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[Mike_L]

Michael Chapman and Jack Rose Oct 17

"It's a completely non profit event. I'm sure you've heard of Michael — he's played with John Martyn, Richard Thompson, Nick Drake — and I think he's absolutely fabulous. He's a "folk" musician but combines blues and jazz into his approach. It's absolutely breathtaking.

Jack Rose is American, a bit younger, and was in the rock band Pelt from Philly in the 90s, and now he does this solo fingerpicking guitar set up that sounds EXACTLY like John Fahey. It is incredible. The show is Friday, Oct. 17 at No Radio Records at 8pm."

English guitar legend Michael Chapman will be undertaking his first U.S. touring in many years in celebration of the relase of Time Past Time Passing an album of all-new material. It was self produced at Phoenix studio, a small studio in Northern England near the end of Hadrian's Wall.Chapman has been one of the great innovators and heavyweights of the British music scene from the 1960's onwards. Though largely unknown in the U.S. Chapman's peers are the likes of Bert Jansch, Richard Thompson and the equally influential yet unsung Davy Graham and Wizz Jones and he's released over 20 albums to date. Time Past Time Passing is being issued by Electric Ragtime Records, distributed by Ryko, later this year. We hope you'll consider advancing this show with a feature, CD review or advance blurb.


The guitar and voice of Michael Chapman first emerged on the folk-music circuits of Cornwall, then London in 1967, playing alongside the likes of Nick Drake, John Martyn and Roy Harper. Blending elements of folk, jazz and classical styles, he created his own unique ouevre of challenging, often autobiographical original compositions and established a formidable reputation as an intense live performer and musical innovator. Signed to EMI's Harvest label he recorded a quartet of classic albums. Rainmaker and Wrecked Again defined the melancholic observer role Michael was to make his own, mixing intricate guitar instrumentals with a full band sound. Fully Qualified Survivor, featuring the guitar of Mick Ronson (later to become David Bowie's sidekick) and the bass of Rick Kemp (Steeleye Span), was John Peel's favorite album of 1970.


A label change occasioned a change in sound. Millstone Grit featured him playing electric guitar more prominently but still with his distinctive fluidity and showed this master guitarist exploring adventurous new sounds and textures. In the course of the decade he would come to synthesize ingredients from folk, jazz phrasing, and progressive rock into a contemplative yet demanding new stylistic fusion.



The '80's saw Michael back with Rick Kemp. Touring as a duo they released the live Original Owners. Anyone hearing the anger of the newer material, coupled with the volume and energy of the Chapman/Kemp band "Savage Amusement," was left in no doubt that here was an elder statesman growing more acid, rather than mellower with age.



Still Making Rain and '95's Navigation presented a man whose world-weary voice, given a patina by life and hard living, delivered sensitive, emotion-laden songs. The playing was more considered than ever before. Fewer notes and more space for music to breathe, gave songs like "The Mallard" and "It Ain't So" a hymn-like intensity. 1995 also saw the publishing of Michael's first novel Firewater Dreams, a thinly veiled autobiography, which fleshed out some of his highly personal songs and explored his themes of regret, travel and loneliness.



MICHAEL CHAPMAN TOUR DATES with Jack Rose


Wednesday OCTOBER 8th - Albany, NY- Helderberg House
Thursday OCTOBER 9th - NYC, NY - Knitting Factory
Friday OCTOBER 10th - Upper Jay, NY - The Recovery Lounge, Upper Jay Art Center
Saturday OCTOBER 11th - Portland, ME - Space Gallery/The Time of Rivers Festival
Sunday OCTOBER 12th - New Haven, CT -BAR
Thursday OCTOBER 16th - Pittsburgh, PA - Garfield Arts
Friday OCTOBER 17th - Ithaca, NY - No Radio Records
Saturday OCTOBER 18th - Montague, MA - Montague Bookmill
Sunday OCTOBER 19th - Rochester, NY - Bug Jar


http://michaelchapman.co.uk/

http://www.myspace.com/fullyqualifiedsurvivor

For more information and materials contact Jocleynn at Howlin' Wuelf Media at 917.523.8881 or jocylibs@yahoo.com
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Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

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[Mike_L]

I have a special announcement for a show this FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17. This extremely intimate, acoustic show with Michael Chapman, Jack Rose, Michael Hansen, and Ascension at No Radio Records is going to be very different from my usual PY fare.

Guitar legend Michael Chapman is one of the great innovators and heavyweights of the British music scene from the 1960's onwards. Chapman will be undertaking his first U.S. tour in many years in celebration of the Oct. 7 release of "Time Past Time Passing" (released on Electric Ragtime Records, distributed by Ryko).

The guitar and voice of Michael Chapman first emerged on the folk-music circuits of Cornwall, then London in 1967, playing alongside the likes of Nick Drake, John Martyn and Roy Harper. Blending elements of folk, jazz and classical styles, he created his own unique oeuvre of challenging, often autobiographical original compositions and established a formidable reputation as an intense live performer and musical innovator. Though largely unknown in the U.S., Chapman's peers are the likes of Bert Jansch, Richard Thompson and the equally influential yet unsung Davy Graham and Wizz Jones. His record "Fully Qualified Survivor" featured the guitar of Mick Ronson and the bass of Rick Kemp (Steeleye Span), and was John Peel's favorite album of 1970.

You may know Jack Rose from the seminal Philly rock/drone band Pelt, but his solo releases explore facets of American Primitive, blues, ragtime, and Eastern music. This prolific artist has been (justly) compared to John Fahey and Robbie Basho. Ben Chasny [Six Organs of Admittance] said this about Jack Rose: "Finally, somebody has something to say on the acoustic guitar that hasn't been said before."

Local folk/Americana multi-instrumentalist Michael Hansen has collaborated and performed with members of the Evil City String Band, Hee Haw Nightmare, the Black Eyed Susies, and many more. Friday's performance will feature Hansen performing an intimate solo set with banjo.

Baltimore-based curator, musician and sound artist Dylan Hay will round out our eclectic bill. Hay has also performed in Bubonic Hermaphrodite, Lucifer's Worm, and Waste Gate's, but he will also be performing a special solo set under the moniker Ascension. Final details:

Friday, October 17
8:30pm sharp

Michael Chapman >>>> www.myspace.com/fullyqualifiedsurvivor
Jack Rose >>>> www.myspace.com/jackrosekensington
Michael Hansen >>>> www.myspace.com/kazoorecords
Ascension >>>> www.myspace.com/idiotunderground

No Radio Records
312 E. Seneca St.
$7 / All ages


This is going to be a VERY special and intimate evening. Don't miss out!
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Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

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