Music January 1997 News

NEWS

January 1997

UK, January 31. VANGELIS FAN CLUB ANNOUNCED. It's just been announced the formation of ALBEDO, the name chosen for the Vangelis Appreciation Society which aims to supply fans around the globe with news and information about Vangelis and to create a wider and closer circle of Vangelis supporters. ALBEDO will produce a fanzine, issued initially every six months, which will be a mirror to reflect Vangelis' work and the views of his many fans.The magazine will contain news, interviews, competitions, letters, views and information for collectors. It will review past works, endeavour to provide special offers for fans, propose suggestions for future projects and in the longer term organise a weekend convention. ALBEDO will be non-profit making within any proceeds made by the club being donated to charity. The first issue of the fanzine will be published during May/June '97. This edition is currently being written and any contributions would be very welcome by post or email. Contact: Mark J.T. Griffin.

January 31.

BRIEFS:

The Auckland Folk Festival will be held at Auckland, New Zealand, next February 24th., 25th. and 26th.
On February 28, Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies will give a live performance at the Fest. Sunken Gardens, in Perth, Australia.
On February 28, Sharon Shannon will give a live performance at the Cedar Cultural Center, in Minneapolis, MN, USA.

USA, January 31. REELTIME ON TOUR.

Feb/21 / Dayton, OH / Canal Street Tavern
Feb/22 / Charleston, WV / The Capiton Complex Center
Feb/25 / Northampton, MA / The Iron Horse
Feb/28 / Tulsa, OK / John H. Willams Theater

USA, January 31. ROBBIE O'CONNELL ON TOUR.

Feb/14 / Stow, MA / Coffee, Tea & Melody
Feb/15 / West Hartford, CT / Sounding Board
Feb/22 / Boston, MA / Beacon Hill Coffeehouse
Feb/23 / South Easton, MA / The Blackthorn Tavern

USA, January 31. AD VIELLE QUE POURRA ON TOUR.

Feb/13 / Freight & Salvage / Berkeley, CA
Feb/14 / Performing Arts Theater / Sunnyvale, CA
Feb/15 / Performing Arts Theater / Sunnyvale, CA
Feb/16 / Music on the Divide / Georgetown, CA
Feb/21 Friends of Trad. Music / Tucson, AZ

USA, January 29. CIANI'S NEWS. Suzanne was recently nominated for the Best New Age Album Grammy of 1996 for her latest release, Pianissimo II. It is her fourth such nomination and her second in a row; Dream Suite was nominated last year. Suzanne will be recording her first ever Live album this March in San Francisco with The Wave, a new instrumental supergroup that includes such luminaries as Michael Manring on bass, Paul McCandless on reeds, and Teja Bell on guitar and synths. The record will come out in May and hopefully will include a video release as well.

January 29.

BRIEFS:

On February 9, Samite will give a live performance at the Cornell University, in Ithaca, NY., USA.
All AD Music Ltd. CDs will soon be available in Spain through Europa Records Distribution.
On February 13, Fred Ho will present two of his most recent works for his Afro Asian Music Ensemble at the Merkin Concert Hall, at the Abraham Goodman House, in New York City, USA.

USA, January 29. PATTY LARKIN ON TOUR.

Feb/07 / Lebanon Opera House / Leboanon, NH
Feb/09 / Unitarian Church / Peterborough, NH

USA, January 29. NIAMH PARSONS & THE LOOSE CONNECTIONS ON TOUR.

Feb/07 / Portsmouth, RI / Common Fence Point
Feb/08 / Lexington, MA / Museum National Heritage
Feb/09 / Columbus, OH / Short North Perf. Arts
Feb/14 / Charlottesville, VA / The Prism
Feb/16 / Memphis, TN / Mid-South Celtic Arts
Feb/20 / Watsonville, CA / Pajaro Performing Arts
Feb/21 / Berkeley, CA / Freight & Salvage
Feb/22 / Capistrano Beach, CA / SJC Library Concerts
Feb/23 / Vancouver, BC / Rogue Folk Club
Feb/25 / Seattle, WA / Tractor Tavern

USA, January 29. MICHAEL HEDGES ON TOUR.

Feb/13 / Sapphire Supper Club / Orlando, FL
Feb/14 / Musician's Exchange / Delray Beach, FL
Feb/15 / Covered Dish / Gainsville, FL
Feb/16 / Beep Caffeine / Jacksonville, FL
Feb/20 / Bijou Theatre / Knoxville, TN
Feb/21 / Be Here Now / Ashville, GA
Feb/22 / Variety Playhouse / Atlanta, GA
Feb/23 / 5 Points South / Birmingham, AL

January 24.

