Music @ ACW
Arts Centre Washington has a thriving live music programme:
Saturday night's we play host to the award winning Davy Lamp Folk Club,
The last Friday of each month sees the some of the regions most exciting new bands take to the stage at Hothouse.
Add to this our Recording Studio, Rehearsal Rooms, Community Music Space (free rehearsal and recording facilities for 16 - 25 year olds) and participatory activities such as Beat It (drum circle for 8 - 12 year olds) summer schools and our community choir all help make Arts Centre Washington a hub for musicians in the region.
What's On:
The Davy Lamp Folk Club present...
25 May 2013
Colum is a perennial visitor to the Davy Lamp and a very welcome one, too!
He is a universal storyteller who draws on a long Irish tradition of poetic musicality to weave songs for the world.
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25 May 2013
Charles William “Bill” Kaman II has been immersed in music and musical instruments his entire life. As a teenager he spent his school holidays on the production line of Ovation, the revolutionary fibreglass round back guitar designed in the mid-60s by his late father, helicopter pioneer Charles H Kaman.
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Arts Centre Washington in association with The Bunker Sunderland present...
31 May 2013
The Creep Void are an alt rock band from Washington/Gateshead, they have a reputation for high energy live performances blending sounds from QOTSA, Nirvana, Nine Black Alps, AFI, Silverchair, etc Musically they are heavy & loud, but they do not abandon pop sensibilities either with their haunting breakdown's and melodic choruses.
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The Davy Lamp Folk Club present...
01 June 2013
Sinsheen is a singing duo consisting of Christine Kydd and Barbara Dymock- each a fine singer in her own right, now working together. They have built a reputation among roots music lovers for originality, virtuosity, rich harmonies and the livest of live performances. Christine has sung for us before but it's been a long time and we are very glad to have her back.
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07 June 2013
Peter Peverly plus Special Guests & you!
all buskers and bands welcome
Featuring
Music Quiz
End of evening Jam
Records & Raffles
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The Davy Lamp Folk Club present...
08 June 2013
James and Dan are a newly formed transatlantic folk and roots duo. Dan from the USA, provides some exciting fiddling , while British- born James brings his driving guitar playing and unique interpretations of songs to a mixture of new and old folk music. Dan is the brother of the late, great Eva Cassidy
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15 June 2013
Three of Adelaide's finest musiciansand singers. John Munro last played at the Davy Lamp when he was part of Eric Bogle's final world tour. The three were also stalwarts iin the excellent Colcannon. We are very happy to welcome them all in this new format.
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22 June 2013
One of the best songwriters in the country, Jez has taken his songs of the North East round the world and back many times now and it’s great to have him here on home turf.
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Arts Centre Washington in association with The Bunker Sunderland present...
28 June 2013
Jen Stevens & the Hiccups, and their cheeky brand of brave folk/blues/jazz pop (with definite rock influences!), hail from sunny South Shields. They have been described as “inimitably beautiful,” and “incredibly powerful and moving, with heart-wrenching lyrics.” All of which has led to them deservedly landing coveted slots supporting Squeeze and Scouting for Girls.
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The Davy Lamp Folk Club present...
29 June 2013
Dana & Susan play traditional American music, as well as their own material, with 'elegant simplicity', on guitar, fiddle and banjo. They've been visiting us for some years now. We had to cancel last year's visit, when Dana suffered a broken arm, so we're extra pleased to see them back.
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The Davy Lamp Folk Club present...
13 July 2013
Sassy, sophisticated and swingin’ that's how this stunning Scottish vocal trio – Heather Macleod, Gina Rae and Kaela Rowan have been described. With a mix of traditional, vintage jazz, country and original material, they'll be playing for us for the first time - and very welcome too!
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Arts Centre Washington in association with The Bunker Sunderland present...
26 July 2013
Funky grunge rock merchants 27 Side effects are all about the riffs. Over the past couple of years of gigging they have really built on their reputation for rocking out, improvisation and providing a night of first rate entertainment.
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