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Lori Goldston Concert at Myndtown Church, 9th May, 7.30pm
Following the Myndtown tradition of offering wide range of musical styles, the concert will be headlined by Lori Goldston. Classically trained “and rigorously de-trained“, possessor of a restless, semi-feral spirit, Lori is a cellist, composer, improvisor, producer, writer and teacher based in Seattle, Washington. Her expression as a cellist, amplified or acoustic, is full, textured, committed and original. A relentless inquirer, her work drifts freely across borders that separate genre, discipline, time and geography.
She came to prominence as the touring cellist for Nirvana in 1993/94 and appears on their world-famous ‘MTV Unplugged in New York’ concert. Her list of collaborators is endless but includes Earth, Cat Power, David Byrne, Terry Riley, Jherek Bischoff, Lonnie Holley. Her work has been commissioned by and/or performed at the Kennedy Center, Sydney Festival, Cineteca Nacional de México, Tectonics Festival, Frye Art Museum, Time Based Art Festival, Paris Fashion Week, Seattle International Film Festival, Seattle Jewish Film Festival, Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, University of Chicago, and venues large and small throughout North America, Mexico, Australia, and Europe.
An extract from the ‘Unplugged in New York’ concert:
A piece about Lori:https://images.app.goo.gl/viTxm2cfdJ5jERe36
Nick Jonah Davis will be the support act: he is a British solo instrumental guitarist and composer from the Peak District, drawing primarily on British and American folk traditions. His most recent full-length release, ‘When the Sun Came’, was featured as one of 12 ‘Best of British’ guitar records in Guitarist Magazine and was also one of Folk Radio’s ‘Best Albums of the Year’. Radio plays have included Cerys Matthews (BBC 6 Music), Radcliffe and Maconie (BBC 6 Music), Gideon Coe (BBC6 Music), the Late Junction (BBC Radio 3) and New York’s WFMU. Tours in the UK, Europe and USA have included performances at the New York Guitar Festival, Sin Eater Festival and Supersonic. Nick has shared stages with luminaries from both the solo guitar and folk worlds.
A selection of pieces by Nick: https://www.nickjonahdavis.com/video
Tickets cost £14 and can be booked here:
E-mail: info@myndtownchurch.co.uk
or
Tel: 07917 807808
There will be a bar.
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Myndtown Book £10
The Myndtown Art Project
Five artists donated pictures of Myndtown Church, in their own styles and media. The original pictures were auctioned at the Reopening Party at the church at the end of July.
We are pleased to offer a strictly limited edition of 100 numbered, high-quality prints of each picture, signed by the artist.
The prints were made by Smith York Fine Art Publishing, of Ironbridge. Their high-resolution 4×5 digital scanning back camera is considered by museums to be the finest technology available for capturing fine art. Printing is done using specialist Epson printers that are highly acclaimed in the Fine Art printing industry: these printers offer the ultimate in ink stability and an amazing colour range. From strong, vibrant colours to the most subtle of graduations can be achieved. All papers have archival qualities.
The pictures shown below have been watermarked with the artists’ names, to protect copyrights. Of course, the actual prints will not have watermarks.
Proceeds will go to the church’s maintenance fund.
Marian Watson (Acrylic)
Marian gained her B.A. in Fine Art from St Martin’s School of Art in 1969. She works as a jeweller, selling in several galleries throughout the country. Having lived in Asterton , she recently moved to Bishop’s Castle and now paints and makes jewellery there.
Actual image size: 16.1” x 11.9”
(410mm x 302mm)
Val Littlehales 1 (Pastel)
Self-taught artist Val has lived in the Shropshire Hills all her life, most of it in this parish. She works in various media, but pastel is much favoured. She is inspired by the animals, landscapes, myths and legends of the area and her works have been widely exhibited in the county and elsewhere.
Actual image size: 10” x 8”
(253mm x 204mm)
Val Littlehales 2 (Pastel)
Actual image size: 8” x 5.4”
(202mm x 138mm)
Cor Valkering (Coloured Pencil)
Dutch artist Cor loves the Shropshire Hills so much that he has made an annual camping trip to Hamperley for over thirty years in order to visit the Church Stretton Arts Festival and to capture images of the area. He comes from Assendelft, north of Amsterdam, and studied at Amsterdam’s famed Rijksakademie of Fine Art to become an art teacher, a profession he has followed for the past 37 years.
Actual image size: 9.9” x 7.9”
(252mm x 200mm)
Tahira Paul(Acrylic)
Tahira has lived in the hills above Bishop’s Castle for many years. Her work is motivated by the stunning landscapes of the Shropshire Hills and the vibrant colours of her own garden. Her paintings are frequently exhibited in the area and feature in the annual ‘Shropshire Hills Art Week’.
Actual image size: 11” x 7.5”
(278mm x190 mm)
Andrew Fusek Peters (Photograph)
Lydbury North resident Andrew is passionate about capturing light and place, movement and stillness, mainly through landscape & wildlife. His photos have been published regularly in the media, including, the Guardian, Telegraph, Sun, Times, Mail, Express, Metro, Amateur Photographer, Black & White Photography & What Digital Camera. His latest book ‘Upland, Shropshire's Long Mynd and the Stiperstones' (Graffeg) celebrates Shropshire's two major upland reserves and based on 3 years in depth work commissioned by Natural England and the National Trust. This 200-page work came out in June 2017.
Actual image size:11.9” x 5.4”
(303mm x 138mm)