Peacock is the leading contemporary visual arts organisation in Aberdeen and the NE of Scotland, bringing artists and the public together through exhibitions‚ events‚ talks‚ residencies‚ film screenings‚ gigs and workshops to make and present art in exciting and innovative ways.
CANCELLED!
16 August 2010
The Great Park
Come along for a night of live music in our intimate gallery.
- Date: Thurs 28 Oct
- Time: 8pm
- Location: PVA
- Cost: £5 on the door
Continuing the NO MORE SOUNDCHECKS series of unplugged gigs, Interesting Music Promotions (IMP) and Vocustics Promotions present a night with "The Great Park + Woodpecker Wooliams".
The Great Park
The Great Park is the music of Stephen Burch who was born in the south of England, but spent most of his early life traveling around before his family settled in rural Ireland. On their farm is an old abandoned cottage, nearly collapsed but with one room dry and warm enough to make music in.
A vintage acoustic guitar and the family's upright piano, brooms, pots and metal chains. Images of fields, of farm houses, animals, pursuit and escape - characters appear and reappear in different places - dense journey songs - the unifying theme is that of grave drama and possibility within 'The Great Park'.
In 2009 The Great Park played over 150 concerts in Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Italy and England. Ten albums are available on Woodland Recordings.
Woodpecker Wooliams
The earthly folk project of Gemma Williams, a would be midwife who changed her fate after a bout of seizures. A blessing in an unfortunate disguise, as the Brighton music scene benefits immeasurably from her beautiful forest-inspired orchestration and nonsensical fairy telling.
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