Sables, Pirt, and Stephanson Tour

Subject: RE: Sables, Pirt, and Stephanson Tour
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 23 May 01 - 12:17 PM

I'm really looking forward to this, lads- looking forward to the tour!

Subject: Sables, Pirt, and Stephanson Tour
From: Naemanson
Date: 23 May 01 - 12:01 PM

On June 2 Bill Sables, Sam Pirt, and Ian Stephanson will be performing at the Unitarian Church in Brunswick, Maine, in their only Maine appearance. Using a variety of instruments including tenor banjo, mandola, mandolin, melodeon and guitar, they play and sing music from their native England as well as Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Scandinavia, French Canada, and the USA.

For a special preview of the concert point your browser to http://www.geocities.com/iancollege/. There you can see a picture of the guys and hear the MP3 files they have posted there.

The concert starts at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $8.00 at the door and $6.00 with advance reservation. You may reserve tickets by calling 443-5487 or by email to [e-mail].

Bill Sables has been playing folk music since the early 60's and has appeared at clubs, concerts. radio, TV, and festivals in three continents. He plays tenor banjo, mandola, mandolin, melodeon and guitar and sings with the trio. Most of his songs are traditional from his native Tyneside but there are also a scattering of songs from Scotland, Ireland and the USA in his program.

Sam Pirt, born in Hull East Yorkshire, is one of the best accordion players in the UK. He has won numerous competitions for accordion playing as well as the Young Folk Musicians award for B.B.C.'s Radio 2. He has played at various festivals including Cambridge UK, Whitby UK, Tonder Denmark, and Flaun, Sweden. He plays with the award wining band "422". Sam plays tunes from England, Scotland, Ireland, Spain, Scandinavia, and French Canadian regions. His use of syncopated rhythms and impossible bass lines usually captivate his audiences.

Ian Stephenson, although only young plays guitar like he has been playing for fifty years, he is also a very good melodeon player. Ian also plays with "422" and has therefore played the same festivals as Sam with the addition of playing in the Gulf States representing the UK.

Bill and Sam played together throughout the UK for five years in Bill's Ceilidh Band "Shananikins" where Ian joined them occasionally for special gigs. When the band split up in January, 2000, Bill, Sam, and Ian decided to work together.

THEIR ITINERARY:
Sunday, June 3rd, Keene, NH,
Monday, June 4th, Toronto Canada for Rick Fielding's Radio Show on CIUT 89.5 FM
Monday, June 4th, The Queens Hotel, an English Pub in Toronto (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, June 5th, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Thursday, June 7th, Whispering Hills, Stroudsburg, PA
Sunday, June 10th, Seabright, New Jersey
Tuesday, June 12th, West Chester, PA, Mudcat Radio Show (Available on the Internet)
Wednesday, June 13th, Keene NH, schools

Recordings;
"Bill Sables" WRS 027 recorded in 1970
"The Sweet River Aire" Patchwork Records CD0003. Bill, Sam, Ian, with Graham Pirt.
"Halfway to Wrexham" Patchwork Records CD0004. Bill and Sam
"Bridging the Gap" Patchwork Records CD0007. Bill, Sam, and Ian
"Before the Beard Turned Grey" re-mix of the 1970 Album. Bill with Stan Gee
"422. One" Fellside Recordings FECD153. Sam and Ian