Act:
Howard Jones With Special Guest: Duncan Sheik
Date:
Fri 17 Sep 2010, 8:00pm
Public Price:
£18.50
Venue:
Jim Marshall Auditorium
Howard Jones With Special Guest: Duncan Sheik
Keyboard legend Howard Jones comes to town with a show featuring new material from his critically acclaimed ‘Ordinary Heroes’ album alongside the hits such as ‘ What Is Love’ , ‘New Song’ , ‘Like To Get To Know You Well’, ‘No One Is To Blame’, ‘Everlasting Love’ and the haunting ‘Hide and Seek’. This acoustic show will feature Jones on piano and vocals, accompanied by Jonathan Atkinson on percussion. With stories and anecdotes from his 26 year career, Jones will take you on an emotional rollercoaster ride not to be missed. Get your tickets now!
“An album that’s not just his most consistently fulfilling but also his most promising.” **** MOJO on Ordinary Heroes
“An album that’s not just his most consistently fulfilling but also his most promising.” **** MOJO on Ordinary Heroes
Artist's website
www.howardjones.com
Supporting artist
Duncan Sheikh
Support on the evening will be courtesy of Duncan Sheikh
With his new album, Whisper House, Duncan Sheik combines elements of the gorgeously arranged chamber pop that first brought him critical and commercial acclaim with the narrative approach to songwriting that yielded him both a Tony Award and a Grammy for the Broadway hit Spring Awakening. Composed for a forthcoming theatrical piece, Whisper House is – quite literally, at times – a haunting song cycle; Sheik relates a World War II-era tale of a child’s grief and spinster’s longing as seen through the eyes of the ghosts that invisibly occupy the remote Maine lighthouse where they live. Though structured as a melodrama, there’s a gentle, dreamy quality to the story; at times more lighthearted than portentous. Figuring out the plot is fun but not a requirement; above all, Whisper House serves as Duncan Sheik’s compelling new solo album.
With his new album, Whisper House, Duncan Sheik combines elements of the gorgeously arranged chamber pop that first brought him critical and commercial acclaim with the narrative approach to songwriting that yielded him both a Tony Award and a Grammy for the Broadway hit Spring Awakening. Composed for a forthcoming theatrical piece, Whisper House is – quite literally, at times – a haunting song cycle; Sheik relates a World War II-era tale of a child’s grief and spinster’s longing as seen through the eyes of the ghosts that invisibly occupy the remote Maine lighthouse where they live. Though structured as a melodrama, there’s a gentle, dreamy quality to the story; at times more lighthearted than portentous. Figuring out the plot is fun but not a requirement; above all, Whisper House serves as Duncan Sheik’s compelling new solo album.
