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Full Foxtrot lineup announced

Marcus — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 07:21:04 +0000

Very pleased to announce that this year’s Foxtrot lineup features:

Herman Dune -
Peggy Sue -
Sam Amidon -
Alessi’s Ark -
Joe Gideon & The Shark -
The Memory Band -
Nancy Elizabeth -
Tristram -
Lulu & The Lampshades -
Hannah Peel -
Woodpecker Wooliams -
Birdengine -
This Is The Kit -

More information here and tickets available here.

Site back online

Marcus — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:53:37 +0000

Hi all – we’ve had some problems with our website. It’s back up and working fine now but we’ve lost some information so it will take a little while to get everything back up to date.

Willkommen at Charleston this Friday

Marcus — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:22:39 +0000

We have an extra special show this weekend arthritis grounds of Charleston house. The house was owned by Virginia Woolf’s sister Vanessa Bell with her husband Duncan Grant and over the years became the artistic home of the writers and painters that made up the Bloomsbury Group – including Virginia Woolf, John Maynard Keynes, E. M. Forster and Lytton Strachey.

We’re not quite as influential as the Bloomsbury Group (yet!) but as a Sussex via London based community of like minded thinkers it seems like a nice fit to be playing in their beautiful home.

The lineup features Rowan Coupland, Animal Magic Tricks, Woodpecker Wooliams and Laish. The event runs from 10pm – 11.30pm this Friday (24th) and forms part of Charleston’s excellent short story festival, Small Wonder. The event is totally acoustic.

Tickets are available directly from Charleston on 01323 811626. The capacity is only 50 and at the time of writing I know there are fewer than 5 tickets remaining.

Willkommen Collective Tour Documentary

Danny — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:54:52 +0000

Here, for your viewing pleasure, is the three part documentary of the Willkommen Collective tour featuring The Leisure Society, Sons of Noel and Adrian and support acts (Kopek, Laish, Redwood Red). Made by Martin Goodsmith.

Enjoy!

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

The Climbers debut album out today!

Marcus — Mon, 31 May 2010 08:00:45 +0000

The debut album from The Climbers is in stores today. Go and buy it! Or get it from our shop here, or iTunes and all the usual online outlets.

Also check out the second album from The Miserable Rich – Of Flight & Fury, and Junkboy’s new album Koyo, both also out today.

Pete Roe confirmed for Brighton Komedia, 8th June

Marcus — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:46:12 +0000

We are delighted to welcome Pete Roe back to Brighton after his wonderful set at Stanmer House last year. Tickets are on sale now at www.wegottickets.com/willkommen for just £6.50.

Pete Roe is a gifted singer/songwriter, best known as the pianist and guitarist in Mercury Award nominee Laura Marling’s band. Having toured with Marling several times, opened for Mumford & Sons too many times to remember and worked as guitar tech for the Maccabees, Roe is now stepping in to the limelight and releasing a solo EP through Communion Records in June, the label run by Kev from Cherbourg and Ben from Mumford & Sons.

His sound fuses the keen melodic ear and lyricism of his aforementioned friends with the guitar skills of Bert Jansch and John Martyn. His unique style sees complex melody, bass lines and percussive tapping simultaneously weaving in and out of each other and his soothing voice sits perfectly on top.

www.myspace.com/peteroe

The Willkommen Collective tour: The Leisure Society and Sons of Noel and Adrian hit the UK in April

Marcus — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:00:50 +0000

We’re very pleased to announce that the Willkommen Collective will be hitting the road in April. The Leisure Society, Sons of Noel and Adrian and a rotating cast of supports will play the following rather fantastic venues:

April
1 – London – The Tabernacle
3 – Brighton – Corn Exchange
4 – Bristol – Thekla
5 – Leeds – Brudenell Social Club
6 – Manchester – Band on the Wall
7 – Kendal – Brewery Arts Centre

Further details coming very soon.

Jack Rose RIP 1971 – 2009

Marcus — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:38:25 +0000

We were very sad to hear that Jack Rose died on the morning of December 5, 2009 from an apparent heart attack. His Performance at November’s Willkommen night was legendary and Sons of Noel and Adrian were fortunate enough to play with him in Bristol a couple of days later.

A posthumous release of his final recordings for the Thrill Jockey label is anticipated. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends.

Tickets for Jack Rose tonight

Marcus — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:47:10 +0000

I’ve just ended online sales so I can head to the venue, but you can still buy tickets from Resident or on the door at the Komedia. See you there!

SoundCurious film and music mini-fest

Alistair — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:11:49 +0000

SoundCurious is an exciting new event based in Coachwerks, a renovated old garage in Hollingbury, Brighton. The first SoundCurious has an audio visual theme, with live soundtracks from the likes of Collectress, Hamilton Yarns, Robert Stillman and Bela Emerson, and Willkommen’s own Sons of Noel and Adrian. The latter will be performing a live soundtrack to one of Jean Painleve’s remarkable nature documentaries, The Love Life of the Octopus.

SoundCurious runs from 10th to 11th October. More info here.

Willkommen show tonight: Whalebone Polly, Rozi Plain and Rowan Coupland

Alistair — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:15:23 +0000

September 13th, 8pm, at Sanctuary Cafe Cella, Brunswick Road East, Hove

Whalebone Polly is a duo made up of Kate Staples of This is the Kit and Rachael Dadd of The Hand and their music has much in common with those groups – rippling banjos, warm harmonies and odd percussive interludes.

Rozi Plain has played with Francois and the Atlas Mountains and has had records released by the Fence Collective. Her songs are sumptuous and charming.

Rowan Coupland amassed a mini-choir for his last Willkommen show at the Sanctuary – who knows what he’s got in store for us next?

Sons of Noel and Adrian free outdoor acoustic show tomorrow for bandstandbusking.com

Marcus — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:03:56 +0000

At 3:30pm on Sunday 6th September, Sons of Noel and Adrian play in Northampton Square for bandstandbusking.com. All twelve members will be performing totally acoustically. Peggy Sue are also playing at 3pm. Come on down!

FREE Willkommen show tomorrow at the De La Warr Pavilion: The Leisure Society, Sons of Noel and Adrian & The Miserable Rich

Marcus — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:13:01 +0000

Do come on down to the magnificent Grade I listed De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill tomorrow (Sunday 30th August) from 3pm to 7pm for a free afternoon of Willkommen acts.

Direct trains from London, Brighton and Ashford.

Site problems fixed

Marcus — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:22:28 +0000

If you’ve tried to check the site over the last few days you might have been unable to view content – the problems are all fixed now (fingers crossed) so sorry about those.

Union Chapel tonight!

Marcus — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:28:28 +0000

Everyone involved in The Leisure Society, Sons of Noel and Adrian, Shoreline, Laish, The Miserable Rich and Kopek is unbelievably excited about tonight’s show at the Union Chapel. This is just a last minute reminder: you can still buy tickets here or there will be some on the door. It’s going to be very memorable.