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Gareth
Acoustic

"GARETH HOWELLS"

Portsmouth,
United Kingdom

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Last Login:  7/26/2008
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   Gareth: General Info
Member Since1/29/2006
Band Websitebemismusic.com
Band MembersMe and my guitar.

- EXCEPT WHEN I AM BEMIS - in which I am half, with Ritchie Leo, my partner.

- but yeah, if it's a solo thing, it is mostly me and my acoustic seagull.

- more and more though, it's Bemis songs on the profile and Bemis gigs on the listings.

InfluencesInfluenced by Michael Hedges, Rory McLeod, The Men They Couldn't Hang, Adrian Belew, The Bears, Ani Difranco, Ben Harper, Richard Thompson, Stephen Stills, Joni Mitchell, Shawn Colvin, Tracy Chapman, Billy Bragg, REM, Warren Zevon, Steve Earle, Kings X, Paul Simon, Martin Carthy, Bob Dylan, Barenaked Ladies, Bruce Cockburn, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Lyle Lovett, Shawn Colvin, Paul Weller, Roy Harper, Loudon Wainwright 3 and John Martyn mainly - although that's just the main ones.

It's an impossible task, saying your influences, if you're as obsessed as me - but you can hear these people occasionally drifting past in my stuff - hopefully not so they drown out my personality! LOL - the mix hopefully ensures that.

- and my sound has evolved over the years anyway. The article that was written about me in "Folk on Tap" magazine in 1992 mentioned the "angry young man" side to me a lot - that's still there but sitting with the hopeless romantic. (maybe they're the same thing)

Sounds LikeImpossible question to answer really - too subjective...

Ultimately, I guess, it's the list of influences combined in one massive musical biscuit.

THIS IS US IN THAILAND DOING ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER:

THIS IS US IN WINCHESTER DOING A SONG I WROTE CALLED "THE JIGSAW SONG"

- and THIS IS US IN BOURNEMOUTH DOING "THE BATTLE IS OVER":

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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 22 2008 8:00P
Edge of the Edge Portsmouth
Jul 25 2008 8:00P
Crown Southampton, South
Aug 1 2008 3:15A
Southsea Rocks Festival Portsmouth seafront, South
Aug 2 2008 8:00P
Longest Day Festival Lewes
Aug 7 2008 8:00P
Katie’s birthday bash at the Barn Portsmouth, South
Aug 13 2008 8:00P
Square Brewery Petersfield, South
Aug 15 2008 8:00P
Blue Keys Hotel, Southampton, South
Aug 22 2008 8:00P
King’s Theatre Portsmouth, South
Aug 23 2008 8:00P
Florence Arms - Southsea Folk Festival Portsmouth
Sep 12 2008 8:00P
Crown Southampton, South
Sep 13 2008 8:00P
Blue Keys Hotel Southampton, South
Oct 8 2008 8:00P
Square Brewery, Petersfield, South
Oct 29 2008 8:00P
Cobden Club - Hoochie Coochie Bar London, London and South East
Nov 14 2008 8:00P
Crown Southampton, South
Nov 19 2008 8:00P
Square Brewery Petersfield, South
Nov 22 2008 8:00P
Supporting Megson Portsmouth, South
Nov 29 2008 8:00P
Cool Banana Junkyard Show - Havana Bar Portsmouth, South

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   About Gareth
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Currently I am in Bemis - an acoustic duo with a big sound!

"’ you’ve gotta see bemis. the songs churn into little hurricanes, the sweet parity of their vocals so reminiscent of latter day CSN&Y’ paul simmonds/the men they couldn’t hang

"BEMIS are a folk duo from Portsmouth with mesmerising lyrics, great vocal harmonies and lots of enthusiasm." - The Hive Bar in London

I started off on the folk club scene in a duo called "Before and After", becoming a kind of resident at the Railway FOlk Club in Portsmouth but travelling to other bits of Hampshire and Sussex to play too. That duo lasted a couple of years.

