These folk are ready to rock
THE folk rock trio of Burgess, Nicol and Kemp return to The Atkinson this month.
Preston born Ken Nicol, widely recognised as one of the nation’s best acoustic guitarists, teams up with Paul Burgess and Rick Kemp for what promises to be an excellent evening fusing the best of both folk and rock music on June 14.
Paul Burgess is a rock drummer best known as a member of hit-makers 10CC, and who has also played with classic bands Jethro Tull, Camel, Magna Carta and The Icicle Works.
Ken Nicol is a guitarist and singer/songwriter who has been a member of The Albion Band and Steeleye Span, as well as having a highly successful solo career.
Rick Kemp is the longserving bass player with Steeleye Span as well as being a guitarist, songwriter, singer and record producer in his own right.
Ken said: “I played with Rick when we were both in Steeleye Span and some time ago I was talking with him about putting a band together to play our own music.
“He liked the idea of try- ing it as a three-piece, which meant we had to decide who we wanted on drums.
“We figured that there was no-one we wanted more than Paul Burgess.”
The evening is being organised by Leylandbased Friends of Folk which is now in its fifteenth year of promoting folk and acoustic music.
Organiser Jim Minall said “No Friends of Folk year would be complete without a concert featuring Ken Nicol and to add two stars like Paul and Rick made the decision to organise this night a true ‘no-brainer’.”
He added “There will be an extra exciting dimen- sion to the performance with two colleagues bringing together some exciting video scenes that will create an amazing backdrop to the evening”.
Tickets are available at www.theatkinson.co.uk or call the box office 01704533333 and the night starts at 7.30pm on Thursday, June 14.