Live bands + Langhams Ale +Dj’s this Friday Fundraising for Lewes Phoenix Rising

We’ve got a cracking line-up for you this Friday at The Quiet Night Inn. Fireside folk band Twenty One Crows will be appearing with their “brand of sea-sprayed folk” weaving their masterful storytelling with the rich tones of Jon Griffin’s vocals and the surging, sonorous chords of Rebecca Tann’s accordion. A four-piece of  guitars, bass  and accordion, their sound whilst folksy is of the complex darker variety. Their subjects sitting in a storytelling millieu are of history, of love, war and evocative of those the songs once sung in a dockside tavern.

Jarabi Kundaa’s acoustic sound of joyous rootsy horns, percussion and vocals transmits a strong afro-latin-jazz-funk mix of original and standard tunes of the African Diaspora. It is the brain child of Thomas Christen (aka TC Musumba) with his lifelong passion for many kinds of rhythm and tone. – Expect to be moved in body and soul.

Singer/songwriters Peter Murphy and Tom Lockyear of Morlove and the Moonbeam will be joining with their beautiful soundscapes and lyrical moving melodies.

DJ TC Musumba will round off the night with his uplifting world beats of eclectic music that you can dance the night away to until 2am!

Award winning nutrition expert and chef Sally Galloway will be serving delicious bites for your delectation to add an epicurean twist to the night.

There will be fresh ale from micro-brewery Langhams at the fully stocked bar and all this to support a very good cause Lewes Phoenix Rising, a community-led, not-for-profit, development company which established earlier this year is working towards ensuring that plans by Lewes District Council (LDC) and Santon to redevelop the Phoenix Estate (the ‘North Street Quarter’) provide genuine, sustainable, community benefit for the town and district.

Where: Café des Artistes Lewes. 10 Phoenix Place, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2QJ

When: Friday 12th September

Time: 8pm-2am

Tickets: £10 online advance here. Or £12 on the door.

 

Cult Folk Musician Mary Hampton to perform at CdA Friday 5th September

 One of the British folk scenes most talented and enigmatic artist’s, Mary Hampton, performs at Café des Artistes popular monthly music night, A Quiet Night Inn. Heavily influenced by turn-of-the-century European chamber music, and drawing from both the traditional folk cannon, and her own works, Hampton’s sets always exhibit a subtle dynamic tension. Her charismatic presence and the quality of her artistic output has drawn plaudits from many quarters – The Guardian, “Hampton is a rare talent…refreshingly original.” The Telegraph, “Songs, which recline with shimmering sensuality in various shady cloaks of weirdness…fragility, desolation and humour.”

The evening sees co-support in the brilliantly eccentric form of Crayola Lectern. Led by Chris Anderson, the group’s songs gently articulate the travails of the ‘everyman.’ Simultaneously amusing, and yet quietly profound, it’s an artistic narrative that is perfectly expressed in their well received album ‘The Fall and Rise Of….’ Uncut Magazine, ‘An exquisitely eccentric debut album. 8/10’. The Quietus. “A warm, reflective and deeply human record. From Worthing, with love.”

The night is drawn to a close in the upbeat form of arguably Brighton’s most charismatic live band, Clowns. Fronted by the impeccably dressed Miles Heathfield, who prowls the stage like some neo-dictator, the band’s music expresses a taut muscularity, combining all the swagger of 80’s psychobilly, with punk sensibilities. The unrelenting hypnotic intensity to their performances, snares the audience, never letting go until the last note is dropped. Brighton Music Blog – “The floor was wiped clean with the night’s headliners Clowns, who provided a masterclass on showmanship.”

“The line up is a real coup for A Quiet Night Inn. We wanted to bring a trio of bands together who were all plowing unique musical furrows, and we’ve been luckily enough to secure three wonderful acts who do just that”, said Jacob Richardson, Café des Artistes’s Musical Programmer.

 

Venue: Café des Artistes

Where: Units 10 & 11 Phoenix Place, Lewes, BN7 2QJ

When: Friday 5^th September 2014

Time: 8.00pm – till late

Entrance Fee: £5 (on the door)

About Café des Artistes:

Established in 2007, Café des Artistes is a unique arts space in the heart of the Phoenix Industrial Estate. Behind the door to this once derelict warehouse lies a wonderland for the creatively inclined. The Lewes based arts centre always look to bring a dynamic energy and experimental approach to their artistic output – seeking to bring art to the people, and people to the art. The centre runs a regular performance programme – from music to theatre – a variety of workshops, gallery exhibitions, and café & bar. It also has a number of artist studios, and provides a home for two theatre companies.

Article by Matthew Geraghty