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There we were, sitting in Hove, lovers of music but too lazy to go out. So we thought 'why not use our newly-knocked-through front room to create an intimate space for musicians to perform?'. They can play their songs, sell their CDs and make a few quid - while we can bask in their reflected glory like the fame-whores we are. Mmmm...
So, we promise you:
So, we promise you:
- an up-close-and-personal experience (it's big enough, but not that big)
- some great singer-songwriter-instrumentalists
- you'll get to see every slide and every hammer-on
- and every penny of your donation will go to the performer
Coming Soon
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What's Next?
Having dipped our toes back into the water with Sally Barker in December 2023 and then nabbed Show of Hands for a February gig before they 'retire', it's been a busy time here at Hove House Concert towers. And now we're delighted to have booked Hastings-based Charlie Austen for June 14th - details on this page. Next stop? Guests for concerts in the Autumn and Winter of this year, so do pop back from time to time. While we're waiting, here's a photo of the venue and some of our lovely audience. See you soon!
Logo by Logologo. Now there's a mouthful.
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Friday June 14th - Charlie Austen
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About Charlie Austen
Charlie is a one-woman band and tour-de-force, playing carefully crafted original songs on the folk-soul-rock spectrum, ready to take you on a lyrical journey to outer-space and back. Airy, yet powerful blues-infused vocals, intricate guitar parts and bare feet that keep the beat, courtesy of her unique suitcase drum-kit invention, Charlie featured nationally on BBC Radio 4, and you can catch her live on the UK festival circuit this year.
Charlie also features as a vocalist in cult blues-rock band Nine Below Zero, with whom she has toured extensively, and has been chosen for many high-profile gigs with her solo act. These include a European tour with Bryan Ferry, several UK tours with Squeeze-frontman and Ivor-Novello award winning songwriter Glenn Tilbrook, and a contribution to Cat Stevens’s online 'Catsong' festival, celebrating 50 years of 'Tea for the Tillerman'.
Charlie also features as a vocalist in cult blues-rock band Nine Below Zero, with whom she has toured extensively, and has been chosen for many high-profile gigs with her solo act. These include a European tour with Bryan Ferry, several UK tours with Squeeze-frontman and Ivor-Novello award winning songwriter Glenn Tilbrook, and a contribution to Cat Stevens’s online 'Catsong' festival, celebrating 50 years of 'Tea for the Tillerman'.
"...sparklingly original. Some of the songs seem so personal, so confessional, that I shudder to think what might have inspired them."
- PACKETOFTHREE.COM
- PACKETOFTHREE.COM
'Tickets' - £15.00
"Her star is ascending, and rightly so..."
- WRITEWYATTUK
"In a marvellously presented set, Charlie Austen joins the ranks of musicians who have been taken to the hearts of the Liverpool music lovers."
- IAN HALL, LIVERPOOL SOUND AND VISION
- WRITEWYATTUK
"In a marvellously presented set, Charlie Austen joins the ranks of musicians who have been taken to the hearts of the Liverpool music lovers."
- IAN HALL, LIVERPOOL SOUND AND VISION