News: JSM BRING THEIR TOUR TO SUFFOLK
AWARD-WINNING JSM BRING THEIR UK AUTUMN TOUR TO SUFFOLK
Award-winning Welsh band Jamie Smith’s Mabon (JSM) will be bringing their high energy InterCeltic act to Suffolk next month (Thursday, December 1).
The band’s 11-date tour of arts centres, theatres and universities across England and Wales will stop off at Sudbury’s Quay Theatre – and help the venue celebrate its 30th birthday!
Formerly known simply as Mabon (meaning autumn equinox), the prodigiously talented JSM are fast making their unique and vibrant mark on the roots scene, led by tunesmeister and accordionist extraordinaire Jamie Smith.
This year has seen the all-male line up make a triumphant debut at the world’s largest winter music festival – Celtic Connections – as well as their WOMAD debut on the BBC Radio 3 stage. See the band in action at Somerset’s Priddy Festival: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWnDjPLEbd4
Now they show their autumn Celtic colours as they open the new tour in Great Torrington, Devon and move on to Basingstoke, Bridport, Clitheroe, Isle of Man, Wrexham, Banbury, London, Sudbury, Bangor University and Knighton, Powys .
“Absolutely stunning – they should be headlining all the major festivals! - Mick Peat, former BBC Midlands “Folkwaves”
“Stratospheric!” – David Honigmann, Financial Times
“A top band led by one hell of an accordion player and arranger” -Mike Harding,
BBC Radio 2
“A breath of fresh air in Welsh music. Like their name, Mabon kick up an equinoxal storm on stage”- Mary Ann Kennedy, BBC Radio 3 ‘World on 3’
“The rootsy vibrancy explodes around Jamie Smith’s accordion” – Colin Irwin, MOJO
Tickets for the 7.30pm show are available from the box office on (01787)374745 price £12(Friends £11) or online at www.quaytheatre.org.uk