Dee Palmer
Superb songwriting takes centre stage at Pirate Jenny's tonight as three very different, unusual and talented performers fly the flag for intelligent English songs.
Dee Palmer's musical career began in the late 1960s as David Palmer, working alongside Bert Jansch, Gerry Rafferty and Roy Orbinson and then a decade spent touring and recording with Jethro Tull. She's since worked all over the world as an orchestral arranger and conductor, praised by luminaries such as George Martin for her string of symphonic rock albums.
But, perhaps unsurprisingly for a former student of Richard Rodney Bennett, she's now concentrating her energies on establishing herself as a solo singer-songwriter. We're proud to present Dee in an intimate performance tonight accompanying herself at the keyboard with her own original, powerful, sophisticated and often humourous songs -- with perhaps a couple of old Tull favourites thrown in.
"A musician of depth and genuine talent" -- George Martin
Simon Stewart is a brilliant new songwriter with an evocative, smooth but powerful voice and a line in unusual, appealingly melodic, inventive, sometimes dark and always heartfelt songs. This is classic night café music which has been aptly described as crying out "to be heard in some smoky bar on the left bank of the Seine".
Pirate Jenny's host Des de Moor is also a superb songwriter as well as an impressive performer and tonight he presents some of his own original English chanson, from old favourites to unaired recent compositions. Back to the Pirate Jenny's page
Simon Stewart
Des de Moor
"Jethro Gal!" -- Daily Mirror
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16 Chenies Street
London WC1E 7EX
www.drillhall.co.uk
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+44 (0)20 7307 5060
Times 20:00-22:00 hrs PROMPT
Tickets GBP10.00/7.00
Licensed bar
Space at the Drill Hall 2 is limited so advance booking is highly recommended
Underground Goodge Street (Northern Line)
National Rail Euston (Virgin, Silverlink)
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