£10.00
With musicians from Bolton le Sands and close by…
FiONA FORD & GERARD MCDONALD | SAM HILL & GEOFF ORR
BRIAN GIBBS | THE WOODBINE BROTHERS | GINA GROUT
An evening of beautiful acoustic music
INCLUDING THE SONGS OF:
JAMES TAYLOR | NEIL YOUNG | CAROLE KING
LEONARD COHEN | SPRINGSTEEN | JOHN PRINE
SAM HILL | FIONA FORD | FIRST AID KIT
AND MORE…
Supporting. British Red Cross
Locally based musicians bring Bolton le Sands an evening of beautiful acoustic music to raise money for The Red Cross in Ukraine. Including the songs of: James Taylor, Neil Young, Carole King, Leonard Cohen, Springsteen, Sam Hill, Fiona Ford and more.
NOTE: Bring your own tipple… wine etc … please do not bring glasses, we will provide disposable cups.
The Musicians:
FIONA FORD & GERARD MCDONALD
Bolton le Sands based singer Fiona Ford writes original songs with her multi-instrumentalist partner Gerard McDonald. When not songwriting both can be found touring internationally and have performed at the London Palladium, Hammersmith Apollo, Emirates Palace, and numerous arenas. Fiona has appeared with Joe Longthorne, Eban Brown (of The Stylistics), Gerard with The Drifters and many more. Fiona and Gerard also perform with well known local bands including ‘Give it Some’ and ‘Twentyfourseven’.
SAM HILL & GEOFF ORR
Now living in Bolton le Sands after many years in Cornwall, songwriter and singer Sam Hill has appeared at a host of well known venues and festivals throughout the UK and Ireland, recorded albums as artist and producer in the UK and USA. Piano player Geoff Orr, head of music at Kendal College has recorded and performed with Sam Hill for many years and worked with many of the areas finest musicians.
“The work is excellent… the songs are tender and gentle… Hill gives us songs to help us open our veins that will then bring solace… actually they whisper into all of our souls”.
SOUL SURMISE
Sam Hill is one of the most talented musicians and songwriters I have ever heard, the songs are saturated with a kind of broken beautiful humanity- the kind that breaks you open a little… when the last track is sung, life is enhanced for the listening.
THIS FRAGILE TENT
www.samhilljr.co.uk
BRIAN GIBBS
Bolton le Sands resident Brian Gibbs, a professional musician for many years was a member of ‘The Answers’ and ‘Rainbow Cottage’ who had a chart hit in the1970s with ‘Seagull’, a song written by Brian. A gifted guitarist and songwriter, he has recorded in some of the UK’s top recording studios, performed throughout the UK and Europe and appeared on TV shows including Top Of The Pops.
THE WOODBINE BROTHERS & GINA GROUT
Coming from far flung places, Arnside and Borwick, Graeme Pyle and Scott Samson (The Woodbine Brothers) have a love and great knowledge of Appalachian and Bluegrass music. They will be performing from their extensive repertoire with Nether Kellet singer Gina Grout.
Supporting. British Red Cross
