Duck Baker Tours Picturehouse Cinemas in the UK
April through May 2010

"The Roots and Branches of American Music"

http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/News/Item/Duck_Baker_On_Tour/

March 2010: Finger-style guitarist Duck Baker, one of American folk music's best guitar players, will be presenting his new album The Roots and Branches of American Music on a solo tour of Picturehouse cinemas across the UK in April and May 2010.

Duck Baker is one of the few solo performers whose background includes almost every aspect of American music, from electric rock to finger-picking acoustic blues, ragtime, bluegrass and swing jazz. He has toured and recorded with virtually every significant British guitarist on the scene, including Davey Graham, John Renbourn, Bert Jansch and Stefan Grossman.

For this special solo tour of Picturehouse Cinemas, Duck Baker will be performing tracks from his new album The Roots and Branches of American Music, spanning his long career as one of the world's best acoustic guitarists. Drawing on his widely varied experience and enlivening the presentation with stories and anecdotes Duck Baker will take you on a scintillation tour through the life of modern American folk music.

Duck Baker said: "I've been involved in performing different kinds of American music for 45 years now and it's a real pleasure and a privilege to present it in this way and in these wonderful buildings that make up the Picturehouse Cinema group."

Marc Allenby, Head of Marketing at Picturehouse Cinemas said: "We are always looking for exciting artists to perform at our cinemas and Duck Baker has to be up there with the very best. An experienced musician of his calibre is a wonderful addition to the growing strand of live entertainment available at Picturehouse cinemas."

For tour dates, venues and ticket prices please see below.

Tour Dates and Venues

April 2010
4 April, 9.00pm Greenwich Picturehouse, 180 Greenwich High Road, SE10 8NN
5 April, 8.45pm Arts Picturehouse, Cambridge, 38-39 St Andrew's Street, CB2 3AR
6 April, 8.30pm Cinema City, Norwich, St Andrew's Street, NR2 4AD
8 April, 9.00pm City Screen Picturehouse, York, 13-17 Coney Street, YO1 9QL
13 April, 8.45pm The Cameo, Edinburgh, 38 Home Street, EH3 9LZ
15 April, 9.00pm Picturehouse at FACT, Liverpool, 88 Wood Street, L1 4DQ
18 April, 6.30pm Stratford-upon-Avon Picturehouse, Windsor Street, CV37 6NL
19 April, 9.00pm Phoenix Picturehouse, Oxford, 57 Walton Street, OX2 6AE
20 April, 8.30pm Regal Picturehouse, Henley, 2 Boroma Way, RG9 2BZ
21 April, 6.30pm The Gate, Notting Hill, London, 87 Notting Hill Gate, W11 3JZ
25 April, 8:30pm Duke of York's Picturehouse, Brighton, Preston Circus, BN1 4NA
26 April, 8.30pm Exeter Picturehouse, 51 Bartholomew Street West, EX4 3AJ
27 April, 9.00pm Clapham Picturehouse, London, 76 Venn Street, SW4 0AT

May 2010
2 May, 8.00pm Harbour Lights Picturehouse, Southampton, Ocean Village, SO14 3TL
3 May, 9.00pm The Ritzy, Brixton, London, Brixton Oval, Coldharbour Lane, SW2 1JG
11 May, 8:00pm The Little Theatre Cinema, St Michael's Place, Bath, BA1 1SF

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About Picturehouse Cinemas
As the UK's premiere independent cinema group with 18 venues across the country, Picturehouse have a passion for film and are considered to be at the forefront of digital cinema and other technological developments. Always looking for alternative content to offer their audiences Picturehouse regularly host live comedy and music events as well as screening cinecasts of filmmaker Q&As and productions from the New York Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House and the National Theatre, all broadcast to audiences throughout the UK.