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Andy writes wonderfully evocative songs on guitar and piano which paint a fascinating portrait of life in 21st century England. Come and enjoy one of the finest new voices on the UK folk and acoustic scene.
Tenterden Folk Festival - September 18, 2008
Andy will be appearing at Tenterden Folk Festival in the marquee next to the Woolpack pub with Les and Barry on Sunday Oct 5th.
Benefit Gig Thursday 11th Sept - September 5, 2008
On Thursday night Andy is playing a gig in aid of a celebration of the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela. He is honoured to be sharing the stage with Harold Pinter (nobel laureate) amongst a pethora of talented poets and artists. It promises to be a fantastic evening. tickets are available for £10 on the door:
The Venezuela Information Centre in collaboration with the Venezuelan
embassy is holding a solidarity evening of music and poetry on 11
September at the embassy's Bolivar Hall, 54 Grafton St in central London. It is to
commemorate the fall of the socialist government in Chile on September 11
1973 and to celebrate the Venezuelan revolution. Andy will be supporting the evening by performing several of his songs.
Artists appearing
Poets
Harold Pinter, Eduardo Embri; Carlos Reyes and Maria Eugenia Bravo (Chile), and from the UK: Alexis Lykiard, Chris Searle, Dinah Livingstone, Paul Summers and Andy Croft and special guests from Venezuela.
Musicians
Joe Wilkes; Andy Smythe; Mauricio and Laura Venegas with Rachel Pantin of Quimantu; RubenH of Landing Sky.
back from broadstairs - August 16, 2008
Just back from having a great time at Broadstairs folk festival. Great atmosphere and 5 wonderful gigs. Barry on fiddle and Les on bass were both fantastic! Also really enjoyed the solo gigs. 3 more band gigs this month. Catch us at:
The punch and Judy in Tonbridge this Tuesday and the Prince of wales in Strood on Friday then the following Tuesday we're at Blackheath Folk Club. Check out the gigs pages ...