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Martin Harley Band Tonight! Doors open at 19:30
Friday // 18th May // Doors @ 19:30

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Martin Harley Band

Kola // Moteh Parrott (Solo)

  • Age Restriction: Over 18
  • Doors Open: 19:30
  • Advanced Price: £12.50
  • Regular Price: £13.50
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Fresh  home  from  a  trip  across  the  pond  to  the  US,  the  Martin  Harley  Band  have  brought   back  more  than  duty  free  and  jet  lag:  a  management  deal  and  a  new  record  due  for   release  in  2012  fill  the  luggage  of  the  hard  touring  British  singer,  slide  guitarist  and   front  man  Martin  Harley.    

Two  years  after  the  release  of  highly  praised  album  “Drumrolls  For  Somersaults”,  the   band  will  be  releasing  their    new  EP  “ Barebones ”  in  April,    to  coincide  with  the  bands   UK  tour  in  2012.  “ This  EP  was  a  goodbye  to  my  lodgings  in  sunny  Guildford.    I’ve  lived   in   one   room   for   the   last   five   years   so   before   I   left,   we   thought   we’d   record  an   intimate  low  fi  EP...  They  really  are  bedroom  takes ”  explains  Martin.  

This  will  be   coupled  with  a  single  from  the  next  full  Martin  Harley  Album  recorded  in  Texas  over  the   last  few  months. “Continuous  touring,  hair-brained  schemes  including  gigs  up  very   high  mountains,  long  distance  tours  by  bicycle,  treks  across  Mali  in   search   of   the   Blues   roots,   as   well   as   being   invited   to   be   an   ambassador  for  British  music  in  Albania  seem  to  cement  the  idea,   that  ‘this  is  no  ordinary  band ”  quotes  Maverick  Magazine.    

Martin’s  hunger  to  explore  the  world  has  seen  him  travel  all  over  the  globe  on  some  wild   adventures.  He  lived  in  a  car  for  a  year  in  Australia  while  teaching  himself  slide  guitar.   To  learn  self-­‐discipline,  he  took  a  vow  of  silence  and  entered  a  monastery  in  Thailand.   He  played  the  world’s  highest  gig,  at  over  18,000  feet,  where  he  raised  money  for disadvantaged  South  Asian  children.  He  rode  an  old  Enfield  motorbike  across  Nepal,   where  he  explored  remote  villages  and  learnt  about  their  traditional  music.  In  Mali  he   got  the  chance  to  learn  from  some  of  their  great  musicians  such  as  Bassekou  Kouyate   and  Vieux  Farka  Touré,  son  of  the  world—famous  Ali  Farka  Touré.   

 “He  sang  and  played  with  such  spine-­tingling  beauty  on  a  lap  steel”   said  The  Times  when  reviewing  one  of  Martin’s  gigs.    The   Martin   Harley   Band's   wealth   of   experience,   superb   musicianship   and   gift   for   captivating  an  audience  with  lyrics  as  vivid  as  their  melodies,  all  make  a  Martin  Harley   Band  gig  one  of  the  most  captivating  of  any  year.    

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