BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.0.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:184@bob.guide DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180812T073000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180812T223000 DTSTAMP:20180723T165523Z URL:https://bob.guide/events/laura-cortese SUMMARY:Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nSun 12th Aug\nLaura Cortese &\; The Dance Cards\n8pm ( Doors 7.30)\n\n\nLaura Cortese grew up in San Francisco\, studied at Berkl ee College of Music in Boston\, immersing herself in the city's vibrant in die music scene and enjoying a busy touring-and-studio-sidekick career whi ch included appearances with Band of Horses at Carnegie Hall and Pete Seeg er at Newport Folk Festival.\n\n \;\n\nBut\, it’s been with her band \, The Dance Cards that she has made the biggest impact. It’s bold and e legant fare\, schooled in the lyrical rituals of folk music and backed by grooves that alternately inspire Cajun two-stepping and rock ‘n’ roll swagger. David  Innes  (RnR magazine) awarded them his “Most Memorable Gig of The Year” vote saying they “swung with constraint-free exubera nce\, tugging at and capturing everyone’s hearts.” Songlines magazine drooled: "This was a celebration of American string playing par excellence .”\n\n \;\n\nTheir current album\, California Calling\, has been win ning them rave reviews and much radio exposure. It was Album of The Week o n the Radcliffe &\; Maconie show at BBC Radio 6.\n\n\nTickets:  £12\n Tickets available from the Cafe or www.wegottickets.com\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bob.guide/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Lau ra-Courtesse-download2.jpg CATEGORIES:Live Music LOCATION:Kitchen Garden Cafe\, 17 York Road\, Kings Heath\, Birmingham\, B irmingham\, B14 7SA\, West Midlands\, United Kingdom GEO:52.434387;-1.893874 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=17 York Road\, Kings Heath \, Birmingham\, Birmingham\, B14 7SA\, West Midlands\, United Kingdom;X-AP PLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Kitchen Garden Cafe:geo:52.434387,-1.893874 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180325T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR