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Thursday 16th February - Picnic Club, at Fuel Bar, Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester M20

acts booked : The Loving Cup, Ash Mountain, A Few Dirty Coins, Picnic Area



short description of the night : Acoustic showcase hosted by Picnic Area.



For our February gig we’re proud to present 2 highly acclaimed local Americana acts, The Loving Cup and Ash Mountain, plus the close vocal harmonies of A Few Dirty Coins.

Our hosts Picnic Area continue promoting their Bill Leader-produced album, “You know you want it!” which has now received an excellent review from the Americana Gazette:



"Picnic Area♪♪♪ You know you want it Americana/Alt-Country Picnic Area is an Alt-Country/Americana band out of Manchester England. They have been playing together since 2006, at this time they were a duo consisting of Andy Callen and Wayne McDonald. Recently they added Simon Parkin, Matt Crawford, and Paul Manina. Their sound can be best described as stripped down rootsy Country reminiscent of Bobby Bare Jr., Uncle Tupelo, and the Le Roi Brothers. Their sound is very much their own. The songs have a haunting style to them, very No Depression in makeup and feeling. The seven song EP is well recorded and shows The Picnic Area’s songwriting ability. Silver Train, Chain Gang, and I’m not going to heaven if Hank Williams ain’t there are the top songs on the EP. This CD is a good showcase of their talent... Picnic Area is a very good band and worth giving a listen. Check them out."
- Andy Ziehli, Americana Gazette (Jan 13, 2012)



7.30-11pm, adm free



Hear Picnic Area atwww.reverbnation.com/picnicarea

Buy “You know you want it!” online atwww.piccadillyrecords.com