BRIEFS:

On January 29, Eileen Ivers will give a live performance at the Riverdance Ticketmaster, in Detroit, MI, USA.

USA, January 24. JIM BRICKMAN ON TOUR.

Jan/31 / Lobero Theatre / Santa Barbara, CA
Feb/02 / Kimo Theatre / Albuquerque, NM
Feb/06 / Powell Symphony Hall / St. Louis, MO
Feb/07 / Mitby Theatre / Madison, WI
Feb/08 / Hoyt Sherman Place / De Moines, IA
Feb/11 / Andrew Jackson Hall / Nashville, TN
Feb/13 / Music Hall / Kansas City, MO
Feb/14 / Music Hall Fair Park / Dallas, TX
Feb/15 / Laurie Auditorium College / San Antonio, TX
Feb/16 / Paramount Theatre / Austin, TX

USA, January 24. JOHN GORKA ON TOUR.

Feb/01 / CSPS / Cedar Rapids, IA
Feb/02 / The Freighthouse / LaCross, WI
Feb/13 / Social Center, Academy of the New Church / Bryn Athens, PA
Feb/14 / Apple Farms / Elmer, NJ

USA, January 24. BROOKS WILIAMS ON TOUR.

Feb/01 / Pasadena, CA / Neighborhood Church
Feb/22 / Bryn Athyn, PA / Common Ground Coffeehouse
Feb/23 / York, PA / Pleasureville Coffeehouse
Feb/24 / Silver Spring, MD / Inst. Musical Traditions
Feb/25 / Bethlehem, PA / House Concert

USA, January 24. GEORGE WINSTON ON TOUR.

Feb/02 / Memorial Hall / Chapel Hill, NC
Feb/04 / Page Duke University / Durham, NC

Spain, January 22. LAST MINUTE ADDITION TO PSYKYA BY NEURONIUM.

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USA, January 22. BOUD DEUN ON TOUR.

Jan/24 / Shenandoah University / Winchester, VA
Feb/01 / IOTA / Arlington, Va
Feb/08 / Cafe Tattoo / Baltimore, MD
Feb/15 / D & S Coffeehouse / Warrenton, VA
Feb/22 / Phantasmagoria / Wheaton, MD

USA, January 22. CYBER HUM... IMPLANT.

Cyber Hum... Implant. Jan/25. Via Live ISDN Audio/Video Linkup. 9pm EST - 6pm PST. The Kitchen, New York City. & The Electronic Cafe, Santa Monica, CA. Connecting the experimental communities of the east and west coasts.

USA, January 22. CUNNINGHAM DANCE FOUNDATION PERFORMANCES.

Jan/24 / Vanderbilt University / Nashville, TN
Jan/28 / Lied Center, University of Kansas / Lawrence, KS

United Kingdom, January 22. JEZ LOWE & THE BAD PENNIES ON TOUR.

Jan/24 / Chichester / Fountain
Jan/26 / Ramsgate / Churchill's
Jan/30 / Cleveland / Wellington
Feb/01 / Yorks / Oakwell Hall
Feb/03 / Nettlebed / Cillage Club
Feb/07 / Sheffield / Beehive
Feb/13 / Dorsot / Square & Compass
Feb/14 / Southampton / Obelisk
Feb/16 / Hitchin / Sun Inn
Feb/21 / Isleworth / Jolly Gardeners

USA, January 22. JAMES KEELAGHAN ON TOUR.

Jan/24 / Uncle Calvin's / Dallas, TX
Jan/31 / Swallow Hill / Denver, CO
Feb/08 / Arnprior Concert Series / Arnprior, ON
Feb/15 / Kent State Folk Festival / Kent, OH
Feb/21 / Coffeehouse at May's / Timonium, MD

USA, January 22. PHIL CUNNINGHAM & ALY BAIN ON TOUR.

Jan/25 / Ann Arbor Folk Festival / Ann Arbor, MI
Jan/26 / Symphony Space / New York, NY
Jan/28 / Bluett Theater / Philadelphia, PA
Jan/30 / Wolf Trap Barns / Vienna, VA
Jan/31 / Cedar Cultural Center / Minneapolis, MN
Feb/01 / Old Town School / Chicago, IL
Feb/03 / John Waldron Arts Center / Bloomington, IN
Feb/05 / Laurel Theater / Knoxville, TN
Feb/07 / Community Christian / Kansas City, MO
Feb/08 / COCA / St. Louis, MO
Feb/11 / Great American Music Hall / San Francisco, CA
Feb/12 / The Combine / Spokane, WA
Feb/13 / Tractor Tavern / Seattle, WA
Feb/14 / Lincoln Theater / Mt. Vernon, WA
Feb/15 / Cameron Church / Denver, CO
Feb/16 / Fine Arts Center / CO Springs, CO

United Kingdom, January 22. MARTIN HAYES & DENNIS CAHILL ON TOUR.

