Troubadour Heart

Michael Weston King with Michael Cosgrave

The songs of Townes van Zandt & Jackie Leven 

Discovery Centre, Winchester

Friday 10th July 2015

8pm (Doors 7.30pm)

Michael Weston King first met Townes van Zandt in 1993 when opening for him on a tour of the UK & Ireland. He continued to do so for next three years whenever Townes came over, up to sharing the stage with him in what would be his last ever show – at The Borderline in London in December 1996. Along the way they become friends, duetted together on record and Townes cut a version of Michael’s song “Riding The Range.”

In 1994 Michael met Jackie Leven for the first time at a festival in Norway and thus began a friendship, an adventure, and many musical collaborations until Jackie’s untimely death in November 2011. Jackie produced Michael’s 2003 album “A Decent Man”and appeared on two others. He was part of Michael’s band The Decent Men and one third of their singer songwriter tours, “An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman”.

This concert will showcase some of the finest songs by both artists played out over two sets, one dedicated to Jackie and one to Townes. Expect a good number of stories and reminiscing too. Michael will be joined by multi-instrumentalist and long-time Jackie Leven musician and co-producer, Michael Cosgrave.

TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE

Tickets: £12

A fundraising evening for QE2 Activity Centre, a registered charity providing activity opportunities for people with disabilities

www.qe2activitycentre.co.uk 

QE2 Activity Centre

QE2 Activity Centre is a registered charity providing activity opportunities for people with disabilities.  Activities include canoeing, climbing, archery, team challenge, ropes course, zipwire and bushcraft.  

Based in the Manor Farm Country Park, Bursledon, Hampshire, SO31 1BH the Centre offers day services, activity sessions, clubs and holidays for children and adults with a wide variety of additional needs.  

You can visit with your family, your school, your day service, your friends, your club, your support worker or on your own. You can come for the day, for the week - or just for an hour or two.

You can join one of our day services.  Gold Day Service enables people with high support needs to take part in a range of physical activities as well as gardening, woodwork and cooking.  

Team Q is for adults with learning disabilities who want more of  a challenge! Here they are pictured kayaking out to Old Harry Rocks at Swanage.

The GreenHouse is a great place to develop life and work skills. Gardening is the start point but the Green Team do far more than that.  

 You can find out more at www.qe2activitycentre.co.uk