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Archive for June, 2008

(no title) Ghost Stories, Night Sketches – Visions, Impressions and Manifestations

Ghost Stories, Night Sketches - Visions, Impressions and Manifestations'Ghost Stories', a new work by Neil Campbell, created in collaboration with electro-acoustic composer Michael Beiert and soprano Anne Taft, will be given its first performance on Saturday 5th July in the intimate environment of the Domino Gallery (Upper Newington, Liverpool). The event, starting at 8.30pm will feature other music for solo guitar from Neil along with some other special musical contributions from guests, Guitar ace Mark Wilson and Celtic Harp legend Stan Ambrose. The evening will culminate in the performance of the new work.

Neil Plays in Sicily

Neil Plays in SicilyAt 10pm on Friday June 27th at Kursaal Tonnara, Vergine Maria, Via Bordonaro, 9, Palermo, Sicily, Neil will be performing as part of Francesco Di Fiore's HGW Project - see Kursaal Tonnara's web site for more detail. The project, which is broadly based on the work of HG Wells and comprises visuals, narration and music features Francesco Calabria - live vocal inserts, Delia Calo - narrator, Neil Campbell - guitar, electronics, Valeria Cimo - voice, percussions, Mario Crispi - ethnic winds, Francesco Di Fiore - piano, electronics, Valeria Di Matteo - video art… (read more)

Neil Campbell Interview at The Argotist

Neil Campbell Interview at The ArgotistAn interview with Neil features in the latest Argotist on Line series of interviews with songwriters on songwriting. The full selection includes interviews with such luminaries as Steve Harley, Ralph McTell, Richard and Linda Thompson, Eddie Reader, Kate Rusby and Carol Decker (from T'Pau)! The interview list features Liverpool contemporaries Stuart Todd, Ragz, Helen Seymour, Jennifer John and Rachael Wright. Through a growing series of such interviews the Argotist site aims to explore the relationship between the art of poetry and that of song writing as related and unrelated art forms.… (read more)