The Calimocho Club and Rory Charles

Now Then Manchester @ Dulcimer, Chorlton

THURSDAY 17TH MAY 2012 / 7.30PM DOORS / FREE ENTRY
A live showcase featuring some of Manchester’s finest original folk & blues music.

The Calimocho Club
Rory Charles
Eleanor Lou
Mat Gray

The Calimocho Club
http://thecalimochoclub.co.uk/
The Calimocho Club are as raw and low-rent as the drink that inspired their name.

Salfordian natives Gary Calimocho (Vox/Guitar) and Tommy Calimocho (Drums) deal in a gloriously ragged concoction of fuzzy two-man blues.

“Just listen to the way ‘She Told Me’ carries a swivel-hipped groove into a battering-ram chorus section before seductively slipping into its natural swagger… 4.5/5” David Edwards, Manchester Music

Rory Charles
http://rorycharles.com/
"I was wandering about downtown Hamburg when I passed a large crowd around a street performer. I paused to listen, and as it turned out I really liked what I heard. The performer is a guy named Rory Charles, who is from Manchester, England. His sound is a little like Bon Iver and a lot like Fleet Foxes. It's folksy with liberal use of falsetto. They were selling CDs so I bought one, and have listened to it a good ten times since yesterday. It's nice chill music, perfect for the cold autumn weather we've been having here in Germany. I definitely recommend you check out his website and support his music." Arbiter Elegantiae blog

Eleanor Lou
http://www.myspace.com/eleanorlou
“Bluesy, articulate songstress Eleanor Lou […] has a haunting Alison Mossheart vs. PJ Harvey quality to her voice, as well as her abrasive strumming” Latitude Festival 2010

Mat Gray
http://www.reverbnation.com/mathewgray
"Gray carries a good story which makes a refreshing change from this very over populated and subscribed genre. The finger-picked guitar carries the melody of his songs without dominating his soft voice." Louis Gilbert For Folk's Sake Magazine