NU-ROUTES - Eliza Carthy / John McCusker

Subject: NU-ROUTES - Eliza Carthy / John McCusker
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Oct 03 - 05:27 AM

NU-ROUTES
A series of profile raising concerts promoting the evolution of new acoustic and traditional music throughout the UK.

Beverley & East Riding Folk Festival is a member of :
NU-ROUTES a network of promoters raising the profile of new acoustic and traditional music in small scale venues throughout England

4 – 8 November 2003
ELIZA CARTHY with Eleanor Waterson plus Sarah Hayes & local support act
Tues 4 - 8.00pm   The Fishpond, Matlock Bath    07791 699889
Wed 5 - 8.00pm   Bridgehouse Theatre, Myton Rd, Warwick    02476 711616
Thurs 6 - 8.00pm   The Shire Hall, Market Place, Howden    01377 217529 / 01430 431488
Fri 7 - 8.00pm The Michael Tippett Centre, Bath Spa University College, Bath 01225 463362
Sat 8 - 8.30pm   Hebden Bridge Trades Club, Holme St, Hebden Bridge    01422 845265

10 – 14 December 2003
JOHN McCUSKER with Ian Carr, Kris Drever, Andy Cutting plus Jim Moray & Emily Smith
Wed 10 - 8.00pm   Wiltshire Music Centre, Ashley Rd, Bradford-on-Avon   01225 860100
Thurs 11 - 8.30pm   Hebden Bridge Trades Club, Holme Rd, Hebden Bridge   01422 845265
Fri 12 - 8.00pm   Harbury Village Hall, nr Leamington Spa   02476 711616
Sat 13 - 8.00pm   Memorial Hall, Lairgate, Beverley   01377 217569
Sun 14 - 8.00pm   The Fishpond, Matlock Bath   07791 699889

…more NU-ROUTES tours in 2004 with Mike McGoldrick & Kathryn Tickell….see www.beverleyfestival.co.uk for more information

Subject: RE: NU-ROUTES - Eliza Carthy / John McCusker
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 05 Oct 03 - 12:24 AM

feresh.
who are you guest?
any way=yoiu men tion beberley, but all them places is far away,
so wehn they going to beberley then, tell me and i will go, and other people as we;ll,
elixa carthgy supposed to play THe Adelphi in hull last year, but cancelled it, and i was going to goi, see threads, eliza carhty in hull.

Subject: RE: NU-ROUTES - Eliza Carthy / John McCusker
From: smallpiper
Date: 05 Oct 03 - 03:53 AM

Sorry Eliza if you are perousing this but A series of profile raising concerts promoting the evolution of new acoustic and traditional music throughout the UK. Eliza, Kathryn, Ian, John have all been around for a number of years and I would hardly refer to them as new acoustic acts. Excellent as they all are this looks like a series of concerts in small scale venues for established artists where are the new acts they they are wanting us to believe are appearing?

Subject: RE: NU-ROUTES - Eliza Carthy / John McCusker
From: greg stephens
Date: 05 Oct 03 - 04:30 AM

smallpiper: think you're being a bit unfair. The concerts are described as "profile-raising". The artists may be familiar to you and me and a handful of folkies but they have not made any impact on the general public, and they are all young(ish)....so "new" seems a reasonable word to use to me.

Subject: RE: NU-ROUTES - Eliza Carthy / John McCusker
From: smallpiper
Date: 05 Oct 03 - 04:46 AM

But I don't really think having concerts in places that are really only going to attract folkies is not really going to raise thier profile. I agree that they have not had the exposure to the General Public and being young(ish) do deserve more exposure (but look at all the tallented musicians who also deserve exposure). Anyway the point that I was trying to elicit (not very well) is why are these established artists (and they are established) not helping to promote up and coming people - real newbies - at these concerts. Just how hard would it be for Eliza to be the headline act with two or three new acts supposting her?

I am not having a go at the artists but rather the promoters who are putting these concerts on.

Subject: RE: NU-ROUTES - Eliza Carthy / John McCusker
From: smallpiper
Date: 05 Oct 03 - 04:48 AM

That should have been But I don't really think having concerts in places that are really only going to attract folkies is going to raise thier profile. oops fingers working slower than brain!

Subject: RE: NU-ROUTES - Eliza Carthy / John McCusker
From: Bassic
Date: 05 Oct 03 - 06:04 AM

I take your point SP, but to be fair it does say "ELIZA CARTHY with Eleanor Waterson plus Sarah Hayes AND LOCAL SUPPORT ACT" so I think the intention is there, at least with the Eliza concerts , to give new acts an opportunity to impress.
It may be a case of early (and brief) publicity not telling the full story. Lets hope that nearer the time, more detailed publicity confirms your hopes that new acts are given some additional exposure. It would seem an ideal opportunity to do so.

Subject: RE: NU-ROUTES - Eliza Carthy / John McCusker
From: smallpiper
Date: 05 Oct 03 - 06:07 AM

I recon I know who is behind this and as such I am very synical about their intentions - no disrespect to the artists intended any way why should I be fair? Where's it written that I have to be fair? ;-)

Subject: RE: NU-ROUTES - Eliza Carthy / John McCusker
From: Bassic
Date: 05 Oct 03 - 06:12 AM

I know of who you speak SP (nudge nudge ;-). I have just tried to look at the Beverly Fest website as referred to in the first post, and it looks like a dogs breakfast, is it my PC or are others having the same problem?

Subject: RE: NU-ROUTES - Eliza Carthy / John McCusker
From: smallpiper
Date: 05 Oct 03 - 08:51 AM

nah its a dogs dinner mate

Subject: RE: NU-ROUTES - Eliza Carthy / John McCusker
From: treewind
Date: 05 Oct 03 - 01:39 PM

Interesting. It looks a complete mess on Galeon (equivalent Mozilla or Netscape) and on MS Internet Exploder, but OK on Konqueror (another browser with different engine)

Anywayzzz...
Come on, what's the conspiracy theory behind all this. Who's running it and what's alleged the vested interet?

Anahata

Subject: RE: NU-ROUTES - Eliza Carthy / John McCusker
From: smallpiper
Date: 05 Oct 03 - 05:44 PM

beverley fest mob and money alidigidly.