The Green Note, Camden Town, London - Newsletter, 30/09/2024.
Monday, September 30, 2024
The Green Note has forwarded its latest newsletter with details of forthcoming musical events.
October Highlights - part 1
Hello music lovers!
The weather has definitely turned now, but we’re keeping warm with some really hot acts coming up this month!
UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS…
This Wednesday (2nd Oct), we welcome singer-songwriter and fingerpicker extraordinaire DOM GLYNN for his full band Green Note debut. Dom has developed a reputation as an impressive live performer. He combines a style of songwriting influenced by Bob Dylan and Hank Williams Sr., with a guitar style inspired by Mississippi John Hurt and Doc Watson. His full band shows have been described as ‘British Honky-Tonk’. Sharing the bill with him is Welsh singer-songwriter WILLIAM POYER. Inspired by the music of Ray LaMontagne, Chris Stapleton and Jason Isbell, Poyer’s songwriting hits that sweet spot between emotional and anthemic, as he jacks up his intimate and introspective folk with giant melodic hooks and soaring vocals.
This Sunday we have a very special double bill featuring old-school country crooner JON BYRD and “Queen of the East Nashville Underground”, AMELIA WHITE. Born in Alabama, moving to Georgia and then settling in Nashville, Jon Byrd’s got the Southern accent, the hat, and the music chops that thrill audiences around the world – a honky tonk show thousands of miles East of Tennessee. Amelia has received rave reviews from critics on both sides of the pond from Rolling Stone and NPR to Sir Bob Harris OBE and Ralph McLean of BBC. For Americana fans, this is a night not to be missed!
We’re also looking forward to welcoming back recipient of the 2024 Spirit of Folk Award, 2023 Canadian Folk Music Award for Indigenous Songwriter of the Year and the 2023 Capital Music Awards’ Album of the Year, AMANDA RHEAUME. In a genre characterized by anthems of underdogs, assumptions and unfair advantages, Rheaume’s sound and story radically expand the boundaries, both geographic and cultural, to make space for new perspectives on resistance and resilience. A Citizen of the Métis Nation, and an active and proud member of the 2SLGBTQ+ community, Rheaume’s music is indeed from the heart, and the land.
Other upcoming highlights include a night of songs, stories and masterful guitar playing from BROOKS WILLIAMS and VERA VAN HEERINGEN where audiences will be treated to duets as well as solos in this variation of the “songwriter in the round” sessions made famous in Nashville in the early years of Folk/Americana
(Tues 1st Oct)... mandolin, fiddle, guitar, harmony vocals, bluegrass, old-time, swing, and much, much more from virtuosic duo RAIN OF ANIMALS (Fri 4th Oct)... a soulful mix of folk rock, with powerful vocals and haunting melodies from up-and-coming Kent-based singer-songwriter SORREL NATION (Sun 13th Oct)... talented singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist and former Oysterband member RAY COOPER (Thurs 10th Oct), a dreamfolk trio from Bristol with stunning harmonies HANDS OF THE HERON (Weds 16th Oct), and award-winning Canadian folk/pop singer/songwriter MO KENNEY (Weds 9th Oct).
GREEN NOTE HITS THE ROAD…
We also have some fantastic shows coming up a bit later this month at our homes away from home, including multiple Grammy-nominated Americana & Blues artist GUY DAVIS, the launch of British folk artist HANNAH SCOTT’s new album (“She reduces women and children to tears – in a good way…” The Guardian), Boogie and Blues piano phenom HENRI HERBERT, and interdiscliplinary collective JAWARI, who will be celebrating the launch of their new album Rasa Road.
We’ve also started adding some of next year’s shows to the website including one of Scotland’s most popular artists, EDDI READER, so check out our listings and start planning ahead!
Hope to see you soon!
Lots of love,
Immy & Risa xx
COMING UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS…
Vera Van Heeringen
& Brooks Williams
Tue 1st October
Vera Van Heeringen and Brooks Williams present “Song Roots,” a night of songs, stories and masterful guitar playing.
Dom Glynn & His Sunday Best + William Poyer
Wed 2nd October
Singer-songwriter and fingerpicker extraordinaire, combines a style of songwriting influenced by Bob Dylan and Hank Williams Sr., with a guitar style inspired by Mississippi John Hurt and Doc Watson
Louis Coupe
Wed 2nd October
THE BASEMENT BAR
Classic piano-led songwriting from the 70s with a “contemporary-E-Street-kind-of-indie-groove”
**SOLD OUT**
DG Solaris & Friends
Thu 3rd October
‘Wondrous folk pop ballads’ - Rolling Stone
Ella Spencer
Thu 3rd October
THE BASEMENT BAR
A sound firmly rooted in Americana that fuses Country, Blues, Folk and Indie, with highly personal lyrics that explore the universals of the human condition
**SOLD OUT**
Rain of Animals
Fri 4th October
Grown from their love of all things mandolin, fiddle, guitar, harmony vocals, bluegrass, old-time, swing, and much, much more!
Irene Serra
Fri 4th October
THE BASEMENT BAR
Critically-acclaimed Italian Jazz vocalist with a repertoire of eclectic tunes from straight ahead jazz standards, swinging blues and beautiful Brazilian songs to quirky pop arrangements.
Howlin’ Ric & The Rocketeers
Sat 5th October
Vibrant and authentic rock and roll, roving from raucous rhythm and blues right through to dreamy popcorn love songs
Amelia White + Jon Byrd
Sun 6th October
Top notch Americana double bill featuring the “Queen of the East Nashville Underground.” White + old-school country crooner Byrd
The Dirty Blues Show
Sun 6th October
THE BASEMENT BAR
Bawdy blues from the likes of Bessie Smith, Lil Johnson, Blu Lu Barker plus jazz standards to make you laugh and cry. Not for the fainthearted!
