Eric Bibb and Danny Thompson

21 January 2007 by Soulshine Team

For fans of incredible bass playing, the exquisite Danny Thompson, who began his career in the legendary sixties folk rock group Pentangle, and went on to accompany artists such as Roy Orbison, Richard Thompson and Kate Bush, will join Eric on stage for the entire tour. In duo mode, audiences will be given an opportunity to hear Eric’s songs in a stunning new light, as Danny casts the music in the warm glow and unmistakable character he is revered for creating.

Eric Bibb's music is a rich blend of the blues with elements of folk, country, gospel, and soul. He is the son of New York folk singer Leon Bibb, who influenced Eric immeasurably with exposure to a wide variety of acoustic folk music and the opportunity to "hang out" with performers like Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan in the sixties when Eric was a young boy. He later went on to immerse himself in pre-war blues guitar playing and songwriting, moved to Europe in his twenties and eventually settled in Sweden where a world music folk scene was emerging ahead of being marketed throughout the globe.

A performance by Eric Bibb is an enriching experience – both musically and spiritually. Purveying a beautifully realised and deftly accomplished, soulful and gospel infused, folk- blues, Eric has no problem melding a traditional rootsy American style with a subtle contemporary sensibility. As one critic wrote "Eric’s singing and versatile guitar playing fuses a variety of genres to become a New World Blues".

ERIC BIBB AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES
FEBRUARY

Friday 23
Heritage Hotel Bulli Wollongong

Saturday 24
Tilley’s Devine Café Canberra

Sunday 25
Tilley’s Devine Café Canberra

Tuesday 27
The Basement Sydney

Wednesday 28
The Tivoli Brisbane

MARCH
Friday 02
Joe’s Waterhole Eumundi

Saturday 03
Star Court Theatre Lismore

Tuesday 06
Memorial Hall Bellingen

Wednesday 07
City Hall Newcastle

Saturday 10
Port Fairy Folk Festival        
Port Fairy

Sunday 11
Port Fairy Folk Festival           
Port Fairy

Thursday 15
National Theatre Melbourne

Friday 16
Hepburn Palais Hepburn Springs

Saturday 17
Mossvale Music Festival  Mossvale

Sunday 18
Blue Mountains Music Festival Katoomba

Wednesday 21
The Factory Marrickville

Thursday 22
The Playhouse Theatre Adelaide

Saturday 24  
Fly By Night Fremantle 

Go to www.chuggentertainment.com to see how to book tickets.

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