and here I am now rocking in the free world.

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Miles Hunt

I have been the singer, rhythm guitarist & principle songwriter in UK based band The Wonder Stuff since 1986. The band continue to write, record & play live to this day but I also find time to indulge myself in solo pursuits, sometimes accomp...

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Nigel Clark

Nigel Clark is the singer from Dodgy.
'I am a songwriter and have worked with many great musicians...In 2006 i finally got my arse into gear and released my first album 21st century man. I recorded the album at my own studo situated in an invisible ...

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Paul Liddell

Paul Liddell is already somewhat a veteran of the acoustic music world, having released two solo albums and an EP, and an EP with his band ‘Delphians’. His second album ‘A Lighthouse Keeper’s Diary’ was released on his own label ‘Regulus ...

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Pete Dodds

Pete Dodds has been involved in various aspects of the North East music scene for many years and whilst rarely making the headlines, he has been connected with several household names. His long overdue step into the spotlight comes with his solo CD \...

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Richard John Thompson

Richard John Thompson is a singer/songwriter from Newcastle-upon-Tyne who performs both acoustically and with his full backing band.

To date, Richard has released two full length albums (2003’s ‘Hidden Daylight’ and 2006’s ‘Illogical Life...

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Rod Clements

From the beginning of Lindisfarne to his current solo album Odd Man Out, the career of Rod Clements reads like a who’s who of contemporary British folk roots. After three decades in the business spanning over thirty albums and several chart hits, R...

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Shagpile

Shagpile AKA Jason Vare is an independent singer songwriter from Bedlington, a small town north of Newcastle in the UK. From an early age Shaggy has had a passion for music, in particular the sound of acoustic guitar music. At the age of 8 he was...

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Steve Daggett

The band Spicy at The Globe bar, Deckham, Gateshead in 1974. L to R - Bob Porteous (drums), Jimmy Wilson (bass), Billy McGill (guitar) and Steve with tambourine on vocals. Drummer Porteous went on to play with Fogg who were signed to EMI and Jimmy Wi...

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Tom Hingley

Tom Hingley is also the voice of The Inspiral Carpets. Thames Valley Delta Blues (TVDB) is a sequel to Tom Hingley’s critically acclaimed 2000 album release, Keep Britain Untidy. It is a record that embraces musical elements as diverse as blues, fo...

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Valerie Marshall

Val Marshall started songwriting and playing at Open Mics and Festivals on her own in Hull about four years ago. She currently does regular gigs and festivals in the Leeds/York/Hull/Sheffield area. Her first self released CD entitled "If I had ...

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