7pm
ADRA Promotions as part of The Victoria Theatre’s Antidote series presents …A Guitarati Gathering: an evening of varied expressions on six strings (or less)
Gwenifer Raymond (Tompkins Square)
Welsh Primitive fingerpicking acoustic guitar maestro evoking folk horror landscapes through virtuosic instrumentals.
“Among the most vital, dynamic voices within the still-teeming solo guitar orbit” – Mojo
“A fierce live performer” – Uncut
“Transporting, beautiful, intimate and intense” – The Guardian
Chris Sharkey (Leaf/Discus Records)
Leeds’ award-winning intrepid explorer of the outer limits of guitar possibilities whose album ‘presets’ was created using solely an electric guitar and hardware to form modulating clouds of sound.
“Find space, time and dissolve your thoughts in Sharkey’s electric murmurings. The more you listen, the more there is to hear…” – A Jazz Noise
“Fiercely inventive, powerfully independent” – The Guardian
Dean McPhee (Blast First Petite/Folklore Tapes)
Trance-inducing deep bass cosmic ambience conjured from electric guitar and carefully curated effects pedals in Bradford.
“Definitely one of the leading contemporary guitar stylists in the UK, and in the world” – Steve Barker, BBC ‘On the Wire’
This event takes place in the Victoria Theatre Green Room Bar.
Please note there is no wheelchair access to the Green Room Bar and circle level at the Victoria Theatre. But there is an alternative entrance with fewer steps for people with severe mobility issues – please inform the box office at the time of booking if you would like to use the alternative entrance.