The Green Note, Camden Town, London - latest newsletter, 16/05/2023.
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
The Green Note has forwarded its latest newsletter including details of forthcoming musical events.
May Highlights at Green Note
Hello music lovers,
We wanted to let you know about some of the gigs we have coming up over the next couple of weeks… Also some great show for later in the year that we’ve just announced… PLUS an exclusive secret show that you’re going to be the first to hear about!
UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS…
Lots of amazing music coming up as always, but some highlights over the next couple of weeks include:
Green Note favourites COPPER VIPER have kindly stepped in at short notice to fill a cancellation, and will now be playing this Sunday (21st May). Copper Viper are London-based trio comprised of prolific songwriter and guitarist Robin Joel Sangster (who you may also recognise from behind our bar!), fiddle/mandolin player Duncan Menzies and banjo picker Dana Immanuel. Drawing inspiration from the British folk and American country/bluegrass traditions, their music marries haunting melodies and intricate vocal harmonies with searing instrumental passages… come and check them out!
We also have a Green Note debut from Margate-based band ITCHY TEETH who have made a name for themselves with their hyper-melodic, witty and harmony-layered pop that boldly tiptoes the line between sincerity and irony… Singing about philosophy, pop culture, death and technology, challenging and critiquing it all through pastiche, humour and fun – their work has brought comparisons to artists like 10CC and Supertramp, The Flaming Lips and Weezer.
Other upcoming highlights include a classic country sound from winners of the Ameripolitan Award for “Honky-Tonk Group Of The Year”, THE REEVES BROTHERS’ Merle Haggard meets Alabama sound will have you craving a shot of Jack Daniels with a cold Budweiser (Thurs 25th May)! Described as “The bastard son of Tom Waits and Cab Calloway” Camden’s favourite Italian, BANDINI is back with his full band, bringing his mix of Jazz, blues, rock and gypsy fusion (Sat 27th May).
1930s Paris, fused with flavours of Eastern Europe and the energy of a campfire jam session, will be brought to you by THE SCHMOOZENBERGS (Fri 26th May) who play Gypsy Jazz Gypsy Swing, Klezmer, and more! We’ll hear a timeless blend of Americana with elements of 70s’ Folk Revival, Country, and Appalachian Blues from A DIFFERENT THREAD (Sun 28th May), and the album launch of Spanish guitar duo DE FUEGO who play an energetic instrumental flamenco and rumba music (Weds 31st May). This is just a handful of the shows we have coming up! More details on all these shows and lots more can be found on the EVENTS PAGE on our website!
RECENTLY ANNOUNCED…
Planning ahead, we’ve recently announced a range of great shows including… Award-winning and highly acclaimed Canadian folk band LE VENT DU NORD, leading Balkan Gypsy band PAPRIKA, Green Note favourites - THE CONGO FAITH HEALERS, an intimate three month residency from ROXANNE DE BASTION, a show as part of the Glass Knight tour with JOSHUA BURNELL, a very special album launch show from MICHELE STODART… as well as MAZ O’CONNOR, FRASER ANDERSON, REBECCA LOEBE, ROB HERON & THE TEAPAD ORCHESTRA and more!
SECRET SHOW
A couple of months ago, we hosted a secret show with three of the most renowned and respected musicians in Britain: NORMAN BLAKE, BERNARD BUTLER and JAMES GRANT. Norman - the centrifugal force in Teenage Fanclub, Bernard - most renowned for his work with Suede and McAlmont and Butler, and James - his solo work and Love and Money. This show sold out within minutes of it going on sale (probably a record for fastest selling show at Green Note!). So… due to popular demand, we will be bringing the guys back for a special 2 night residency!
Tickets will be going on sale to the public on Wednesday 31st May at 10am but we will be sending our mailing list a secret access code in our next newsletter which will give you a 24hr headstart! So keep an eye out for that as chances are it will sell out before it goes on sale to the public!
Hope to see you soon!
Lots of love,
Immy & Risa xx
COMING UP IN MAY…
Gutter Street Nights
Tue 16th May
Six wonderful performers who have all written an original song, poem or monologue based around our theme of the month.