Nowadays, I am getting my name known, having played support for The Men They Couldn’t Hang, appearances on the radio and frequent jams with people, happy to harmonise.

As well as the solo appearances you will see me do, there is also my current duo, BEMIS - working with the lovely Ritchie Leo, man of sweet voice and massively versatile guitar.

a quote about BEMIS:

"The second Special guest was Bemis who also performed for 1 hour. It was a great set with plenty of enthusiasm from both the duo and enormous crowd who turned up to see Gareth and Ritchie demonstrate their great songwriting skills, tight harmonies and brilliant guitar work. Well done and good luck for 2007." Nick Courtney

In July 2007, Bemis played at the Catch Beachclub in Phuket, Thailand for 5 weeks - 6 nights a week, four hour sets each night. We loved that experience and have used it to develop our style and our repertoire.

"Thank you Bemis for your excellent performance during your one month residency at our outlet ’Catch Beach Club’ in Phuket, Thailand. Our guests enjoyed their visits very much. Your friendly and warm approach to the audience as well as to music made many come back for more. Again thanks and best wishes for your musical careers.

Miguel Kirjon Director of Entertainment Twinpalms Phuket Resort

CHECK OUT THE BEMIS CD "TIME ENOUGH AT LAST" NOW AVAILABLE ONLY £5 FROM US

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Despite my solo work and my work in Bemis being the most "me" of all my work, there are a few other things I can tell you about;

In "Before and After", we had the fortune to play in front of people like John Renbourn, Martin Carthy, Roy Bailey, Lee Collinson and, on many occasions Show of Hands. In fact, Show of Hands were a great support to us when we played. We also had a fantastic day playing in the Gosport Folk Festival in 1992.

We did well with our cassette "Trial by Tradition" until we split in August 1992, as John Dilloway my partner realised he’d had enough.

"The Sotchek Guitar Duo" was an, up to now, one off recording project that started with a work colleague and very good friend Arran Toomer getting together with me to try some improvised guitar duos. What was interesting for me was that Arran is a very accomplished classical guitarist with a completely different approach to me and I was intrigued to see how it would come out. The result was a CD called "World Without Mirrors" that we sold in a specialist shop consistently until the shop was sold. As the CD sounded more classical than folky, finding another venue for selling it was hard but I am extremely proud of this CD nonetheless.

The Mod Con Trio was a recording project that lasted a few years - basically a chance for me to grow as an instrumentalist - as we were playing improvised music with no rules - and the 3 of us had completely different styles - the rock guitar of Simon Henderson, the classical piano of Steve Le Poidevin and my more folky guitar (and bass) - we all benefitted from the experience but decided to call it a day a few years ago - i’ve been concentrating solely on my songwriting since then.

My frequent appearances with Dirty Hippy (Del) last year are likely to get reprises - one planned for the end of the year...

I have been given a new lease of life in 2006 and have written a lot as a result of this - I think the sound is still there but like any writer, i’m finding new ways to express myself.

I am on the lookout always for new places to play - hope to see you in one of them soon!!!

This is the myspace page for BEMIS - www.myspace.com/bemisuk - please check out the page and listen to the songs - I love working with Ritchie - we’ve known eachother for years but it’s only this year we’ve actually got round to working with eachother.

I AM ALSO CURRENTLY BEING PLAYED ON:

http://www.live365.com/stations/virginiaprograsser

I recommend the station anyway for it’s great selection of music - Steve is good at finding stuff to play and does interesting interviews too...

I RECORDED IN 2006 A CD CALLED "BY CHOICE" - IT’S 13 TRACKS AND WAS RECORDED AT SOUNDCHECK STUDIOS IN FARLINGTON. IF YOU WOULD LIKE A COPY PLEASE BUY ONE FROM ME IN PERSON FOR A FIVER OR CLICK ON THE PAYPAL LINK BELOW FOR A COPY TO BE SHIPPED - IT’S A BLANKET PRICE AS IT WOULD BE EASIER, EVEN IF SOME DISTANCES ARE A HIGHER POSTAGE COST. THANKS LOADS.

