BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//360exp//Events//ES METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo-outlook/Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:19700329T010000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:19701025T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE TIMEZONE-ID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6db131fe-d3a1-4c10-b3f3-2c94fa244bcf@360exp.net SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260816T004818 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261017T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261017T180000 SUMMARY:Dave Sutherland Album Launch @ Blackheath Halls: The Great Hall LOCATION:Blackheath Halls DESCRIPTION:Dave launches his much anticipated new album 'Just Like a Blac k and White Film' at the prestigious Blackheath Halls: The Great Hall\, in London. After a sell out show in the Hearn Recital Room last year\, Dave returns to Blackheath Halls to launch his brand new album\, 'Just Like a B lack and White Film' and this time he takes to the stage in The Great Hall ! This Grade II listed concert venue boasts a magnificent setting with a b eautiful high ceiling which provides some of the best acoustics in the Uni ted Kingdom. Dave will be showcasing the songs from his brand new album as well as playing a few old favourites. He'll be joined on stage by the inc redible talents of Owain Hughes (Piano and Organs) Holly Carter (Pedal Ste el and Guitars)\, Tim Harries (Bass) and Jim Kimberley (Drums). Opening th e show will be country singer extraordinaire Ags Connolly\, one of the bes t singer-songwriters in the genre to emerge from the UK\, and Americana ba nd The True Believers\, who are dedicated to promoting the rich vein of Hi gh And Lonesome "Cosmic American Music'. It was over 30 years ago when Dav e started his musical journey busking in Greenwich foot tunnel and playing the open mic in the pub over the road from Blackheath Halls. He'd absolut ely love you to join him in The Great Hall for the biggest show\, on the b iggest stage\, of his career. The album will be on sale at the show. Dave Sutherland “Sutherland conjures up that Americana magic. His songs have the pain\, joy and hint of humour that make his art and craft authentic\, whether on the banks of the Tennessee or the Thames” Americana UK Dave S utherland is a London based Americana singer-songwriter with nudges toward s the Country Folk genres. So much so\, he was awarded UK Male Country Sin ger of the Year at the UK Country Music Awards 2024. An accomplished perfo rmer filled with raw energy and emotion\, Dave’s music speaks of life\, love and London with the eye of an artist and the ear of a poet. His finge rstyle guitar\, melodic vocal and engaging stage presence have cemented hi s place amongst the aristocracy of UK Americana artists. His new album Jus t Like a Black and White Film is due for release in Oct 26 and consists of 11 original songs\, all written and performed by Dave. He was joined in t he studio by Owain Hughes (Piano and Organs) Holly Carter (Pedal Steel and Guitars) Tim Harries (Bass)\, Jim Kimberley (Drums) and Emma Thornett (vo cals) It's produced by Martin Levan at Red Kite Studio. His last album ‘ Last Drop of Empty’ was produced by the American producer Stacy Parrish who won a number of Grammy Awards for his work with T Bone Burnett\, Aliso n Krauss and Robert Plant on Raising Sand\, and Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tun a’s Jack Casady who also plays bass on the album. It was released to wor ldwide critical acclaim and produced two Top 3 singles. It was also voted ‘Runner Up UK Americana Album 2022’ by the readers of Americana UK\, r eached the Top 25 of most played UK Roots albums across America\, charted in the Euroamericana charts\, was listed as ‘One To Watch’ on the Alt. Country Charts in America and nominated for ‘UK Country Album of the Ye ar’ at the UK Country Music Awards 2022\, where Dave was first awarded ‘UK Male Country Singer of the Year’. Dave’s been treading the music al boards for 30 years\, releasing his first record\, ‘Navigator’\, un der the direction and guidance of Bert Jansch. A successful tour of Americ a soon followed. His next albums ‘Comfortable Junction’ and ‘America n Refrigerator’ cemented his popularity in the UK and elevated him State side with his US audience delighting in asking: “How can you speak like this and sing like that?” He was then signed by Martin Levan at Red Kite Records and his next album\, ‘On The Waiting List’ was a commercial a nd critical success both in the UK and the US. Dave’s shared the stage w ith artists such as Rumer\, Slim Chance\, Glenn Tilbrook\, Ralph McTell\, Billy Ray Cyrus\, Al Stewart and Ian McClagan. His music is supported by B BC Radio and is on numerous playlists across America. Extensive global air play has seen him achieve Top 5 singles in the UK\, America\, Denmark\, No rway and Japan. Ags Connolly "Few contemporary singers can move by just th e sound of their voice alone. A New Master who sounds like an Old Master. ” Jack Watkins\, Country Music People Ags Connolly is a traditional coun try artist from England\, widely considered to be one of the best singer-s ongwriters in the genre ever to emerge from the UK. He has released five h ighly acclaimed studio albums which have led Country Music People magazine to label him "an English Willie Nelson" and "a national treasure". His al bum 'Wrong Again' was named Album Of The Year at the 2020 UK Country Music Awards\, while 'Your Pal Slim: Songs of James Hand' was considered in the Best Traditional Country Album category at the 2026 Grammy Awards. Ags ha s been a touring artist for over a decade\, including playing major festiv als and two US tours\, and now performs regularly in the UK and across Eur ope. In 2023 he opened every date of a major European tour for Charley Cro ckett. In addition to the music\, Ags published his first novel in 2024\, a crime thriller entitled ‘Outside The Light’. He has also presented a number of radio programmes on country music for various outlets. In an er a when the pop and rock incarnations of country music are enjoying a surge in popularity\, Ags is known as a staunch defender of the genre’s tradi tional roots. Building on that foundation\, a rapidly growing fanbase has seen his songwriting become recognised as outstanding in any category. "Br itain's premier traditional country artist" Saving Country Music "The perf ect voice for classic country music" American Songwriter "A New Master who sounds like an Old Master" Country Music People The True Believers “A r eally great band!” Rich Hall The True Believers (named after the 1986 Na nci Griffith album “Last of The True Believers”) are an Americana/Coun try/Folk Band formed in Ladywell\, South East London in May 2016.They were formed by satirical stand-up comedian and musician STEVE GRIBBIN\, late o f Alternative Comedy Stars Skint Video\, and now himself a fully establish ed favourite on the live comedy circuit. They have released one EP on Dept ford’s Deep River Records called “Calico” and two albums “Songs In The Key Of Heartbreak” in March 2020 and “The Garden Sessions Volume One” in May 2023. The band perform their own original songs\, written by Steve Gribbin that are all informed by a shared love of Cosmic American M usic\, mixed with their appreciation for the Folk Tradition. The True Beli evers truly do believe in the spirit and power of Country Music. Music for the Head\, Heart and Dancin’ Feet!\n\nBoletos: https://wegottickets.com /event/696681 URL;VALUE=URI:https://360exp.net/events/6db131fe-d3a1-4c10-b3f3-2c94fa244b cf END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR