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‘Something extravagantly special’ – MOJO ‘Hushed and haunting’ – THE GUARDIAN ‘Exquisite agony’ – UNCUT +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ JonnoPromotions are thrilled to welcome Richard Walters back to the Isle of Man for his first concert in almost three years. Best known to Manx audiences through his friendship and performances with the late Katherine Crowe, he is really looking forward to his return. This will be his Laxey debut and the first time he has visited the Island as a solo artist. He will have a couple of friends appearing during the show, one of which will be his special guest support, the wonderful Christy D. Laxey Institute is a “bring your own” venue, so that keeps the cost of the evening down for you. Tickets are £15 and available online at http://etickets.im/jp. Hard copy tickets from Laxey Post Office, the Laxey Chemist and Peter Norris Music. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Richard Walters is an English songwriter and singer based in London. As a solo artist he has released three critically acclaimed albums and four EP’s since 2007. His music has featured on a number of US TV shows including Grey’s Anatomy, CSI: Miami, Criminal Minds and Revenge. He also fronts new collaborative project Liu Bei. As a songwriter and collaborator Richard has worked with a number of exceptional artists, writers and producers including Dan Wilson, Morgan Page, Bernard Butler, Guy Sigsworth, Solomun, Gabrielle Aplin, Nina Nesbitt, Olafur Arnalds, Faultline, Apocalyptica, Alison Moyet and Grace Lightman.
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Sensational singer-songwriter Jarrod Dickenson is returning to the Isle of Man for one night only on 30th January 2016, performing at The Institute, Laxey. Fresh from supporting Don McLean on his Irish and European tours and supporting The Waterboys on their UK tour, Jarrod will once again be offering an intimate gig for Manx audiences at The Institute, Laxey. To learn more information about this talented singer/songwriter/performer see Jarrods artist bio (http://www.jonnopromotions.com/artists/jarrod-dickenson/) Tickets are £15 and available online at etickets.im/jp. Hard copy tickets from Laxey Post Office, the Laxey Chemist and Peter Norris Music. With special guest support act - the debut of StewieBozstar (Stuart Mills & Barry Williams) - playing original songs (acoustic) Doors 7:30pm, Show 8:00pm. - Laxey Institute is a "bring your own" venue (i.e. a recipe for a cheap night out!
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Friday 1st May, 2015, The Institute, Laxey & Sunday 3rd May, 2015, Erin Arts Centre - DOORS 7pm, show 7:30pm One of Britain's funniest men, returns to the Isle of Man. JonnoPromotions presents "An evening with Richard Digance". Tickets £15 from http://www.eTickets.im/jp Also available from the Laxey Chemist & the Laxey Post Office for Friday 1st and from Erin Arts Centre box office for Sunday 3rd. Many people sing, play guitar and tell stories but not many have supported Steve Martin, the late Robin Williams or played a guitar duet with Brian May of Queen, Richard Digance has. ROARING SUCCESS AT EDINBURGH FESTIVAL!!!!* * * * * FIVE STAR (TOP RATING) EDINBURGH REPORTER* * * * EDINBURGH HERALD* * * * THREE WEEKS PICK OF THE FRINGE - MERVYN STUTTER REVIEW Richard Digance is a rare performer in that he's respected by comedians for his original material and by musicians for being an accomplished performer/guitarist. His loyal following confirms his wide appeal, from the younger generation attracted by both his guitar playing and the fact he has inspired many modern-day performers, to the super-loyal who have followed Richard since the time he had his own ITV series and even further when he started out in folk clubs. His evergreen career has been acknowledged through numerous awards within both the music and entertainment industries, from a BAFTA Nomination as a TV entertainer to a Gold Award from The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters. He is included in The Virgin Anthology of Songwriters for his important contribution to British comedy songwriting. Richard Digance is also a world-acclaimed poet. His poetry is published around the world, from The University of British Columbia, Canadian syllabus for English; Fearndon Teaching Aids, Illionois, USA, The Oxford University Anthology of Poetry, The West Indies Schools syllabus and more recently in Australia, Swaziland and in Cape Town, South Africa as part of English First Additional Language Grade 8 Reader. He has survived all trends with his two hour one-man show, an entertainer who many younger comedians, including Ross Noble, claim as one of their major influences. On his own ITV Saturday-night show Richard has played guitar with Queen's Brian May, The Moody Blues, Status Quo, Chris deBurgh, Juan Martin, Marc Cohn and Elkie Brooks.
