Gordon Giltrap Rural Tour Oct 2006

      Gordon Giltrap
                RURAL TOUR of KENT
                OCTOBER 2006

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The SOLD OUT signs from Hadlow tell their own tale of this highly successful tour

As Gordon puts it " I'm big in village halls ! " and October 2006 proves his point.
He has just completed a successful run of 5 gigs in village halls in the wilds of Kent. Each one different in character, but similar in the way that the communities get together to welcome Gordon and support the event.

For Mike and I, it was the ideal opportunity to catch up with Gordon and Hilary and other friends such as Jacqui, Larry and Graham within reasonable driving distance.

We attended 3 concerts out of the 5 : Addington, Brenchley, and Hadlow. Arranged by Applause Rural Touring Scheme, all were very well attended and some such as Hadlow sold out. Those audience members who perhaps knew little or nothing about Gordon and his music beforehand all went away converted. Gordon's dedication to his art means that whether the audience is in a village hall or the Symphony Hall, he always gives 100%, a fact that comes over clearly during his performances.

As one convert, wrote in her blog:

"Tonight went to see Gordon Giltrap....totally fantastic!!!! Three hours of brilliant guitar playing, personality, and entertainment...totally smitten...before going I was not sure what to expect...

Had a photo taken (thanks Gordon) and a signed CD...I had to have after hearing 'Lucifer's Cage', a dramatic piece of music...kind of relax and then jump up!!! Also all the comedy bits i.e. 'Summer holiday' was quite a surprise!!....

All the history of music and people I love were being mentioned...I was in total AWE!!!"

Thanks for the great quote Caramel - I take it you enjoyed the show !

The Dodo's Dream on the electric guitar is still proving to be one of the highlights of the current show, however each show is unique due to Gordon's request book allowing the audience to suggest the tunes for the second half.

As usual, the audiences were treated to more Giltrap classics than they might have reasonably expected - Gordon's repertoire is so vast, and his enthusiasm for playing so great, that shows often over-run, but I've yet to hear an audience complain !

Photos from all three nights can be seen below as I have now added Hadlow.

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