What is the Troubadour Stage?
Definition: [French, from Provençal trobador, from Old Provençal, from trobar, to compose, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *trop re, from Late Latin tropus, trope, song, from Latin, trope; see trope.] A strolling minstrel a poet and a winner of hearts…
The Troubadour stage is a home to the traveling musician, the singer of folk, the speaker of poetry, the winner of hearts .. This area will be somewhere where people will want to be! – A calm, relaxed but elegant and theatrical space with wonderful décor/surroundings, beautiful visuals and amazing original music to suite everyone’s tastes…..
Performers:
VINCE FREEMAN Where do we start… Vince had a brilliant start to his year by winning the Best Male Solo in the UK Indy Awards 2008, need we say more? Yes, Vince has performed OVER 500 showcases in the past two years, and after just returning from shows in Las Vegas you should know you are getting no short measures of the champagne of acoustic artistry!
http://www.myspace.com/vincefreeman
DAN RAZA is truly Spellbinding, Stunning, Absolutely Amazing. Dan has just recently returned from Austin Texas from his tour as well as playing live performances for the BBC. Get yourself to the Troubadour and see this phenomenal songwriter..
http://www.myspace.com/danraza
ANDY WHITTLE has had a featured article in NME through Folkwit Records. Andy’s calm, soothing songs could undo a triple knot. Andy’s second album ‘A Songmakers Tale’ was released in 2007 and we are very excited he is performing for you this year on the Troubadour stage!
http://www.myspace.com/andywhittle
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Andy-Whittle/12221481356
FREE PEACE
Fusing global rhythm and harmony with uplifting and funky grooves and a conscious message, currently studying at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music, there is nothing but a pure soul driven expression.
http://www.myspace.com/fre3peace
SOY UN CABALLO
Soy Un Caballo are Aurélie Muller (ex-Melon Galia, Raymondo) and Thomas Van Cottom (ex-Venus, V.O.). This must-see duo currently live in Brussels, they have produced their calm yet uplifting first album with help from the amazing Bonnie‘Prince’Billy and Charlie Francis (R.E.M, The High Llamas, Turin Brakes producer). They will touch your soul with very gentle but powerful songs.
"…smooth harmonies and a smoother pop sensibility…as sophisticated as a Parisian boulevard as diffident as exhaled Gauloise smoke, as cool as Jean-Paul Satre and as romantic as the Left Bank.” - Nick Southgate, The Wire
www.myspace.com/soyuncaballo
Rebecca Clamp
Rebecca Clamp is a singer songwriter pianist originally from Cambridge (UK) but now living in Finland. Noted for her passionate voice and idiosyncratic piano playing, she has a style which is entirely her own.
http://www.myspace.com/rebeccaclamp
Peter Conway
His songs are a mixture of protest songs, personal battles and love stories. When you hear Peter perform you are left in no doubt that this is a man who lives his lyrics and means every breath of every word. Peter Conway’s first EP under Decca/Rainbow Hill will be available for download and on limited edition CD from 2nd June 2008.
www.myspace.com/peterconwaymusic
Gren Bartley
Accomplished stage presence, a high, accurate voice and some blinding guitar picking. And importantly I feel for a long-term contribution- impressive self-written songs alongside very good covers." - Plexus Music
www.myspace.com/grenbartley
James Chadwick
Finalist in 2005's BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards, playing to a full house at the Sage, Gateshead, and featured on Mike's Radio 2 folk programme in December 2005, James and other finalists were described by Mike Harding as "the cream of the UK's young acoustic folk and roots scene".
Calming, excitable & truly mesmerising. A true genius of our time.
www.myspace.com/jameschadwick
If Wen
a singer-songwriter whose music is inspired by the West coast of Cornwall, love, loss and redemption - "Expansive & captivating" (The Cornish Guardian) - "..genius..could be the British Elliot Smith" (Flyin' Shoes Review) - "..undeniably lovely." (Folking.com) His music has received extensive airplay worldwide (breaking into the world folk radio airplay charts) although its taking a little longer for UK DJs to catch up!
www.myspace.com/ifsinger
All the artists performing are amazing and have been selected for nothing but your pleasure, entertainment and expandable knowledge with some of the cream of the Acoustic pleasures this country (and Europe) has to offer..
Showcases will also include:
- MC Xander www.myspace.com/mcxander
- Moony - www.myspace.com/bandopaque
- Nurture the Flame www.myspace.com/nurturetheflamemusic
- Sunday Sounds Crew www.myspace.com/sundaysounds
- Stuart O’Connor www.myspace.com/stuartoconnor
- John Litchfield www.myspace.com/johnlitchfield
- Pip N Phil www.myspace.com/pipandphil
- Mark Roberts www.markrobertsmusic.co.uk
- Kerry Devine www.myspace.com/kerrydevineacoustic
- Alfie & Kim
- Julian Stone www.myspace.com/julianstonemusic
- Karmadillo www.myspace.com/karmadildo
- Charlie Alexander www.myspace.com/charliealexander13
- Tres Cojones www.myspace.com/3cojones
- Bex
- Jezz Hall www.myspace.com/jezzhall
- Sam Kirk www.myspace.com/samuelkirk
- Gwildor www.myspace.com/gwildor
- Richard Hall www.myspace.com/therichardhall
- Phil King www.myspace.com/philmking
- Jules www.myspace.com/julesmorganmusic
- Magnificent Revolution - Bycicle powered Music!
- Palava www.myspace.com/palavasongs
- Cornelius www.myspace.com/corneiliuspeacesongs
- Joseph Watkin www.myspace.com/josephwatkinmusic
- The Hooleys www.myspace.com/thehooleys
We look forward to meeting you at the Troubadour…. x
Further Information
For more information or if you are interested in playing at this years Grassroots please contact Benny T at bennyt99@googlemail.com or Mobile: 07513 360050