AcoustiCity Live: Previous Performers

AcoustiCity is in its 5th year & has built a reputation for booking the finest songwriters & "acoustic" performers.
Headgate Theatre, Chapel St, Colchester (around the corner from the Playhouse pub).
- gigs in the new season
- sign up for email gig updates
- your host, James Hibbins
- want to play at AcoustiCity?
- directions to the venue

This is what you just missed (scroll down for the complete list of previous performers)

Winter-Summer 2005 Season....

BOX OFFICE: 01206 366 000

Saturday February 12 - Pavlov's Cat
acoustic power trio, great harmonies & strong songs.

"I really like it" - Mike Harding BBC Radio2.
"memorable mix of roots & pop" - Steve Foster BBC Radio Suffolk

+ jazz inflected vocalist Amy Smith + big voice & big melodies from singer songwriter Phil Conil

Saturday March 5 - Karine Polwart sold out
winner of three BBC Folk Awards !!; an outstanding voice & exceptional songwriter. Book early to avoid disappointment.

+ all-female acoustica from The Floozies & impassioned, Spanish born singer-songwriter Ramon De Juan

Saturday April 16 - Christene LeDoux on tour from the USA
"Studied, quiet and disarmingly honest" - Performing Songwriter Magazine.

+ local heroes, melodic trio RMC (appearing with special guests!!)

Saturday May 14 - BJ Cole   book now 01206 366 000
dark & complex sonic landscapes from legendary pedal steel master.

thought pedal steels only surfaced in Country music? ...think again!

+ passionate songwriting from Streebeck
& intimate indie-folk from Nina Wright

Saturday June 11 - Colvin Quarmby
possibly the most energetic, entertaining & talented band you will ever see...

Previous Performers

AcoustiCity has played host to a fine array of songwriter's, bands and artists over the years including some that have gone on to considerable national success with radio airplay, tours, album releases and films (most recently Jont appeared in 'Love Actually', Angelou and Pavlov's Cat been played on BBC Radio 2 & Polly Paulusma toured with Bob Dylan).

Adrian Nation

AloneMe

Angelou

Barron Brady

Michael Berk

Bird (Janie Price)

Burnside

Burnt Siena

Cicero Buck

Roland Chadwick
Rick Christian

Chris Dinsdale

Bob Collum

Debs Warren band

Dog Friendly Duo

Fledge

Paul Goodwin

Bernard Hoskin

Howden Jones

David Hughes

Jed Grimes

Jont

Ian King

Jamie Lawson

Jilt

Knuckles

LD Trinity

John Lester

Lotus

Christena Maloney

Kirsty McGee

Jim Moray

Moses

Mouse

Naked Angel

Pat Orchard

OX

Polly Paulusma

Pavlov's Cat

Phil Peacock's Virtual Biscuit

Roots Quartet

Silverleaf

Liz Simcock
Natascha Sohl

Springett Booth

Jane Taylor

Martha Tilston

Caroline Walters

Winter Wilson

Tony Winn

John Ward + Mario Price`