As part of CultureFest (to coincide with the arrival of the Commonwealth Games), bowls and cycling enthusiasts will be delighted to welcome the fabulous MG Bouter to Temperance's intimate venue. 

Former BBC radio 1 DJ, Andy Kershaw, is a huge fan, describing Clifftown as "the finest record from 2021". He is such a big fan, he is travelling 150 miles from his home to introduce him.

Check out Andy's podcast with Matt:www.andykershaw.co.uk/podcast-9-29th-november-2021

The Clifftown Show – M G BOULTER
Clifftown is a celebration of the history and culture of the English seaside. In this show songwriter and musician M G Boulter plays music from his 2021 album ‘Clifftown’, which charts his personal history of growing up in the seaside suburbia of Southend-on-Sea in Essex. Here you will find the neon lights and burnt sugar smells of a Saturday night seafront but also the solitary Essex noir of the salt marshland. With stories collected from his time creating the companion podcast series ‘The Clifftown Podcast’ and accompanied by a full band M G will bring his unique take on the English seaside to the stage.

Short Biography
Serving his apprenticeship in numerous bands in the hotbed of the Southend-on-Sea pub rock scene (the precursors of which were household names such as Dr Feelgood and Eddie and the Hotrods), M G has been quietly working at creating rich and evocative story songs since 2013. M G creates vignettes of suburban lives and seaside communities and is a contemporary voice in the long tradition of the singer-songwriter. Often referred to as the artist’s artist M G has been a much sought after collaborator in the folk and Americana scenes, having significant tenures in the Simone Felice Group, The Duke and the King, Emily Portman’s Coracle Band, Blue Rose Code and The Owl Service. Having previously released two albums and numerous EPs, Clifftown is M G’s most complete work to date creating an immersive world rich with ordinary lives glimpsed through fairground grease and mindless 9 to 5 jobs. As much social commentary as an honest picture postcard of his hometown, Clifftown is an exquisite and life-affirming exploration of modern suburbia and the British seaside by one of the UK’s finest songwriting talents.

Quotes:
“Gorgeous in a word” - Uncut
“Brings freshness to songwriting” - The Daily Telegraph (Top Ten Folk Album of the Year 2016)
“Highly Recommended” - Independent on Sunday
“Beautiful, intelligent and understated music - This is further proof that Boulter is one of this island’s most talented and underrated songwriters” - R2 Magazine
"Consistently high-quality set of songs by a master craftsman" - fRoots Magazine

Venue: Temperance, 33 Bath Street,Leamington Spa,CV31 3AF

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