Alice Howe and Freebo at Kirton In Lindsey Town Hall 7 October 2018

TOWN HALL LIVE   presents ALICE HOWE & FREEBO on  SUNDAY 7TH OCTOBER  with support from DANNY BRADLEY With her impeccably tuned voice and crafted songs, Boston singer songwriter is at once timeless, personal and universal.  It is clear why she has been compared to Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez. As a performer Alice is sure footed, captivating and familiar to her audience from the very first song. Alice spent three years, from 2013 to 2016 in Seattle and during that time became a familiar face in the acoustic music scene playing numerous concerts locally.  In the summer of 2016 she returned to Boston and has been busy making herself known across America ever since. For her first UK tour, Alice will be accompanied by the world renowned bassist and acoustic guitarist Freebo, who has played with Bonnie Raitt, Neil Young and Loudon Wainwright and may other top stars.  He is also an award winning songwriter and producer. Antje Duvekot says of Alice Howe 'I could listen to her sing for hours. Her voice is a clear as a bell and classic in that Joan Baez way, transporting and wistful.  Alice's musical mastery and musicality are beyond her years and her songs stay in your head for days' Supporting will be DANNY BRADLEY lead singer with The Crash Blossoms.  Danny is a Town Hall Live favourite and the perfect support for Alice.  Advance Tickets are £12.50 and can be obtained from the One Stop store in Kirton, from Brian on 01652 649230 or brianchudley@btinternet.com or from www.wegottickets.com Venue:  Town Hall, Market Square, Kirton in Lindsey, N Lincs, DN21 4LZ and on FRIDAY 26TH OCTOBER welcome MATTHEWS SOUTHERN COMFORT to Kirton. The lead singer of Matthews Southern Comfort is Iain Matthews.  Iain grew up in Scunthorpe and on leaving school he worked for Jack Tighe's in Kirton.  Now he is back. He left Scunthorpe in 1967 to seek fame and fortune in London.  He was a founding member of Fairport Convention and was their lead vocalist on their first three albums.  He moved on to form Matthews Southern Comfort, exploring his interest in American music.  In 1971 the band has a No. 1 hit with Joni Mitchell's 'Woodstock' Iain went on to have a successful solo career in America and went on to form and play in Plainsong, before relocating to Holland in the 90's. Never one to dwell on past successes, Ian reformed MSC simply because he didn't feel he got it right the first time.  The new band features an all Dutch line up of incredible musicians.  There is renowned guitarist, song writer and producer BJ Baartmans on guitar, Bart De Win on keyboards and singer song writer Eric Devries on guitar and harmony vocals. Support will come from York progressive folk songwriter Joshua Burnell, who has been getting rave reviews across the music press for his band's latest album. Advance Tickets are on sale NOW and are priced at £15. They can be purchased from the OneStop store in town, Brian on 01652 649230 or www.wegottickets.com Coming up in November and December are: Saturday 16th November - LYNNE HANSON and THE GOOD INTENTIONS from Canada.  Support comes from AMY ANDREWS from America. Friday 7th December - DANNI NICHOLLS accompanied by special guests Thomas Dibb on lead guitar and Mark Lewis on bass.  Supporting will ne Liverpool singer songwriter Robbie Cavanagh. 2019 starts with an Evening with Damian Wilson and Adam Wakeman on Saturday 19th January - last year's concert was a sell out and this concert is already selling well - don't miss out RESERVE YOURS NOW!! and just announced:  On Friday 1st February we welcome back Canadian band THE ONCE and five year absence.  They are brilliant   For more information on these concerts visit www.townhalllive.co.uk Bring Your Friends for a Great Night Out and Save on Tickets! We would like as many people as possible to come and enjoy the concerts we put on. Why not ask your friends? Any person buying 6 tickets up to one week before any concert will get £1 off the ticket price on all tickets purchased. This offer is available only by ringing Brian on 01652 649230 or emailing brianchudley@btinternet.com Looking for a place to stay or just a pre match meal? Try The George Hotel which is just 20m from the Town Hall Special pre show offer - Two bar meals for £12 - between 5 pm & 6pm. (pre bookings only - ring 01652 640600) or book a overnight stay for a special price of £80 for two people (Dinner, Bed and Breakfast) Or alternatively BENGAL DYNASTY in the Market Square offer a 4 course happy hour meal (Friday Only) for £12.50 per person between 17:30 and19:00. To book, call 01652 648370.  MORE INFORMATION ON ALL CONCERTS HERE

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