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| 0 | HALIFAX: Bar Up |
|---|---|
| P | Saturday 9th July, 2011 |
| N | 8:00pm |
As part of Halifax Festival 2011, Crow Versus Crow are very pleased to present a one-off performance from Glasgow's RM Hubbert (Chemikal Underground) at Bar Up, with support from Jasmine Kennedy.
Now in the second year, Halifax Festival is a vibrant array of events in Halifax, celebrating all that is good about our town. With events from music to theatre, film to children’s events, there really will be something for everyone. This year’s event will take place between from 9th- 17th July and promises to feature everything from wool bombing (!) and street theatre to brass bands and heritage tours.
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RM HUBBERT
RM Hubbert has been releasing music under a variety of
guises and on a number of labels since 1993.
A mainstay of numerous bands within the Glasgow DIY
scene of the 1990ʼs - it was the three albums released by
El Hombre Trajeado, spanning 1995-2006 which attracted
the most attention: good reviews, 3 Peel sessions and numerous shows with the likes of Sebadoh, Tortoise, Nick Cave, Deerhoof, Mum, The Delgados and Mike Watt.
However, on their demise - after the release of third album ʻShlapʼ - Hubbert stopped playing live and began studying different musical forms: more specifically, flamenco, samba and taiko. The outcome was a series of solo guitar compositions, which are based around flamenco rhythms and structures, but which are simultaneously melodically
traceable to both his previous work and more contemporary styles.
Having written a number of songs, he began playing live again, around Glasgow, in 2008, before recording the 9 songs whch would become the 'First and Last' album in the summer of 2009. Though a solo record,
this presents a slightly misleading picture - as the outlook behind it is one that embraces collaboration.
Initially, it was released as a specially produced and hand bound, hardback art book (limited to 105 copies) which features contributions from artists (among them Toby Paterson, Luke Fowler, Danny Saunders and Sarah Lowndes) as well as former and present musical
collaborators including Jer Reid and Howie Reeve.
'First and Last' was re-released by the Glasgow-based Chemikal Underground Records label in 2010 after an initial being self-released on a 'pay-what-you-like' basis.
A second RM Hubbert album is in the working featuring collaborations with
the likes of Aidan Moffat, Alastair Roberts, Emma Pollock, Luke Sutherland and Jenny Reeve.
http://www.rmhubbert.com
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JASMINE KENNEDY
Jasmine says of herself,
'An introduction maybe? I’m Jasmine, I’m 18 and I’m from Batley. I write songs and then I sing them to strangers 6 at a time. Sometimes I tell jokes between the songs with varying degrees of success. I like numbers a lot but last winter I decided I like songs more so I left college (and my childhood dream of being an accountant) to sing them - to strangers 6 at a time. In 2009 I self-released an album, I Don’t Have An Uncle Pat, and my mum thinks it’s okay. I hope to begin work on a second album this autumn and with any luck my mum will deem it ‘good’. A lot of people say I sound like Tracy Chapman, some just shout Tracy Chapman in my face repeatedly but I get the jist.'
Someone else said,
'Jasmine Kennedy is an acoustic singer/songwriter who sings from the heart; her lyrics a collection of throw away observations and bittersweet tales from the teenage heart which possess a remarkable power to stun an audience in to silence. In 2009 her debut album ‘I Don’t Have An Uncle Pat’ was self-released and she spent 2010 sharing stages with the likes of Seasick Steve, James, Example and Frightened Rabbit. Potentially the next Tracy Chapman, this 18-year-old has immense talent and an endearing charm.'
We love her.
http://www.jasminekennedy.co.uk
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