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The nucleus of the Strawbs is David Cousins, Dave Lambert, and Chas Cronk, the front-line of the classic 1970s line-up of Britain's most successful international folk-rock band, and who now tour as Acoustic Strawbs. In the early 1970s Strawbs scored chart success in Britain with huge albums such as 'Grave New World' and 'Bursting at the Seams'. From the mid-1970s as the group concentrated their attention on the United States and Canada where their albums, including the classics 'Hero and Heroine' and 'Ghosts', spent over fifty two weeks on the Billboard charts.
Strawbs toured with the likes of Santana, Peter Frampton, The Eagles, REO Speedwagon, Joe Walsh, Blue Oyster Cult, King Crimson, and Frank Zappa. Dave Cousins, leader of Strawbs, recently received BPI platinum discs in recognition of worldwide sales of the albums 'Grave New World' and 'Bursting at the Seams'. The Strawbs recently celebrated their 40th anniversary at Twickenham Stadium, joined by Rick Wakeman who played with the Strawbs for two years before moving on to achieve world-wide success with Yes.
Since 2001, the Acoustic Strawbs have been effortlessly reproducing the majesty and depth of the Strawbs keyboard-laden instrumentation. It could even be viewed as a return to their roots, as the Strawbs started their musical journey in 1964 as a bluegrass-folk group.
"Unlike many groups that are past their commercial prime and churn out inferior, dispirited versions of the hits from their glory days, the Acoustic Strawbs stand out as a band that performs their old material with passion and precision. Furthermore, they have broken new ground by harnessing the power of their electric incarnation in an acoustic setting." (Chicago Tribune)
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This show is 21+, with proper ID. Tickets are $20 in advance. Music around 8pm.
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