Music34<str<strong>on</strong>g>Book</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>no</str<strong>on</strong>g>w <strong>on</strong> <strong>01289</strong> <strong>330999</strong>Isla GrantFri 3 Sep 7.30pmMain House£15 Following her amazing, sell-out show inOctober 2009, internati<strong>on</strong>ally acclaimedBorders star Isla Grant makes a<str<strong>on</strong>g>no</str<strong>on</strong>g>therwelcome return to <strong>The</strong> <strong>Maltings</strong>.<strong>The</strong> incredibly popular Allant<strong>on</strong>-basedsinger/s<strong>on</strong>gwriter never had any doubtsabout her career ambiti<strong>on</strong>s, having grownup with music as a c<strong>on</strong>stant presencein her life: Her father was a piper, hermother a singer. From an early age Islawas singing in church, school c<strong>on</strong>certsand at Burns' night suppers.Having come up through folk clubs inEdinburgh and Glasgow, today she's amajor star, winning audience's heartswith the purity and warmth of her music,collecting platinum and double-platinumdiscs for her record sales and maintaininga tour schedule that would be the envyof many pop or rock performer.www.islagrant.netCraig Jeffrey &Naomi ChapmanBorders S<strong>on</strong>gwriters TourFri 10 Sep 7.30pmMain HouseStalls £6/£5 c<strong>on</strong>cs, Circle £7, BoxSeat £10, Family £20F Borders singer-s<strong>on</strong>gwriter Craig Jeffreypossesses talent well bey<strong>on</strong>d his years,characterised by fantastic guitar playingand skin tingling vocals. His debutalbum (D<strong>on</strong>’t Blow Away) and a threetrack EP released for Macmillan CancerSupport (Hard To Say) were featured<strong>on</strong> Emmerdale and Cor<strong>on</strong>ati<strong>on</strong> Street. Atthe 2009 Celtic C<strong>on</strong>necti<strong>on</strong>s Festival inGlasgow, Craig received the Danny KyleAward, which recognises up and comingsinger-s<strong>on</strong>gwriters.Craig is supported by Naomi Chapman,winner of Borders Got Talent in 2008.www.craigjeffrey.comwww.naomichapman.com<strong>The</strong> B<strong>on</strong> JoviExperienceSat 11 Sep 7.30pmMain House£16/£14.50 c<strong>on</strong>csF G<strong>The</strong> B<strong>on</strong> Jovi Experience is an outstandingtribute to <strong>on</strong>e of America’s ic<strong>on</strong>ic rockbands. In fact, they are the <strong>on</strong>ly B<strong>on</strong> Jovitribute band in the world to have actuallyplayed and shared a stage with J<strong>on</strong> B<strong>on</strong>Jovi himself! (Fans will have thought therewere two B<strong>on</strong> Jovis <strong>on</strong> stage that night,so much does lead singer T<strong>on</strong>y Pearceresemble J<strong>on</strong> B<strong>on</strong> Jovi!)Formed in 1983 in New Jersey, theoriginal B<strong>on</strong> Jovi have sold an incredible120 milli<strong>on</strong> albums worldwide. <strong>The</strong>y haveperformed more than 2,600 c<strong>on</strong>certs i<str<strong>on</strong>g>no</str<strong>on</strong>g>ver 50 countries for over 34 milli<strong>on</strong> fans.In 2006, the band was inducted into theUK Music Hall of Fame and in 2004, wasranked number 14 in Q Magazine's “50Greatest Bands of All Time.”Lead singer J<strong>on</strong> B<strong>on</strong> Jovi and virtuosoguitar player Richie Sambora are mastersof the rock power ballad, having writtenmegahits like Livin’ <strong>on</strong> a Prayer, You GiveLove a Bad Name and Wanted Dead orAlive. <strong>The</strong> B<strong>on</strong> Jovi Experience performsthese great hits – and others like Keep theFaith, Bad Medicine and many, many more.Get those permed wigs out and comeal<strong>on</strong>g for a great night!www.theb<strong>on</strong>joviexperience.com
See pages 44 & 45 for listings in date orderJulie FelixThu 23 Sep 7.30pmMain HouseStalls £13 / £11 c<strong>on</strong>cs,Circle £15, Box Seat£17.50F 35Following her last visit toBerwick in September2009, we are delightedto welcome Julie back fora<str<strong>on</strong>g>no</str<strong>on</strong>g>ther of her passi<strong>on</strong>ate,moving and accomplishedperformances.Julie Felix, <strong>on</strong>e of theall-time greats of the 60’sfolk music boom, has oftenbeen dubbed ‘the EnglishJoan Baez’ despite the factthat she’s from California!After 45 years of makingphe<str<strong>on</strong>g>no</str<strong>on</strong>g>menal music, she isstill brimming with energy<strong>on</strong> stage and off, withperformances exuding purejoy for music and the worldaround us.juliefelix.comknibbworld.com/juliefelixPlatforms and <strong>The</strong> <strong>Maltings</strong> present<strong>The</strong> Breakwater Light: Re-scoredFri 24 Sep 7.30pmMain House£5 This is a really unique evening, which promises to be both groundbreakingand exciting. In late 2009, six local bands, from backgrounds ranging fromfolk to electr<strong>on</strong>ica, were given a DVD c<strong>on</strong>taining a seven minute silent film,and invited to write and perform a new soundtrack for the film. Drawinginspirati<strong>on</strong> from the rich heritage of silent film scores, the bands have comeup with six different takes <strong>on</strong> the same source material.<strong>The</strong> film itself, <strong>The</strong> Breakwater Light – a haunting and intimate explorati<strong>on</strong> ofdelusi<strong>on</strong> set in Berwick – was written and directed by <strong>The</strong> <strong>Maltings</strong>’ ArtisticDirector Miles Gregory and was originally screened as part of the BerwickFilm and Media Arts Festival back in 2007 (see page 11 for further details).CDs of the six bands' new scores will be available <strong>on</strong> the night.
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