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Multiple award winning musician Ewan McLennan makes his Isle of Man debut ... http://www.ewanmclennan.co.uk/ Spiral Earth "Best Male Singer" 2013 Alistair Hulett Memorial Award for Political Songwriting 2013 BBC Radio 2 Folk "Horizon Award" winner 2011. Ewan recently featured on several of the Transatlantic Sessions (currently being shown on BBC iPlayer ... check him out!). Here's a Guardian review http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/09/transatlantic-sessions-returns-longevity-roots Featuring Matt Creer as special guest support act http://mattcreer.com/ Tickets £15 available now on http://www.eTickets.im/jp and fromJabberwocky in hard copy! Doors 7pm, show 8pm a JonnoPromotions event supported by Isle of Man Arts Council & Island of Culture 2014. https://www.facebook.com/iomartscouncil https://www.facebook.com/JabberIOM http://www.iomtoday.co.im/what-s-on/manx-entertainment-news/folk-artist-to-perform-at-jabberwocky-1-6479338
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"There are only two people in art that matter. There's the creative individual and the person experiencing it. Everything else is an artificial filter. This a way for me to share my work with you without any filters whatsoever." - Otis Gibbs Otis Gibbs is a man in search of an honest experience. Gibbs is often referred to as a folk artist, but that is a simplistic way to describe a man who has planted over 7,000 trees, slept in hobo jungles, walked with nomadic shepherds in Romania, was a fifth grade yo-yo champion and once wrestled a bear (and lost). Otis has played countless, theatres, festivals, bars and house concerts and has managed to carve out a living, while remaining happily independent. Much of his work concentrates on the world ignored by pop culture. Sometimes forgotten, obsolete, or simply marginalized, it is a world that doesn’t fit into a twenty-second sound bite, or talking point. Otis has spent the last fifteen years traveling across America and abroad documenting this world, and has a story to share about each stop along the way. Some videos here http://tinyurl.com/Otis-Gibbs-JonnoPromo-YouTube "when it comes to song craft and true emotion, Gibbs is up there with the best of them ... an excellent songwriter and singer – with a voice like honeyed bourbon – he is a consummate showman in the old-fashioned sense of the word. His between song patter is as much part of the show as the tunes: Gibbs gives his music context by sharing his tales of growing up, the working life and the loves and losses inherent in life ... Gibbs knows how to pierce to the heart" James Meredith http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/ "Harder Than Hammered Hell" is Otis Gibbs’ sixth album. It’s also the fourth release by Wanamaker Recording Company, the East Nashville based independent label he started in 2008 with long time partner Amy Lashley. The album title was inspired by experiences Otis had when he worked as a tree-planter in Indiana. Much of what he learned came from a seventy-year-old friend/co-worker. The man would describe ground that is too hard to dig as, “harder than hammered hell.” He would also use the phrase when referring to a difficult job, or a particularly tough person. Otis found it a fitting metaphor for the difficulties of leading a creative life When asked about his approach to making records Otis replied, “I’m silly enough to believe that I’m the world’s foremost authority on what an Otis Gibbs record should sound like. I tend to enjoy stripped down arrangements that highlight the song and the vocal.” There is a feeling of strength and perseverance that resonates throughout his work and his lyrics often speaks of accepting the harsh realities of life without giving into them. Below are some of the lyrics from tracks on "Harder Than Hammered Hell" “Somewhere outside the vacant world two fools stare fate in the eye, singing oh you’ll never take us alive.” -Broke And Restless “When the suffering world is about to uncurl and reaches up and under your skin, you might sit there alone, but you’re about to be thrown into a box you never could fit in, we were made to break.” - Made To Break Don’t Worry Kid - recalls childhood feelings of not fitting in. “I wish that more people would be honest with kids and let them know that there’s nothing wrong with feeling different. Any sane person would feel out of place in a society that idolizes celebrities and trash culture while catering to short attention spans. The good news is they’re not alone and it does get better.” “Don’t worry kid you know it’s gonna get better than this there’s nothing wrong with you that you can’t work out we’re all filled with doubt, don’t worry kid.” - Don’t Worry Kid Big Whiskers was inspired by a childhood memory. In 1966, the World Record Flathead Catfish (79lb 8oz) was caught out of White River near Gibbs’ childhood home. Otis fished that same river countless times and heard many stories of huge catfish spotted there. Otis asked his friend, Adam Carroll to help him finish a song based on some of these tall tales. Gibbs and Carroll met up at a rundown hotel outside of Austin, Texas and finished the song in an afternoon. Otis currently resides in East Nashville with his partner Amy Lashley. Billy Bragg included Gibbs' song "The Peoples Day" in a list of "Top Five Songs with Something to Say", published in the Wall Street Journal. Andy Gill of the The Independent wrote that there is a "authenticity and dedication in Gibbs' delivery which is somehow cleansing in its purity". Come and see this singer songwriter who has been compared to Woody Guthrie, Steve Earle and Bruce Springsteen. Tickets £15 from http://www.eTickets.im/JP Available now in hard copy from Jabberwocky. http://otisgibbs.com/ And as Otis often says, "Thanks for giving a damn!"