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GARETH HOWELLS - BY CHOICE 2006

THIS IS A COMMENT ABOUT THE ALBUM FROM MANU, SINGER SONGWRITER FROM GUILDFORD: "I went to work today one tired bunny after spending half the night lying in bed with my headphones on mesmerised by Gareth Howells ’By Choice.’...With a voice not too disimilar to Weller, your songwriting tells a story just like Mayer (lyrics on ’Displacement’ particularly sticking in ones mind)....as you say: "it might not be as glossy as yours" but what you lack in finished article, you certainly tower above me in soul....’heavy soul’ you might say.

THIS IS BEMIS IN THAILAND !!!!!

Bemis

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YOU CAN ALSO CHECK OUT BEMIS ON YOUTUBE (BEMISUK)

CHECK OUT THE VARIOUS PERFORMANCES OF US ON YOUTUBE!!!!


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Jul 26 2008 10:10 PM

hey,

What..s distribution without promotion?
What..s promotion without distribution?

let me know!
Dirty Hippy





Jul 24 2008 5:31 AM

Thank you very much.

Like I said, It's not finished yet.
I've still got a long way to go with it but at least I've got something done at last! LOL
Purpular Records


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Jul 23 2008 1:59 AM

Hi. As you're on our friends list, I just thought I'd let you know that we have a 25% off Summer Time Special Offer on all Acoustic recordings from now until the end of August. That's just £7.50 an hour all inclusive. Also if you're interested in doing any live Acoustic gigs next year, please let us know. Cheers, Glenn and Anne.
Cool Banana





Jul 16 2008 11:31 AM

hey dude, dont forget the 29th nov is at the barn not havana ;)

Martin Perry


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Jul 16 2008 11:20 AM

Gareth cheers for the friendship. Love your music. All the best.
michaelrogers





Jul 15 2008 3:55 AM

gareth :)

have you got a recording of you doing green fields of france?

i left the band =/ i couldnt do it anymore, but i can still do it on me own and i really want to do that song :)

cheers mate :)
Candy Mouse De Bemis





Jul 14 2008 11:40 AM

how was the wedding??
Stiff Promotions





Jul 9 2008 1:04 AM

Thanks ever so much for playing at Acoustix @ The Cellars last night Gareth - a crowd pleasing end to an enjoyable night!

Iain :o)
Stiff Promotions





Jul 6 2008 6:23 AM

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Fans of Bemis in Portsmouth, can now buy tickets for the Portsmouth gig supporting Martin Newnham on Tuesday 8th July here or direct from Bemis although numbers are limited.

Look forward to meeting some of you there!

Cheers

Iain :o)
Tunefully rocking bitch





Jul 4 2008 2:49 PM

Not even in your top friends :-o
Stiff Promotions





Jul 1 2008 3:33 AM

The press release featuring your Acoustix show at The Cellars at Eastney in Portsmouth on Tue 8th July has been posted on the Stiff blog

Looking forward to working with you!

:o)
Stiff Promotions





Jun 30 2008 6:27 AM

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Fans of Bemis in Portsmouth, can now buy tickets for the Portsmouth gig supporting Martin Newnham on Tuesday 8th July here or direct from Bemis although numbers are limited.

Look forward to meeting some of you there!

Cheers

Iain :o)
Emily Baker





Jun 27 2008 2:44 AM

oh and by the way....the tracks up here are great!

dont ever stop...

have a great show with pete on the 10th july. wish i could be there
x
Emily Baker





Jun 27 2008 2:42 AM

morning gareth!

many thanks for the add and im so glad you enjoyed the show. check you out with the instant review?!!!

seriously though - was a great atmosphere in the barn last night