Jason McNiff w/ special guest Sylvie Simmons

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GREEN NOTE

Thu 23rd October 7:30pm
Book Tickets
£ 13.50
JASON McNIFF is a troubadour who has made nine albums which people call Folk, Americana, or Alt. Country. There is an Englishness in his guitar playing however, and you might like to think of Bert Jansch or Wizz Jones meeting John Prine & Townes Van Zandt. Time Out writes, ‘McNiffs quiet, intimate, fragile-sounding vocals draw you into his world, an almost timeless place, through which he drifts, a romantic loner, a dreamer, at home with the blues.’ He is often touted as one of the UKs most overlooked musical treasures.

‘An Immense talent’ Janice Long, BBC Radio 2.

‘Superb finger picking folkie’ MOJO

‘Wistful & Nostalgic’ Album of the week, The Times

‘Britain’s greatest contemporary guitarist’ Guitar Quarterly

Sylvie Simmons is a bit of a legend. Leaving London as a kid in the late Seventies to be a rock writer, in L.A ,she’s been writing about music ever since. The subjects of her books range from Serge Gainsbourg to Debbie Harry to Leonard Cohen. As Cohen’s chosen biographer, Sylvie wrote ‘I’m Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen’ . When it was done, she went on the road with her ukulele, singing his songs. Back in America she made an album of her own songs, ‘Sylvie’. The Guardian called it one of the most beautiful of the year. She followed it with ‘Blue On Blue’ and is working on a third.

Support from HEATHER LITTLE 

Doors open 7.30pm. Music starts 8pm. The venue is mixed seated and standing. Tables are limited and available on a first come first served basis so, if you’d like a seat, we recommend arriving early!