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Event Information:

  • Comedy

    Event Information:

    • Wed
      11
      Apr
      2018

      Maggie Bell & Dave Kelly

      7:30 PMSt Austell Arts Theatre

      Maggie Bell & Dave Kelly

      Maggie Bell & Dave Kelly – only appearance in Cornwall!

      An evening with two champions of the British R&B scene: two great voices, two great reputations and one wonderful evening of acoustic blues, soul and good times...... and, no doubt, lots of fun!

      Maggie Bell and Dave Kelly renewed their partnership in 2016 after a two year lay-off with some selected venues and festivals in the UK and Canada, and will tour the UK again in 2018, playing just a few select venues.

      The pair's on-stage chemistry is immediately apparent, stemming from their love and respect for the music they play as well as the deep knowledge of the genre.  Their stage craft is as would be expected from two professionals with a collective experience of 100 years, but this is no slick show wheeled out with any predictability.  Indeed when Maggie and Dave take to the stage 'anything can happen' (and often does!).

      Although both coming originally out of blues/soul explosion of the late 1960s their repertoire is far broader than just that. When they first got together in 2007, they both wished to sing 'any song that took their fancy', so the set includes folk, rock, country, gospel as well as blues and soul.

      Maggie Bell
      Scotland's Queen of Soul, founder member of Stone the Crows, later had an incredibly successful solo career on both sides of the Atlantic, now back on the music scene after a 20 year lay off.  Maggie was a resounding hit at the Led Zeppelin reunion concert in 2008.

      Dave Kelly
      London's slide guitar king, having learned his trade in the backing bands of, and recording with, Howlin Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Son House & Junior Wells to name but five blues legends of his acquaintance.  Dave is a founder member of The Blues Band, still wowing audiences after nearly 30 years on the road.

      One promoter commented:
      "I don't know how they make such a sound with one guitar and two voices - they sound like a full band."

      Tickets in advance :
      Standard : £15.00          Click here to Book your Tickets Online
      or call 01726 879500
      or visit CRBO at St Austell TIC
      Southbourne Road (A390) or Rail Station