The next Acoustic Amnesty fundraiser will once again be at the stunning Sacred Trinity Church. This time they are raising funds for the excellent Music Action International, as part of Musicians Without Borders World Music Day, as well as for Manchester Amnesty.
The gig will be seated and silent to ensure that the acts and setting will be given due reverence during the performances. However, there is a well stocked bar in a separate room to keep all refreshed.
The night, which includes performances by Joan the Wad, Chris Tavener, Broomhead, Dave Viney, Dave Fidler and singer-songwriter Tracey Browne.
Tracey is a multi-instrumentalist, session singer and producer. She is a respected live performer and has played and recorded with acclaimed British songwriter Thea Gilmore. Tracey has also garnered praise from John Bramwell (I Am Kloot) and Janice Long (BBC Radio 2).
Discussing her involvement with Acoustic Amnesty, Tracey says "It was one of those things going on... that I was always aware of, and there were loads of gigs going on at Sacred Trinity at the time, especially during Sounds of the Other City.
"I think I was on a local radio show talking about women in music and Steven Lindsay got in touch to ask if I would curate an all-female Amnesty Acoustic show" she adds "It was brilliant, we recorded the night and donated proceeds from downloads to Womens Aid. Ever since then I've played AA whenever I can, it's always an incredible night of music for an excellent cause."
Tracey has shared stages with many great musicians including Lindisfarne, Folk Award Nominees O'Hooley and Tidow, and a host of other independent artists. I ask if she is familiar with the other acts in the line-up...
"This time around most of the acts are new to me, which is always a good thing" she says "I've made many a new musical connection here, and a few of us went up to Butefest in Scotland together for a couple of years running - the Acoustic Amnesty roadshow! I met Dave Fidler on that trip last year. He's excellent and you can often see him touring with John Bramwell of I Am Kloot."
Tracey has a bold move with her new album and gathered an eclectic mixture of tunes that displays her prowess and development... "I'm so pleased with The Doctrine of Song - it's a real mix of songs and styles, produced by Nigel Stonier which takes it all to a whole new level" she explains "I'd say it's worth a listen or ten. You'll want to press play again when you reach the end."
She's clearly elated with the new collection and is keen to perform in Salford..."The gig is purely acoustic, with no PA system. I'm looking forward to using the natural acoustics of the church to sing in. I'll probably bring my stage piano as there's a lot of space in the songs I've written on that, which will work nicely in that atmosphere."
The Doctrine of Song is Tracey's second solo studio album. It was produced by Nigel Stonier and Seadna McPhail and features vocal contributions from Thea Gilmore. The album includes personal stories of friends and family, with an eye on the political climate of recent years.
As always, human emotion and observations of life feature largely, all drawn together by Tracey's distinctive and warm vocal tone.
As Far As The Heart Can See is the lead single from the album release and will be marked by a show at the Green Note in Camden, London on Sunday 10th June. In the meantime, Salford awaits...
Acoustic Amnesty for Music Action International
Thursday 21st June 7pm
Salford Trinity Church £8:80
For further details see the Facebook event Page click here
For further details on Tracey see www.traceybrowne.co.uk
You can also hear her on the following links
Spotify - click here: Album click here
If you want to see how fantastic the format of the evening see the YouTube video click here
Words by Ian Leslie
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