Innes Sibun, 9th November 2007 at Gloucester Guildhall

Acoustica with Innes Sibun
and John Crampton
Quality songs and performance in a relaxed and intimate, seated ‘music club’ environment

When we first thought about bringing the blues to Acoustica, we decided to aim high and go for the UK's finest. So you can imagine our delight when guitar virtuoso and all round bluesman Innes Sibun said yes! Playing live is where it's at for an artist like Innes and tonight, just for Acoustica, Innes has put together a special line-up of acoustic guitar, mandolin, piano, percussion and fretless bass - we surely are in for a treat!


‘The most moving blues you'll hear’ Total Guitar

High energy blues played with passion! Innes Sibun made his first album with legendary producer Mike Vernon who produced the John Mayall and Eric Clapton Beano album as well as all the Peter Green era Fleetwood Mac albums. In 1997 Innes met his hero when he opened up for Peter Green at a show in New York, he also played on "Rattlesnake guitar" a tribute cd dedicated to Peter Green which also featured Rory Gallagher, Ian Anderson, Harvey Mandell, Billy Sheehan & Snowy White. He played guitar for Robert Plant on his "Fate of nations" tour throughout America, Europe & South America & can be heard on Robert's "Sixty six to Timbuktu" album as well as on a track on his box set "Nine lives". He has made 5 albums with various independent blues labels such as Viceroy, Provogue and Ulftone.

John Crampton is self taught on the guitar and harmonica. He has played in many bands including Woody and the Splinters and Daddy Yum Yum which played a mixture of skiffle, gospel and blues and frequently supported Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Wilco Johnson and the Solid Senders. Next came Big Bamboo playing a combination of jazz and blues. Since then John has been playing solo creating a big and powerful sound of hard hitting and very danceable uptempo blues. John plays slide or bottleneck style on a 1930s National steel guitar with harmonica and thumping his foot on foot box to provide a driving rhythm.

‘... stunning blues voice ... he blew me away!’ Blues in Britain
‘one of the Uk's top accoustic slide and steel guitarists ... ‘ Hookers Blues Club


http://www.innessibun.com/

http://www.johncrampton.co.uk/
http://www.acoustica-guildhall.co.uk/


Friday 9th November 2007
Tickets £10 advance, £11 on the door. Doors 8pm.
Box Office 01452 503050
Email: guildhall.artscentre@gloucester.gov.uk
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