Geoff Lakeman at The Whitehouse Sessions, Ashburton Arts Centre

special guest Em Marshall

Presented by: FromTheWhitehouse

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0	ASHBURTON: Arts Centre
P	Friday 21st September, 2018
N	7:00pm

Event information

Geoff Lakeman with special guest Em Marshall - Whitehouse Sessions at Ashburton Arts

The Whitehouse Sessions is hosting a fantastically folky Friday evening at Ashburton Arts Centre Devon, starring Geoff Lakeman, a "stalwart of the West Country Folk scene and the father of a virtual folk dynasty," and special guest Em Marshall.

Tickets are £10/£8 advance (available from wegottickets.com, katie@fromthewhitehouse.com or from Church’s Ironmongers in North Street Ashburton) or £12 on the door.

TICKET LINK http://www.wegottickets.com/event/443999

Geoff is the dad of Sean, Sam and Seth Lakeman, who are all internationally renowned folk musicians. They began playing as children in a family band with Geoff and their violinist mum, Joy. His smooth tenor vocals and unique concertina accompaniment have won him plaudits and fans over the years but it has only been since retiring from a long career as a Fleet Street Journalist that Geoff has truly spread his wings musically and finally released his own first album ‘After All These Years’. A leading exponent of the rare Crane Duet concertina, Geoff performs self-written and West Country songs, English, Irish and Scottish folk and other music as varied as Jimmie Rodgers,the Louvin Brothers, Richard Thompson and Randy Newman. He's also one of the few to play 1920s/30s jazz on an authentic 1920's instrument.

EM MARSHALL is a Devon based singer-songwriter and guitarist performing her own material alongside arrangements of traditional songs. As well as her solo material, she has performed throughout the UK in Dartmoor folk duo Crow Puppets and with Tim Jones and the Dark Lanterns. We are privileged to be experiencing a preview of Em’s forthcoming album (out later this year).

What people say about Geoff:

MARK RADCLIFFE, BBC RADIO 2 FOLK SHOW "He manages the neat trick of writing a new song that sounds as if it could have existed for 100 years."

SONGLINES magazine:"After All These years'" is a heartfelt and joyful encapsulation of Geoff Lakeman's hopes, fears, loves and concerns."

REG MEUROSS -" Proper living, breathing, strong heart-beating folk music."

SPIRAL EARTH " A brilliant performer who drew the crowd in with his love and knowledge of the music (Cambridge Folk Festival), and " He did one of the most riveting performances we experienced (Beautiful Days Festival).

WESTERN MORNING NEWS " The time has come for the 'Old Man' of this renowned folk dynasty to reclaim his rightful place as a performer.”