THE MUSIC PLAYERS
The SIXTH Acoustic Rotherham.
Held at The Queens, Rawmarsh. JANUARY 2010.
Acts Appearing.
TO PLAY AN ACOUSTIC ROTHERHAM
EDITORS NOTE: Paul’s a bit shy – so here’s what they say about him……………… (they say a lot more but I cant print it here!!)
“Paul ambled up to the mic with a cheery "Ey up!", sat himself down and launched
into an explosive version of Springsteen's Youngstown. The savagery of the performance
was in total contrast to his amiable stage presence and immediately gripped the audience.
In many ways, 
Springsteen is an anomaly in Paul's set because he specializes in songs
by unjustly obscure writers like Tom Pacheco, Ron Truman Border and Paul Jones (The
great singer-
“With Paul every song is an emotional journey, for both himself and his listener, and what an excellent travel companion he makes. From rollicking chorus songs to heartbreaking ballads, by the end of his set we're on our feet bellowing for more! A wonderful evening.”
(Wayne Stote)
“Affectionately known as the Steel Town Troubadour, Paul, from Sheffield, specializes
in taking songs from excellent but obscure songwriters and turning them into PP Originals.
If the names Ron Trueman-
(The Abbey Inn Charity Music Festival)
“Up our way Paul is known as the Steel Town Troubadour. He has a way with a song that few possess. You can literally feel the warmth generated between him and his Audience. He really is a must see. When you add Chris Treebeard's instrumental wizardry and Michele's sublime voice to the mix, it makes for a real heady brew, indeed.”
(Jane de Gay (The Outsider))
EDITOR ADDS: He’s a star of the local music scene and his performances are always mesmerising – be prepared to sing.
CONTACT: www.myspace.com/pauldavidpearson
DEAD CAT BOUNCE (COUNTY DURHAM)
Dead Cat Bounce came to life following the end of an earlier project known as Tri.
Tri played their last concert in the Park Head Hotel in Bishop Auckland on Friday
6 November 2009. Band members Phil Graham and David Pratt decided 
to keep going as
the duo 'Out On A Limb' and later invited Ken Robinson to join them in creating a
new project. A little later, Steve Eliffe answered an advert and joined as fiddle
and mandolin player.
The name, Dead Cat Bounce, came from David after a few suggestions were tossed around during a rehearsal. And, no! It's got nowt to with cats. Google it and see.
The band will begin recording early in 2010. Until then the music player remains empty.
It has been a busy few years for Charlie who made her TV debut on BBC1's 'The Next Big Thing', was a BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards semi finalist and has already recorded her first album 'Sleeping at the Station'.
Charlie plays festivals and venues throughout the UK, making appearances at Henley Festival, Cambridge Rock Festival, Buxton Fringe, Ely Folk Festival and City of York Folk Festival to name a few.
She has had the opportunity to support some of the biggest names on the acoustic scene, including Dougie MacLean, Ken Nicol, The Strawbs, John Parr, Chris While & Julie Matthews, Jez Lowe and shared a stage with country/ rock band Smokie on their 2008 UK tour date at the Metrodome Arena.
http://www.myspace.com/charliebarker1
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TO PLAY AN ACOUSTIC ROTHERHAM
Born to music-
Rock folk club
(then in Wentworth) as a regular support act before he went on to win the 'best new
act' competition first at the Wath festival and then the following year at Stainsby.
Recent gigs have been at a variety of venues: pubs, clubs, weddings, funerals, etc.....
when a mixture of folk, pop, light-
Occasionally he can be found playing a full evening of Irish music under the name of (don't ask it's a long story!) Mark O'Flynn.
His other claim to fame is to be one of the motivating forces behind Dickie Masher
picking up his guitar again, and teaching him a few new chords like Bm -
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FIND FOLK CLUBS / OPEN MICS / AND JAM SESSIONS TO PLAY AT ON THE ACOUSTIC ROTHERHAM DIARY AND LISTINGS PAGES
TINA McKEVITT & MATT HEGARTY (SHEFFIELD)
Since forming their duo in late 2007 Tina and Matt have recorded their CD “The Dewdrop on the Barley” and built up a live acoustic set. They perform folk music with a contemporary twist, specializing in original compositions and interetations of less well known traditional songs. Both experienced performers, they draw heavily on their Irish musical backgrounds which they integrate with other musical styles and influences to produce interesting and sensitive arrangements.
Having grown up in a strong family singing tradition, Tina particularly enjoys the immediacy and intimacy of a cappella singing. Her main role in the duo is that of vocalist but she also accompanies herself and Matt on the piano accordion, melodica and guitar. Tina’s songwriting tends to reflect her interests in politics and social justice.
Matt has been playing in bands of different musical styles since his teens. As well as playing guitar, bass, bodhran, mandolin and low whistle, Matt is a singer/songwriter and is a programmer and recording engineer. He is mainly influenced by various sorts of roots music including reggae, Irish traditional, rock and dance music.
