MILES HUNT PRESENTS... "SHARED"
The Wonder Stuff’s Miles Hunt presents
“Shared”, an evening of acoustic performances by
some of the UK’s finest artists.
Having now been touring and releasing records
for over two decades I have seen more than my
fair share of gigs from the early energetic and
often shambolic era of the mid’ 80’s Indie Music
Scene, where I first cut my teeth, to the more
considered forum of the acoustic
singer/songwriter & raconteur that I now find
myself a part of. I’m more than happy in the
company that I currently share.
So
much so that having been given the opportunity
to play at the newly refurbished Birmingham Town
Hall I fought off the temptation of simply
hogging the limelight to myself and instead felt
compelled to invite a gathering of some of the
finest players I’ve seen over the years, some of
them friends of mine and others that I have
admired from a distance. Every artist performing
at “Shared” has had a great affect on me, not
only as a writer/performer myself, but also as a
fan and I take it as an honour that they have
accepted my invite.
I
like to think that this, hopefully the first of
many such events, will allow audiences to
reconnect, or even connect for the first time,
with artists that continue to write, record and
tour but in my humble opinion perhaps do not
receive the attention that they deserve, given
their wonderfully consistent output, each
spanning more than a decade. And where better to
stage this event than the prestigious
surroundings of Birmingham Town Hall?
It
is with great pleasure then that I invite one
and all to come and share in a night that
features such varied and distinct performers. It
promises to be a very special evening indeed.
Miles Hunt. June 2008

The
first “Shared” event will be held at
Birmingham's Town Hall on January 30th 2009.
Tickets are priced at £19.50 each (plus booking
fees and other charges where appropriate).
Tickets are available from August 25th via the
Birmingham Town Hall's
website
where a number of
special offers and deals on local
accommodation are also available. Tickets
may also be available from other outlets.
The
line-up for the forthcoming event will be:

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Miles Hunt and Erica Nockalls
Miles and Erica will be once more
delving into their back catalogues to
perform
tracks from The
Wonder Stuff and Vent 414 in addition to
Miles' own extensive solo career alongside more recent tracks from their
2006 acoustic album, 'Not An Exit'.
The eagerly-awaited follow-up release to
'Not An Exit' is due for release on February 2nd 2009
and tracks from the new album will be
performed during their “Shared” set.
Audience members will also get the exclusive
opportunity to buy the new album before it's
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Wayne Hussey
The name Wayne Hussey is usually more
associated with his work in Sisters of
Mercy and The Mission.
What many
do not realise is that Wayne has been
touring with his own solo material for a number
of years, including the release of his
album "Bare" in June 2008 containing
tracks regularly performed during his
solo shows stripped down to an acoustic
format.
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Roddy Frame
A who's-who of the artists that Roddy
has worked with would include some of
the most distinguished names such as
The Clash' Mick Jones, Edwyn Collins,
Paul Carrack and Ryūichi Sakamoto.
Roddy first came to prominence in the UK
with his work as singer/songwriter with
Scottish group Aztec Camera, recording
between 1981 and 1995 although the group
was effectively Roddy Frame plus session
musicians since their 1987 album,
"Love". In 1995, Roddy laid the
Aztec Camera brand to rest, working and
releasing material under his own name.
Roddy's first solo material came out in
1996 with the album "The North Star" on
the Independiente label. His most
recent release was the 2007 live album,
"Live at The Blue Note, Osaka" although
he continues to write and perform live
across the UK, including a recent
appearance at the 2008 Glastonbury
Festival alongside long-time friend,
Edwyn Collins.
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Nick Heyward
Back in 1982 there can
hardly have been a person in
our United Kingdom that
couldn’t whistle you a tune
from Haircut 100’s ‘Pelican
West’ album. Filled with all
that summer promises, this
album heralded a bright new
era in British pop music,
fresh, optimistic & suitable
for a picnic or a party. But
like fruit off the vine, or
indeed a sharp new haircut,
not built to last.
