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Issue:- 19 September 2013

Sam Carter will visit Southport on his UK tour

SINCE winning Best Newcomer at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2010, midlands born singer, guitarist and songwriter Sam Carter has been more in demand than ever. From performances at the Royal Festival Hall for Richard Thompson's Meltdown to sharing the stage with the great Nic Jones alongside Chris Wood, Martin Simpson and Jon Boden at Sidmouth Folk Week, Sam continues to impress audiences and fellow artists alike.

Armed with a 'killer voice' (Nitin Sawhney) and the ability to play his guitar 'like a harp' (Time Out), as well as an unerring ability to put his personal experiences into a wider perspective, the east London-based songsmith made his mark with his debut album 'Keepsakes' released August 2009. Sam is a former Emerging Artist In Residence at the Southbank Centre, where he collaborated with a wealth of talented musicians and artists including Nitin Sawhney, Riz MC (actor Riz Ahmed, star of 'Ill Manors'), Nathan 'Flutebox' Lee and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

During 2010 and 2011 Sam combined his own busy touring schedule and supporting Bellowhead on their UK tour, with participation in the British Council's 'Shifting Sands' project, a cross cultural collaboration between English and Middle Eastern traditional musicians led by Bellowhead trumpeter Andy Mellon. This exciting international initiative saw the group performing in Kuwait and Bahrain, as well as peformances at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall at Celtic Connections 2011. Read more about Shifting Sands in Kuwait and Glasgow.

Most recently Sam toured in support of Seth Lakeman and with Music Beyond Mainstream's 'Homage to Sandy Denny' tour, where he performed to sold out crowds both as a band member and soloist alongside singers including 'Joan As Policewoman' and 'PP Arnold', most notably giving stunning duo performances with legendary fiddler Dave Swarbrick. In Summer 2012 Sam performed a live score to newly restored Hitchcock film 'The Lodger', the bespoke score written by Nitin Sawhney who conducted the London Symphony Orchestra for a special one-off screening at the Barbican. That autumn he performed on BBC 2's Later With Jools Holland.

Sam now returns with highly anticipated follow up to 'Keepsakes' with 'The No Testament', an album that sees Sam reinvent his contemporary narrative based song writing by infusing it with shape note, gospel and work song influences. This ambitious album ranges from intimate solo performances through driving a capella chants to full throttle electric blues and features performances by 'Neasden Sacred Harp' singers and an expanded line up including 'Will Pound' on harmonica and Sam Sweeny on fiddle.

He will be performing at:- The Atkinson, in the venues 'Studio', located on Lord Street, Southport, PR8 1DB, on 3 October 2013. To book your tickets and for more information callthe Box Office on:- 01704 533 333. Doors open at:- 7pm and the show starts at:- 7.30pm. Tickets are:- £10 adv./£12 on the door. Also for bookings and more information please visit:- theatkinson.co.uk/events
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LOST MEDICATION ON LIVERPOOL ROAD, CROSBY

MERSEYSIDE Police are urging members of the public to exercise caution following the loss of a quantity of prescription drugs. The owner of the drugs believes he lost the drugs in Sainsburys on Liverpool Road, Crosby, on Thursday, 12 September 2013. The drugs, which were in a white Higgins Chemist's bag, are described as:-

Phenyton - approximately 140 50mg tablets
Olanzapine - approximately 28 5mg tablets
Diazepam - approximately 140 10mg tablets
Sabutamol asthma inhaler
Amitriptyline - one 25mg tablet

Taking medication that is not prescribed for you can be harmful or even prove fatal.

If you do find the medication, please call Merseyside Police on:- 0151 709 6010 and quote log number:- 0612 of 13 September 2013.  A Police Officer from Merseyside Police, will collect the medication if found.

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