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February
Sunday
28
8pm

TwickFolk : -ALAN PROSSER - OLD EVENT

£8adv/£9

Wolverhampton born Alan describes his upbringing as “totally normal, except for driving parents and siblings demento with whistles, recorders, and banging on the piano.” As his love of music developed, he experimented with a wide range of instruments including guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, bowed psaltery, bones, bandura, various guitar synths, and the sitar (he admits faring less well with drums and the trumpet). After dropping out of Kent University “to become a medieval minstrel” his musical career included playing in many groups including Fiddler's Dram (founded by Dave Arbus of East of Eden). Alan's main instrument is the guitar and he has a reputation among fellow musicians as a perfectionist, renowned for his prolific practice. His musical influences are wide-ranging - from medieval music to the American South, from pop and rock to Britain's folk-revival guitarists. He subsequently had a stint in Ashley Hutchings' Albion Band but is best known as a founding member of The Oyster Ceilidh Band (later Oysterband). He has been the group's guitarist/vocalist for thirty-odd years and his trademark playing is an essential part of Oysterband's distinctive sound. As a songwriter and arranger, Alan has made a significant contribution to Oysterband's repertoire. Away from Oysterband, Alan's solo recordings include 'Hall Place' released in 1997, 'Makerfield' released in 2003, and Nomads Cellar Sessions (with Lucy Randall and Brendan Power) released in 2006.

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Details

Venue

The Cabbage Patch Public House

Event Sponsor

TwickFolk