‘Pelican West’ was the only
Haircut 100 album fronted by
Nick Heyward. By 1983 Nick
had gone solo & it was
quickly apparent that he was
by no means a flash in the
pan. His debut solo album,
‘North of a Miracle’, kept
the hits coming & ever since
Nick has continued to write,
record & tour.
Notably, Nick released ‘From
Monday to Sunday’ in 1993,
which heralded a change to a
more classic rock style. The
album yielded an American
radio hit with "Kite" which
reached 4 on the Magazine
Modern Rock Tracks chart.
In 1995 Nick released
‘Tangled’ on the Epic label,
which chimed with the
Britpop zeitgeist and
provided him with his first
UK Top 40 single in twelve
years when "Rollerblade"
reached 37 on the UK Singles
Chart. After being
'discovered' by Alan McGee
performing at an Ed Ball
gig, ‘The Apple Bed’ was
released in 1998 on Creation
Records.
Nick has released new music
less frequently in recent
years. ‘Open Sesame Seed’
(2001), a collaboration with
British actor/musician Greg
Ellis, featured Ellis
reading Nick’s poetry to the
accompaniment of his musical
backing. An album of songs
recorded with singer/actress
India Dupre, ‘The Mermaid
and the Lighthouse Keeper’,
was released in 2006.
Nick’s appearance at
‘Shared’ will be a great
opportunity to see a true
British treasure doing what
only he can do.
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Katell
Keineg
Katell Keineg was born in Brittany and
was brought up both there and in Wales.
In the mid-nineties, she went to live in
New York and was quickly embraced by the
buzzing café scene around St Mark’s
Place’s Sin-é. In 1993, while building
her reputation for “conveying a nearly
beatific sense of joy in performance”
(Los Angeles Times), she released a
seven-inch single on Bob Mould’s SOL
Records label. That same year, Katell
sang on Iggy Pop’s “American Caesar” and
following his passing of her single on
to Elektra, they signed her and released
her first album “O Seasons, O Castles”
in 1994.
1997 saw the release of Katell’s second
album “Jet” receiving rave reviews
leading to tours in the U.S. and Europe.
It was even named one of the “Best
Overlooked Pop Masterpieces Of The
Decade” by Esquire. Keineg’s live work
has included singing with Jeff Buckley,
Allen Ginsberg and Calexico, opening for
many people from Morphine to the Tarafs
De Haidouks.
In 2002, Katell released an E.P.
entitled “What’s The Only Thing Worse
Than The End Of Time?” on Brooklyn based
indie label, Field Recording Co. The
recording included a live performance of
“River Man” from a tribute to Nick Drake
held at St Ann’s Church in Brooklyn.
In their review of the night, The New
York Times declared her “…a young
songwriter due for her own cult, who
travelled the fine edge between rapture
and loss so essential to Mr Drake’s
art.” Following the release of a second
E.P. (Shaking The Disease), Keineg
released “High July”, her third album,
in late 2004 to further enthusiastic
reviews.
A re-recorded version of “On Yer Way”
from that album was used on the
soundtrack of Deborah Kampmeier’s indie
film “Virgin” with Robin Wright Penn,
also in 2004. Katell was the subject of
a 6-page profile in The New York Times
Sunday Magazine in July 2006 which led
to sold out gigs in New York City.
Summer 2007 was spent playing European
festivals with concert pianist Katia
Labeque’s experimental band, B For Bang,
whose first album was released in
January 2008. Keineg releases a 4-song
E.P. this autumn that includes the
re-recorded “On Yer Way” and a Welsh
language cover of the Super Furry
Animals song “Y Gwyneb Iau”. She
is currently recording her fourth album.
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plus one final act to be announced
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Media Links
Website resources
Shared page on MySpace
Birmingham Town Hall's
Shared page (inc ticket links)
Hi-resolution images
Miles Hunt and Erica Nockalls
Wayne Hussey
Nick Heyward
Katell Keineg
Press Release
PDF download
Promotional Flyer
TIF download
For
further information, contact Tom Haxell
at Spirit Music and Media on 0208 746 7461 or
email
tom@spiritmm.com. |