Getting Loose:
Stories in Song
Tue 16th May
THE BASEMENT BAR
An intimate evening illuminating stories behind songs, hosted by Luce
Luna Bec
Wed 17th May
THE BASEMENT BAR
Songs of love, loss and everyday magic
Jon Wilks
Wed 17th May
Acclaimed fingerpicking guitarist and singer of traditional folk songs and broadside ballads from the English repertoire
Jack Harris
Thu 18th May
‘Jack Harris is a priest of song who holds himself to a rigorous, ancient code of beauty most of us have forgotten exists.’ Anais Mitchell
Anjela Abelian
- Single Release
Thu 18th May
THE BASEMENT BAR
Jazz/contemporary singer-songwriter releases her new single “Strawberries” - expect carefully selected mix of jazz standards and originals
Itchy Teeth
Fri 19th May
Hyper-melodic, witty and harmony-layered pop that boldly tiptoes the line between sincerity and irony
Ewan Bleach
Fri 19th May
THE BASEMENT BAR
1920s and 30s jazz and blues
Jaywalkers
Sat 20th May
One of the most exciting, virtuosic and entertaining young bands working on the British Folk scene… taking influence from Folk, Bluegrass, Country and Western Swing!
Fran McGillivray Band
Sat 20th May
THE BASEMENT BAR
Rootsy and rhythmic original songs, Blues and Americana
Open-mic hosted by Rob Thom
Sun 21st May, matinée
Well-established, relaxed and friendly open mic… (Sunday matinee session)
Copper Viper
Sun 21st May
Drawing inspiration from the British folk and American country/bluegrass traditions, marrying haunting melodies and intricate vocal harmonies with searing instrumental passages
Coloriage Duo
Sun 21st May
THE BASEMENT BAR
A heady mix of Mediterranean tango, Brazilian baiao, French musette waltz and a whole lot more.
Amy May Ellis
Mon 22nd May
“Amazing ethereal voice… Exquisite” Tom Robinson, BBC 6 Music
Kyi + Kiara
Tue 23rd May
TALENTBANQ presents… two truly exceptional artists
Chastity Brown
Tue 23rd May
THE WATER RATS
“...brooding soul eloquence, alt-rock wiriness, atmospheric pop sweetening and folk-inflected naturalness” — NPR Music
Susy Thomas
- Album Launch
Wed 24th May
Singer-songwriter and guitarist plays from her new album, due to be released in the Spring
Juliet Garrett & Friends
Wed 24th May
THE BASEMENT BAR
Music that is “a remedy for the soul” Camden Live
The Reeves Brothers
Thu 25th May
The nostalgic sound of classic country music is back!
Julian Loida
Thu 25th May
THE BASEMENT BAR
Percussionist, composer, producer… “One of the Boston music scene’s most valuable players” - The Art Fuse
The Schmoozenbergs
Fri 26th May
Conjuring up the mood of 1930s Paris, fused with flavours of Eastern Europe and the energy of a campfire jam session…
Fraser & The Alibis
Fri 26th May
THE BASEMENT BAR
The hippest in Blues, Bop and Boogaloo… fiery, fresh jazz from a foundation deeply entrenched in the roots of the genre.
Jim Causley - matinée
Sat 27th May
One of the most renowned names on the English trad scene
Bandini
Sat 27th May
Jazz, blues, rock and gypsy incorporated into a unique sound… “The bastard son of Tom Waits and Cab Calloway”
The Clock Winders
Sat 27th May
THE BASEMENT BAR
A nostalgic repertoire of swing, jazz and acoustic country music
A Different Thread
Sun 28th May
British/American duo, ‘A Different Thread’ delivers an intoxicating amalgamation of Beatlesque folk rock meets Gillian Welch dark country.
Webb City
Sun 28th May
THE BASEMENT BAR
Celebrates the early piano trio line up featuring rhythm guitar in place of drums, united by a joint love for the trios of Oscar Peterson, Nat ‘King’ Cole trio and Art Tatum
Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves
Mon 29th May
Two of the most exciting musicians in the younger generation of American roots music… “A shining new force in string band music”
**SOLD OUT**
Open-mic hosted by Rob Thom
Tue 30th May
Well-established, relaxed and friendly open mic…
De Fuego: Album Launch
Wed 31st May
Award-winning guitar duo, who play energetic instrumental flamenco and rumba-based music
Shortt and Kai
Wed 31st May
THE BASEMENT BAR
Brand new partnership between the hilarious comedy-musician Kate Shortt and musical theatre cabaret artist Marcus Kai
Green Note, 106 Parkway, London, NW1 7AN
