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Tour Diary…

Jun 4th, 2009
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More from James, on the road with Scott Matthews…

Bristol- 26/05/09

A big thank you for those people who listened and/or bought my album. However, in general, most people talked through my set which was pretty rude, and only one person put money in the NAS charity box.

Dublin- 28/05/09
These people are hard. They love their music and drink. I got to the hotel at 2am and had to get up at 4am for the flight home. I was a little hungover too which didn’t help. 10 euro for a double JD!
Liverpool- 29/05/09
Enjoyed this. I was very tired from the day before but this was fun. Quite liked the swanky grafitti on the boarded up houses too.
Glasgow- 30/05/09
Played pretty well and the people of Glasgow were very generous with the National Autistic Society donations. Good gig, lovely city.
Leeds- 31/05/09
Great crowd- reminded me of Henman Hill. I think most of them were students as they were very young. Also, the promoter happened to go to the same school as me and was in the same year. What are the chances?

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Tour Diary - Cardiff & Manchester

May 26th, 2009
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More from James, on the road with Scott Matthews…
24/05/09- Cardiff
Very subdued crowd but appreciative and kind. I was able to find out the football scores between songs too.
 
25/05/09- Manchester
Lots of people talking in the other room for some reason, even through Scott’s set. On the other hand, it was a nice atmosphere. We attempted to think of words that rhyme with sausage and got , tossage, flossage and some other words that had ‘ige’ in them. Every time I mentioned the word sausage in a songs the crowd shouted ‘flossage’, which was fun.

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Tour Diary - Nottingham 21/05/09

May 26th, 2009
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More from James on the road…

Amp kept breaking down mid-song but Mark and Jerry (sound engineers) did amazing and the crowd really helped.
Highlight of the evening- I nice couple people got their money out to buy an album and were handing over the change to Suzy when they suddenly realised that it wasn’t Scott’s album. They awkwardly pocketed their money and walked away.
I still haven’t been signed up by Island Records but some bloke offered me 2 songs at open-mic in the local Firkin.

PS. We also drove past a place called Sheepy Parva

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James Summerfield supports National Autistic Society on UK Tour

May 21st, 2009
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NAS PRESS RELEASE: 21st May 2009

James Summerfield supports National Autistic Society with album and tour

Birmingham singer-songwriter, James Summerfield, is supporting the National Autistic Society (NAS) by donating £1 from his latest album ‘Count To 10 & Start Again’ and collecting money for the charity at all of the gigs on his upcoming tour as he supports Scott Matthews.

The tour will take him from his home town of Birmingham to Nottingham, Oxford, Cardiff, Manchester, Bristol, Dublin, Glasgow, London, Leeds and Wolverhampton.

James said: “Autism is a cause very close to my heart as I have worked with children and adults with autism in the past. I hope that people will dig deep at the gigs and donate as much money as possible to the NAS as I know they work hard to support people with autism all over the country.”

NAS Head of Fundraising, Steve Cheshire, said: “We are really greatly to James for his generosity in supporting us in this way. Autism is a serious, lifelong and disabling condition that affects around 1 in 100 people. As a charity, we are dependent on donations and fundraising to continue to provide services and support to as many people as we can.”

For more information on James’ album and tour, please see www.jamessummerfieldmusic.com. For more information on autism, please see www.autism.org.uk

 

Please contact Kimi Gill on 0115 847 3528 or 07946 590614 or email kimi.gill@nas.org.uk for more information, interviews, photos

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Tour Diary - 19/05/09

May 20th, 2009
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From James, currently on the road with Scott Matthews:

“Hadn’t seen Scott for a couple of years and forgotten what a polite and lovely young man he was.

Highlight of the night- Mark (sound engineer) tripping over Robert Plant (how often can that happen?)
We also played, ‘bands with the name weener in them’
For Pink Weener, Weener Snake, Big Weener and so on.

In brief, I played shit but enjoyed myself. Scott sounded great.”

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James to tour with Scott Matthews

Apr 25th, 2009
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James will shortly embark on an 11-date jaunt around the UK and Ireland as support act to acclaimed singer/songwriter, Scott Matthews. Tickets are available from the venues themselves and are selling fast, with the London date at The Bloomsbury Theatre on 3rd June already close to a sell-out.

Copies of James’ recent album, “Count To 10 & Start Again“, as well as releases from his back-catalogue will be available at venues throughout the tour.

Hope to see you there!

19 May 2009 20:00 Glee Club, Birmingham
21 May 2009 20:00 Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
23 May 2009 20:00 Academy, Oxford
24 May 2009 20:00 Glee Club, Cardiff
25 May 2009 20:00 The Ruby, Manchester
26 May 2009 20:00 The Fleece, Bristol
28 May 2009 20:00 Whelans, Dublin
29 May 2009 20:00 Academy, Liverpool
30 May 2009 20:00 Oran Mor, Glasgow
31 May 2009 20:00 Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
3 Jun 2009 20:00 Bloomsbury Theatre, That London
5 Jun 2009 20:00 Newhampton Arts Centre, Wolverhampton
6 Jun 2009 20:00 Newhampton Arts Centre, Wolverhampton

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