Jan/25 / Banff / MacDuff Arts Centre
Jan/26 / Aberdeen / Lemon Tree
Jan/28 / Plockton / Village Hall
Jan/29 / Sleat / Sabhal mor Ostaig
Jan/30 / Fife / Rothes Hall
Feb/01 / Glasgow / Celtic Connections Fest.

USA, January 16. PERFORMANCE OF JOHN CAGE'S VARIATIONS I. A performance of John Cage's Variations I will be part of a larger program titled: What Comes Around Goes Aground -- an evening of text-sound and sound poetry works. The program will be performed at Mobius, Boston, MA 02210. Phone number for reservations: 1-617-542-7416. The dates are January 23-25, 1997, at 8:00 pm. The program will be performed by members of the Mobius Artists Group: Larry Johnson, David Miller, Jed Speare, and Landon Rose. In addition to the Cage work, the program will feature a number of other pieces from across the century, including works by Hugo Ball, Jackson Mac Low, S.J. Leon, Vachel Lindsay and Ernest Robson. Mobius members Johnson, Rose and Speare will contribute new works of their own, including pieces for audiotape.

Portugal, January 16. JOHN CAGE'S WORKS PERFORMED IN PORTUGAL.

-Jan 22: "Cage Uncaged" - piano & prepared piano + John Cage's readings of Diary: How to Improve... played by Luis Serdoura.
-Jan 30: "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?". This Lecture + 5 new 'settings' of Imaginary Landscape (number 5) + 30 or so Solos For Voice (From Song Books) performed live.

The concerts will take place at Centro Cultural de Belem at about 22:00 h.

USA, January 16. CELTIC MUSIC EVENTS IN USA FOR FEBRUARY. (band/date/city/place/contact telephone or address)

-The Blarney Brothers / Feb 01 / Dallas, TX / Tipperary Inn / 5815 Live Oak.
-Niamh Parsons & Loose Connections / Feb 6 / Northampton, MA / Iron Horse / 413-584-0610
-Magical Strings (Pam and Philip Boulding) / Feb 7 / Ashland, OR / Unitarian Fellowship / 541-482-4154
-The Blarney Brothers / Feb 08 / Dallas, TX / George Wesby's Pub / 2713 Commerce.
-Niamh Parsons & Loose Connections / Feb 8 / Lexington, MA / Museum of our National Heritage / 617-862-7837
-Cherish the Ladies / Feb 8 / Paramus, NJ / Hurdy Gurdy Folk Club / 201-871-7949
-The Killdares / Feb 8 / Dallas, TX / The Tipperary Inn / 214-823-7167
-Niamh Parsons & Loose Connections / Feb 9 / Columbus, OH / Short North Performing Arts / 614-291-5854
-Robbie O'Connell / Feb 14 / Stow, MA / Coffee, Tea & Melody / 508-897-3250
-Cherish the Ladies / Feb 14 / Lewiston, ME / LA Arts
-Cherish the Ladies / Feb 15 / Dallas, TX / The Cockeyed Parrot / 214-939-2347
-Niamh Parsons & Loose Connections / Feb 20 / Watsonville, CA / Pajaro Performing Arts / 408-763-4047
-Niamh Parsons & Loose Connections / Feb 21 / Berkeley, CA / Freight & Salvage / 510-548-1761
-Niamh Parsons & Loose Connections / Feb 22 / Capistrano Beach, CA / SJC Library / 714-493-1752
-Amberhawke / Feb 22 / Dallas, TX / George Wesby's Pub / 2713 Commerce.
-The Blarney Brothers / Feb 22 / Denton, TX / Dan's Club / 119 S. Elm.

January 16.

BRIEFS:

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey, the history of Leon Theremin and his pioneer electronic musical instruments, is now available as a videotape.

USA, January 10. COMPILATION RELEASE. Projectile is a new compilation of seven Salt Lake City bands which have coalesced to create a multimedia CD/CD-ROM. A compilation of 17 tracks, Projectile totals 64 minutes of music, and includes photos, band bio's and lyrics. The producers have created a fine musical work that includes a montage of graphical artwork, hyper-linking to the bands' photos and biographies for anyone who wants to browse it. Projectile is Bubble Couch, Aeon Dawn, Poink, Insanity Void, Mirror Mirror, South, Film & Silver.

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