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The Civil Wars LIVE in Leeds 18/03/2012
New US singer-songwriters THE CIVIL WARS delighted an absolutely jam-packed full house at Leeds University Students Union in West Yorkshire last night.
Tickets for the original Leeds venue (the Wardrobe) sold out as soon as they were released, forcing the duo to secure a much larger venue – which they still managed to fill to capacity last night! Supported by excellent UK guest artists Mathew And The Atlas, this was the Civil Wars’ very first visit to Leeds. We were very proud to be there in the crowd!
The Civil Wars consists of John Paul White, hailing from Florence, AL and Joy Williams, originally from Santa Cruz, CA, but now residing in East Nashville. The duo’s chance meeting fueled an immediate songwriting chemistry and creative synergy. Their second show ever, performed at a sold out Eddie’s Attic, was recorded and released as a free digital album (more about this later)
Barton Hollow, the full-length debut from The Civil Wars, was released February 1, 2011 (Sensibility Music). According to the Barton Hollow Songfacts, it debuted at #1 on iTunes’ album sales chart and at #12 on the Billboard 200. The album came on the heels of a breakout year for the duo, whose remarkably successful free/live album has been downloaded over 100,000 times. Additionally, their 2009 four song EP, Poison & Wine, debuted at #4 on the iTunes Singer/Songwriter Top Albums chart. The EP’s title track and first single was played in full on “Grey’s Anatomy” (episode 609, “New History”) and its accompanying music video has been viewed over 1,411,229 times on YouTube.
New Neil Simone website launched
Neil Simone is an artist whose painting has a concept and style as distinctive as it is unique.
He has exhibited both original oil paintings and prints in many leading galleries around the world and recently celebrated 40 years as a professional artist.
With a compelling quality that will keep you looking, Neil’s work fuses fact with visionary fantasy to create a world that is wonderfully ambiguous and always open to interpretation.
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With all new print and original galleries, the stunning, easy to use neilsimone.com now comes with large, high-resolution images, a slide-show and improved online shopping.
Knaresborough chainsaw carvings *update*
Mystery solved!
There’s been quite a lot activity on the Web about this over the last few days. The good news is now we know who the artist is!
See below, posted on THE YORK PRESS website by editor Kate Liprot
THESE impressive tree carvings had people in Knaresborough scratching their heads. Bemused residents have been trying to work out the identity of the elusive artist behind the intricate work. The eye-catching works, which include a kingfisher and a dragon, have been carved into trees in Abbey Road, close to St Robert’s Cave and the Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag. Knaresborough Civic Society revealed the identity of their creator as chainsaw sculptor Tommy Craggs, who is based in the North East.
Althea Farmer, chairman of the society, said: “Lots of people have been asking who the artist was. Everyone has said they are very impressive.” The carvings are believed to have appeared about 2 months ago.
