Festival season has finally arrived and the Cheese & Grain have two exciting festival warm up shows to announce, Grammy award winning Loudon Wainwright III and legendary Downpatrick rockers ASH.
The iconic Grammy award winning Loudon Wainwright III will be playing one of only three shows in the UK and his only non-festival appearances at the Cheese & Grain on Friday 28th July as he prepares to play the Cambridge Folk Festival.
Direct from the USA, Grammy award winning singer/songwriter, film & TV star Loudon Wainwright III plays an exclusive one off show in Frome.
A real coup for the Cheese & Grain to entice an artist of the stature of Loudon Wainwright to such an intimate venue. One of the all time great singer songwriters and probably the most mesmeric performer you are ever likely to see.
Inspired musically by seeing Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival, he was later given the tag of the “New Dylan”. However he soon developed his own unique style, writing such classic songs as “Dead Skunk (in the middle of the road)”, “Motel Blues”, “Swimming Song” “Your Mother & I” “Daughter” “Drinking song”, amongst many others.
To date he has released 26 albums in his witty, incisive, self-mocking style, gaining him a huge worldwide following. He won a Grammy for Album of the Year “High Wide and Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project”, and has won three other Grammy Nominations. As an actor, he has appeared in numerous films and found fame as Captain Calvin, the “singing surgeon” in the cult TV show M*A*S*H. He was the original musician/sidekick on the David Letterman show.
His marriage to Kate McGarrigle produced his son and daughter Rufus & Martha Wainwright, both themselves major international recording artists. His songs have been covered by artists as wide ranging as Johnny Cash, Bonnie Raitt, Earl Scruggs and Mose Allison.
Tickets cost £30 in advance, all seated event.
Thursday 24th August sees mainstays of festival main stages the world over, Northern Irish rockers ASH warm up for their sets at Reading & Leeds Festival with an intimate show at the venue. Tickets for both of events are already selling fast so early booking is advised.
There isn’t much more we can say about legendary Downpatrick rockers ASH that hasn’t already been said before. Formed Tim Wheeler (vocals and guitar), Mark Hamilton (bass) and Rick McMurray (drums), Bloc Party’s Russell Lissack has joined the band on stage since 2010.
One of the most popular and successful acts to ever hail from Northern Ireland and one of the most important UK rock acts of the past 20 years., ASH burst onto the scene with their seminal debut album ‘1977’, an album which contained classics such as ‘Girl from Mars,’ ‘Goldfinger’, ‘Angel Interceptor’ and ‘Oh Yeah’.
The album hit number one in the British Album Charts and spawned four top 20 hits for the fledgling outfit. Since then their career has spanned over 20 years and ASH have produced 18 top 40 singles, 2 UK Number 1 Albums (‘1977’ and ‘Free All Angels’) and a further 3 albums which all charted in the top 10.
Known for their incredible live show ASH have performed sold out shows and festivals the world over, including a headline slot at Glastonbury! This show marks a rare chance to catch the band in such an intimate setting, as they prepare to play Reading & Leeds festival. Tickets cost £17.50 advance, all standing event.
To book call 01373 455 420 or go online www.cheeseandgrain.com