To hear songs from the CD and view forthcoming gigs please visit http://www.myspace.com/tinamckevitthegarty
Tina and Matt love performing live gigs! We’re very willing to travel. To enquire about booking us, please contact us as follows:
Email: tmckmh@googlemail.com
SOLO SINGER SONGWRITER
Matthew's first encounter with the guitar in his late teens, saw the birth of his quick foray onto the open mic scene in Sheffield late 2009. In just two months he has already gigged various venues across the city including: The Cremorne, Red Lion, Fat Cat, West Street Live, Soyo and Olive Bar. He has also played in Newquay and Norwich with various other venues booking him to play at future dates
With influences stemming from the likes of the Cure, Billy Bragg, Elliott Smith,
Bob Dylan and Jeniferever there has yet to be anyone able to genre-
Using just his voice and guitar he traverses a road we are all too familiar with. His lyrical themes are diverse, writing from a perspective of interludes between love, loss, self destructive social norms, places and people, delivering a state of realisation that can be related to by all.
His songs are punctuated with elements of punk and folk, contrasting mellow and upbeat
chorus' and breakdowns that are contrasted with mellow low-
The atmosphere is ignited by the heartfelt passion instilled in his performance, encapsulating a dynamic array of emotion that is filled with depth and substance. Quite surprising from someone so young.
Needless to say it is apparent his only outlet from this nihilistic contemporary society is channeled through his words and melodies. It is clear that tragedies have flown through his bloodstream and he has found his calling through musical poetry. there is no pretentiousness here.
http://www.facebook.com/l/93103
http://www.myspace.com/masacoustic
THE MISK HILLS MOUNTAIN RAMBLER (NOTTINGHAMSHIRE WAY)
The 'Misk Hills Mountain Rambler' . . . on guitars, banjo, vocals, banging, knocking
and shaking + anyone else who cares to turn up for 
a strum . . .
Heavily influences by the ‘Naked Rambler’ the MHMR is not an inoculation, but simply just an ordinary wordsmith in an ordinary shirt, wearing ordinary shoes carrying an ordinary chain saw . . . singing ordinary songs about ordinary people . . . with a little smattering of death, misery, hanging, dog shit and protest . . . well, someone has to protest in this sterile world!!
Here’s the important bit of the Higgin’s Clan filling the venue. Dad!
We’re told that with a mix of skiffle and 
upbeat numbers he’ll be out Mashering the
Mashers............ Which we look forward to.
Pete’s got a wealth of experience on the music scene having been involved with a number of bands in the Region.
So heads down and join in.
Acoustica are husband and wife duo Andy and Catherine Higgins. They live and work
in the Newcastle-
Their ‘rootsy’ songs are not as easily pigeon-
Debut CD ‘Welcome to..’ released in 2005 was an excellent 10-
Current album, ‘The Oban Sessions’ is a deliberate attempt to present the duo’s live
sound more accurately. Featuring their takes on songs by the likes of Steve Earle,
Bob Dylan and Show Of Hands as well as four self-
FOR BOOKING DETAILS: www.myspace.com/itsacoustica
TO PLAY AN ACOUSTIC ROTHERHAM
Fool's Gold is Steve and Carol Robson; along with Steve Wilson on double bass.
We play at many of the local Acoustic and Folk evenings that can be found in the North East of the UK.
We play a variety of styles, from self penned original songs in folk 
and contemporarystyles,
to covering well known -
We are available to play any acoustic function!
We play 6 and 12 string guitars, tenor guitars –an unusual instrument, Double Bass, ukes, mandolin, violin and flute. Live we try to get as many of these in as possible.
The name Fool's Gold comes from one of our songs, which like many of our own songs
is really a story about people in a particular place and time. In the case of Fool's
Gold, the people are the poor, dream struck miners of the Klondike gold rush, and
the song deals with the contrast between their hoped for riches and the reality of
the harsh existence -
www.myspace.com/foolsgoldacoustic
Fool’s Gold, 3 Oxhill Villas, Stanley, Co. Durham, DH9 7JT
079 579 48116
Be prepared for a big sound from these boys and girls. If your feet stop tapping during their set there’s something wrong.
Available for parties, weddings, ceilidh and more.
Acoustic or fully amplified version as required!
"A vibrant mix of styles. . . well crafted arrangements. . . great harmonies. . . pulsating celtic tunes"
Sets consist of our own unique arrangements of traditional songs & tunes with cover versions and one or two of our own compositions thrown in for good measure.
Mark Pugh -
Rob Whale -
Paul Hartley -
Catherine Colston -
Hannah Smalley -
Sarah Drake -
Kate Smith -
Background
Folk on Fire are a family folk band (brother, sister and step-
Lucie -
Matthew -
Callum -
Lucie, the fiddle player and Matthew, the guitarist, have both been playing for many
years and are classically trained. Callum has been playing percussion and drum kit
for a couple of years, but only started playing the bodhran 12 months ago.
Lucie first ventured into folk music when she picked up a leaflet about a fiddle
folk session at a local pub. This introduced her to a local Arts Project, Ryburn
3 Step, where she met professional/semi-
In the past year, Folk on Fire have played at the National Festival of Music for
Youth where their performance was described as ‘very stylish indeed’ and ‘a most
enjoyable performance’. In October 2009, they were the first ever sell-
Influences
Folk on Fire are influenced by many different folk artists including Uiscedwr, Sean Keane, Skyhook, Boldwood, Mary Humphreys and Anahata, and the American fiddle player, Rodney Miller. When possible they go to Folk Clubs and play in folk sessions around the Halifax area.
