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Early Years
Elaine Samuels performed solo (and duo with school friend Tracy Scott) as a regular supporter of Staines Folk Club from aged 14, when Staines Folk Club was hosted by Barry Dix in the '70s and we had artistes such as June Tabor and Martin Simpson - amazing!
"Staying Up Late"(1990 - 91)
After performing solo for a year or so (mainly at Twickenham Folk Club but also at other local folk clubs like Staines and Uxbridge) I was asked to be the lead singer (guitar player) with trio "Staying Up Late" with Andy Peters (guitar / bass) and Paul Vile (guitar / mandolin).
GIGS
Twickenham Folk Club
Chester Folk Club
"Wheatstone Bridge" (1991)
Following the mysterious disappearance of Andy Peters in the summer of '91, myself and Paul Vile (guitar / mandolin) decided to form a duo line up, which we named "Wheatstone Bridge".
"Now and Then" (1991
– 95)
Trio with Peter Jennings (guitar) and Dr John Mulhaus (guitar/banjo/mandolin)
RADIO APPEARANCES
BBC Radio 2 (Interview with Nick Barraclough for David
Allan Country Show 95)
GIGS
Battersea Folk Club, Bourne Folk Club, Staines Folk Club, Windsor Arts Centre,
The Last Straw Folk Club (London N7), Willows Folk Club (Arundel), The Star Inn
Folk Club (Manchester), Battersea Arts Centre (British Bluegrass CD launch
concert 95),
FESTIVALS
Wadhurst Bluegrass Day
Edale Bluegrass Festival – support to Alison Krauss
RECORDINGS
British Bluegrass Album (compilation – volume 1)
Cassette album “New Country”
Solo only (1990 – 1994)
TV APPEARANCES
1. November 93 – Wire TV “Afternoon Live” recorded at Kingston’s
Bentalls Centre
Elaine being filmed for TV at Kingston's Bentalls Centre
2. March 94 – “Live At The Y”, televised song contest at Leicester’s
“Y” Theatre
(I came second out of a bill of full bands).
3. April 94 – HTV’s “The Weekly Eco” (filmed on March 25th on top of
Glastonbury Tor)
RADIO APPEARANCES
BBC Radio Essex April 92, May 93 (Rick Christian’s Folk programme)
Wey Valley Radio 94 (Rob Hascall’s “Best of British”)
BBC Suffolk (interview on Pete Jennings Folk Programme)
BBC Kent (desert island discs programme with Mike Lawrence)
Kingston FM, May 94
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Elaine Busking at Sidmouth Festival 92
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WORKSHOPS
Heckling (Broadstairs Festival 93)
Song-writing (Broadstairs Festival 93)
Performance Skills (Windsor Guitar Festival)
Song-writing (Windsor Guitar Festival)
RECORDINGS
Obsession – cassette album
Reach Out For Me – cassette album
Blue Skies – cassette album
Elaine
Samuels and Kindred Spirit (1994 – present)
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RADIO APPEARANCES
BBC Oxford 94,
Viva Radio 963AM (Michele Stephens
95),
Heartland FM (Perthshire 95),
BBC Radio Kent 96.7FM (Simon Evans
95),
GLR 97,
BBC Radio Berkshire,
Brooklands FM (David Durant, 2010),
Hayes FM (Paul Goodwin Show, 2011)
Annie and Elaine at BBC Radio Berkshire
GIGS (only
significant ones included)
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Kindred Spirit Band at Leatherhead Theatre (Fire and Magic Tour) 2010
SUPPORTS
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Catherine Dimmock, Elaine Samuels, Martin Ash, Les Binks and Mike Hislop
Catherine Dimmock, Alan Barwise, Elaine Samuels, Mike Hislop and Martin Ash
WORKSHOPS / EVENTS
ORGANISED
Performance Skills (+ Dan Evans, 94)
Song-writing (+ Dan Evans, Luton
College 94)
Mystic Journey show (Windsor Arts
Centre 2003)
Song-writer Festival (Windsor Arts
Centre 2004 and 2005 - organiser)
Creative Music Weekend, song-writing
tutor (Lower Shaw Farm, Swindon 2008)
West London Song Contest (Castle PH,
Isleworth, 2008)
Open Mic Nights (monthly, from 2009) - include song-writing competitions
Ailsa Festival (July 2013) - included a talent contest
Song-writer Weekend Workshop (Twickenham Library 2015 - co-organiser with Surya Cooper)
Four Play Prog Rock Festival (Acoustic
Couch, Bracknell, April 2016 & 2017 - co-organiser with Baz Cilia)
Extraordinary Charity Art Auction (Richmond Upon Thames College, auctioneer Charlie Ross, June 2017)
RECORDINGS
Dragonfire – (filk) compilation
cassette - 94
Dance of Life – released 97 – CD
The Watchers - released 2002 - CD
Origins – CD compilation of 3 early
cassette albums
Free Spirit – released 2001 - live
CD
Spirit Rising – released 2002 - live
CD
Mystic Journey – released 2003 - live double CD
In The Doghouse – released 2005 - CD
Metamorphosis – released 2009 - CD
Phoenix Rising - released 2015 - CD
Elemental - released 2019 - CD
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