Forest Sun with support from Central Casting, Pilton Village Hall, Devon, 20th August

Douglas E Powell will be playing a support slot with his band Central Casting for Americana song smith Forest Sun at the Pilton Village Hall, Barnstaple, Devon on the 20th August. Forest Sun is an award winning songwriter based in San Francisco and he is spending a few days in the West Country as part of his European tour.

Tickets are on sale for £7 and are available from Wild West Country or simply email us to reserve your tickets and pick them up on the door. It's a BYO evening making it a very cheap Friday night out!

Doors at 8.00pm, DJ sets from the Happy Cowboys, live music from 9.00pm to 11.30.

Here are a few things the American press have said about Forest Sun:

‘The music of Forest Sun radiates warmth and enthusiasm. It catches. You can't possibly listen to his music without feeling good. I have had the good fortune of presenting Forest Sun and his music to the listeners of my radio show, "In The Spirit." Pick up and listen to any one of his many CDs and go for a joyride.’
Gary Goldberg - WRPI - In the Spirit.

‘Artists that he recalls include Ryan Adams, Jack Johnson, John Gorka, Todd Snider, even Van Morrison and Lyle Lovett. But I think it's more of an attitude; his songs are jaunty, timeless and spirit raising, even life-affirming.’
Mac McDonald - Monterey Herald.

‘Forest's performance Saturday night reminded us of the good old days when the San Francisco folk music scene happened in small and intimate venues – where you felt like you were part of the music.’
La Tienda News.

We hope to see you there.

June News at TVR

Music news...

Our 2008 release on Twister Valley Records, The Iron Coast by Douglas E Powell, is finally (after a mammoth bar code battle) available to download from www.itunes.com

Douglas will be back in the studio this summer to start work on his, as yet untitled, third album. "I have been writing heaps of new material since the release of The Iron Coast in 2008 and I'm keen to get my ideas onto tape", says Douglas. "My inspirations have kept pretty much the same, Dylan, Neil Young, Bert Jansch and Peter Bruntnell are all in the forefront, but I have discovered some new artists that I have drawn inspiration from as well such as The Great Lake Swimmers, Iron & Wine, Wooden Shjips, Loomer and Sun Kil Moon. You will still get the acoustic guitars and the vocal harmonies with the harmonica, but this time I have been experimenting with some odd tuning techniques all in that low-fi recording style that my friends over at Twister Valley Records specialize in".

We will keep you posted on any developments.

Keep visiting his web site at www.douglasepowell.co.uk for regularly updated information on Douglas E Powell and our good old blog for more future releases on TVR.

Hope to see you at the beach or on road this summer.

Peace. TVR