The Black Twig PIckers & Legendary UK Recording Artist Michael Chapman
Venue: Gillie's, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Thursday, June 14, 2012
Time: 7:00 - 9:30 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost: Free
Description:
Gilie's welcomes The Black Twig Pickers and legendary United Kingdom musician Michael Chapman.

At 71, Michael is touring the world constantly, playing guitar better than ever (and leaving a crop of decades-younger finger-stylists stunned in his wake), singing in the same growly baritone he always has, and generally showing the world what a successful life in music might look like. He’s still writing, still finding new folks to play with, still exploring new sounds, still tackling life with a ferocity most 18-year-old punk rockers would gasp at, if only they hadn’t fainted or run off at the first flurry of guitar notes.

In the last few years there's been a giant new wave of attention to Michael, both as one of the last still-standing, still-rocking survivors of the big folk boom of the late '60s/early '70s, and just as a killer musician who more than holds his own in the here and now. There's been a wave of new albums, long profiles in music magazines, and shows on three continents that I know of. There's a big tribute/cover album just out on Tompkins Square with folks like Lucinda Williams, Thurston Moore (and humbly, the Black Twig Pickers) covering his songs.

For more information, visit: http://www.michaelchapman.co.uk/music.htm

Banjos and fiddles, boards and bones in hand, the Black Twig Pickers dove into a living tradition of old-time music that surrounds their homes in Southwest Virginia and never looked back. Both scholars of the regional sounds and advocates of an ecstatic and highly personal approach to the music, the Twigs hold down local dance and bar gigs, play all manner of celebrations and every so often, hit the road.

For more information, visit: http://www.blacktwigpickers.org/

Local musicians are showcased on Thursdays and Saturdays at 7 pm. NO DOOR COVER! Gillie's musicians play for TIPS every Thursday and Saturday.

For more information on Gillie's, call: 540-961-2703 or visit: http://www.myspace.com/gilliesmusic

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