Sublime Folk returns to the Electric Palace on Friday 5th August 2011. Performing on the night will be a collective of three superb acts which compliment each other perfectly. Revel in the unstoppable energy and showmanship of Bridport’s own banjo & fiddle whiz Stompin’ Dave. Mellow out to the beautiful harmony of award wining acoustic duo Tinderbox. Delight in the remarkable musicianship, and effortless stagecraft of Maurice Dickson from Northern Ireland. Topped off with the sublime Irish pipes of Catherine Ashcroft.
Gabby Rabbitts of Bridport’s Electric Palace described Sublime Folk’s debut event as “A triumph”. Organiser and promoter Stompin‘ Dave states “Sublime Folk was originally envisaged as a one off event last summer at The Electric Palace. It was such as successful and enjoyable evening that we decided to put together a short tour in the spring, which harvested a good bunch of winning evenings across the south including a cracking night at The Dorchester Corn Exchange. Its great to be back at The Electric Palace which has been a great springboard for Sublime Folk.”
Headlining the event is Belfast born Maurice Dickson, a professional musician for over thirty years who has built an enthusiastic audience for his powerful brand of contemporary folk, Irish folk & blues. This journeyman has toured across the UK, Ireland, Europe and America. He has performed at many of the major folk festivals including Sidmouth, Edinburgh, Shetland, Belfast, Limerick, Aaron, and Cork. Maurice a terrific songwriter performs his own beautifully crafted original songs in tandem with traditional instrumental music showcasing the wonderful uilleann pipe player Catherine Ashcroft.
Tinderbox an original acoustic folk duo feature the honey-like vocals of Monique Houraghan, and the intricate finger style guitar of Dan Tucker. Bournemouth based Tinderbox were recently awarded Best European Revelation Group 2010 and have performed across the UK, and the USA. Recently they gave a headline appearance at Dublin’s famous Whelan’s and embarked on a Cafe Nero sponsored tour of the UK.
Stompin’ Dave the driving force behind Sublime Folk performs American roots music on vocals, guitar, five-string banjo, fiddle, harmonica, and flatfoot dancing. Dorset based Dave has been very active the past ten years working across the South of the UK and beyond, giving well over a hundred and fifty performances each year. He has performed at Glastonbury Festival, The Great Dorset Steam Fair and the Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival to name but a few. Dave toured Ireland this spring and was recently described as “One of the world’s greatest performers” by Maverick Magazine. Dave has already promoted two very successful events at the Electric Palace this year including the Winter Blues and Good Ol’ Bluegrass concerts both of which had over one hundred and seventy people in attendance.
The performance starts at 8pm with doors opening at 730pm. For tickets please call or visit Bridport Music (01308) 425707 or Bridport TIC (01308) 424901 For online ticket sales visit the website www.sublimefolk.com.