Amelie
Tue 8th October
TALENTBANQ presents… Singer-songwriter making waves with her captivating voice, impressive multi-instrumental talents, and unforgettable original songs
Lauren Lucille
Tue 8th October
THE BASEMENT BAR
With a family full of jazz musicians & her own forays into soul, bossa nova, pop, folk, country & classical music, Lauren expresses her thoughts & concerns about life & love in a genre that cannot be contained or categorised, but will be sure to make you feel!
Mo Kenney
Wed 9th October
“An exciting blend of alternative/pop rock that feels both poetic and punky” - Pop Matters / “dizzying, powerful classic rock guitar sound draws you into Kenney’s magnetism” – Stereogum
John Cass
Wed 9th October
THE BASEMENT BAR
Lyrical songs, influenced by the folk tradition
Ray Cooper
Thu 10th October
Formerly of Oysterband fame, “Ray is one of those songsmiths who possesses the ability to really get inside the characters - his insights are penetrating ... majestic, full bodied, confidently widescreen in nature”. fROOTS
Michele Stodart
Thu 10th October
ST PANCRAS OLD CHURCH
Celebrating the one year anniversary of her award-winning album ‘Invitation’ & return to the stage. With full band and special guests.
Stories in Song
Thu 10th October
THE BASEMENT BAR
An intimate evening illuminating stories behind songs, hosted by Luce
Rose Cousins
Fri 11th October
Music representing a personal and professional metamorphosis and asking questions about life…
**SOLD OUT**
Dai Price & Al Dunn
Fri 11th October
THE BASEMENT BAR
Exploring the world of New Orleans music and more with just double bass and piano. Dai Price’s voice is “an instrument capable of dark forcefulness and languid tenderness, conjuring up the mercurial spirit of a young, full-throated Alex Chilton.” (Songlines)
Matinée Show: Rebet Asker-Greek Roots Series
Sat 12th October
Greek Rebetiko… a series of songs from a selection of the greatest Greek composers…
Biscuit Town
Sat 12th October
An early-era swing band with a hard-driving acoustic rhythm in the finest New Orleans tradition
The TJ Johnson Trio
Sat 12th October
THE BASEMENT BAR
A trail from the Smokey Jazz dives of New Orleans through the foot tapping Honky Tonks of Texas to the Gin-soaked Speakeasies of New York
Matinée Show: Elizabeth & Jameson + Awake Mother
Sun 13th October
FolkAndRoots present a top-notch acoustic folky double bill!
Sorrel Nation
Sun 13th October
Soulful mix of folk rock, with powerful vocals and haunting melodies
Django Reinhardt sessions with Harry Diplock
Sun 13th October
THE BASEMENT BAR
The music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli… Joined monthly by some of the best gypsy jazz musicians from across Europe, come for an evening of improvisation and surprises!
Jeff Cohen + Jamie Floyd
Mon 14th October
A night of first class music and insights into the lives of two songwriters in Nashville
Amanda Rheaume
Tue 15th October
Multiple award-winning Canadian artist’s rootsy, guitar-driven ballads introduce crucial dimensions to the world of Heartland Rock
Ormella
Tue 15th October
THE BASEMENT BAR
An intimate and experimental sound space, with melodies woven into a sound you haven’t quite heard before
Hands of the Heron
Wed 16th October
A dreamfolk trio from Bristol with stunning harmonies… They move effortlessly between sparse choral folk and spellbinding chamber pop, richly layered with an assortment of strings, drones and reeds.
Annalie Wilson
Wed 16th October
THE BASEMENT BAR
Deep and soulful singer songwriter… Tenderness dances with yearning in a voice that comes straight from the heart
Sam Robbins + Halley Neal
Thu 17th October
Two rising stars in the American folk scene in their first ever European shows.
Jess Morgan
Thu 17th October
THE BASEMENT BAR
Alternative Folk singer-songwriter presents THE STARLING HOTLINE… a storytelling show with music
Emilia Quinn
Fri 18th October
TALENTBANQ presents… Americana singer-songwriter Emilia Quinn: a vibrant force in the realm of Americana music, crafting a distinct path within the genre’s fabric
João Menezes Duo
Fri 18th October
THE BASEMENT BAR
Portuguese singer and guitarist specialising in Brazilian music, exploring different styles like Bossa Nova, Samba, Partido-alto, Choro and MPB.
Michelle Willis (Matinée Show)
Sat 19th October
A melting pot of harmony and melody
The Sam Chase Trio
Sat 19th October
Expect epic arrangements with hard-living poetry and a dash of rock and roll spirit
Paul Armer & Chris Lord
Sat 19th October
THE BASEMENT BAR
Soulful originals and hard-driving bluegrass and country classics.
Open-mic hosted by
Rob Thom
Sun 20th October
Well-established, relaxed and friendly open mic…
A Different Thread
Sun 20th October
Weaving together elements of 70s’ folk revival, piedmont blues, and country, to create an authentic Americana sound
Guy Davis
Sun 20th October
THE WATER RATS
Multiple Grammy-nominated Americana & Blues artist… “… one of the most gifted acoustic musicians on the planet” Blues Blast Magazine.
Doniach/Cox
Sun 20th October
THE BASEMENT BAR
Dynamic new piano/clarinet jazz duo drawing on inspiration from iconic pairings of the past such as Teddy Wilson & Benny Goodman or Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter
Green Note, 106 Parkway, London, NW1 7AN