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Manx debut for Sean Taylor - with special guest Lily Wolter @ Jabberwocky Sunday 22 8pm start ... tickets still available £15 from Jabberwocky or on the door. https://www.facebook.com/events/593297150713040/ ''An absolutely superb guitarist ... reminiscent of John Martyn" Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2 "My main listen today - Springsteen and Taylor are cheering my day...brilliant, stunning songs. Great album.' Mike Harding ''A star in the making ...a superb talent'' Metro "Sean Taylor is a wonderfully talented modern troubadour whose sincere, thoughtful songs pull you in. I've had the pleasure of sharing the stage with him. He swings. Check him out!" Eric Bibb ''A bluesy devotional intensity that rightly draws comparisons to John Martyn" Q Magazine Sean Taylor has rapidly grown to be one of the hottest new names in the UK blues/acoustic scene. His incredible passion for performance, sheer talent and songwriting of the highest calibre is a testament to his frequent comparisons with John Martyn and Tom Waits. He has opened for artists such as John Fogerty, Neville Brothers, Tony Joe White, Eric Bibb, Tom Paxton, Tift Merritt and Band Of Horses. He has toured Holland, Switzerland, Australia, France and Ireland. The past couple of years has seen Sean’s profile rocket with three UK tours and festival performances at Glastonbury, Cambridge Folk Festival, Beautiful Days and many others His new album 'Chase The Night' was recorded in Austin, Texas with producer Mark Hallman (Carole King, AniDi Franco, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lyle Lovett et al.) and features legendary double bass player Danny Thompson ... Check out some of his YouTube footage here: www.youtube.com/seantaylorsongs "Formidable and skilled...recalls Chris Isaak. ****" - Uncut "Slow burning, haunting, dextrous picking...Taylor is a find (8/10)" - Classic Rock "Prodigiously talented singer-songwriter...touchstones would be Tom Waits and John Martyn'' - R2 Magazine Sean has developed into a headliner in his own right, through his incredible passion for performance, sheer talent and songwriting of the highest calibre. This will be another night to remember! Listen to Sean's songs here https://soundcloud.com/sean-taylor-songs or on his webpage http://www.seantaylorsongs.com/ Tickets on sale from Jabberwocky or http://www.eTickets.im/jp
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Boo Hewerdine will be the featured artist for the third "Sunday night special" at Jabberwocky on 18th August 2013. Boo Hewerdine is an artist with a brilliant musical CV of international collaborations and a prolific songwriting career of hit songs spanning more than two decades and many genres. In the 80s and 90s he fronted cult group The Bible (‘Honey Be Good’, ‘Graceland’) and he then went on to write and work with a wide range of artists including Eddi Reader ("Patience of Angels") (also a member of the Eddi Reader band), k.d. lang ("I'm down to my last cigarette"), Natalie Imbruglia ("something better"), Chris Difford (co-writer of album "The Last Temptation of Chris"), Justin Currie (of Del Amitri), Kris Drever (of Lau), Jack Savoretti ("Dr Frankenstein") Brian Kennedy and The Corrs among many others. A selection of my favourite Boo Hewerdine tracks on YouTube are here (including some of his appearance on the BBC Songwriters' Circle with Justin Currie and Chris Difford) http://tinyurl.com/Boo-Hewerdine-JP-Playlist You can listen to a selection of tracks on Boo's site - http://www.boohewerdine.net/audio.html and on Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/boo-hewerdine Boo's show at Jabberwocky on Sunday 18th will be to an intimate audience of 50 and the show starts at 8pm (doors 7pm). There will be a guest support act. More about Boo here: http://www.jonnopromotions.com/viewartist.php?aid=147 Tickets are on sale now at £15 from http://www.etickets.im/jp/ - please buy early to avoid disappointment. The Facebook Event page is at https://www.facebook.com/events/335215349943076 Hard copy tickets are available from Jabberwocky. A JonnoPromotions event kindly supported by the IOM Arts Council.
